[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR300.125]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 300--ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--State and Local Eligibility
 
Sec.  300.125  Child find.

    (a) General requirement. (1) The State must have in effect policies 
and procedures to ensure that--
    (i) All children with disabilities residing in the State, including 
children with disabilities attending private schools, regardless of the 
severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education 
and related services, are identified, located, and evaluated; and
    (ii) A practical method is developed and implemented to determine 
which children are currently receiving needed special education and 
related services.
    (2) The requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section apply to--
    (i) Highly mobile children with disabilities (such as migrant and 
homeless children); and
    (ii) Children who are suspected of being a child with a disability 
under Sec.  300.7 and in need of special education, even though they are 
advancing from grade to grade.
    (b) Documents relating to child find. The State must have on file 
with the Secretary the policies and procedures described in paragraph 
(a) of this section, including--
    (1) The name of the State agency (if other than the SEA) responsible 
for coordinating the planning and implementation of the policies and 
procedures under paragraph (a) of this section;
    (2) The name of each agency that participates in the planning and 
implementation of the child find activities and a description of the 
nature and extent of its participation;
    (3) A description of how the policies and procedures under paragraph 
(a) of this section will be monitored to ensure that the SEA obtains--
    (i) The number of children with disabilities within each disability 
category that have been identified, located, and evaluated; and
    (ii) Information adequate to evaluate the effectiveness of those 
policies and procedures; and
    (4) A description of the method the State uses to determine which 
children are currently receiving special education and related services.
    (c) Child find for children from birth through age 2 when the SEA 
and lead agency for the Part C program are different. (1) In States 
where the SEA and the State's lead agency for the Part C program are 
different and the Part C lead agency will be participating in the child 
find activities described in paragraph (a) of this section, a 
description of the nature and extent of the Part C

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lead agency's participation must be included under paragraph (b)(2) of 
this section.
    (2) With the SEA's agreement, the Part C lead agency's participation 
may include the actual implementation of child find activities for 
infants and toddlers with disabilities.
    (3) The use of an interagency agreement or other mechanism for 
providing for the Part C lead agency's participation does not alter or 
diminish the responsibility of the SEA to ensure compliance with the 
requirements of this section.
    (d) Construction. Nothing in the Act requires that children be 
classified by their disability so long as each child who has a 
disability listed in Sec.  300.7 and who, by reason of that disability, 
needs special education and related services is regarded as a child with 
a disability under Part B of the Act.
    (e) Confidentiality of child find data. The collection and use of 
data to meet the requirements of this section are subject to the 
confidentiality requirements of Sec. Sec.  300.560-300.577.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1412 (a)(3)(A) and (B))