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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 695<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71398,"section_number":"2.2-5304","catch_line":"State lead agency's duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5304\/"}],"permalink":{"id":177883,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63204,"identifier":"2.2-5304.1","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/53\/2.2-5304.1","url":"\/2.2-5304.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5304.1\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/53\/2.2-5304.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local lead agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5304.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> To facilitate implementation of local early intervention systems statewide, the state lead agency shall contract<\/span> with local lead agencies selected by the local interagency coordinating council<\/span>. If the local interagency coordinating council<\/span> is unable to select a local lead agency, the state lead agency shall assist in making the determination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The local lead agency shall have the power and duty to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establish and administer a local system of early intervention services<\/span> in compliance with Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.) and all relevant state policies and procedures; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Implement consistent and uniform policies and procedures for public and private providers to determine parental liability and to charge fees for early intervention services<\/span> pursuant to regulations, policies, and procedures adopted by the state lead agency in § 2.2-5304<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Manage relevant state and federal early intervention funds allocated from the state lead agency for the local early intervention system, including contracting or otherwise arranging for services with local early intervention services<\/span> providers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Localities shall not be mandated to provide funding for any costs under this chapter, either directly or through participating local public agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL LEAD AGENCIES (\u00a7 2.2-5304.1)\n\nA. To facilitate implementation of local early intervention systems statewide,\nthe state lead agency shall contract with local lead agencies selected by the\nlocal interagency coordinating council. If the local interagency coordinating\ncouncil is unable to select a local lead agency, the state lead agency shall\nassist in making the determination.\n\nB. The local lead agency shall have the power and duty to:\n\n 1. Establish and administer a local system of early intervention services in\n compliance with Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20\n U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.) and all relevant state policies and procedures;\n\n 2. Implement consistent and uniform policies and procedures for public and\n private providers to determine parental liability and to charge fees for early\n intervention services pursuant to regulations, policies, and procedures\n adopted by the state lead agency in § 2.2-5304; and\n\n 3. Manage relevant state and federal early intervention funds allocated from\n the state lead agency for the local early intervention system, including\n contracting or otherwise arranging for services with local early intervention\n services providers.\n\nC. Localities shall not be mandated to provide funding for any costs under this\nchapter, either directly or through participating local public agencies.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 695.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}