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115.525(3)(b) (b) Other statewide services. The center may do any of the following:

115.525(3)(b)1. 1. Provide testing, evaluation and assessment services to assist local educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies and county children with disabilities education boards.

115.525(3)(b)2. 2. Provide technical assistance and consultation services to entities such as local educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies, county children with disabilities education boards, private schools, and tribal schools.

115.525(3)(b)3. 3. Develop and disseminate curriculum and instructional materials.

115.525(3)(b)4. 4. Provide in service and other training to teachers and other staff serving pupils who are visually impaired.

115.525(3)(b)5. 5. Provide training, technical assistance and consultation services for parents of children who are visually impaired and for professionals who work with children who are visually impaired.

115.525(3)(b)6. 6. Provide materials in braille, large print and other appropriate formats to children who are visually impaired.

115.525(3)(b)7. 7. Train teachers and braillists about braille codes and formats used by individuals who are visually impaired.

115.525(3)(b)8. 8. Loan books and other materials from the library described in par. (c) 2.

115.525(3)(b)9. 9. Serve as a clearinghouse for information about children who are visually impaired, including information related to library resources, adapted materials and current research.

115.525(3)(b)10. 10. Assist in providing assistive technology services, as defined in s. 115.76 (2), for pupils who are visually impaired.

115.525(3)(b)11. 11. Lend, rent or lease technological materials and assistive technology devices, as defined in s. 115.76 (1), to local educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies and county children with disabilities education boards.

115.525(3)(b)12. 12. Facilitate the preparation of teachers of pupils who are visually impaired by providing assistance to teacher preparation programs.

115.525(3)(b)13. 13. Coordinate and collaborate with public and private agencies and organizations that provide services to individuals who are visually impaired, including the development of employment skills and opportunities.

115.525(3)(b)14. 14. Provide other statewide services that relate to the education of children who are visually impaired.