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ARTICLE 1 - Identification and Referral
Section 56300. - 56300. A local educational agency shall actively and systematically seek...
Section 56301. - 56301. (a) All children with disabilities residing in the state,...
Section 56302. - 56302. A local educational agency shall provide for the identification...
Section 56302.1. - 56302.1. (a) Once a child has been referred for an...
Section 56302.5. - 56302.5. The term “assessment,” as used in this chapter, shall...
Section 56303. - 56303. A pupil shall be referred for special educational instruction...
Section 56304. - 56304. (a) The parents or guardians of a pupil who...
Section 56305. - 56305. (a) On or before July 1, 2019, the department...
ARTICLE 2 - Assessment
Section 56320. - 56320. Before any action is taken with respect to the...
Section 56320.1. - 56320.1. All identification, evaluation, and assessment procedures for individuals with...
Section 56321. - 56321. (a) If an assessment for the development or revision...
Section 56321.1. - 56321.1. If the child is a ward of the state...
Section 56321.5. - 56321.5. The copy of the notice of parent rights shall...
Section 56321.6. - 56321.6. The copy of the notice of parent rights shall...
Section 56322. - 56322. The assessment shall be conducted by persons competent to...
Section 56323. - 56323. Admission of a pupil to special education instruction shall...
Section 56324. - 56324. (a) Any psychological assessment of pupils shall be made...
Section 56325. - 56325. (a) (1) As required by subclause (I) of clause...
Section 56326. - 56326. A pupil may be referred, as appropriate, for further...
Section 56326.5. - 56326.5. (a) The department’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing unit...
Section 56327. - 56327. The personnel who assess the pupil shall prepare a...
Section 56328. - 56328. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a special education...
Section 56329. - 56329. As part of the assessment plan given to parents...
Section 56330. - 56330. A local educational agency shall follow the procedures in...
ARTICLE 2.4 - Eligibility Criteria for Special Education and Related Services on the Basis of Other Health Impairment
Section 56332. - 56332. The State Board of Education shall include “fetal alcohol...
ARTICLE 2.5 - Eligibility Criteria for Special Education and Related Services on the Basis of Language and Speech Disorder or Specific Learning Disabilities
Section 56333. - 56333. A pupil shall be assessed as having a language...
Section 56334. - 56334. The state board shall include “phonological processing” in the...
Section 56335. - 56335. (a) The Superintendent shall develop program guidelines for dyslexia...
Section 56337. - 56337. (a) A specific learning disability, as defined in Section...
Section 56337.5. - 56337.5. (a) A pupil who is assessed as being dyslexic...
Section 56338. - 56338. As used in Section 56337, “specific learning disability” includes,...
ARTICLE 2.6 - Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
Section 56339. - 56339. (a) A pupil whose educational performance is adversely affected...
ARTICLE 3 - Instructional Planning and Individualized Education Program
Section 56340. - 56340. A local educational agency shall initiate and conduct meetings...
Section 56340.1. - 56340.1. All instructional planning procedures for individuals with exceptional needs...
Section 56341. - 56341. (a) Each meeting to develop, review, or revise the...
Section 56341.1. - 56341.1. (a) When developing each pupil’s individualized education program, the...
Section 56341.2. - 56341.2. (a) In the case of a pupil with exceptional...
Section 56341.5. - 56341.5. (a) Each local educational agency convening a meeting of...
Section 56342. - 56342. (a) The individualized education program team shall review the...
Section 56342.1. - 56342.1. Before a local educational agency places an individual with...
Section 56342.5. - 56342.5. A local educational agency shall ensure that the parent...
Section 56343. - 56343. An individualized education program team shall meet whenever any...
Section 56343.5. - 56343.5. A meeting of an individualized education program team requested...
Section 56344. - 56344. (a) An individualized education program required as a result...
Section 56345. - 56345. (a) The individualized education program is a written statement...
Section 56345.1. - 56345.1. (a) The term “transition services,” as defined in Section...
