California Code
DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES
PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Intent

Section 56000. - 56000. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that all individuals...

Section 56000.5. - 56000.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Pupils...

Section 56001. - 56001. It is the intent of the Legislature that special...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 56020. - 56020. As used in this part, the definitions prescribed by...

Section 56020.5. - 56020.5. “Assistive technology device,” as provided in paragraph (1) of...

Section 56021. - 56021. “Board” means the State Board of Education. (Repealed and...

Section 56021.1. - 56021.1. “Consent,” as provided in Section 300.9 of Title 34...

Section 56022. - 56022. “County office” means office of the county superintendent of...

Section 56023. - 56023. “Day” means a calendar day. (Added by Stats. 1980,...

Section 56024. - 56024. “Department” means the Department of Education. (Added by Stats....

Section 56025. - 56025. “District” means school district. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch....

Section 56026. - 56026. “Individuals with exceptional needs” means those persons who satisfy...

Section 56026.1. - 56026.1. (a) As provided in Section 300.102(a)(3)(i) of Title 34...

Section 56026.2. - 56026.2. “Language mode” means the method of communication used by...

Section 56026.3. - 56026.3. “Local educational agency” means a school district, a county...

Section 56026.5. - 56026.5. “Low incidence disability” means a severe disabling condition with...

Section 56027. - 56027. “Local plan” means a plan that meets the requirements...

Section 56028. - 56028. (a) “Parent” means any of the following: (1) A...

Section 56028.5. - 56028.5. “Public agency” means a school district, county office of...

Section 56029. - 56029. “Referral for assessment” means any written request for assessment...

Section 56030. - 56030. “Responsible local agency” means the school district or county...

Section 56030.5. - 56030.5. “Severely disabled” means individuals with exceptional needs who require...

Section 56031. - 56031. (a) “Special education,” in accordance with Section 1401(29) of...

Section 56032. - 56032. “Individualized education program” means a written document described in...

Section 56033. - 56033. “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (Repealed and...

Section 56033.5. - 56033.5. “Supplementary aids and services,” as provided in Section 1401(33)...

Section 56034. - 56034. “Nonpublic, nonsectarian school” means a private, nonsectarian school that...

Section 56035. - 56035. “Nonpublic, nonsectarian agency” means a private, nonsectarian establishment or...

ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions

Section 56040. - 56040. (a) Every individual with exceptional needs who is eligible...

Section 56040.1. - 56040.1. In accordance with Section 1412(a)(5) of Title 20 of...

Section 56040.3. - 56040.3. (a) Pursuant to Section 300.105 of Title 34 of...

Section 56040.5. - 56040.5. (a) State and local educational agency personnel are prohibited,...

Section 56041. - 56041. Except for those pupils meeting residency requirements for school...

Section 56041.5. - 56041.5. When an individual with exceptional needs reaches the age...

Section 56042. - 56042. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an attorney or...

Section 56043. - 56043. The primary timelines affecting special education programs are as...

Section 56045. - 56045. (a) The Superintendent shall send a notice to the...

Section 56046. - 56046. (a) An employee of a local educational agency shall...

Section 56048. - 56048. The superintendent shall review the information and calculations submitted...

Section 56049. - 56049. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 56049.1. - 56049.1. (a) On or before November 30, 2023, the department...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Surrogate Parents

Section 56050. - 56050. (a) For the purposes of this article, “surrogate parent”...

ARTICLE 3.7 - Foster Parents

Section 56055. - 56055. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c),...

ARTICLE 3.9 - Qualifications for Special Education Teachers

Section 56058. - 56058. Special education teachers providing instruction and educational services under...

Section 56059. - 56059. (a) This part does not create a right of...

ARTICLE 4 - Substitute Teachers

Section 56060. - 56060. A noncredentialed person shall not substitute for any special...

Section 56061. - 56061. A person holding a valid credential authorizing substitute teaching...

Section 56062. - 56062. The employer shall use the following priorities in placing...

Section 56063. - 56063. The employer shall be responsible for seeking, and maintaining...

ARTICLE 5 - Qualifications for Designated Instruction and Services Personnel, Related Services Personnel, and Paraprofessionals

Section 56070. - 56070. (a) In accordance with Section 1412(a)(14)(A), (B), and (D)...

