ACYF Commissioner
Delegate Agency
Disabilities Coordinator
Grantee
Responsible HHS Official
Special Education

[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
[CITE: 45CFR1308.3] [Page 158-159]
TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1308_HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
Subpart A_General

Sec. 1308.3 Definitions.

As used in this part:

(c) The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.

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(e) The term delegate agency means a public or private non-profit agency to which a grantee has delegated the responsibility for operating all or part of its Head Start program.

(f) The term disabilities coordinator means the person on the Head Start staff designated to manage on a full or part-time basis the services for children with disabilities described in part 1308.

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(h) The term grantee means the public or private non-profit agency which has been granted financial assistance by ACYF to administer a Head Start program.

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(m) The term responsible HHS official means the official who is authorized to make the grant of assistance in question or his or her designee.

(n) The term special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents or guardians, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. These services include classroom or home-based instruction, instruction in hospitals and institutions, and specially designed physical education if necessary.