{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s15098","title_num":"42","num":"§ 15098.","heading":"Technical assistance","status":null,"guid":"id7b95a302-4aa7-11eb-94f5-9ff2c44f6f3c","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 106–402, title II, § 209, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1732.)","seq_in_title":7287,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch144/schII","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42","level":"title","num":"Title 42—","heading":"THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch144","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 144—","heading":"DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch144/schII","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER II—","heading":"FAMILY SUPPORT","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id8fb88b31-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s15098\"><num value=\"15098\">§ 15098.</num><heading> Technical assistance</heading><subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fb88b32-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s15098/a\"><num value=\"a\" class=\"bold\">(a)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> In general</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">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.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fb88b33-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s15098/b\"><num value=\"b\" class=\"bold\">(b)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Purpose</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">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.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fb88b34-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s15098/c\"><num value=\"c\" class=\"bold\">(c)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Reports to the Secretary</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">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 <ref href=\"/us/usc/t42/s15091\">section 15091 of this title</ref> in Federal law, other than this subchapter.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id8fb8b245-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/106/402/tII/s209\">Pub. L. 106–402, title II, § 209</ref>, <date date=\"2000-10-30\">Oct. 30, 2000</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/114/1732\">114 Stat. 1732</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-19","currency_date":"2019-05-31","congress":116,"law_num":19,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":174,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["25","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}