DEMAND TRANSPARENCY FROM EARLYSTEPS

3.1 OSEP finds that the State does not have a data system that is reasonably designed to collect and report valid and reliable data and information to the Department and the public in a timely manner and ensure that the data collected and reported reflects actual practice and performance, as required by 20 U.S.C. §§ 1416, 1418, 1435(a)(14) and (c)(3), 1437(b)(4), 1442), IDEA Sections 616 and 618 (as modified by IDEA Section 642) and 34 C.F.R. §§ 303.124, 303.224, 303.701(c), and 303.720 through 303.724.