California

Education Code

11,521 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 5345 — In the event of consolidation of any school district election or community college district election with any other election the provisions of law governing such other election with respect to the man
• § 5360 — As used in this chapter “formal notice” means the notice of election which is required to be published and posted in public places, and “card notice” means the notice of election which is required to
• § 5361 — The formal notice of election for any school district election or community college district election, except a bond measure election, shall be prepared by the county superintendent of schools and sha
• § 5362 — As an alternative to publication by newspaper pursuant to Section 5363, publication of formal notice may be effected pursuant to this section.
• § 5363 — Except where the procedure prescribed by Section 5362 is utilized, the elections official responsible for the conduct of a governing board member election shall cause formal notice of the election to
• § 5380 — Any election officer serving at any school district election or community college district election may be paid out of the funds of the district as compensation for his or her services as an election
• § 5390 — In any school district or community college district election, the qualifications of voters, the procedure to be followed by voters and precinct board members in the polling places on election day, an
• § 54 — Notwithstanding Section 1020 of the Government Code, any pupil attending a California public secondary school who is under the age of 18 years may serve on any board or commission established pursuant
• § 54000 — It is the intent of the Legislature to provide quality educational opportunities for all children in the public schools.
• § 54001 — From the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, shall administer this chap
• § 54003 — Under rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education, participating school district governing boards shall evaluate the effectiveness of participating schools and shall terminate en
• § 54004.1 — For fiscal year 1979–80 and each year thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall apportion funds available for programs in accord with procedures specified in this chapter and rules an
• § 54004.3 — It is the intent of the Legislature to provide all districts receiving impact aid with sufficient flexibility to design and administer an intra-district allocation system for impact aid which reflects
• § 54004.5 — Under the rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education, school districts receiving entitlements for the 1979–80 year and thereafter under this chapter shall develop and submit to
• § 54004.7 — The intradistrict allocation plan shall assure adequate support to any school to provide programs appropriate to the educational needs of limited- and non-English-speaking pupils as required by Sectio
• § 54005 — The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations setting forth the standards and criteria to be used in the administration, monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination of programs submitted for cons
• § 54007 — In approving projects pursuant to this chapter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the concurrence of the Director of Finance, may, upon the request of the applicant district, designate a
• § 54008 — Expenditures pursuant to this chapter shall be considered to be categorical program expenditures within the meaning of Section 52165 and therefore subject to the requirements of the Chacon-Moscone Bil
• § 54020 — It is the intent of the Legislature that funds authorized pursuant to this chapter replace, as of July 1, 1979, funds previously authorized to support educationally disadvantaged youth programs and bi
• § 54021 — For the 2006–07 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall make the following calculations for each school district: (a) Using the methodology specified in Section 54023, determine the economic impact aid-
• § 54021.1 — (a) The Superintendent shall make the following calculations for each school district: (1) For the 2010–11 fiscal year, after calculating the economic impact aid allocation of each school district bas
• § 54021.2 — (a) Commencing with the 2010–11 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a juvenile court school operated by a county superintendent of schools shall be eligible to receive economic impact aid fun
• § 54022 — For the 2006–07 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, each school district shall receive the amount of economic impact aid determined by the Superintendent pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c), w
• § 54023 — For each fiscal year, the economic impact aid-eligible pupil count shall be calculated for each school district as follows: (a) Determine the count of economically disadvantaged pupils, as defined in
• § 54024 — The state board may, pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 33050) of Chapter 1 of Part 20, waive any statutory provision or regulation regarding the use of funds apportioned pursuant to this
• § 54025 — (a) A school district shall expend economic impact aid funds to serve and assist English learners and economically disadvantaged pupils and may not expend those funds at schoolsites that do not have E
• § 54026 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupils” means either of the following, whichever is applicable: (1) Pupils described in Section 101 of Ti
• § 54027 — If a school district reorganizes either by unification or by consolidation with another school district of similar type, the Superintendent shall calculate an economic impact aid per pupil amount base
• § 54028 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this article are subject to Sections 62002.
• § 54029 — As a condition of the receipt of economic impact aid funds, a school district shall post in an easily accessible location on its Internet Web site data related to economic impact aid funding, for purp
• § 5420 — The cost of any school district or community college district election may include, but need not be limited to: (a) Compensation of precinct election officers.
