California Education Code CHAPTER 5 - Procedural Safeguards

• Section 56500.
  As used in this chapter, “public agency” is identical to the definition of that term in Section 56028.5 and Section 300.33 of Title 34 of...
• Section 56500.1.
  (a) All procedural safeguards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 and following) shall be established and maintained by each noneducational and...
• Section 56500.2.
  (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a complaint filed with the department regarding any alleged violations of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20...
• Section 56500.3.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that parties to special education disputes be encouraged to seek resolution through mediation prior to filing a request...
• Section 56500.4.
  (a) Pursuant to Section 1415(b)(3) and (4) and (c)(1) of Title 20 of the United States Code, and in accordance with Section 300.503 of Title 34...
• Section 56500.5.
  As provided in Section 300.102(a)(3)(iii) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parents or guardians of an individual with exceptional needs shall be...
• Section 56500.6.
  Due process and state complaint procedures for children enrolled in private schools by their parents pursuant to Sections 56170 to 56174.5, inclusive, shall be in...
• Section 56501.
  (a) The due process hearing procedures prescribed by this chapter extend to the parent or guardian, as defined in Section 56028, a pupil who has been...
• Section 56501.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior to the opportunity for an impartial due process hearing under this chapter, the local educational agency shall convene...
• Section 56502.
  (a) All requests for a due process hearing shall be filed with the Superintendent in accordance with Section 300.508(a) and (b) of Title 34 of the...
• Section 56503.
  Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the parties to a hearing from agreeing to use a mediation conference or resolving their dispute in an informal,...
• Section 56504.
  The parent shall have the right and opportunity to examine all school records of his or her child and to receive copies pursuant to this...
• Section 56504.5.
  (a) The department shall enter into an interagency agreement with another state agency or contract with a nonprofit organization or entity to conduct mediation conferences and...
• Section 56505.
  (a) The state hearing shall be conducted in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.(b) The hearing shall be held at a time and place reasonably convenient...
• Section 56505.1.
  The hearing officer may do any of the following during the hearing:(a) Question a witness on the record prior to any of the parties doing so.(b) With...
• Section 56505.2.
  (a) A hearing officer may not render a decision that results in the placement of an individual with exceptional needs in a nonpublic, nonsectarian school, or...
• Section 56506.
  In addition to the due process hearing rights enumerated in subdivision (b) of Section 56501, the following due process rights extend to the pupil and...
• Section 56507.
  (a) If either party to a due process hearing intends to be represented by an attorney in the state hearing, notice of that intent shall be...
• Section 56508.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the department develop training materials that can be used locally by parents, public agencies, and others and...
• Section 56509.
  This chapter, in accordance with subsection (o) of Section 1415 of Title 20 of the United States Code, does not preclude a parent from filing...

Last modified: October 22, 2018