3323.31 Center for autism and low incidence disabilities. - Ohio Statutes

3323.31 Center for autism and low incidence disabilities.

The Franklin county educational service center shall establish the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence. The Center shall administer programs and coordinate services for infants, preschool and school-age children, and adults with autism and low incidence disabilities. The Center’s principal focus shall be programs and services for persons with autism. The Center shall be under the direction of an executive director, appointed by the superintendent of the service center in consultation with the advisory board established under section 3323.33 of the Revised Code.

In addition to its other duties, the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence shall participate as a member of an interagency workgroup on autism, as it is established by the department of developmental disabilities and shall provide technical assistance and support to the department in the department’s leadership role to develop and implement the initiatives identified by the workgroup.

Amended by 128th General Assembly ch. 7, SB 79, § 1, eff. 10/6/2009.

Effective Date: 2008 HB562 09-22-2008