• § 5421 — The cost of any election held within a single district shall be borne by the entire district, and shall be paid out of its funds.
• § 5422 — The cost of elections, including consolidated elections, held in territory common to two or more districts shall be borne by the districts concerned in equal shares and paid from district funds.
• § 5423 — The cost of consolidated governing board elections shall be paid by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction from the county school service fund, and the cost shall be prorated among t
• § 5424 — The cost of any recall election shall be borne by the district in which the recall election is held and paid from district funds.
• § 5425 — The cost of the election for the formation of a community college district shall be paid from the county general fund.
• § 5426 — The cost of any election held under the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 4400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this division, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 35690) of Chapter 3 of Par
• § 5440 — The provisions of Division 16 (commencing with Section 16000) of the Elections Code, relating to election contests shall apply to school district elections.
• § 54400 — This chapter may be cited as the McAteer Act.
• § 54401 — The Legislature finds and declares that because of home, community, environmental and other conditions which give rise to language, cultural and economic disadvantages, the latent talents of many mino
• § 54402 — For purposes of this chapter, a “disadvantaged minor” is a minor who is potentially academically able but scholastically underachieving, and must compensate for inability to profit from the normal edu
• § 54403 — A “program of compensatory education” is an undertaking by any school district maintaining any of grades kindergarten through 12, in the form prescribed by Article 2 (commencing with Section 54420) of
• § 54404 — Each county superintendent of schools is authorized, upon request, to provide consultative and coordination services for the school districts under his jurisdiction which have established programs of
• § 54405 — (a) The State Board of Education may establish programs of the following types: (1) Establishment of new curricula or modification of existing curricula in connection with the education and training o
• § 54406 — All compensatory preschool programs operated by school districts, regardless of source of funds, shall be subject to the regulations of the State Board of Education.
• § 54407 — The governing board of a school district, in its application, may request waiver of the provisions of any section or sections of this code for any compensatory education program if such waiver is nece
• § 5441 — The returns of any school district or community college district election received by the county elections official having jurisdiction shall, after the date of the declaration and certification of th
• § 5442 — Recount of votes in any school district or community college district shall be governed by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 15600) of Division 15 of the Elections Code.
• § 54420 — The purpose of this article is to establish criteria to guide local school districts in making applications for federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as accepted in Se
• § 54421 — Each application of a local school district for federal funds or state funds shall include a comprehensive compensatory education plan which shall demonstrate that the district has fully utilized all
• § 54422 — For purposes of applications for federal funds a plan should be comprehensive in scope, and may include any or all of the program components set out below.
• § 54423 — In addition, the district may propose other programs, subject to the approval of the Director of Compensatory Education, to include the following elements: (a) Employment of competent school-community
• § 54425 — (a) Whenever a districtwide school advisory committee on compensatory education programs has been established pursuant to a compensatory education plan, the procedures adopted for the selection of the
• § 54440 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) A significant number of children under 18 years of age whose parents are migratory agricultural workers or migratory fishermen reside in Ca
• § 54441 — The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the interpretation of this article.
• § 54441.5 — With the concurrence of the child’s parent, a child who has been identified as a “migrant child” may be deemed a migrant child for a period, not in excess of three years, during which the child reside
• § 54442 — The state board shall adopt a state master plan for services to migrant children.
• § 54443 — (a) Migratory children shall be served according to their needs in the following order: (1) School-aged currently migratory children.
• § 54443.1 — Migrant education programs shall include all of the following: (a) An individual assessment of the educational and relevant health needs of each participating pupil within 30 days of enrollment.
• § 54444 — In implementing the plan adopted by the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to: (a) Contract with county superintendents of school or local educational age
• § 54444.1 — (a) In implementing the state master plan for services to migrant children, the Superintendent shall establish the service regional system as the primary method for the delivery of services to migrant
• § 54444.2 — (a) The Superintendent shall take the steps necessary to ensure effective parental involvement throughout the state migrant education program, which shall include, but need not be limited to, all of t
• § 54444.3 — (a) Each operating agency receiving federal Title I Migrant Education funding shall conduct summer school programs for eligible migrant children in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
• § 54444.4 — (a) The responsibilities of parent advisory councils at the district, regional, and state levels shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The establishment of migrant education
• § 54444.5 — The reorganization of service regions established pursuant to Section 54444.
