California

Education Code

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

• § 56146 — It is the intent of the Legislature that local plans for special education local plan areas, adopted pursuant to Chapter 2.
• § 56150 — Special education programs authorized by this part shall be provided, pursuant to Section 48645.
• § 56155 — The provisions of this article shall only apply to individuals with exceptional needs placed in a licensed children’s institution or foster family home by a court, regional center for the developmenta
• § 56155.5 — (a) As used in this part, “licensed children’s institution” means a residential facility that is licensed by the state, or other public agency having delegated authority by contract with the state to
• § 56155.7 — A licensed children’s institution shall not require that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as a condition of admission or residency.
• § 56156 — (a) Each court, regional center for the developmentally disabled, or public agency that engages in referring children to, or placing children in, licensed children’s institutions shall report to the s
• § 56156.4 — (a) Each special education local plan area shall be responsible for providing appropriate education to individuals with exceptional needs residing in licensed children’s institutions and foster family
• § 56157 — (a) In providing appropriate programs to individuals with exceptional needs residing in licensed children’s institutions or foster family homes, the local educational agency shall first consider servi
• § 56159 — If a district, special education local plan area, or county office does not make the placement decision of an individual with exceptional needs in a licensed children’s institution or in a foster fami
• § 56162 — Individuals with exceptional needs placed in a licensed children’s institution or foster family home by a court, regional center for the developmentally disabled, or public agency, other than an educa
• § 56163 — A licensed children’s institution which provides nonsectarian educational programs for individuals with exceptional needs shall be certified by the department as prescribed by subdivision (c) of Secti
• § 56164 — This article shall not apply to programs operating in state hospitals and juvenile court schools.
• § 56165 — This article shall not apply to individuals with exceptional needs placed in a licensed children’s institution pursuant to Section 56365.
• § 56166 — The board shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article.
• § 56166.5 — This article shall become operative July 1, 1982.
• § 56167 — (a) Individuals with exceptional needs who are placed in a public hospital, state licensed children’s hospital, psychiatric hospital, proprietary hospital, or a health facility for medical purposes ar
• § 56167.5 — Nothing in this article shall be construed to mean that the placement of any individual with exceptional needs in a hospital or health facility constitutes a necessary residential placement, as descri
• § 56168 — (a) A public hospital, state licensed children’s hospital, psychiatric hospital, proprietary hospital, or a health facility for medical purposes located either within and outside of this state that di
• § 56169.5 — This article shall not apply to programs operating in state hospitals.
• § 56169.7 — If any provision of this article, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by an appellate court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the article, and the appl
• § 56170 — As used in this part, “private school children with disabilities” means children with disabilities enrolled by a parent in private schools or facilities that meet the definition of “elementary school”
• § 56171 — Pursuant to Section 300.
• § 56172 — (a) The local educational agency shall make provision for the participation of private school children with disabilities in special education programs under this part by providing them with special ed
• § 56173 — To meet the requirements of Section 56172, each local educational agency shall provide special education and related services to pupils with disabilities enrolled by a parent in private elementary and
• § 56174 — The local educational agency shall not be required to pay for the cost of education, including special education and related services, of a child with a disability at a private school or facility if t
• § 56174.5 — (a) Private school individuals with exceptional needs may receive a different amount of services than individuals with exceptional needs in public school receive pursuant to Section 300.
• § 56175 — If a parent or guardian of an individual with exceptional needs, who previously received special education and related services under the authority of the local educational agency, enrolls the child i
• § 56176 — The cost of the reimbursement described in Section 56175 may be reduced or denied pursuant to clause (iii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 1412 of Title 20 of the Un
• § 56177 — (a) Notwithstanding the notice requirement in subclause (I) of clause (iii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 1412 of Title 20 of the United States Code, the cost of r
• § 56190 — Each plan submitted under Section 56195.
• § 56191 — The members of the community advisory committee shall be appointed by, and responsible to, the governing board of each participating district or county office, or any combination thereof participating
• § 56192 — The community advisory committee shall be composed of parents of individuals with exceptional needs enrolled in public or private schools, parents of other pupils enrolled in school, pupils and adults
• § 56193 — At least the majority of such committee shall be composed of parents of pupils enrolled in schools participating in the local plan, and at least a majority of such parents shall be parents of individu
• § 56194 — The community advisory committee shall have the authority and fulfill the responsibilities that are defined for it in the local plan.
• § 56195 — Each special education local plan area, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 56195.
