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CA Educ Code § 56345.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3 - Instructional Planning and Individualized Education Program|Section 56345.2.

56345.2.  (a) Pursuant to Section 300.107 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, each public agency shall take steps, including the provision of supplementary aids and services determined appropriate and necessary by the individualized education program team of the individual with exceptional needs, to provide nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities in the manner necessary to afford individuals with exceptional needs an equal opportunity for participation in those services and activities.(b) Nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities may include counseling services, athletics, transportation, health services, recreational activities, special interest groups or clubs sponsored by the public agency, referrals to agencies that provide assistance to individuals with exceptional needs, and employment of pupils, including both employment by the public agency and assistance in making outside employment available.(c) Pursuant to Section 300.117 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, each public agency shall ensure that each individual with exceptional needs participates with nondisabled children in extracurricular services and activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of that individual. Each public agency shall ensure that each individual with exceptional needs has the supplementary aids and services determined by the individualized education program team of the individual to be appropriate and necessary for the individual to participate in nonacademic settings.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 454, Sec. 22. Effective October 10, 2007.)
CA Educ Code § 56345.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3 - Instructional Planning and Individualized Education Program|Section 56345.5.

56345.5.  Except as prescribed in subdivision (b) of Section 56324, nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize local educational agencies to prescribe health care services.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 56347 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3 - Instructional Planning and Individualized Education Program|Section 56347.

56347.  A local educational agency, prior to the placement of the individual with exceptional needs, shall ensure that the regular teacher or teachers, the special education teacher or teachers, and other persons who provide special education, related services, or both to the individual with exceptional needs have access to the pupil’s individualized education program, shall be knowledgeable of the content of the individualized education program, and shall be informed of his or her specific responsibilities related to implementing a pupil’s individualized education program and the specific accommodations, modifications and supports that shall be provided for the pupil in accordance with the individualized education program, pursuant to Section 300.323(d) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A copy of each individualized education program shall be maintained at each schoolsite where the pupil is enrolled. Service providers from other agencies who provide instruction or a related service to the individual off the schoolsite shall be provided a copy of the individualized education program. All individualized education programs shall be maintained in accordance with state and federal pupil record confidentiality laws.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 56350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56350.

56350.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section shall govern the construction of this article.(a) A “functionally blind pupil” means a pupil who relies basically on senses other than vision as major channels for learning.(b) A “pupil with low vision” means a pupil who uses vision as a channel for learning, but who may also benefit from instruction in braille.(c) A “visually impaired pupil” means a pupil who is functionally blind or a pupil with low vision. For purposes of this article, a “visually impaired pupil” does not include a pupil who is eligible for special education and related services based on a specific learning disability identified pursuant to Section 56338.(d) (1) “Braille” means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as Unified English Braille.(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to prohibit the use of Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation in the teaching of mathematics and science, the use of Music Braille Code, or the use of International Phonetic Alphabet Braille Code.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 85, Sec. 1. (AB 3223) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Educ Code § 56351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56351.

56351.  Local educational agencies shall provide opportunities for braille instruction for pupils who, due to a prognosis of visual deterioration, may be expected to have a need for braille as a reading medium.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 56351.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56351.5.

56351.5.  (a) (1) A local educational agency may reinforce braille instruction using a braille instructional aide who meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) under the supervision of a teacher who holds an appropriate credential, as determined by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to teach pupils who are functionally blind or visually impaired. This instruction shall be in accordance with the individualized education program of the pupil.(2) For purposes of this section, a braille instructional aide shall demonstrate to the supervising teacher that he or she is fluent in reading and writing grade 2 braille and possesses basic knowledge of the rules of braille construction.(b) A local educational agency that employs a braille instructional aide shall provide the aide with information regarding teaching credential programs, including the Wildman-Keeley-Solis Exemplary Teacher Training Act of 1997 (Article 12 (commencing with Section 44390) of Chapter 2 of Part 25) and the Teacher Education Internship Act of 1967 (Article 3 (commencing with Section 44450) of Chapter 3 of Part 25).(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 730, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 56351.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56351.7.