• § 54445 — The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article.
• § 54450 — (a) For purposes of this section, “newcomer pupil” has the same meaning as “immigrant children and youth,” as defined in Section 7011(5) of Title 20 of the United States Code.
• § 54460 — There is in the Department of Education the office of Director of Compensatory Education.
• § 54461 — The Director of Compensatory Education shall, under the policy direction of the State Board of Education and the administrative direction of the Director of Education, have overall supervision and con
• § 54462 — The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including rules and regulations which: (a) Prescribe the procedure by which a dist
• § 54463 — The State Board of Education, on the recommendation of the Director of Compensatory Education, shall, for purposes of this chapter, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and
• § 54464 — The Director of Compensatory Education shall not recommend, and the State Board of Education shall not approve, a project or program in compensatory education without assurance that the teacher in the
• § 54465 — For all purposes of this chapter the Director of Compensatory Education may array and assign priorities to the programs of compensatory education maintained by the different school districts on the ba
• § 54480 — From moneys specially appropriated therefor by the Legislature, grants shall be made to school districts pursuant to this article for projects approved by the Director of Compensatory Education involv
• § 54481 — It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature that the money appropriated for the purposes of this article be expended primarily for the employment of teachers to the end that the number of pupils i
• § 54482 — Noncertificated teachers’ aides employed under this article shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of certificated classroom teachers and shall not be utilized to carry out administrat
• § 54483 — The Director of Compensatory Education, acting pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, upon the advice of the Directors of the Departments of Finance, Social Service
• § 54484 — Apportionments for purposes of this article shall be made upon order of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and by warrant of the State Controller.
• § 54485 — Apportionments to a school district shall be in the form of grants, no part of which shall be required to be matched by a district as a condition to receiving state aid under this article.
• § 54486 — The Director of Compensatory Education shall require that the class size reduction project undertaken pursuant to this article be coordinated with and be an integral part of the school district’s over
• § 54520 — It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature by this article to ensure that the instructional program in the early elementary grades in the public schools will complement preschool programs and rei
• § 54521 — From funds which may be appropriated therefor by the Legislature, or from federal funds which may be made available for the purpose, grants may be made to applicant school districts which have establi
• § 54522 — In accepting federal funds which may be made available for purposes of this article the people of the State of California agree to accept and comply with all conditions and requirements which may be p
• § 54524 — The State Board of Education shall provide for the establishment of pilot preschool followthrough programs and projects in schools maintaining grades kindergarten, 1, 2, and 3 at the elementary level.
• § 54525 — Pilot preschool followthrough programs and projects shall serve disadvantaged minors in kindergarten, and grades 1, 2, and 3, who have participated in preschool programs conducted pursuant to this cha
• § 54526 — Pilot preschool followthrough programs and projects shall be established on the basis of a geographical dispersion throughout the state which is most appropriate for purposes of this article, as deter
• § 54529 — Federal funds which may be provided for purposes of this article shall bear all the costs of the administration of the provisions of this article by the State Board of Education and the Department of
• § 54680 — (a) The Dream Resource Center Grant Program is hereby established with the goal of creating Dream Resource Centers at schoolsites that serve pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.
• § 54681 — (a) The department shall administer the Dream Resource Center Grant Program, which shall be a four-year grant program.
• § 54682 — The department shall perform all of the following functions in the administration of the Dream Resource Center Grant Program: (a) Review applications and award grants based off of a tiered point syste
• § 54683 — A grant recipient shall use the grant for either of the following purposes: (a) (1) To create a Dream Resource Center that provides pupils with the resources identified pursuant to subdivision (b) of
• § 54684 — On or before June 1, 2026, the department shall submit a report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature detailing the successes, best practices, barriers or constraints, and outcomes o
• § 54685 — This article shall be implemented only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or other statute.
• § 54690 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the partnership academies program has proven to be a highly effective state-school-private sector partnership, providing combined academic and occupa
• § 54691 — Commencing with the 1993–94 fiscal year, from the funds appropriated for that purpose, the Superintendent shall issue grants to school districts maintaining high schools that meet the specifications o
• § 54692 — In order to be eligible to receive funding pursuant to this article, a school district shall provide all of the following: (a) An amount equal to a 100-percent match of all funds received pursuant to
• § 54693 — (a) The Superintendent shall establish eligibility criteria for school districts that apply for grants pursuant to this article.