• § 56195.1 — The governing board of a district shall elect to do one of the following described in subdivision (a), (b), or (c): (a) (1) If of sufficient size and scope, under standards adopted by the board, submi
• § 56195.10 — Unless the process described in subdivision (i) of Section 56195.
• § 56195.3 — In developing a local plan under Section 56195.
• § 56195.5 — (a) Each county office and district governing board shall have authority over the programs it directly maintains, consistent with the local plan submitted pursuant to Section 56195.
• § 56195.7 — In addition to the provisions required to be included in the local plan pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 56205), each special education local plan area that submits a local plan pursuant
• § 56195.8 — (a) Each entity providing special education under this part shall adopt policies for the programs and services it operates, consistent with agreements adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Sec
• § 56195.9 — (a) The plan for special education shall be developed and updated cooperatively by a committee of representatives of special and regular teachers and administrators selected by the groups they represe
• § 56205 — (a) Each special education local plan area submitting a local plan to the Superintendent under this part shall ensure, in conformity with Sections 1412(a) and 1413(a)(1) of Title 20 of the United Stat
• § 56205.5 — (a) The superintendent or other chief administrator of a local educational agency shall post on the Internet Web site of the local educational agency any local plan, annual budget plan, annual service
• § 56206 — As a part of the local plan submitted pursuant to Section 56205, each special education local plan area shall describe how specialized equipment and services will be distributed within the local plan
• § 56207 — (a) No educational programs and services already in operation in school districts or a county office of education pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 56000) shall be transferred to another sc
• § 56207.5 — A request by a charter school to participate as a local educational agency in a special education local plan area may not be treated differently from a similar request made by a school district.
• § 56208 — This article shall apply to special education local plan areas that are submitting a revised local plan for approval pursuant to Section 56836.
• § 56211 — A special education local plan area submitting a local plan, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 56195.
• § 56212 — An eligible special education local plan area, which submits a local plan under the provisions of Section 56211, may request designation as a necessary small special education local plan area if its t
• § 56214 — For the 2020–21 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a necessary small special education local plan area, as described in Section 56212, shall receive, in addition to the funding it received i
• § 56240 — Staff development programs shall be provided for regular and special education teachers, administrators, certificated and classified employees, volunteers, community advisory committee members and, as
• § 56241 — Staff development programs shall include, but not be limited to, all the following: (a) Provision of opportunities for all school personnel, paraprofessionals, and volunteers to participate in ongoing
• § 56243 — It is the intent of the Legislature, pursuant to this article, that a local educational agency provide regular classroom teachers serving individuals with exceptional needs appropriate training each y
• § 56244 — The superintendent shall, to the extent possible using federal and state funds appropriated for this purpose, provide staff development to child care center staff and family day care providers to impr
• § 56245 — The Legislature encourages the inclusion, in local in-service training programs for regular education teachers and special education teachers in local educational agencies, of a component on the recog
• § 56300 — A local educational agency shall actively and systematically seek out all individuals with exceptional needs, from birth to 21 years of age, inclusive, including children not enrolled in public school
• § 56301 — (a) All children with disabilities residing in the state, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the state and children with disabilities attending private, inc
• § 56302 — A local educational agency shall provide for the identification and assessment of the exceptional needs of an individual, and the planning of an instructional program to meet the assessed needs.
• § 56302.1 — (a) Once a child has been referred for an initial assessment to determine whether the child is an individual with exceptional needs as defined in Section 56026 and to determine the educational needs o
• § 56302.5 — The term “assessment,” as used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as the term “evaluation” in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as provided in Section 1414 of Title 20 of the
• § 56303 — A pupil shall be referred for special educational instruction and services only after the resources of the regular education program have been considered and, where appropriate, utilized.
• § 56304 — (a) The parents or guardians of a pupil who has been referred for initial assessment, or of a pupil identified as an individual with exceptional needs, shall be afforded an opportunity to participate
• § 56305 — (a) On or before July 1, 2019, the department shall develop a manual providing guidance to local educational agencies on identifying English learners as individuals with exceptional needs, classifying
• § 56320 — Before any action is taken with respect to the initial placement of an individual with exceptional needs in special education instruction, an individual assessment of the pupil’s educational needs sha
• § 56320.1 — All identification, evaluation, and assessment procedures for individuals with exceptional needs who are younger than three years of age shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 4.
