TX-ECINotificationDate

The ECI-NOTIFICATION-DATE indicates the month, day, and year the LEA Notification of Potentially Eligible for Special Education Services was sent by the early childhood intervention (ECI) contractor to the local education agency (LEA) to notify them that a child enrolled in ECI will shortly reach the age of eligibility for Part B services and the child is potentially eligible for services under Part B, early childhood special education (ECSE).  The LEA Notification constitutes a referral to the LEA for an initial evaluation and eligibility determination of the child which the parent may opt out from the referral.

See 20 USC § 1437

See 34 CFR § 303.209(b)(1)(i)

See 40 TAC, §§ 108.1215, 108.1211, and 108.1209

See OSEP Early Childhood Transition FAQs1 SPP/APR Indicators C-8 and B-12 https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/OSEP_ECTransitionFAQs12_01_09.pdf

See TEA/DARS Early Transition Memorandum of Understanding (ECI MOU) https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/TEA%20%20HHSC%20ECI%20-%20MOU_0.pdf

StudentChildFindAssociationExtension, TX-EarlyChildhoodTransition