CHAPTER 2 - Administration

ARTICLE 1 - State Board of Education

Section 56100. - 56100. The board shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 56101. - 56101. (a) A public agency, as defined in Section 56028.5,...

ARTICLE 2 - Superintendent of Public Instruction

Section 56120. - 56120. The superintendent shall administer the provisions of this part....

Section 56121. - 56121. The superintendent shall grant approval of the organization of...

Section 56122. - 56122. (a) The Superintendent shall establish guidelines for the development...

Section 56123. - 56123. The superintendent shall review and recommend to the board...

Section 56124. - 56124. The superintendent shall promote innovation and improvement in the...

Section 56125. - 56125. (a) The Superintendent shall monitor, provide technical assistance, and...

Section 56126. - 56126. The superintendent shall encourage the maximum practicable involvement of...

Section 56127. - 56127. The superintendent shall make recommendations in the areas of...

Section 56128. - 56128. The superintendent shall prepare for board approval, as necessary,...

Section 56129. - 56129. The Superintendent shall maintain the state special schools and...

Section 56130. - 56130. The superintendent shall develop in accordance with Section 56602,...

Section 56131. - 56131. The superintendent shall apportion funds in accordance with Chapter...

Section 56132. - 56132. The superintendent shall assist districts, county offices, and special...

Section 56133. - 56133. The superintendent shall provide for the mediation conference prescribed...

Section 56134. - 56134. The superintendent shall perform the duties prescribed by Chapter...

Section 56135. - 56135. (a) The superintendent shall be responsible for assuring provision...

Section 56136. - 56136. The superintendent shall develop guidelines for each low incidence...

Section 56138. - 56138. The Superintendent shall develop, and the board shall adopt,...

ARTICLE 3 - County Offices

Section 56140. - 56140. County offices shall do all of the following: (a)...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Charter Schools

Section 56145. - 56145. Individuals with exceptional needs attending charter schools pursuant to...

Section 56146. - 56146. It is the intent of the Legislature that local...

ARTICLE 4 - Juvenile Court Schools

Section 56150. - 56150. Special education programs authorized by this part shall be...

ARTICLE 5 - Licensed Children s Institutions and Foster Family Homes

Section 56155. - 56155. The provisions of this article shall only apply to...

Section 56155.5. - 56155.5. (a) As used in this part, “licensed children’s institution”...

Section 56155.7. - 56155.7. A licensed children’s institution shall not require that a...

Section 56156. - 56156. (a) Each court, regional center for the developmentally disabled,...

Section 56156.4. - 56156.4. (a) Each special education local plan area shall be...

Section 56157. - 56157. (a) In providing appropriate programs to individuals with exceptional...

Section 56159. - 56159. If a district, special education local plan area, or...

Section 56162. - 56162. Individuals with exceptional needs placed in a licensed children’s...

Section 56163. - 56163. A licensed children’s institution which provides nonsectarian educational programs...

Section 56164. - 56164. This article shall not apply to programs operating in...

Section 56165. - 56165. This article shall not apply to individuals with exceptional...

Section 56166. - 56166. The board shall adopt rules and regulations to implement...

Section 56166.5. - 56166.5. This article shall become operative July 1, 1982. (Repealed...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Public Hospitals, Proprietary Hospitals and Other Residential Medical Facilities

Section 56167. - 56167. (a) Individuals with exceptional needs who are placed in...

Section 56167.5. - 56167.5. Nothing in this article shall be construed to mean...

Section 56168. - 56168. (a) A public hospital, state licensed children’s hospital, psychiatric...

Section 56169.5. - 56169.5. This article shall not apply to programs operating in...

Section 56169.7. - 56169.7. If any provision of this article, or the application...

ARTICLE 5.6 - Children Enrolled in Private Schools

Section 56170. - 56170. As used in this part, “private school children with...

Section 56171. - 56171. Pursuant to Section 300.131 of Title 34 of the...

Section 56172. - 56172. (a) The local educational agency shall make provision for...

Section 56173. - 56173. To meet the requirements of Section 56172, each local...

Section 56174. - 56174. The local educational agency shall not be required to...

Section 56174.5. - 56174.5. (a) Private school individuals with exceptional needs may receive...

Section 56175. - 56175. If a parent or guardian of an individual with...

Section 56176. - 56176. The cost of the reimbursement described in Section 56175...

