Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families, State Interagency Coordinating Council for

Advises and assists the Department of Early Learning and other participating agencies in implementing a collaborative and comprehensive statewide system of early intervention services for infants and toddlers who have disabilities and their families, including identifying sources of fiscal and other support for services for the early intervention programs, assigning financial responsibilities to the appropriate agency, promoting interagency agreements and providing appropriate services for children.
Board Websitehttps://www.dcyf.wa.gov/about/government-community/advisory/sicc
Policy AreaHuman Services
Governor Appointments23
Total Board Positions23
Statutory AuthorityExecutive Order 14-03
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationPer diem and child care for parent representatives
Term Length (years)3
Statutory Term Limits3 full consecutive terms
Member Requirements: Membership of the Council shall be as follows:
A. Four members shall be parents of infants, toddlers or children with disabilities aged twelve or younger. These members shall have knowledge of, or experience with, programs for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities.
B. One member shall be a parent of an infant, toddler, or child with a disability aged six or younger. This member shall have knowledge of or experience with programs for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities.
C. Five members shall be public or private providers of early intervention services.
D. One member shall be involved in training personnel who provide early intervention services.
E. One member shall be from the Department of Early Learning; this appointee shall be someone who has sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the agency.
F. One member shall be from the Department of Social and Health Services; this appointee shall be someone who has sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the agency.
G. One member shall be from the Department of Services for the Blind; this appointee shall be someone who has sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the agency.
H. One member shall be from the Department of Health; this appointee shall be someone who has sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the agency.
I. One member shall be from the Health Care Authority; this appointee shall be someone who has sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the agency.
J. One member shall be a representative designated by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction who has sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the agency.
K. One member shall be from the State Legislature.
L. One member shall be from Washington Head Start.
M. One member shall be from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
N. One member shall represent the Bureau of Indian Affairs or Indian Health Services.
O. One member shall represent county human services.
P. One member shall represent the military.
The Governor shall make appointments while considering the geographic representation, gender, and ethnic and cultural diversity, and a variety of delays, disabilities or diagnoses of children represented by family/parent members.