Title EDC — California Educ. Code

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 California for at least a part of each year. These children, from among the least …

The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the interpretation of this article. (a) “Currently migratory child” means a child who has moved with a parent, guardian, or other person having custody, from one school district to another, either within the State of Californ…

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 resides in an area where programs are provided for migrant children. Priority for the …

The state board shall adopt a state master plan for services to migrant children. The plan shall include all of the following: (a) Instructional activities on a regular and extended year basis. These activities shall be designed to identify, assess, and provide treatment for acad…

(a) Migratory children shall be served according to their needs in the following order: (1) School-aged currently migratory children. (2) School-aged former migratory children. (3) Preschool currently migratory children. (4) Preschool former migratory children. (b) A project may …

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. This assessment shall include assessments concurrently provided pursuant to compensat…

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 agencies to supply services to migrant children residing within specified geographi…

(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 children. The Superintendent shall review and approve plans for the establishme…

(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 the following: (1) The Superintendent shall adopt rules and regulations requiring…

(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. The summer school programs shall respond to the individual needs of participating pupils…

(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 program goals, objectives, and priorities. (2) The review of annual needs and y…

The reorganization of service regions established pursuant to Section 54444.1 shall not affect the right to retain salary, leaves, and other benefits of persons employed in positions that do not require certification as follows: (a) An employee of a service region that is include…

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(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. (b) The department shall conduct all of the following activities in support of the education of newcomer…

There is in the Department of Education the office of Director of Compensatory Education. The Director of Compensatory Education shall be appointed by the State Board of Education, upon nomination by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and he shall be subject to state civil…

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 control of programs of compensatory education provided throughout the state, and sh…

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 district shall identify disadvantaged minors. (b) Establish minimum standards for pr…

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 regulations of the State Board of Education implementing the same, have the powe…

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 class in which the project or program is to be conducted and other certificated…

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 basis of numbers, concentration or density of disadvantaged pupils in particular a…

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 involving a particular school or schools to be expended for the employment and in-serv…

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 in the designated grades in relation to each full-time equivalent classroom teach…

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 administrative duties other than those administrative duties which may be assigned by the c…

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 Services, Employment Development, and Industrial Relations, shall designate the most co…

Apportionments for purposes of this article shall be made upon order of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and by warrant of the State Controller. Moneys apportioned shall be expended precisely as directed by the Director of Compensatory Education, with not more than five p…

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. In making allocations pursuant to this article the Director of Compensatory Education shall…

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 overall compensatory education plan and evaluation report, and that a significant po…

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 reinforce the benefits afforded children who have participated therein, and will be…

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 established projects or programs pursuant to this article. No matching-fund requirement…

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 prescribed in connection therewith by or under the authority of federal law. The …

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. The programs and projects shall be subject to the provisions of Section 54461. …

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 chapter or pursuant to any other law of this state, or pursuant to federal law unde…

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 determined by the State Board of Education. The programs and projects shall serve as …

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 Education. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

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 programs, who reside in a school district or are under the jurisdiction of a sp…

(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, including religious, elementary and secondary schools, regardless of the severity o…

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. Identification procedures shall include systematic methods of utilizing referrals of …

(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 of the child, these determinations shall be made, and an individualized education…

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 United States Code.

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.

(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 in meetings with respect to the identification, assessment, and educational plac…

(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 individuals with exceptional needs as English learners, supporting pupils who a…

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 shall be conducted, by qualified persons, in accordance with requirements including…

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 4.4 (commencing with Section 56425) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title 14 (commenc…

(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 plan within 15 days of the referral for assessment not counting days between the …

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 Title 20 of the United States Code, make reasonable efforts to obtain the informed …

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 56341.1.

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.

The assessment shall be conducted by persons competent to perform the assessment, as determined by the local educational agency.

Admission of a pupil to special education instruction shall be made only in accordance with this article, Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 56333) and standards established by the board and upon a recommendation by the individualized education program team.