Section 56177. - 56177. (a) Notwithstanding the notice requirement in subclause (I) of...

ARTICLE 7 - Community Advisory Committee

Section 56190. - 56190. Each plan submitted under Section 56195.1 shall establish a...

Section 56191. - 56191. The members of the community advisory committee shall be...

Section 56192. - 56192. The community advisory committee shall be composed of parents...

Section 56193. - 56193. At least the majority of such committee shall be...

Section 56194. - 56194. The community advisory committee shall have the authority and...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Governance

ARTICLE 1 - Local Plans

Section 56195. - 56195. Each special education local plan area, as defined in...

Section 56195.1. - 56195.1. The governing board of a district shall elect to...

Section 56195.3. - 56195.3. In developing a local plan under Section 56195.1, each...

Section 56195.5. - 56195.5. (a) Each county office and district governing board shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Local Requirements

Section 56195.7. - 56195.7. In addition to the provisions required to be included...

Section 56195.8. - 56195.8. (a) Each entity providing special education under this part...

Section 56195.9. - 56195.9. (a) The plan for special education shall be developed...

Section 56195.10. - 56195.10. Unless the process described in subdivision (i) of Section...

CHAPTER 3 - Elements of the Local Plan

ARTICLE 1.1 - State Requirements

Section 56205. - 56205. (a) Each special education local plan area submitting a...

Section 56205.5. - 56205.5. (a) The superintendent or other chief administrator of a...

Section 56206. - 56206. As a part of the local plan submitted pursuant...

Section 56207. - 56207. (a) No educational programs and services already in operation...

Section 56207.5. - 56207.5. A request by a charter school to participate as...

Section 56208. - 56208. This article shall apply to special education local plan...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Special Education Local Plan Areas with Small or Sparse Populations

Section 56211. - 56211. A special education local plan area submitting a local...

Section 56212. - 56212. An eligible special education local plan area, which submits...

Section 56214. - 56214. For the 2020–21 fiscal year and each fiscal year...

ARTICLE 3 - Staff Development

Section 56240. - 56240. Staff development programs shall be provided for regular and...

Section 56241. - 56241. Staff development programs shall include, but not be limited...

Section 56243. - 56243. It is the intent of the Legislature, pursuant to...

Section 56244. - 56244. The superintendent shall, to the extent possible using federal...

Section 56245. - 56245. The Legislature encourages the inclusion, in local in-service training...

CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review

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)...

CHAPTER 4.1 - Recognition for Educational Achievement or Completion of Program

Section 56390. - 56390. Notwithstanding Section 51412 or any other provision of law,...

Section 56391. - 56391. An individual with exceptional needs who meets the criteria...

Section 56392. - 56392. It is not the intent of the Legislature by...

CHAPTER 4.3 - Family Empowerment Centers on Disability

Section 56400. - 56400. It is the intent of the Legislature, through enactment...

Section 56402. - 56402. (a) The department shall award grants to establish Family...

Section 56404. - 56404. To be eligible to receive funding to establish Family...

Section 56406. - 56406. (a) The department shall issue requests for proposals, select...

Section 56408. - 56408. (a) As a condition of receipt of funds, each...

Section 56410. - 56410. A statewide Family Empowerment and Disability Council, composed of...

Section 56411. - 56411. (a) The department, on or before June 30, 2022,...

Section 56412. - 56412. When at least four Family Empowerment Centers on Disability...

Section 56414. - 56414. The State Department of Education is required to implement...

Section 56415. - 56415. On or before June 30, 2023, the department shall...

CHAPTER 4.4 - Early Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs

Section 56425. - 56425. As a condition of receiving state aid pursuant to...

Section 56425.5. - 56425.5. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that early education...

Section 56426. - 56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed...

Section 56426.1. - 56426.1. (a) Home-based early education services funded pursuant to Sections...

Section 56426.2. - 56426.2. (a) Early education services funded pursuant to Sections 56427,...

Section 56426.25. - 56426.25. The maximum service levels set forth in Sections 56426.1...

Section 56426.3. - 56426.3. In addition to home-based or home-based and group early...

Section 56426.4. - 56426.4. (a) Family involvement activities funded pursuant to Sections 56427,...

Section 56426.5. - 56426.5. If the transdisciplinary team determines home-based and group early...