• § 56321 — (a) If an assessment for the development or revision of the individualized education program is to be conducted, the parent or guardian of the pupil shall be given, in writing, a proposed assessment p
• § 56321.1 — If the child is a ward of the state and is not residing with his or her parent, the agency shall, pursuant to clause (iii) of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 1414 of Tit
• § 56321.5 — The copy of the notice of parent rights shall include the right to electronically record the proceedings of individualized education program team meetings as specified in subdivision (g) of Section 56
• § 56321.6 — The copy of the notice of parent rights shall include information regarding the state special schools for pupils who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind.
• § 56322 — The assessment shall be conducted by persons competent to perform the assessment, as determined by the local educational agency.
• § 56323 — Admission of a pupil to special education instruction shall be made only in accordance with this article, Article 2.
• § 56324 — (a) Any psychological assessment of pupils shall be made in accordance with Section 56320 and shall be conducted by a credentialed school psychologist who is trained and prepared to assess cultural an
• § 56325 — (a) (1) As required by subclause (I) of clause (i) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 1414 of Title 20 of the United States Code, the following shall apply to special ed
• § 56326 — A pupil may be referred, as appropriate, for further assessment and recommendations to the California Schools for the Deaf or Blind or the Diagnostic Centers.
• § 56326.5 — (a) The department’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing unit and the California School for the Deaf shall jointly select language developmental milestones from existing standardized norms, pursuant to the proce
• § 56327 — The personnel who assess the pupil shall prepare a written report, or reports, as appropriate, of the results of each assessment.
• § 56328 — Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a special education local plan area may utilize a schoolsite level and a regional level service, as provided for under Section 56336.
• § 56329 — As part of the assessment plan given to parents or guardians pursuant to Section 56321, the parent or guardian of the pupil shall be provided with a written notice that shall include all of the follow
• § 56330 — A local educational agency shall follow the procedures in Section 300.
• § 56332 — The State Board of Education shall include “fetal alcohol spectrum disorder” in the definition of “other health impairment” in Section 3030 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.
• § 56333 — A pupil shall be assessed as having a language or speech disorder that makes the pupil eligible for special education and related services when the pupil demonstrates difficulty understanding or using
• § 56334 — The state board shall include “phonological processing” in the description of basic psychological processes in Section 3030 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.
• § 56335 — (a) The Superintendent shall develop program guidelines for dyslexia to be used to assist regular education teachers, special education teachers, and parents to identify and assess pupils with dyslexi
• § 56337 — (a) A specific learning disability, as defined in Section 1401(30) of Title 20 of the United States Code, means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding
• § 56337.5 — (a) A pupil who is assessed as being dyslexic and meets eligibility criteria specified in Section 56337 and paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 3030 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regul
• § 56338 — As used in Section 56337, “specific learning disability” includes, but is not limited to, disability within the function of vision which results in visual perceptual or visual motor dysfunction.
• § 56339 — (a) A pupil whose educational performance is adversely affected by a suspected or diagnosed attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and demonstrates a need for special e
• § 56340 — A local educational agency shall initiate and conduct meetings for the purposes of developing, reviewing, and revising the individualized education program of each individual with exceptional needs in
• § 56340.1 — All instructional planning procedures for individuals with exceptional needs who are younger than three years of age shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 4.
• § 56341 — (a) Each meeting to develop, review, or revise the individualized education program of an individual with exceptional needs shall be conducted by an individualized education program team.
• § 56341.1 — (a) When developing each pupil’s individualized education program, the individualized education program team shall consider the following: (1) The strengths of the pupil.
• § 56341.2 — (a) In the case of a pupil with exceptional needs who has been placed in a group home, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 80001 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, by the juvenile
• § 56341.5 — (a) A local educational agency convening a meeting of the individualized education program team shall take steps to ensure that no less than one of the parents or guardians of the individual with exce
• § 56342 — (a) The individualized education program team shall review the assessment results, determine eligibility, determine the content of the individualized education program, consider local transportation p
• § 56342.1 — Before a local educational agency places an individual with exceptional needs in, or refers an individual to, a nonpublic, nonsectarian school, the district, special education local plan area, or coun
• § 56342.5 — A local educational agency shall ensure that the parent of each individual with exceptional needs is a member of any group that makes decisions on the educational placement of the individual with exce
• § 56343 — An individualized education program team shall meet whenever any of the following occurs: (a) A pupil has received an initial formal assessment.
