§ 305.40 - What additional activities must each Center perform?

Each Regional Resource or Federal Center shall—

(a) Report a summary of materials produced or developed in the manner and at the time the Secretary may establish.

(b) Assist in the evaluation of the effectiveness of Regional Resource Center activities through cooperation with other projects under this part and with other appropriate projects such as the program evaluations under section 610(d) of the Act.

(c) Assure that the services provided are consistent with the priority needs identified by the States served by the Center.

(d) If appropriate, prepare reports describing their procedures, findings, and other relevant information in a form that will maximize the dissemination and use of those procedures, findings, and information. The Secretary shall require their delivery, as appropriate, to the Regional and Federal Resource Centers, the Clearinghouses, and the Technical Assistance to Parents Program (TAPP) assisted under parts C and D of the Act, as well as the national Diffusion Network, the ERIC Clearinghouse on the Handicapped and Gifted, and the Child and Adolescent Service Systems Program (CASSP) under the National Institute of Mental Health, appropriate parent and professional organizations, organizations representing individuals with disabilities, and such other networks as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0028)