Section 56426.6. - 56426.6. (a) Early education services shall be provided by a...

Section 56426.7. - 56426.7. Medically necessary occupational therapy and physical therapy shall be...

Section 56426.8. - 56426.8. (a) Early education and related services shall be based...

Section 56426.9. - 56426.9. (a) Pursuant to Section 1437(a)(8) of Title 20 of...

Section 56427. - 56427. (a) Not less than two million three hundred twenty-four...

Section 56428. - 56428. (a) For the 1985–86 fiscal year, and each fiscal...

Section 56429. - 56429. In order to assure the maximum utilization and coordination...

Section 56430. - 56430. (a) Early education services may be provided by any...

Section 56431. - 56431. The Superintendent shall develop procedures and criteria to enable...

Section 56432. - 56432. (a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year and each fiscal...

CHAPTER 4.45 - Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Between the Ages of Three and Five Years, Inclusive

Section 56440. - 56440. (a) Each special education local plan area shall submit...

Section 56441. - 56441. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that early education...

Section 56441.1. - 56441.1. (a) Services rendered by state and local agencies serving...

Section 56441.2. - 56441.2. An early education program for individuals with exceptional needs...

Section 56441.3. - 56441.3. (a) Early education services for preschool children may be...

Section 56441.4. - 56441.4. Appropriate settings for these services include any of the...

Section 56441.5. - 56441.5. Appropriate instructional adult-to-child ratios for group services shall be...

Section 56441.6. - 56441.6. Early education services for preschool children shall be provided...

Section 56441.7. - 56441.7. (a) The maximum caseload for a speech and language...

Section 56441.8. - 56441.8. Early education services for preschoolers may be provided by...

Section 56441.9. - 56441.9. Contracts or agreements with agencies identified in Section 56441.8...

Section 56441.11. - 56441.11. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the special...

Section 56441.13. - 56441.13. The superintendent shall provide training and technical assistance for...

Section 56441.14. - 56441.14. Criteria and options for meeting the special education transportation...

Section 56442. - 56442. The superintendent shall ensure that state preschool programs and...

Section 56443. - 56443. (a) The department shall amend its interagency agreement with...

Section 56445. - 56445. (a) Prior to transitioning an individual with exceptional needs...

Section 56446. - 56446. Public special education funding shall not be used to...

Section 56447.1. - 56447.1. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability

ARTICLE 1 - Career and Vocational Education Programs

Section 56452. - 56452. The superintendent shall ensure that the state annually secures...

Section 56453. - 56453. The superintendent and the Department of Rehabilitation shall enter...

Section 56454. - 56454. In order to provide local educational agencies with maximum...

Section 56456. - 56456. It is the intent of the Legislature that local...

ARTICLE 2 - Transition Services

Section 56460. - 56460. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 56461. - 56461. The superintendent shall establish the capacity to provide transition...

Section 56462. - 56462. The transition services shall include, but not be limited...

Section 56463. - 56463. Transition services shall be funded pursuant to the Budget...

ARTICLE 3 - Project Workability

Section 56470. - 56470. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 56471. - 56471. (a) The program shall be administered by the State...

Section 56472. - 56472. The population served by workability projects may include secondary...

Section 56473. - 56473. Project workability shall be funded pursuant to Item 6100-161-0001...

Section 56474. - 56474. The superintendent shall continue to seek additional state and...

CHAPTER 4.7 - Interagency Cooperation

Section 56475. - 56475. (a) The Superintendent and the directors of the State...

Section 56476. - 56476. The Governor or designee of the Governor, in accordance...

Section 56477. - 56477. (a) Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the department...

CHAPTER 5 - Procedural Safeguards

Section 56500. - 56500. As used in this chapter, “public agency” is identical...

Section 56500.1. - 56500.1. (a) All procedural safeguards under the Individuals with Disabilities...

Section 56500.2. - 56500.2. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a...

Section 56500.3. - 56500.3. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 56500.4. - 56500.4. (a) Pursuant to Section 1415(b)(3) and (4) and (c)(1)...

Section 56500.5. - 56500.5. As provided in Section 300.102(a)(3)(iii) of Title 34 of...

Section 56500.6. - 56500.6. Due process and state complaint procedures for children enrolled...

Section 56501. - 56501. (a) The due process hearing procedures prescribed by this...