Section 56345.2. - 56345.2. (a) Pursuant to Section 300.107 of Title 34 of...
Section 56345.5. - 56345.5. Except as prescribed in subdivision (b) of Section 56324,...
Section 56346. - 56346. (a) A public agency, as defined in Section 56028.5,...
Section 56347. - 56347. A local educational agency, prior to the placement of...
ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils
Section 56350. - 56350. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth...
Section 56351. - 56351. Local educational agencies shall provide opportunities for braille instruction...
Section 56351.5. - 56351.5. (a) (1) A local educational agency may reinforce braille...
Section 56351.7. - 56351.7. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall form an...
Section 56351.8. - 56351.8. (a) The Superintendent shall utilize the advisory task force...
Section 56351.9. - 56351.9. (a) By June 1, 2006, the state board shall...
Section 56352. - 56352. (a) A functional vision assessment conducted pursuant to Section...
Section 56353. - 56353. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the expanded...
Section 56354. - 56354. (a) (1) If an orientation and mobility evaluation is...
ARTICLE 4 - Implementation
Section 56360. - 56360. Each special education local plan area shall ensure that...
Section 56361. - 56361. The continuum of program options shall include, but not...
Section 56361.2. - 56361.2. All special education and related services for any individual...
Section 56361.5. - 56361.5. (a) In addition to the continuum of program options...
Section 56362. - 56362. (a) The resource specialist program shall provide, but not...
Section 56362.1. - 56362.1. For the purposes of Section 56362, “caseload” shall include,...
Section 56362.5. - 56362.5. By July 1982, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall...
Section 56362.7. - 56362.7. (a) The Legislature recognizes the need for specially trained...
Section 56363. - 56363. (a) As used in this part, the term “designated...
Section 56363.1. - 56363.1. A local educational agency is not required to purchase...
Section 56363.3. - 56363.3. The average caseload for language, speech, and hearing specialists...
Section 56363.5. - 56363.5. Pursuant to Section 300.154(d)(2)(iv) and (v) of Title 34...
Section 56364.1. - 56364.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56364.2, pupils with low...
Section 56364.2. - 56364.2. (a) Special classes that serve pupils with similar and...
Section 56365. - 56365. (a) Services provided by nonpublic, nonsectarian schools, as defined...
Section 56366. - 56366. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...
Section 56366.1. - 56366.1. (a) A nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency that seeks...
Section 56366.2. - 56366.2. (a) A local educational agency, nonpublic, nonsectarian school, or...
Section 56366.4. - 56366.4. (a) The Superintendent may revoke or suspend the certification...
Section 56366.5. - 56366.5. (a) Upon receipt of a request from a nonpublic,...
Section 56366.6. - 56366.6. (a) Within 20 working days following the nonpublic, nonsectarian...
Section 56366.8. - 56366.8. The department, as a part of its certification process...
Section 56366.9. - 56366.9. A licensed children’s institution at which individuals with exceptional...
Section 56366.10. - 56366.10. In addition to the certification requirements set forth in...
Section 56366.11. - 56366.11. (a) The department shall implement a program to integrate...
Section 56366.12. - 56366.12. A nonpublic, nonsectarian school shall ensure private and confidential...
Section 56367. - 56367. (a) Placements in state special schools pursuant to Sections...
Section 56368. - 56368. (a) A program specialist is a specialist who holds...
Section 56369. - 56369. A local educational agency may contract with another public...
ARTICLE 5 - Review
Section 56380. - 56380. (a) Pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph...
Section 56380.1. - 56380.1. (a) In making changes to a pupil’s individualized education...
Section 56381. - 56381. (a) (1) A reassessment of the pupil, based upon...
Section 56382. - 56382. All review and reassessment procedures for individuals with exceptional...
Section 56383. - 56383. Pursuant to Section 300.325(b) of Title 34 of the...
ARTICLE 6 - Participation in Statewide and Districtwide Assessment Programs
Section 56385. - 56385. (a) As provided in paragraph (16) of subsection (a)...