• § 54694 — The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall develop guidelines with respect to the California Partnership Academies.
• § 54695 — (a) The ninth grade teachers and counselors in schools maintained by school districts approved to operate academies pursuant to this article shall identify students eligible to participate in an acade
• § 54696 — The Legislature finds that each new academy requires technical assistance for the academy team, administrators, teachers, and private sector participants in the multiple aspects of the academy program
• § 54697 — (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall select an entity (the “evaluating entity”) to conduct a long-term evaluation of the Partnership Academies conducted pursuant to this article using a
• § 54700 — It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature that the University and College Opportunities Program provided for in this article shall be directed to improve the preparation of elementary and second
• § 54701 — Any school district may apply to establish a University and College Opportunities Program with existing local or categorical funds.
• § 54702 — School districts participating in the University and College Opportunities Program may enter into contractual agreements with neighboring community colleges, public and private universities and colleg
• § 54703 — The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article, including rules and regulations which: (a) Prescribe the procedure b
• § 54704 — The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article on or before March 1, 1983.
• § 54740 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the California School Age Families Education Program (Cal-SAFE).
• § 54741 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Adolescents, due to early pregnancy and childbearing, experience significant educational losses leading to a lifelong loss of school
• § 54742 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a comprehensive, continuous, and community linked school-based program that focuses on youth development and dropout prevention for pregnant and pa
• § 54743 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Case management” means a process that ensures that the pupil and child receive identified needed services in an efficient,
• § 54744 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that communities implementing new programs or initiatives connect with existing program strategies and build upon existing local collaboratives, when possible,
• § 54745 — (a) In the administration of the Cal-SAFE program, the following provisions apply: (1) Participation by a school district or county superintendent of schools in the Cal-SAFE program is voluntary.
• § 54746 — (a) In meeting the goals of the program and responding to the individual needs and differences of pupils and their children to be served, the funded agency shall complete an intake procedure regarding
• § 54746.5 — (a) Local education agencies that are applying to operate a Cal-SAFE program pursuant to Section 54749 but which are not in full compliance may submit a timeline and a corrective action plan for appro
• § 54747 — (a) A male or female pupil, 18 years of age or younger, may enroll in the Cal-SAFE program and be eligible for all services afforded to pupils enrolled if he or she is an expectant parent, the custodi
• § 54748 — The duties of the State Department of Education include all of the following: (a) Provision of technical assistance, focused upon transition into the Cal-SAFE program, to school districts and county s
• § 54749 — (a) For the 2000-01 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a school district or county superintendent of schools participating in Cal-SAFE is eligible for state funding from funds appropriated f
• § 54749.5 — (a) County superintendents who operated pregnant minors programs in the 1979–80 fiscal year, or commenced operation during the 1996–97 fiscal year, shall continue to operate pregnant minors programs i
• § 54750 — (a) Commencing with the 2009–10 school year, when funds become available for additional partnership academies within the total number of grants available for all partnership academies pursuant to Sect
• § 54760 — (a) Commencing with the 2009–10 school year, when funds become available for additional partnership academies within the total number of grants available for all partnership academies pursuant to Sect
• § 54800 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The trend of low-income youth struggling to become proficient in reading and writing is a narrative that is passed down from era to era.
• § 54801 — There is hereby established the California Student Author Program to accomplish all of the following for public schoolage children from extremely low-income communities: (a) Improve English language s
• § 54802 — (a) Any organization that is a grant recipient pursuant to Section 54804 shall implement the literacy program described in this section in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years.
• § 54803 — (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, the California State Library shall report to the Legislature on the outcomes of the California Student Author Program.
• § 54804 — (a) (1) The California State Library shall provide grant awards for purposes of this article to nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and local educational entities that have demonstrated experie
• § 56000 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that all individuals with exceptional needs have a right to participate in free appropriate public education and special educational instruction and services for
• § 56000.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Pupils with low-incidence disabilities, as a group, make up less than 1 percent of the total statewide enrollment for kindergarten through grade 12.
• § 56001 — It is the intent of the Legislature that special education programs provide all of the following: (a) Each individual with exceptional needs is assured an education appropriate to his or her needs in
• § 56020 — As used in this part, the definitions prescribed by this article apply unless the context otherwise requires.
