The development of interagency plans and service coordination is considered by all agencies to be good practice. The existing interagency efforts have resulted in increased costs for public education. These additional costs are not equally reflected in the social service, corrections, mental health, and health communities. The burden of providing mandated interagency services has been placed primarily on the shoulders of local school districts. Additional legislation will do the same.
Federal funds support the model used in the birth to three collaborative efforts.
This includes funding for service coordination and unmet needs for families. There is no funding for replicating the model for the more expanded program needs and numbers of students ages three to twenty two. This is a major unfunded mandate for both county social service agencies and school districts. The State Interagency Committee has not addressed the questions and responses from the information sessions provided across the state. Valuable ideas and feedback have been provided by all agencies affected by this legislation.