California Education Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 56020.
  As used in this part, the definitions prescribed by this article apply unless the context otherwise requires.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec....
• Section 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,...
• Section 56021.
  “Board” means the State Board of Education.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)
• Section 56021.1.
  “Consent,” as provided in Section 300.9 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, means all of the following:(a) The parent or guardian has been...
• Section 56022.
  “County office” means office of the county superintendent of schools.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)
• Section 56023.
  “Day” means a calendar day.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)
• Section 56024.
  “Department” means the Department of Education.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)
• Section 56025.
  “District” means school district.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)
• Section 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...
• Section 56026.1.
  (a)  As provided in Section 300.102(a)(3)(i) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, an individual with exceptional needs who graduates from high school...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 56027.
  “Local plan” means a plan that meets the requirements of Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 56195) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 56205) and that...
• Section 56028.
  (a) “Parent” means any of the following:(1) A biological or adoptive parent of a child.(2) A foster parent if the authority of the biological or adoptive parents to...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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, deafness,...
• Section 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,...
• Section 56032.
  “Individualized education program” means a written document described in Sections 56345 and 56345.1 for an individual with exceptional needs that is developed, reviewed, and revised...
• Section 56033.
  “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)
• Section 56033.5.
  “Supplementary aids and services,” as provided in Section 1401(33) of Title 20 of the United States Code and in Section 300.42 of Title 34 of...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 from...

Last modified: October 22, 2018