• § 56020.5 — “Assistive technology device,” as provided in paragraph (1) of Section 1401 of Title 20 of the United States Code, means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially
• § 56021 — “Board” means the State Board of Education.
• § 56021.1 — “Consent,” as provided in Section 300.
• § 56022 — “County office” means office of the county superintendent of schools.
• § 56023 — “Day” means a calendar day.
• § 56024 — “Department” means the Department of Education.
• § 56025 — “District” means school district.
• § 56026 — “Individuals with exceptional needs” means those persons who satisfy all the following: (a) Identified by an individualized education program team as a child with a disability, as that phrase is defin
• § 56026.1 — (a) As provided in Section 300.
• § 56026.2 — “Language mode” means the method of communication used by hard-of-hearing and deaf children that may include the use of sign language to send or receive messages or the use of spoken language, with or
• § 56026.3 — “Local educational agency” means a school district, a county office of education, a nonprofit charter school participating as a member of a special education local plan area, or a special education lo
• § 56026.5 — “Low incidence disability” means a severe disabling condition with an expected incidence rate of less than one percent of the total statewide enrollment in kindergarten through grade 12.
• § 56027 — “Local plan” means a plan that meets the requirements of Chapter 2.
• § 56028 — (a) “Parent” means any of the following: (1) A biological or adoptive parent of a child.
• § 56028.3 — “Prone restraint” means the application of a behavioral restraint on a pupil in a facedown position for any period of time and includes the procedure known as prone containment.
• § 56028.5 — “Public agency” means a school district, county office of education, special education local plan area, a nonprofit public charter school that is not otherwise included as a local educational agency a
• § 56029 — “Referral for assessment” means any written request for assessment to identify an individual with exceptional needs made by any of the following: (a) A parent or guardian of the individual.
• § 56030 — “Responsible local agency” means the school district or county office of education designated in the local plan as the administrative entity the duties of which shall include, but are not limited to,
• § 56030.5 — “Severely disabled” means individuals with exceptional needs who require intensive instruction and training in programs serving pupils with the following profound disabilities: autism, blindness, deaf
• § 56031 — (a) “Special education,” in accordance with Section 1401(29) of Title 20 of the United States Code, means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of individu
• § 56032 — “Individualized education program” means a written document described in Sections 56345 and 56345.
• § 56033 — “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
• § 56033.5 — “Supplementary aids and services,” as provided in Section 1401(33) of Title 20 of the United States Code and in Section 300.
• § 56034 — “Nonpublic, nonsectarian school” means a private, nonsectarian school that enrolls individuals with exceptional needs pursuant to an individualized education program and is certified by the department
• § 56035 — “Nonpublic, nonsectarian agency” means a private, nonsectarian establishment or individual that provides related services necessary for an individual with exceptional needs to benefit educationally fr
• § 56040 — (a) Every individual with exceptional needs who is eligible to receive special education instruction and related services under this part, shall receive that instruction and those services at no cost
• § 56040.1 — In accordance with Section 1412(a)(5) of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.
• § 56040.3 — (a) Pursuant to Section 300.
• § 56040.5 — (a) State and local educational agency personnel are prohibited, pursuant to paragraph (25) of subsection (a) of Section 1412 of Title 20 of the United States Code, from requiring an individual with e
• § 56040.6 — (a) Consistent with state and federal law, implementing inclusion and universal design for learning initiatives for pupils 0 to 22 years of age, inclusive, a local educational agency shall consider al
• § 56041 — Except for those pupils meeting residency requirements for school attendance specified in subdivision (a) of Section 48204, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, if it is determined by the i
• § 56041.5 — When an individual with exceptional needs reaches the age of 18, with the exception of an individual who has been determined to be incompetent under state law, the local educational agency shall provi
• § 56042 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an attorney or advocate for a parent of an individual with exceptional needs shall not recommend placement in a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency wit
• § 56043 — The primary timelines affecting special education programs are as follows: (a) A proposed assessment plan shall be developed within 15 calendar days of referral for assessment, not counting calendar d
• § 56045 — (a) The Superintendent shall send a notice to the governing board of each local educational agency within 30 days of when the Superintendent determines any of the following: (1) The local educational
• § 56046 — (a) An employee of a local educational agency shall not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, c
• § 56048 — The superintendent shall review the information and calculations submitted by special education local plan areas in support of all apportionment computations described in this part.
