In furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, the Department shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multi-disciplinary, interagency system which ensures that appropriate early intervention services are available to all eligible children and families;

(2) Clarify system eligibility consistent with § 212(3) of this title, including adoption of regulatory guidelines defining “developmental delay”;

(3) Promote public awareness and ensure prompt identification and evaluation of eligible children and their families;

(4) Develop and implement individualized family service plans for eligible children and their families in accordance with § 215 of this title;

(5) Serve as a clearinghouse for information on early intervention services, resources, experts and research and demonstration projects in the State;

(6) Adopt and implement a comprehensive system of personnel development and qualifications;

(7) Serve as the State’s lead agency to implement the federal infants and toddlers program, including providing a single line of responsibility to carry out the following:

a. The general administration and supervision of programs and activities receiving assistance under the Act;

b. The monitoring of programs and activities used to implement this State system;

c. The assignment of financial responsibility among applicable agencies; and

d. The development and adoption of interagency agreements that define financial responsibility for each agency, procedures to resolve disputes, and procedures to ensure timely provision of early intervention services pending resolution of disputes among public agencies or service providers; and

(8) Otherwise meet and implement funding and eligibility requirements of the federal infants and toddlers program.

71 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 4.