Title EDC — California Educ. Code

By July 1982, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall adopt rules and regulations for a resource specialist certificate of competence. The certificate shall provide all the following: (a) Definition of the competencies required of a resource specialist. (b) Provision for a …

(a) The Legislature recognizes the need for specially trained professionals to assess and serve pupils of limited English proficiency. This is particularly true of pupils with exceptional needs or pupils with suspected disabilities. (b) The commission shall develop a bilingual-cr…

(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 300.34 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The term “related services” means…

A local educational agency is not required to purchase medical equipment for an individual pupil. However, the local educational agency is responsible for providing other specialized equipment for use at school that is needed to implement the individualized education program. For…

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 reasons for the greater average caseload.

Pursuant to Section 300.154(d)(2)(iv) and (v) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, if an individual with exceptional needs is covered by public benefits or insurance, a public agency may use Medicaid, other public benefits, or insurance programs in which a pupil partic…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56364.2, pupils with low incidence disabilities may receive all or a portion of their instruction in the regular classroom and may also be enrolled in special classes taught by appropriately credentialed teachers who serve these pupils at…

(a) Special classes that serve pupils with similar and more intensive educational needs shall be available. The special classes may enroll pupils only when the nature or severity of the disability of the individual with exceptional needs is such that education in the regular clas…

(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 56364.2 for pupils 3 to 22 years of age, inclusive, and post the recommendation on the department’s internet website. (b) I…

(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. These services shall be provided pursuant to Section 56366, and in accordance with …

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 educational agency and parents. (a) The master contract for nonpublic, nonsectarian s…

(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 information on the application: (1) A description of the special education and des…

In addition to the certification requirements set forth in Sections 56366 and 56366.1, a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides special education and related services to an individual with exceptional needs shall certify in writing to the Superintendent that it meets all of…

(a) The department shall implement a program to integrate individuals with exceptional needs placed in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools into public schools, as appropriate. Under the program, a pupil placed in a nonpublic, nonsectarian school and each individual who has the right …

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 individualized education program team and the department’s Constituent Services Offi…

(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, 56366.3, and 56366.6. The petition shall state the reasons for the waiver reques…

(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 regulation, or aiding, abetting, or permitting the violation of an applicable sta…

(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, notify parents of pupils of the local educational agency or charter school who atte…

(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 shall either (1) send a warrant for the amount requested within 45 days, or (2) n…

(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 agency may file a written petition to request a review of the decision by the s…

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 certification reviews to the contracting local educational agency, and to the no…

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 those individuals through a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency owned, opera…

(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 that no appropriate placement is available in the local plan area. (b) Notwithstan…

(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 advanced training and related experience in the education of individuals with exceptio…

A local educational agency may contract with another public agency to provide special education or related services to an individual with exceptional needs.

(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 that the individualized education program team does both of the following: (1) Revi…

(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 the local educational agency may agree, pursuant to Section 1414(d)(3)(D) of Ti…

(a) (1) A reassessment of the pupil, based upon procedures specified in Section 56302.1 and in Article 2 (commencing with Section 56320), and in accordance with Section 1414(a), (b), and (c) of Title 20 of the United States Code, shall be conducted if the local educational agency…

All review and reassessment procedures for individuals with exceptional needs who are younger than three years of age shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 4.4 (commencing with Section 56425) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title 14 (commencing with Section 95…

Pursuant to Section 300.325(b) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, after an individual with exceptional needs is placed in a nonpublic, nonsectarian school under Section 56366, any meetings to review and revise the pupil’s individualized education program may be condu…

(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 assessment programs, including assessments described under Section 1111 of the Ele…

Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, the district of residence of the parent or guardian of any pupil attending a state-operated school pursuant to this part, excluding day pupils, shall pay the school of attendance for each pupil an amount equal to 10 perc…

The state board, the governing board of a school district, or a county office of education may dispose of surplus or undistributed obsolete instructional materials in its possession that are usable for educational purposes in any of the following ways: (a) By donation to a govern…

(a) Prior to the disposition by a school district of any instructional materials pursuant to Section 60510, the school district governing board is encouraged to do both of the following: (1) No later than 60 days prior to that disposition, notify the public of its intention to di…

Any organization, agency, or institution receiving obsolete instructional materials donated pursuant to this article shall certify to the governing board of the school district or the county board of education, as appropriate, that it agrees to make no charge of any kind to the p…

The state board, any district board which employs a superintendent of schools, and other school districts with the approval of the county superintendent of schools may dispose of unusable surplus or undistributed obsolete instructional materials, or such materials which are usabl…

If approval is given pursuant to Section 74205 to a reorganization proposal which results in an increase in taxes levied on behalf of the districts involved or which requires changes in district governing boards, such as a change that results in the reapportionment of trustee are…

After the board of supervisors receives official notification that an action to reorganize districts has been approved as provided by law, the board of supervisors shall issue an order to change districts where required by the action, and to establish or reestablish the boundarie…

(a) An action to reorganize districts is complete when the board of supervisors makes the order pursuant to Section 74250. (b) After the expiration of one year from the date of the order, the order shall be conclusive evidence that the district has been legally organized, or the …

(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Community College Construction Act of 1980. (b) The Legislature hereby declares that it is in the interest of the state and of the people thereof for the state to provide assistance to community college districts for the con…

This chapter shall be administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and for purposes of the administration the board of governors shall adopt all necessary rules and regulations. For purposes of this chapter, the board of governors shall assemble st…

Funds appropriated for a project of a community college district for purposes of this chapter shall be allocated and disbursed upon order of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and by warrants of the Controller issued pursuant thereto.

In the event an existing community college district is included in a newly formed community college district, any unused funds appropriated or authorized to be appropriated for a finally approved project of the included district pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to th…

The governing board of each community college district shall prepare and submit to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges a plan for capital construction for community college purposes of the district. The plan shall reflect capital construction for community…

(a) The five-year plan for capital construction shall set out the estimated capital construction needs of the district with reference to at least both of the following elements: (1) The current enrollment capacity of the district expressed in terms of weekly student contact hours…

The board of governors shall review and evaluate the plan for capital construction submitted by the governing board of each community college district in terms of the elements of the capital construction program specified in Section 81821, and shall, on the basis of the review an…

(a) If a community college district maintains colleges, or one college and one or more educational centers, it may additionally submit the plan required by Section 81820 on the basis of each college or educational center maintained by the district, if either of the following circ…

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall: (a) Advise the governing board of each community college district on the acquisition of new college sites, and after a review of available plots, give the governing board of the district in writing a list of the a…

The governing board of each community college district, before letting any contract or contracts totaling one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), or more, in the erection of any new community college facility, or for any addition to, or alteration of, an existing community…

The governing board of a community college district may include a proposed site in its plans for a project and may enter into an agreement with the owner of property constituting such proposed site whereby the district, for an annual consideration to be borne by the district, is …