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1.2 (1K2C): Awareness of the human and legal rights and responsibilities of parents and children/youth as they relate to students.

Individual Interagency Intervention Plan (IIIP)

In 1998, a Minnesota Statute known as the Interagency Services for Children with Disabilities Act (M.S. 125A.023) was passed. The Individual Interagency Intervention Plan, referred to as Triple I Plan or IIIP, addresses the concerns of the child with disabilities and their family. The goal of the legislation is to streamline service delivery by reducing duplication of services from multiple service providers and by increasing collaboration and cooperation among all partners providing services to children, youth, and their families.

Oftentimes, an individual with a disability may have several different plans developed by various service providers. These plans may address similar or overlapping goals and recommendations for implementation of the services. The IIIP is a tool to coordinate service providers and improve efficiency of the services for the client and their family.

This legislation supports the development and implementation of a coordinated, multi-disciplinary, interagency intervention service system for children and youth with disabilities ages 3 to 21 and their families. All collaborating partners are now formally referring to this system as The Minnesota System of Interagency Coordination (MnSIC).

See http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/125A/ for MN statutes related to IIIP.