Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§15098 Technical assistance

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 144— - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - FAMILY SUPPORT › § 15098

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make contracts or agreements with experienced public or private groups, including colleges, to give help and information for building, expanding, or improving a statewide system of family support services for families of children with disabilities. Those groups must give help to the State’s lead organization, family members, service providers, advocacy groups, and policymakers in States that get a grant, and may also help States that do not get a grant. They must send regular reports to the Secretary about Federal rules in the States that help or hurt service delivery and include recommendations on service delivery, program coordination, and how to include the policies named in section 15091 of this title.

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Title 42, §15098

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(a)The Secretary shall enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, with documented experience, expertise, and capacity, for the purpose of providing technical assistance and information with respect to the development and implementation, or expansion and enhancement, of a statewide system of family support services for families of children with disabilities.

(b)An agency or organization that provides technical assistance and information under this section in a State that receives a grant under this subchapter shall provide the technical assistance and information to the lead entity of the State, family members of children with disabilities, organizations, service providers, and policymakers involved with children with disabilities and their families. Such an agency or organization may also provide technical assistance and information to a State that does not receive a grant under this subchapter.

(c)An entity providing technical assistance and information under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary periodic reports regarding Federal policies and procedures identified within the States that facilitate or impede the delivery of family support services to families of children with disabilities. The report shall include recommendations to the Secretary regarding the delivery of services, coordination with other programs, and integration of the policies described in section 15091 of this title in Federal law, other than this subchapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 15098

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73