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 108 STAT. 304 PUBLIC LAW 103-230—APR. 6, 1994 for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, pursuant to section 122. "(3) STATE PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—The Council shall develop and submit to the Secretary the State plan required under section 122 after consultation with the designated State agency under the State plan. Such consultation shall be solely for the purposes of obtaining State assurances and ensuring consistency of the plan with State law. "(4) STATE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—The Council shall implement the State plan by conducting and supporting the Federal priority area of emplo3ment, not less than one of the remaining three Federal priority areas, and an optional State priority area as defined in section 102, through systemic change, capacity building, and advocacy activities such as those described in subparagraphs (A) through (K). "(A) DEMONSTRATION OF NEW APPROACHES. — The Council may conduct, on a time-limited basis, the demonstration of new approaches to enhance the independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into the community of individuals with developmental disabilities. This may include making successful demonstrations generally available through sources of funding other than funding under this part, and may also include assisting those conducting such successful demonstration activities to develop strategies for securing funding from other sources. "(B) OUTREACH. — The Council may conduct activities to reach out to assist and enable individuals with developmental disabilities and their families who otherwise might not come to the attention of the Council to obtain services, supports, and other assistance, including access to special adaptation of generic services or specialized services. "(C) TRAINING. —The Council may conduct training for individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, and personnel (including professionals, paraprofessionals, students, volunteers, and other community members) to enable such individuals to obtain access to, or to provide, services, supports and other assistance, including special adaptation of generic services or specialized services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. To the extent that training activities are provided, such activities shall be designed to promote the empowerment of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. " (D) SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES. —The Council may assist neighborhoods and communities to respond positively to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families by encouraging local networks to provide informal and formal supports and enabling communities to offer such individuals and their families access, resources, and opportunities. "(E) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND COORDINA- TION.—The Council may promote interagency collaboration and coordination to better serve, support, assist, or advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

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