• § 56049 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) All pupils are general education pupils first, including pupils with disabilities.
• § 56049.1 — (a) On or before November 30, 2023, the department shall publish data related to federal measures of least restrictive environment for pupils with disabilities on its internet website and shall includ
• § 56050 — (a) For the purposes of this article, “surrogate parent” shall be defined as it is defined in Section 300.
• § 56055 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a foster parent may exercise, to the extent permitted by federal law, including, but not limited to, Section 300.
• § 56058 — Special education teachers providing instruction and educational services under this part shall meet the same “highly qualified” requirements, as defined in Section 1401(10) of Title 20 of the United
• § 56059 — (a) This part does not create a right of action on behalf of an individual with exceptional needs or class of pupils for failure of a state or local educational agency employee to be highly qualified.
• § 56060 — A noncredentialed person shall not substitute for any special education certificated position.
• § 56061 — A person holding a valid credential authorizing substitute teaching may serve as a substitute for the appropriately credentialed special education teacher as follows: (a) Except as provided in subdivi
• § 56062 — The employer shall use the following priorities in placing substitute teachers in special education classrooms: (a) A substitute teacher with the appropriate special education credential or credential
• § 56063 — The employer shall be responsible for seeking, and maintaining lists of, appropriately credentialed substitute teachers.
• § 56070 — (a) In accordance with Section 1412(a)(14)(A), (B), and (D) of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.
• § 56100 — The board shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt rules and regulations necessary for the efficient administration of this part.
• § 56101 — (a) A public agency, as defined in Section 56028.
• § 56120 — The superintendent shall administer the provisions of this part.
• § 56121 — The superintendent shall grant approval of the organization of the local plans within each county.
• § 56122 — (a) The Superintendent shall establish guidelines for the development of local plans, including a standard format for local plans, and provide assistance in the development of local plans.
• § 56123 — The superintendent shall review and recommend to the board for approval, local plans developed and submitted in accordance with this part.
• § 56124 — The superintendent shall promote innovation and improvement in the field of special education at the public and nonpublic, nonsectarian school, district, county, and state levels.
• § 56125 — (a) The Superintendent shall monitor, provide technical assistance, and enforce the provisions of this part pursuant to Section 56600.
• § 56126 — The superintendent shall encourage the maximum practicable involvement of parents of children enrolled in special education programs.
• § 56127 — The superintendent shall make recommendations in the areas of staff development, curriculum, testing and multicultural assessment, and the development of materials for special education programs.
• § 56128 — The superintendent shall prepare for board approval, as necessary, any state plan required by federal law in order that this state may qualify for any federal funds available for the education of indi
• § 56129 — The Superintendent shall maintain the state special schools and diagnostic centers in accordance with Part 32 (commencing with Section 59000) so that the services of those schools and centers are coor
• § 56130 — The superintendent shall develop in accordance with Section 56602, a biennial performance report of special education programs authorized under this part for submission to the board.
• § 56131 — The superintendent shall apportion funds in accordance with Chapter 7.
• § 56132 — The superintendent shall assist districts, county offices, and special education local plan areas in the improvement and evaluation of their programs.
• § 56133 — The superintendent shall provide for the mediation conference prescribed by Sections 56502 and 56503 and the state hearing prescribed by Section 56505.
• § 56134 — The superintendent shall perform the duties prescribed by Chapter 4.
• § 56135 — (a) The superintendent shall be responsible for assuring provision of, and supervising, education and related services to individuals with exceptional needs as specifically required pursuant to the In
• § 56136 — The superintendent shall develop guidelines for each low incidence disability area and provide technical assistance to parents, teachers, and administrators regarding the implementation of the guideli
• § 56138 — The Superintendent shall develop, and the board shall adopt, performance goals and indicators for individuals with exceptional needs that are consistent with, to the maximum extent appropriate, the st
• § 56140 — County offices shall do all of the following: (a) Initiate and submit to the Superintendent a countywide plan for special education that demonstrates the coordination of all local plans submitted purs
• § 56145 — Individuals with exceptional needs attending charter schools pursuant to Part 26.