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The Florida Interagency Coordinating
Council for Infants and Toddlers (FICCIT) is authorized and required
by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
as amended by Public Law 105-17. The role of FICCIT is to assist
public and private agencies in implementing a statewide system of
coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, interagency programs
providing appropriate early intervention services to infants and
toddlers with disabilities and risk conditions and their families.
The FICCIT plays a very important role in the decision making
process for the children and their families in the state of Florida.
The following are some of, but not exclusively, the responsibilities
of the FICCIT:
- Assist and advise the lead
agency in coordinating activities for the planning and
implementation of the Part C program.
- Provide advice and assistance to
the lead agency in the development of policy and definitions
for the minimum components of Public Law 102-119, IDEA, Part
C.
- Assist in the preparation and
submission of an annual report on the status of Early
Intervention Programs for infants and toddlers with
disabilities and risk conditions and their families.
- Recommend procedures for
distribution of funds and priorities for program support
under Part C of the IDEA as amended by Public Law 102-119.
- Assist the lead agency in
developing and reporting information and evaluations of
programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and risk
conditions and their families.
- Assist the lead agency in
seeking information from service providers, service
coordinators, parents and others about any federal, state,
or local policies that impede timely service.
- Conduct meetings on a quarterly
basis at various locations throughout the state. The
meetings are open to the general public.
*Check out our Annual Report (PDF - 5mb)
 
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