Individual Interagency Intervention Plan (IIIP)

The IIIP is both a process and a document created out of Minnesota statutes 125A.023 and 125A.027 to provide a means for families and providers to participate in joint planning and the sharing of resources.

The IIIP is to be developed within the philosophy of wraparound, strength based, family driven principles.  It supports a child with a disability in all environments - home, school, and community.

Philosophy and History of Interagency Services Legislation

Interagency Coordination

Minnesota System of Interagency Coordination
Working together to improve services for children and youth with disabilities and their families.

MnSIC: What You Need to Know
In 1998, Minnesota passed two statutes, 125A.023 and 125A.27, known as the Interagency Services for Children with Disabilities Act.  This legislation supports the development and implementation of a coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency intervention service system for children and youth with disabilities ages 3 through 21 and their families.  This system is now formally referred to as The Minnesota System of Interagency Coordination (MnSIC) by state and local partners.

This legislation was proposed in response to the multiple, parallel, yet often unconnected service delivery systems currently operating in Minnesota to provide services to children and youth with disabilities and their families. The goal of the legislature 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.

The statute calls for the development of an Individual Interagency Intervention Plan (IIIP), meaning a standardized written plan describing those programs and services and accompanying funding sources available to eligible children with disabilities ages 3 through 21.  The IIIP is a collection of components, which document the required elements of specific plans and facilitates the coordination of other plans through the IIIP.

The IIIP integrates the following plans into one document:

The following plans are coordinated through the IIIP, but still need to be separate documents:

This legislation affects all agencies and educational organizations working with young people with disabilities and their families. It also affects the following statewide interagency committees:

The IIIP process was modeled after the Part C program for children birth to three. This legislation pertains to children who are eligible for special education and receiving services from at least one other public agency. As a result of this legislation, local areas were to design a local system to meet the needs of this population and their local area, and submit an Interagency Agreement or Joint Powers Agreement, by January 1, 2002, outlining their system design. It is required that every county and school district be included in one of these agreements.  If you have an investment in this system as an administrator, service provider, teacher, parent, interagency committee member, student or citizen, then you can help to build it!

Objectives of IIIP according to Minnesota Statute
The eight main objectives within Minnesota Statute 125A.023 state that we must:

1. Develop guidelines for implementation of policies to ensure a comprehensive, coordinated system of all state and local agency services.
2. Develop guidelines to assist local Governing Boards of the IEIC's to carry out their duties in 125A.027.
3. Identify and develop a common, standardized written plan for every child and youth with a disability.
4. Identify adequate, equitable funding sources to streamline services.
5. Coordinate multi-disciplinary evaluation and assessment of children with disabilities.
6. Develop a common dispute resolution process.
7. Evaluate the success of state and local interagency efforts through this initiative.
8. Other activities as needed.

Who is Responsible?
State Level
An 18-member, state-appointed committee, the State Interagency Committee (SIC), has been established to oversee and make key decisions about the development and implementation of this initiative at the state level. Representatives include two representatives from each of the following state departments or organizations: 

Additionally it includes one representative from each of the following:  

Local Level
The Governing Boards of the Interagency Early Intervention Committees (IEICs) are responsible for the design and implementation of a local system within their own communities (M.S. 125A.027). Governing Boards of the IEIC's consist of representatives from school boards and county boards.

What Does All This Mean?
Building a unified, coordinated service system that truly serves the needs of children and youth with disabilities and their families is a challenging endeavor.

• Take the best models we have for coordinating services, modify and build upon them, and create a truly coordinated system that will work for everyone -- administrators, educators, service providers, and most importantly, children and youth with disabilities and their families.

• Acknowledge and recognize where we have worked separately in the past and work very hard to build new relationships and new ways of working together in the future.

• Find a way to unify our service delivery vision, mission, and purpose across schools, agencies, state departments, and the state of Minnesota.

Want to Know More?
For information on the following programs, see the MnSIC website: 

For more information on IIIP, contact: 

Local:

Dawn Tommerdahl, Clay County Collaborative, 218.498.2389, Email:  coordinator@claycountycollaborative.org

State

For information on the Collaborative Interagency Project (CIA) and Eight Regional Interagency Teams contact: