Title EDC — California Educ. Code

Any unified school district that is coterminous with or includes within its boundaries a chartered city or city and county shall be governed by the board of education provided for in the charter of the city or city and county. Sections 5000, 5017, 5090, 5091, 35013, 35101, and 35…

A school district, or community college district a portion of which is embraced within the limits of any city governed by a charter proposed and adopted as provided by Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution, may be subject to, controlled, and governed by the provi…

If any school district or community college district or portion of any such district is embraced within the corporate limits of a city having a charter, and the electors of the district have participated in and voted at any school election held subsequent to the adoption of and u…

If the charter of any city provides for or has within two years prior to January 1, 1955, provided for a board of education of five members of a unified school district, and such charter has been or is hereafter amended so that it fails to provide for a board of education, a new …

If the Charter of the City of San Leandro is amended so that it no longer provides for a board of education of the San Leandro Unified School District, a new board of education composed of seven members is created under this section immediately upon the effective date of such ame…

Proceedings pursuant to Section 5203 may be conducted in conjunction with proceedings under Article 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Chapter 1 of this part, including proceedings by the county committee on school district organization to establish trustee areas or to increase …

The governing board of any elementary school district having an average daily attendance of 1,000 or more pupils and an assessed valuation of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more may, and upon petition signed by 25 percent of the heads of families resident in the district…

Whenever a unified school district has within its boundaries a chartered city or a city with a population of more than 8,000 or whenever the average daily attendance of a unified school district is 1,500 or more, for all purposes the district shall be deemed a city school distric…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5206, whenever the average daily attendance of a unified school district, which becomes effective for all purposes on or after July 1, 1966, is 2,000 or more, for all purposes the district shall be deemed a city school district governed b…

When outside territory has been annexed to a city for school purposes, the outside territory shall be deemed to be a part of the city for all matters connected with the school department of the city, for the annual levying and collecting of the property tax for the school fund of…

Boards of education are elected in cities under the provisions of the laws governing the respective cities, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Whenever the charter of a city comprising in whole or in part an elementary school district, fails to provide for the manner in which, the times at which, and the terms for which the members of the board of education of such city are appointed, and for the number which shall cons…

Except as provided in Section 5221, whenever the charter of any city fails to provide for the manner in which, the times at which, or the terms for which the members of the city board of education shall be elected or appointed, for their qualifications, removal, or for the number…

The members of any elective city board of education shall be elected at large from the territory within the boundaries of the school district or districts which are under the jurisdiction of the city board of education, whether sitting as a board of education, high school board, …

Notwithstanding Section 5033, when a unified school district is formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 35700) of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2, which includes a city school district having a city board of education as provided under former Section 5224 as it exi…

In those cases in which the boundaries of the school district, high school district, or community college district, governed by a city board of education, are not coterminous with the boundaries of the city, and where elections, either primary, general, or recall, of members of t…

An election for members of the governing board of a community college district which has been divided into wards as provided in Section 5227 may be held, at the discretion of the governing board, on the same date and in the same manner as the city election for any chartered city …

(a) (1) If a unified school district governed by a board of education of five members includes a chartered city, the charter of which provides for a board of education, the members of which are to be elected pursuant to this code and to hold office for the terms provided by this …

In the event a newly unified district includes a chartered city, the first governing board of the district shall be selected pursuant to Section 35101 or, in the event the charter of such city expressly provides for the calling and setting of the election of the first governing b…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when elections for school district governing board members in existing or newly formed school districts are conducted in conjunction with the municipal election of a chartered city on other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday …

The board shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt rules and regulations necessary for the efficient administration of this part. (b) Adopt criteria and procedures for the review and approval by the board of local plans. (c) Adopt size and scope standards for determining the effi…

(a) A public agency, as defined in Section 56028.5, may request the board to grant a waiver of any provision of this code or regulations adopted pursuant to that provision if the waiver is necessary or beneficial to the content and implementation of the pupil’s individualized edu…

The superintendent shall administer the provisions of this part.

The superintendent shall grant approval of the organization of the local plans within each county.

(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. The purposes of the guidelines and assistance shall be to help districts and county offices…

The superintendent shall review and recommend to the board for approval, local plans developed and submitted in accordance with this part.

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.

(a) The Superintendent shall monitor, provide technical assistance, and enforce the provisions of this part pursuant to Section 56600.6. (b) The Superintendent shall monitor the implementation of local plans by periodically conducting onsite program and fiscal reviews, in accorda…

The superintendent shall encourage the maximum practicable involvement of parents of children enrolled in special education programs.

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.

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 individuals with exceptional needs.

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 coordinated with the services of the local educational agency.

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.

The superintendent shall apportion funds in accordance with Chapter 7.2 (commencing with Section 56836) and approved local plans.

The superintendent shall assist districts, county offices, and special education local plan areas in the improvement and evaluation of their programs.

The superintendent shall provide for the mediation conference prescribed by Sections 56502 and 56503 and the state hearing prescribed by Section 56505.

The superintendent shall perform the duties prescribed by Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 56452).

(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 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.). (b) Not…

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 guidelines. The guidelines shall clarify the identification, assessment, planning of, a…

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 standards for all pupils in the public education system, in accordance with the pr…

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 pursuant to Section 56205 and that ensures that all individuals with exceptional nee…

Individuals with exceptional needs attending charter schools pursuant to Part 26.8 (commencing with Section 47600) shall be served in the same manner as individuals with exceptional needs are served in other public schools.

It is the intent of the Legislature that local plans for special education local plan areas, adopted pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 56195) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 56205), shall provide for federal funds available under Part B of the federal Indivi…

Special education programs authorized by this part shall be provided, pursuant to Section 48645.2, for individuals with exceptional needs who have been adjudicated by the juvenile court for placement in a juvenile hall or juvenile home, day center, ranch or camp, or for individua…

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 developmentally disabled, or public agency, other than an educational agency.

(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 license, to provide nonmedical care to children, including, but not limited to, …

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.

(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 special education administrator of the special education local plan area in which…

(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 homes located in the geographical area covered by the local plan. (b) In multid…

(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 services in programs operated by public educational agencies for individuals with exc…