§ 20-35-12-14 — Center duties; parent resource requirements

(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.

Legislative History

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