A.__The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for developing and adopting rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Section 619 and Part C, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 et seq.

B.__During the period from July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007, the department, in a manner consistent with the authority of the board of directors of an intermediate educational unit, shall only approve the annual entitlement plan and the budget for an intermediate educational unit pursuant to subsection 6 in accordance with the following.

(1)__The department shall approve the entitlement plan and the budget if the provisions of the entitlement plan and the budget are in compliance with the statewide standards established by the state intermediate educational unit pursuant to subsection 3 for the purpose of ensuring coordinated service delivery in each region of the State.

(2)__In the event that the department determines that the provisions of the annual entitlement plan and the budget presented by a board of directors of an intermediate educational unit are not in compliance with the statewide standards established pursuant to subsection 3, the department shall require the board of directors of the intermediate educational unit to revise and resubmit the annual entitlement plan and the budget in a reasonable amount of time as determined by the commissioner.

(3)__In the event the provisions of the resubmitted annual entitlement plan and the budget are not in compliance with the statewide standards established pursuant to subsection 3, the department is authorized to determine and approve an appropriate, final annual entitlement plan and a budget for the intermediate educational unit that is in compliance with the statewide standards established pursuant to subsection 3.

This paragraph is repealed September 30, 2007.

C.__The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for ensuring legal and policy compliance