(1) The Office of Public Instruction shall annually direct local educational agencies and other state operated educational programs to count the number of students with disabilities receiving special education and related services on December 1.

(2) In notifying local educational agencies and state operated programs of their responsibility, the Office of Public Instruction shall identify:

(a) procedures to follow in completing, submitting and verifying the count;

(b) personally identifiable information required and statement of maintenance of confidentiality;

(c) a statement of a local educational agency's and state operated program's obligation to ensure an accurate count; and

(d) an offer of technical assistance from the Office of Public Instruction.

(3) The Office of Public Instruction shall provide written assurance to the U.S. Department of Education that an unduplicated and accurate count has been made and that students with disabilities counted on December 1 had an individualized education program implemented on the date the count was taken.