2021 Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 35. Special Education
Chapter 12. Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
20-35-12-14. Center Duties; Parent Resource Requirements

Sec. 14. (a) The center shall do the following:

(1) Review the lists provided to the center from the advisory committee under section 13 of this chapter.

(2) Select language developmental milestones to include in the parent resource described in subdivision (5).

(3) Not later than July 1, 2020, inform the advisory committee regarding which language developmental milestones the center selected for the parent resource described in subdivision (5).

(4) Not later than July 1, 2020, approve tools and assessments as provided under this chapter to be used in assessing children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

(5) Prepare a parent resource that:

(A) includes the language developmental milestones described in subdivision (2);

(B) can be used by a parent to monitor and track the expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy of children who are deaf or hard of hearing; and

(C) meets the requirements of subsection (b).

(b) The parent resource prepared by the center under subsection (a)(5) must meet the following requirements:

(1) Be appropriate for use, in both content and administration, with children who:

(A) are less than eleven (11) years of age;

(B) are deaf or hard of hearing; and

(C) use:

(i) ASL;

(ii) English; or

(iii) both ASL and English.

(2) Be written for clarity and ease of use by parents.

(3) Be aligned to the applicable:

(A) state standards for infant, toddler, and preschool assessments;

(B) federal standards for assessing the development of children with disabilities; and

(C) state standards in ASL and English language arts.

(4) Include information explaining that:

(A) the parent resource is not a formal assessment of language and English literacy development; and

(B) a parent's observation of the parent's child may differ from formal assessment data presented at a meeting for a child's individualized education program, individualized family service plan, or a plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794.

(5) Contain the language developmental milestones selected by the center under this section.

(6) Present the language developmental milestones in terms of development of all children who are less than eleven (11) years of age.

(7) Provide information regarding the general development of language, including phonology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics, to a parent whose child uses a language at home that is not English or ASL.

(8) Provide information on additional supports for language acquisition, including:

(A) amplification device options;

(B) ASL services options; and

(C) other additional supports determined appropriate by the center.

(9) Provide information about special education law in Indiana as the law applies to children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

(10) Provide additional information for parents of children who:

(A) are deaf or hard of hearing; and

(B) have additional disabilities.

(11) Provide notice that a parent of a child has the right to select the language or communication mode for the child's language acquisition and developmental milestone tracking.

(c) The center shall:

(1) distribute the parent resource prepared under this section to parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing; and

(2) post the parent resource prepared under this section on the center's Internet web site.

As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.81.