Section 56501.5. - 56501.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior to...

Section 56502. - 56502. (a) All requests for a due process hearing shall...

Section 56503. - 56503. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the parties to...

Section 56504. - 56504. The parent shall have the right and opportunity to...

Section 56504.5. - 56504.5. (a) The department shall enter into an interagency agreement...

Section 56505. - 56505. (a) The state hearing shall be conducted in accordance...

Section 56505.1. - 56505.1. The hearing officer may do any of the following...

Section 56505.2. - 56505.2. (a) A hearing officer may not render a decision...

Section 56506. - 56506. In addition to the due process hearing rights enumerated...

Section 56507. - 56507. (a) If either party to a due process hearing...

Section 56508. - 56508. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 56509. - 56509. This chapter, in accordance with subsection (o) of Section...

CHAPTER 5.1 - Confidentiality of Information About Individuals With Exceptional Needs

Section 56515. - 56515. (a) In addition to the provisions of Chapter 6.5...

CHAPTER 5.5 - Behavioral Interventions

Section 56520. - 56520. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 56521. - 56521. (a) This chapter applies to any individual with exceptional...

Section 56521.1. - 56521.1. (a) Emergency interventions may only be used to control...

Section 56521.2. - 56521.2. (a) A local educational agency or nonpublic, nonsectarian school...

Section 56523. - 56523. (a) The Superintendent shall repeal those regulations governing the...

Section 56524. - 56524. The superintendent shall explore with representatives of institutions of...

Section 56525. - 56525. (a) A person recognized by the national Behavior Analyst...

CHAPTER 6 - Evaluation, Audits, and Information

Section 56600. - 56600. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide...

Section 56600.6. - 56600.6. (a) The Superintendent shall ensure that pupil and program...

Section 56601. - 56601. (a) Each special education local plan area shall submit...

Section 56601.5. - 56601.5. Pursuant to Section 1413(a)(7) of Title 20 of the...

Section 56602. - 56602. Pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (16) of subsection...

Section 56604. - 56604. (a) The superintendent shall coordinate the design of evaluations...

Section 56605. - 56605. The superintendent shall periodically sponsor or conduct workshops and...

Section 56606. - 56606. The Superintendent shall provide for onsite program and fiscal...

CHAPTER 7.2 - Special Education Funding

ARTICLE 1 - Administration

Section 56836. - 56836. Commencing with the 1998–99 fiscal year and for each...

Section 56836.01. - 56836.01. Commencing with the 1998–99 fiscal year and each fiscal...

Section 56836.02. - 56836.02. (a) The Superintendent shall apportion funds from Section A...

Section 56836.03. - 56836.03. (a) On or after January 1, 1998, each special...

Section 56836.04. - 56836.04. (a) The Superintendent continuously shall monitor and review all...

Section 56836.045. - 56836.045. For the 2022–23 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall only...

Section 56836.05. - 56836.05. (a) Apportionments made under this part shall be made...

ARTICLE 2 - Computation of Apportionments

Section 56836.06. - 56836.06. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 56836.07. - 56836.07. (a) For the 2004–05 fiscal year to the 2019–20...

Section 56836.08. - 56836.08. (a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall...

Section 56836.09. - 56836.09. For the purpose of computing the amount to apportion...

Section 56836.095. - 56836.095. For the 2001–02 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall make...

Section 56836.10. - 56836.10. (a) The Superintendent shall make the following computations to...

Section 56836.11. - 56836.11. (a) For the purpose of computing the equalization adjustment...

Section 56836.12. - 56836.12. (a) For the 2013–14 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall...

Section 56836.13. - 56836.13. (a) In order to mitigate the effects of any...

ARTICLE 2.2 - Special Education Funding Formula

Section 56836.14. - 56836.14. Commencing with the 2020–21 fiscal year and for each...

Section 56836.142. - 56836.142. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 56836.144. - 56836.144. (a) For the 2020–21 and 2021–22 fiscal years, the...

Section 56836.146. - 56836.146. (a) For the 2020–21 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall...

Section 56836.148. - 56836.148. (a) For the 2020–21 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall...

Section 56836.15. - 56836.15. Notwithstanding any other law, for the 2020–21 fiscal year...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Computation of Adjustment

Section 56836.156. - 56836.156. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the...