• § 56343.5 — A meeting of an individualized education program team requested by a parent to review an individualized education program pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 56343 shall be held within 30 days, not
• § 56344 — (a) An individualized education program required as a result of an assessment of a pupil shall be developed within a total time not to exceed 60 days, not counting days between the pupil’s regular sch
• § 56345 — (a) The individualized education program is a written statement for each individual with exceptional needs that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with this section, as required by Sect
• § 56345.1 — (a) The term “transition services,” as defined in Section 1401(34) of Title 20 of the United States Code and as used in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 56345, means a c
• § 56345.2 — (a) Pursuant to Section 300.
• § 56345.5 — Except as prescribed in subdivision (b) of Section 56324, nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize local educational agencies to prescribe health care services.
• § 56346 — (a) A public agency, as defined in Section 56028.
• § 56347 — A local educational agency, prior to the placement of the individual with exceptional needs, shall ensure that the regular teacher or teachers, the special education teacher or teachers, and other per
• § 56348 — By January 1, 2027, or no later than 18 months after the final draft of the state standardized individualized education program (IEP) template developed by the California Collaborative for Educational
• § 56350 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section shall govern the construction of this article.
• § 56351 — Local educational agencies shall provide opportunities for braille instruction for pupils who, due to a prognosis of visual deterioration, may be expected to have a need for braille as a reading mediu
• § 56351.5 — (a) (1) A local educational agency may reinforce braille instruction using a braille instructional aide who meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) under the supervision of a teacher who holds a
• § 56351.7 — (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall form an advisory task force to develop standards for the mastery of the braille code as a child progresses through kindergarten to grade 12, inclusiv
• § 56351.8 — (a) The Superintendent shall utilize the advisory task force established pursuant to Section 56351.
• § 56351.9 — (a) By June 1, 2006, the state board shall adopt braille reading and mathematics standards for pupils who, due to a visual impairment, are functionally blind or may be expected to have a need to learn
• § 56352 — (a) A functional vision assessment conducted pursuant to Section 56320 shall be used as one criterion in determining the appropriate reading medium or media for the pupil.
• § 56353 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the expanded core curriculum is a set of knowledge and skills in which instruction or services, or both, may be beneficial to a pupil who is blind, has low
• § 56354 — (a) (1) If an orientation and mobility evaluation is determined to be needed for a pupil who is blind, has low vision, or is visually impaired, it shall be conducted by a person who is appropriately c
• § 56360 — Each special education local plan area shall ensure that a continuum of program options is available to meet the needs of individuals with exceptional needs for special education and related services,
• § 56361 — The continuum of program options shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following or any combination of the following: (a) Regular education programs consistent with subparagraph
• § 56361.2 — All special education and related services for any individual with exceptional needs who is younger than three years of age shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 4.
• § 56361.5 — (a) In addition to the continuum of program options listed in Section 56361, a local educational agency may contract with a hospital to provide designated instruction and services, as defined in subdi
• § 56362 — (a) The resource specialist program shall provide, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Provision for a resource specialist or specialists who shall provide instruction and services for th
• § 56362.1 — For the purposes of Section 56362, “caseload” shall include, but not be limited to, all pupils for whom the resource specialist performs any of the services described in subdivision (a) of Section 563
• § 56362.5 — By July 1982, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall adopt rules and regulations for a resource specialist certificate of competence.
• § 56362.7 — (a) The Legislature recognizes the need for specially trained professionals to assess and serve pupils of limited English proficiency.
• § 56363 — (a) As used in this part, the term “designated instruction and services” means “related services” as that term is defined in Section 1401(26) of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.
• § 56363.1 — A local educational agency is not required to purchase medical equipment for an individual pupil.
• § 56363.3 — The average caseload for language, speech, and hearing specialists in special education local plan areas shall not exceed 55 cases, unless the local plan specifies a higher average caseload and the re
• § 56363.5 — Pursuant to Section 300.
• § 56364.1 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56364.
• § 56364.2 — (a) Special classes that serve pupils with similar and more intensive educational needs shall be available.
• § 56364.3 — (a) On or before July 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall recommend a maximum adult-to-pupil staffing ratio for special classes authorized pursuant to Section 56364.
• § 56365 — (a) Services provided by nonpublic, nonsectarian schools, as defined pursuant to Section 56034, and nonpublic, nonsectarian agencies, as defined pursuant to Section 56035, shall be made available.
• § 56366 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the role of a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency shall be maintained and continued as an alternative special education service available to a local educa
• § 56366.1 — (a) A nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency that seeks certification shall file an application with the Superintendent on forms provided by the department, and shall include all of the following in
• § 56366.10 — In addition to the certification requirements set forth in Sections 56366 and 56366.