56351.7.  (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall form an advisory task force to develop standards for the mastery of the braille code as a child progresses through kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive.(b) The task force shall include, but shall not be limited to, members approved by the State Board of Education representing all of the following:(1) Parents of visually impaired pupils.(2) Teachers of visually impaired pupils.(3) Researchers in the field of visual impairment.(4) Braille experts.(5) Groups that advocate for teaching of, and use of, braille.(6) Groups that advocate for the visually impaired.(c) The task force shall report to the Governor and to the education committees of the Assembly and the Senate by June 30, 2004.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 653, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Educ Code § 56351.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56351.8.

56351.8.  (a) The Superintendent shall utilize the advisory task force established pursuant to Section 56351.7 to develop standards for pupils described in subdivision (b) to learn, and to achieve mastery of, the braille mathematics code as they progress through kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(b) The standards described in subdivision (a) shall be developed for pupils who, due to a visual impairment, are functionally blind or may be expected to have a need to learn the braille code as their primary literacy mode for learning.(c) The task force shall, by March 1, 2006, report to the state board with the standards it develops pursuant to subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 530, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Educ Code § 56351.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56351.9.

56351.9.  (a) By June 1, 2006, the state board shall adopt braille reading and mathematics standards for pupils who, due to a visual impairment, are functionally blind or may be expected to have a need to learn the braille code as their primary literacy mode for learning.(b) County offices of education, school districts, and special education local plan areas shall provide to pupils described in subdivision (a) opportunities for instruction to master the braille reading and mathematics standards described in subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 530, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Educ Code § 56352 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56352.

56352.  (a) A functional vision assessment conducted pursuant to Section 56320 shall be used as one criterion in determining the appropriate reading medium or media for the pupil.(b) An assessment of braille skills shall be required for functionally blind pupils who have the ability to read in accordance with guidelines established pursuant to Section 56136. A local educational agency may provide pupils with low vision with the opportunity to receive assessments to determine the appropriate reading medium or media, including braille instruction, for the pupils.(c) The determination, by a pupil’s individualized education program team, of the most appropriate medium or media, including braille, for functionally blind pupils who have the ability to read shall use as one criterion the assessment provided for pursuant to subdivision (b) and shall be in accordance with guidelines established pursuant to Section 56136.(d) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 56351.5, braille instruction shall be provided by a teacher who holds an appropriate credential, as determined by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to teach pupils who are functionally blind or visually impaired.(e) Each visually impaired pupil shall be provided with the opportunity to receive an assessment to determine the appropriate reading medium or media, including braille instruction, if appropriate, for that pupil.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 56353 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56353.

56353.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the expanded core curriculum is a set of knowledge and skills in which instruction or services, or both, may be beneficial to a pupil who is blind, has low vision, or is visually impaired. Local educational agencies may consider the expanded core curriculum when developing individualized education programs for a pupil who is blind, has low vision, or is visually impaired.(b) The expanded core curriculum is defined to be all of the following:(1) Compensatory skills, such as braille and concept development and other skills needed to access the core curriculum.(2) Orientation and mobility.(3) Social interaction skills.(4) Career technical education.(5) Assistive technology, including optical devices.(6) Independent living skills.(7) Recreation and leisure.(8) Self-determination.(9) Sensory efficiency.(c) When appropriate to ensure that a pupil will receive adequate services under this section, those services may be provided before or after school hours.(d) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 778, Sec. 2. (AB 947) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Educ Code § 56354 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 3.5 - Individualized Education Program for Visually Impaired Pupils|Section 56354.

56354.  (a) (1) If an orientation and mobility evaluation is determined to be needed for a pupil who is blind, has low vision, or is visually impaired, it shall be conducted by a person who is appropriately certified as an orientation and mobility specialist.(2) The orientation and mobility evaluations described in paragraph (1) shall occur in familiar and unfamiliar environments, in varying lighting conditions, and in the home, school, and community, as appropriate.(b) Except as specified in subdivision (c), a local educational agency shall not impose any limitations that result in the preclusion or the limitation of the ability of a pupil to receive instruction in orientation and mobility services in the home, school, or community setting and in varying lighting conditions, as designated in the pupil’s individualized education program and provided for pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.).(c) (1) A local educational agency may require annual written parental consent to provide the services described in subdivision (b) when those services are provided before or after regular school hours and when those services are provided away from the schoolsite.(2) If a local educational agency prohibits an orientation and mobility specialist from using their vehicles for the transportation of pupils to and from orientation and mobility instruction, the local educational agency shall provide, without cost to the orientation and mobility specialist, an equally effective transportation alternative for that purpose.(d) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 778, Sec. 3. (AB 947) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Educ Code § 56360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 4 - Implementation|Section 56360.

