CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 300 to 397) > PART 303—EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBPART A—General (§303.1 to §303.25) > 303.19—Parent.

303.19—Parent.

(a) General. As used in this part, “parent” means—
(1) A natural or adoptive parent of a child;
(2) A guardian;
(3) A person acting in the place of a parent (such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the child's welfare); or
(4) A surrogate parent who has been assigned in accordance with § 303.406.
(b) Foster parent. Unless State law prohibits a foster parent from acting as a parent, a State may allow a foster parent to act as a parent under Part C of the Act if—
(1) The natural parents' authority to make the decisions required of parents under the Act has been extinguished under State law; and
(2) The foster parent—
(i) Has an ongoing, long-term parental relationship with the child;
(ii) Is willing to make the decisions required of parents under the Act; and
(iii) Has no interest that would conflict with the interests of the child.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(19), 1431-144 5)

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[64 FR 12535, Mar. 12, 1999]