• § 56366.11 — (a) The department shall implement a program to integrate individuals with exceptional needs placed in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools into public schools, as appropriate.
• § 56366.12 — A nonpublic, nonsectarian school shall ensure private and confidential communication, including telecommunication, between a pupil of the nonpublic, nonsectarian school and members of the pupil’s indi
• § 56366.2 — (a) A local educational agency, nonpublic, nonsectarian school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian agency may petition the Superintendent to waive one or more of the requirements under Sections 56365, 56366,
• § 56366.4 — (a) The Superintendent may revoke or suspend the certification of a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency for any of the following reasons: (1) Violation of an applicable state or federal rule or r
• § 56366.45 — (a) (1) A contracting local educational agency and a charter school shall, within 14 days of becoming aware of any change to the certification status of a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency, not
• § 56366.5 — (a) Upon receipt of a request from a nonpublic, nonsectarian school for payment for services provided under a contract entered into pursuant to Sections 56365 and 56366, the local educational agency s
• § 56366.6 — (a) Within 20 working days following the nonpublic, nonsectarian school’s or agency’s receipt of the notice of denial, revocation, or suspension of certification, the nonpublic, nonsectarian school or
• § 56366.8 — The department, as a part of its certification process and complaint investigation process for nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies shall do all of the following: (a) Provide advance notice of
• § 56366.9 — A licensed children’s institution at which individuals with exceptional needs reside shall not require as a condition of residential placement that it provide the appropriate educational programs to t
• § 56367 — (a) Placements in state special schools pursuant to Sections 59020, 59120, and 59220 shall be made only as a result of recommendations from the individualized education program team, upon a finding th
• § 56368 — (a) A program specialist is a specialist who holds a valid special education credential, clinical services credential, health services credential, or a school psychologist authorization and has advanc
• § 56369 — A local educational agency may contract with another public agency to provide special education or related services to an individual with exceptional needs.
• § 56380 — (a) Pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Section 1414 of Title 20 of the United States Code, the local educational agency shall maintain procedures to ensure tha
• § 56380.1 — (a) In making changes to a pupil’s individualized education program after the annual individualized education program meeting for a school year, the parent of the individual with exceptional needs and
• § 56381 — (a) (1) A reassessment of the pupil, based upon procedures specified in Section 56302.
• § 56382 — All review and reassessment procedures for individuals with exceptional needs who are younger than three years of age shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 4.
• § 56383 — Pursuant to Section 300.
• § 56385 — (a) As provided in paragraph (16) of subsection (a) of Section 1412 of Title 20 of the United States Code, individuals with exceptional needs shall be included in general statewide and districtwide as
• § 56390 — Notwithstanding Section 51412 or any other provision of law, a local educational agency may award an individual with exceptional needs a certificate or document of educational achievement or completio
• § 56391 — An individual with exceptional needs who meets the criteria for a certificate or document described in Section 56390 shall be eligible to participate in any graduation ceremony and any school activity
• § 56392 — It is not the intent of the Legislature by enacting this chapter to eliminate the opportunity for an individual with exceptional needs to earn a standard diploma issued by a local or state educational
• § 56400 — It is the intent of the Legislature, through enactment of this chapter and as required by state and federal law, to do all of the following: (a) Ensure that children and young adults with disabilities
• § 56402 — (a) The department shall award grants to establish Family Empowerment Centers on Disability.
• § 56404 — To be eligible to receive funding to establish Family Empowerment Centers on Disability pursuant to this chapter, applicants shall meet the following organizational requirements: (a) Be a nonprofit ch
• § 56406 — (a) The department shall issue requests for proposals, select grantees, and award grants pursuant to this chapter.
• § 56408 — (a) As a condition of receipt of funds, each Family Empowerment Center on Disability that receives assistance under this chapter and serves the parents and families of children and young adults 3 to 1
• § 56410 — A statewide Family Empowerment and Disability Council, composed of the executive directors for the Family Empowerment Centers on Disability, shall be established.
• § 56411 — (a) The department, on or before June 30, 2022, shall develop or update a uniform and coordinated tracking and data collection system, and establish or update outcome-based evaluation procedures and p
• § 56412 — When at least four Family Empowerment Centers on Disability have been in operation for two years, the State Department of Education shall contract, pursuant to funding made available in that fiscal ye
• § 56414 — The State Department of Education is required to implement this chapter only if an appropriation is made for this purpose in the Budget Act.