56360.  Each special education local plan area shall ensure that a continuum of program options is available to meet the needs of individuals with exceptional needs for special education and related services, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) and federal regulations relating thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 56361 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 4 - Implementation|Section 56361.

56361.  The continuum of program options shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following or any combination of the following:(a) Regular education programs consistent with subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 1412 of Title 20 of the United States Code and implementing regulations.(b) A resource specialist program pursuant to Section 56362.(c) Designated instruction and services pursuant to Section 56363.(d) Special classes pursuant to Section 56364.2.(e) Nonpublic, nonsectarian school services pursuant to Section 56365.(f) State special schools pursuant to Section 56367.(g) Instruction in settings other than classrooms where specially designed instruction may occur.(h) Itinerant instruction in classrooms, resource rooms, and settings other than classrooms where specially designed instruction may occur to the extent required by federal law or regulation.(i) Instruction using telecommunication, and instruction in the home, in hospitals, and in other institutions to the extent required by federal law or regulation.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 896, Sec. 59. Effective September 29, 2004.)
CA Educ Code § 56361.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 4 - Implementation|Section 56361.2.

56361.2.  All special education and related services for any individual with exceptional needs who is younger than three years of age shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 4.4 (commencing with Section 56425).(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1296, Sec. 5.5. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 25 of Ch. 1296.)
CA Educ Code § 56361.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 4 - Implementation|Section 56361.5.

56361.5.  (a) In addition to the continuum of program options listed in Section 56361, a local educational agency may contract with a hospital to provide designated instruction and services, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 56363, required by the individual with exceptional needs, as specified in the individualized education program. However, a local educational agency shall not contract with a sectarian hospital for instructional services. A local educational agency shall contract with a hospital for designated instruction and services required by the individual with exceptional needs only when no appropriate public education program is available.For purposes of this section, “hospital” means a health care facility licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services.(b) Contracts with hospitals pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be subject to the procedures prescribed in Sections 56365, 56366, and 56366.5.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Educ Code § 56362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review|ARTICLE 4 - Implementation|Section 56362.

56362.  (a) The resource specialist program shall provide, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Provision for a resource specialist or specialists who shall provide instruction and services for those pupils whose needs have been identified in an individualized education program developed by the individualized education program team and who are assigned to regular classroom teachers for a majority of a schoolday.(2) Provision of information and assistance to individuals with exceptional needs and their parents.(3) Provision of consultation, resource information, and material regarding individuals with exceptional needs to their parents and to regular staff members.(4) Coordination of special education services with the regular school programs for each individual with exceptional needs enrolled in the resource specialist program.(5) Monitoring of pupil progress on a regular basis, participation in the review and revision of individualized education programs, as appropriate, and referral of pupils who do not demonstrate appropriate progress to the individualized education program team.(6) Emphasis at the secondary school level on academic achievement, career and vocational development, and preparation for adult life.(b) The resource specialist program shall be under the direction of a resource specialist who is a credentialed special education teacher, or who has a clinical services credential with a special class authorization, who has had three or more years of teaching experience, including both regular and special education teaching experience, as defined by rules and regulations of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and who has demonstrated the competencies for a resource specialist, as established by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.(c) Caseloads for resource specialists shall be stated in the local policies developed pursuant to Section 56195.8 and in accordance with regulations established by the board. No resource specialist shall have a caseload which exceeds 28 pupils.(d) Resource specialists shall not simultaneously be assigned to serve as resource specialists and to teach regular classes.(e) Resource specialists shall not enroll a pupil for a majority of a schoolday without approval by the pupil’s individualized education program team.(f) At least 80 percent of the resource specialists within a local plan shall be provided with an instructional aide.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 2008.)