118 STAT. 2750 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 ‘‘(ii) an explanation of the differences between serv ices provided pursuant to this subsection and services provided under part B, including— ‘‘(I) types of services and the locations at which the services are provided; ‘‘(II) applicable procedural safeguards; and ‘‘(III) possible costs (including any fees to be charged to families as described in section 632(4)(B)), if any, to parents of infants or toddlers with disabilities; ‘‘(B) services provided pursuant to this subsection include an educational component that promotes school readiness and incorporates preliteracy, language, and numeracy skills; ‘‘(C) the State policy will not affect the right of any child served pursuant to this subsection to instead receive a free appropriate public education under part B; ‘‘(D) all early intervention services outlined in the child’s individualized family service plan under section 636 are continued while any eligibility determination is being made for services under this subsection; ‘‘(E) the parents of infants or toddlers with disabilities (as defined in section 632(5)(A)) provide informed written consent to the State, before such infants or toddlers reach 3 years of age, as to whether such parents intend to choose the continuation of early intervention services pursuant to this subsection for such infants or toddlers; ‘‘(F) the requirements under section 637(a)(9) shall not apply with respect to a child who is receiving services in accordance with this subsection until not less than 90 days (and at the discretion of the parties to the conference, not more than 9 months) before the time the child will no longer receive those services; and ‘‘(G) there will be a referral for evaluation for early intervention services of a child who experiences a substan tiated case of trauma due to exposure to family violence (as defined in section 320 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act). ‘‘(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—If a statewide system includes a State policy described in paragraph (1), the State shall submit to the Secretary, in the State’s report under section 637(b)(4)(A), a report on the number and percentage of children with disabilities who are eligible for services under section 619 but whose parents choose for such children to continue to receive early intervention services under this part. ‘‘(4) AVAILABLE FUNDS.—If a statewide system includes a State policy described in paragraph (1), the policy shall describe the funds (including an identification as Federal, State, or local funds) that will be used to ensure that the option described in paragraph (1) is available to eligible children and families who provide the consent described in paragraph (2)(E), including fees (if any) to be charged to families as described in section 632(4)(B). ‘‘(5) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— ‘‘(A) SERVICES UNDER PART B.—If a statewide system includes a State policy described in paragraph (1), a State that provides services in accordance with this subsection
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