Pennsylvania Statutes Title 11 P.S. Children § 875-105. Other duties of State agencies

(a) Statewide system.--The Department of Health, the Department of Public Welfare  1 and the Department of Education shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a Statewide system of early intervention services as provided in Chapter 3.

(b) Rulemaking.--The Department of Health, the Department of Public Welfare, the State Board of Education as the regulatory authority for the Department of Education and the Department of Education for standards shall submit draft regulations and standards to the council relating to the implementation of this act prior to formal promulgation in order to receive the recommendations of the council. If recommendations are not received by the appropriate State agency within 60 days of receipt by the council, the respective department or board may continue to develop and promulgate regulations and standards.

(c) Annual reports.--By July 31, the Department of Health, the Department of Public Welfare and the Department of Education shall submit annual reports to the council on the status of early intervention services during the preceding calendar year. These reports shall be used as the basis for the report submitted by the council under section 106(f)(4). 2