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What is your experience with the potential effects of changing (either narrowing or expanding) a state’s criteria for eligibility? For example, does narrowing the criteria for eligibility really reduce costs to the Part C system, or does it expand costs because the children identified and served have more complex issues? Conversely, does expanding eligibility result in increased costs or is that a “wash” to the system as children, including those with more mild delays (e.g., children with mild speech or language delays) are identified and served earlier?