• § 56415 — On or before June 30, 2023, the department shall do both of the following: (a) Inform parents of children with disabilities of the availability of Family Empowerment Centers on Disability services by
• § 56425 — As a condition of receiving state aid pursuant to this part, a local educational agency that operated early education programs for individuals with exceptional needs younger than three years of age, a
• § 56425.5 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that early education programs for infants identified as individuals with exceptional needs that provide educational services with active parent involvement, c
• § 56426 — An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families.
• § 56426.1 — (a) Home-based early education services funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Observing the infant’s behavior and developm
• § 56426.2 — (a) Early education services funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall be provided through both home visits and group settings with other infants, with or without the parent.
• § 56426.25 — The maximum service levels set forth in Sections 56426.
• § 56426.3 — In addition to home-based or home-based and group early education services, related services as defined in Section 300.
• § 56426.4 — (a) Family involvement activities funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall support family members in meeting the practical and emotional issues and needs of raising their infant.
• § 56426.5 — If the transdisciplinary team determines home-based and group early education services to be appropriate, but the parent chooses not to receive home-based services, group services shall be made availa
• § 56426.6 — (a) Early education services shall be provided by a local educational agency through a transdisciplinary team consisting of a group of professionals from various disciplines, agencies, and parents who
• § 56426.7 — Medically necessary occupational therapy and physical therapy shall be provided to the infant when warranted by medical diagnosis and contained in the individualized family service plan, as specified
• § 56426.8 — (a) Early education and related services shall be based on the needs of the infant and the family as determined by the individualized family service plan team, and shall be specified in the individual
• § 56426.9 — (a) Pursuant to Section 1437(a)(8) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency shall ensure that each child participating in early childhood special education services pursuant t
• § 56427 — (a) Not less than two million three hundred twenty-four thousand dollars ($2,324,000) of the federal discretionary funds appropriated to the State Department of Education under the Individuals with Di
• § 56428 — (a) For the 1985–86 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, any instructional personnel service unit that was used in the prior fiscal year to provide services to children younger than three yea
• § 56429 — In order to assure the maximum utilization and coordination of local early education services, eligibility for the receipt of funds pursuant to Section 56425, 56427, 56428, or 56432 is conditioned upo
• § 56430 — (a) Early education services may be provided by any of the following methods: (1) Directly by a local educational agency.
• § 56431 — The Superintendent shall develop procedures and criteria to enable a local educational agency to contract with private nonprofit preschools or child development centers to provide special education an
• § 56432 — (a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a special education local plan area shall be eligible for state funding of those instructional personnel service units operated and fun
• § 56440 — (a) Each special education local plan area shall submit to the Superintendent, as part of the local plan, information for providing special education and services to individuals with exceptional needs
• § 56441 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that early education programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, that provide special education and r
• § 56441.1 — (a) Services rendered by state and local agencies serving preschool children with exceptional needs and their families shall be provided in coordination with other state and local agencies.
• § 56441.11 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the special education eligibility criteria in subdivision (b) shall apply to preschool children, between the ages of three and five years.
• § 56441.13 — The superintendent shall provide training and technical assistance for the implementation of early education programs for preschool children with exceptional needs, and shall develop: (a) Methods and
• § 56441.14 — Criteria and options for meeting the special education transportation needs of individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five, inclusive, shall be included in the local transpor
• § 56441.2 — An early education program for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five, inclusive, shall include specially designed services to meet the unique needs of preschool childre
• § 56441.3 — (a) Early education services for preschool children may be provided to individuals or small groups and shall include: (1) Observing and monitoring the child’s behavior and development in his or her en
• § 56441.4 — Appropriate settings for these services include any of the following: (a) The regular public or private nonsectarian preschool program.
• § 56441.5 — Appropriate instructional adult-to-child ratios for group services shall be dependent on the needs of the child.
• § 56441.6 — Early education services for preschool children shall be provided through a transdisciplinary team approach of professionals as described in Section 56426.
• § 56441.7 — (a) The maximum caseload for a speech and language specialist providing services exclusively to individuals with exceptional needs, between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, as defined in S
• § 56441.8 — Early education services for preschoolers may be provided by any of the following methods: (a) Directly by a local educational agency.
• § 56441.9 — Contracts or agreements with agencies identified in Section 56441.
• § 56442 — The superintendent shall ensure that state preschool programs and programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, provided pursuant to this part, a