4 AAC 52.142. Individualized family service plan

(a) For a child with a disability, age three through five, an individualized family service plan (IFSP) that contains the material required by 20 U.S.C. 1436 (sec. 636 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997), as amended as of April 1999, and that is developed in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 300.341 - 34 C.F.R. 300.346, 34 C.F.R. 300.349, and 34 C.F.R. 300.350, as revised as of May 11, 1999 and adopted by reference, may serve as the IEP for the child if using that plan as the IEP is agreed to by the district and at least one of the child's parents.

(b) In implementing (a) of this section, the district shall

(1) provide to the child's parents a detailed explanation of the differences between an IFSP and an IEP; and

(2) obtain written, informed consent from a parent that chooses an IFSP.

(c) For the purposes of this section "individualized family service plan" and "IFSP" have the same meaning given those terms in 34 C.F.R. 303.340(b).

History: Eff. 8/22/2001, Register 159

Authority: AS 14.07.060

AS 14.30.278

AS 14.30.335

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