California Education Code ARTICLE 1 - Identification and Referral

• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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,...
• Section 56305.
  (a) On or before January 1, 2019, the department shall develop a manual providing guidance to local educational agencies on identifying English learners as individuals with...

Last modified: October 22, 2018