[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR303.19]

[Page 184]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
              CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 303--EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 303.19  Parent.

    (a) General. As used in this part, ``parent'' means--
    (1) A natural or adoptive parent of a child;
    (2) A guardian;
    (3) A person acting in the place of a parent (such as a grandparent 
or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person who is legally 
responsible for the child's welfare); or
    (4) A surrogate parent who has been assigned in accordance with 
Sec. 303.406.
    (b) Foster parent. Unless State law prohibits a foster parent from 
acting as a parent, a State may allow a foster parent to act as a parent 
under Part C of the Act if--
    (1) The natural parents' authority to make the decisions required of 
parents under the Act has been extinguished under State law; and
    (2) The foster parent--
    (i) Has an ongoing, long-term parental relationship with the child;
    (ii) Is willing to make the decisions required of parents under the 
Act; and
    (iii) Has no interest that would conflict with the interests of the 
child.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(19), 1431-1445)

[64 FR 12535, Mar. 12, 1999]