1 2 (c) Ensure that learners with disabilities are guaranteed their right of access to free public early and basic education services; 3 (d) Participate in the development and implementation of an efficient and effective 4 CFS in collaboration with the LGUs, the ILRCs, the Early Childhood Care and Development 5 (ECCD) Council, and organizations of persons with disabilities; 6 (e) Implement policies and standards for the use of learning delivery modalities 7 for learners with disabilities, including the training of their teachers on distance education; 8 (f) Supervise, monitor, evaluate, and assess the compliance, operations and 9 performance of the schools and the ILRCs and their personnel pursuant to this Act, and 10 regularly submit reports thereon to the Secretary of Education (Secretary). It shall 11 likewise collaborate and coordinate with the ECCD Council with respect to its mandate, 12 and with other implementing partner agencies; 13 (g) Maintain a system for identification, referral, and intervention for learners with 14 disabilities Initiated by the DepEd in coordination with the ECCD Council and other 15 relevant stakeholders; 16 (h) In consultation with a multidisciplinary team and organizations of persons with 17 disabilities, develop the lEP framework and the guidelines for its preparation, and 18 evaluate fundamental changes both in educational practice and the design of educational 19 services for inclusion of learners with disabilities in the general education system; and 20 21 22 23 (i) Such other necessary functions for the effective and efficient implementation of this Act. The BIE shall likewise implement programs for learners, other than learners with disabilities, who require diverse educational support services and programs. 24 25 Sec. 13. Advisory Council for Education ofLearners with Disabilities. - An Advisory 26 Council for Education of Learners with Disabilities (Council), which shall be composed of 27 representatives from various disability sectors and a representative from the academe, is 28 hereby created. 29 30 The Council, which shall directly coordinate and collaborate with the Secretary, shall have the following powers and functions: 31 (a) Represent learners with disabilities and their respective organizations, and 32 participate in consultative meetings of the DepEd and other organizations of persons with 13