Oregon Revised Statutes Education and Culture § 343.465

(a) Recognizes the importance of the child's family, supports and builds on each family's strengths and respects family decision-making and input regarding service options and public policy.

(b) Identifies, evaluates and refers services for preschool children with disabilities at the earliest possible time.

(c) Uses specialized services and all other community services and programs for children, including community preschools, Head Start programs, community health clinics, family support programs and other child-oriented agencies.

(d) Uses a variety of funding sources for preschool children with disabilities and their families, including public and private funding, insurance and family resources.

(e) Assists families in utilizing necessary services in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible by using a coordinated planning and implementation process.

(f) Insures that all children and their families, regardless of disability, risk factors or cultural or linguistic differences, are able to utilize services for which they would otherwise be qualified.

(g) Encourages services and supports for preschool children with disabilities and their families in their home communities and in settings with children without disabilities.

(h) Recognizes the importance of developing and supporting well-trained and competent personnel to provide services to preschool children with disabilities, and their families.

(i) Evaluates the system's impact on the child and family, including child progress, service quality, family satisfaction, transition into public schooling, longitudinal and cumulative reporting over several biennia and interagency coordination at both the state and local level.

(j) Reports information described in paragraph (i) of this subsection to the State Interagency Coordinating Council, the Governor, the State Board of Education, the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and the Legislative Assembly each biennium.