Section 56836.157. - 56836.157. (a) Commencing with the 2001–02 fiscal year to the...

Section 56836.158. - 56836.158. (a) (1) The superintendent shall determine the statewide total...

Section 56836.159. - 56836.159. (a) For the 2001–02 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall...

ARTICLE 3 - Licensed Children s Institutions

Section 56836.165. - 56836.165. (a) For the 2004–05 to 2020–21 fiscal years, inclusive,...

Section 56836.168. - 56836.168. (a) For the 2021–22 fiscal year and each fiscal...

Section 56836.173. - 56836.173. (a) For the fiscal years 2004–05 to 2006–07, inclusive,...

Section 56836.175. - 56836.175. For purposes of this article, a “skilled nursing facility”...

Section 56836.18. - 56836.18. (a) The superintendent shall establish and maintain an emergency...

ARTICLE 4 - Nonpublic, Nonsectarian School Contracts

Section 56836.20. - 56836.20. (a) The cost of master contracts with nonpublic, nonsectarian...

Section 56836.21. - 56836.21. (a) The department shall administer an extraordinary cost pool...

ARTICLE 5 - Low Incidence Funding

Section 56836.22. - 56836.22. (a) Commencing with the 1985–86 fiscal year, and for...

ARTICLE 6 - Program Specialists and Administration of Regionalized Operations and Services

Section 56836.23. - 56836.23. Funds for regionalized operations and services and the direct...

Section 56836.24. - 56836.24. (a) Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year and each...

Section 56836.25. - 56836.25. Funds received pursuant to this article shall be expended...

Section 56836.29. - 56836.29. If special education local plan areas reorganize, including by...

Section 56836.31. - 56836.31. (a) To accomplish the activities set forth in Section...

ARTICLE 6.5 - Special Education Early Intervention Preschool Grant

Section 56836.39. - 56836.39. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 56836.40. - 56836.40. (a) For any fiscal year in which moneys are...

ARTICLE 7 - Federal Funding Allocations

Section 56837. - 56837. For each fiscal year for which federal funds under...

Section 56838. - 56838. In each fiscal year for which federal funds are...

Section 56839. - 56839. For purposes of Sections 56837 and 56838, the superintendent...

Section 56840. - 56840. The federal funding allocations for local entitlements in Sections...

Section 56841. - 56841. (a) Federal funds available through Part B of the...

Section 56842. - 56842. (a) A local educational agency may not use more...

Section 56844. - 56844. In complying with paragraph (17), regarding the prohibition against...

ARTICLE 8 - Withholding of Payments

Section 56845. - 56845. (a) The Superintendent may withhold, in whole or in...

CHAPTER 7.5 - Autism Training and Information

Section 56846. - 56846. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of...

Section 56846.2. - 56846.2. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a “pupil with...

Section 56847. - 56847. (a) (1) The Superintendent shall convene, with input from...

CHAPTER 8 - Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Residing in State Hospitals

Section 56850. - 56850. (a) The purpose of the Legislature, in enacting this...

Section 56851. - 56851. (a) In developing the individualized education program for an...

Section 56852. - 56852. In developing the individualized educational program and providing all...

Section 56852.5. - 56852.5. The State Department of Education, within its existing program...

Section 56853. - 56853. Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the continued...

Section 56854. - 56854. (a) The Superintendent and the Directors of the State...

Section 56855. - 56855. For each county in which a state hospital is...

Section 56856. - 56856. In order to provide appropriate special education and related...

Section 56857. - 56857. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the State Departments...

Section 56857.5. - 56857.5. (a) Commencing with the 1982–83 fiscal year, community school...

Section 56858. - 56858. (a) The State Department of Developmental Services shall, commencing...

Section 56858.5. - 56858.5. (a) Any contract prescribed by this chapter shall become...

Section 56858.7. - 56858.7. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the inclusion...

Section 56859. - 56859. All certificated state hospital employees hired to provide educational...

Section 56860. - 56860. Special transportation shall be the responsibility of the state...

Section 56862. - 56862. It is not the intent of this chapter to...

Section 56863. - 56863. The state hospitals, as part of the notification to...

Section 56864. - 56864. Individuals with exceptional needs residing in state hospitals shall...

Section 56865. - 56865. Funds appropriated by Section 11 of Chapter 1191 of...

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California Code DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

California Code
DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES
PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS