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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.4 - Early Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs › Section 56426.4.

56426.4. (a) Family involvement activities funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall support family members in meeting the practical and emotional issues and needs of raising their infant. These activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Educational programs that present information or demonstrate techniques to assist the family to promote their infant’s development.
(2) Parent education and training to assist families in understanding, planning for, and meeting the unique needs of their infant.
(3) Parent support groups to share similar experiences and possible solutions.
(4) Instruction in making toys and other materials appropriate to their infant’s exceptional needs and development.
(b) The frequency of family involvement activities shall be at least once a month.
(c) Participation by families in family involvement activities shall be voluntary.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Repealed (in Sec. 50) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1998. Section operative July 1, 1998, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.4 - Early Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs › Section 56426.5.

56426.5. If the transdisciplinary team determines home-based and group early education services to be appropriate, but the parent chooses not to receive home-based services, group services shall be made available to the infant. Similarly, the choice not to participate in family involvement activities shall not limit the availability to the infant and his or her family of home-based services or home-based and group services as determined appropriate by the individualized education program team.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1296, Sec. 17.6. Effective October 11, 1993.)
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56426.6. (a) Early education services shall be provided by a local educational agency through a transdisciplinary team consisting of a group of professionals from various disciplines, agencies, and parents who shall share their expertise and services to provide appropriate services for infants and their families. Each team member shall be responsible for providing and coordinating early education services for one or more infants and their families, and shall serve as a consultant to other team members and as a provider of appropriate related services to other infants in the program.
(b) Credentialed personnel with expertise in vision or hearing impairments shall be made available by the local educational agency to early education programs serving infants identified in accordance with paragraph (2), (5), or (13) of subdivision (b) of Section 3030 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and shall be the primary providers of services under those programs whenever possible.
(c) Transdisciplinary teams may include, but need not be limited to, qualified persons from the following disciplines:
(1) Early childhood special education.
(2) Speech and language therapy.
(3) Nursing, with a skill level not less than that of a registered nurse.
(4) Social work, psychology, or mental health.
(5) Occupational therapy.
(6) Physical therapy.
(7) Audiology.
(8) Parent-to-parent support.
(d) A person who is authorized by the local educational agency to provide early education or related services to infants shall have appropriate experience in normal and atypical infant development and an understanding of the unique needs of families of infants with exceptional needs, or, absent that experience and understanding, shall undergo a comprehensive training plan for that purpose, which plan shall be developed and implemented as part of the staff development component of the local plan for early education services.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 186, Sec. 56. (AB 2659) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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56426.7. Medically necessary occupational therapy and physical therapy shall be provided to the infant when warranted by medical diagnosis and contained in the individualized family service plan, as specified under Chapter 26.5 (commencing with Section 7570) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1288, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1995.)
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56426.8. (a) Early education and related services shall be based on the needs of the infant and the family as determined by the individualized family service plan team, and shall be specified in the individualized family service plan, including the frequency and duration of each type of service. Any early education or related service may be provided only upon written parental consent.
(b) The individualized family service plan for any infant shall be developed in consultation with the infant’s physician in order to ensure that the services specified in the plan do not conflict with the infant’s medical needs.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1288, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.4 - Early Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs › Section 56426.9.

56426.9. (a) Pursuant to Section 1437(a)(8) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency shall ensure that each child participating in early childhood special education services pursuant to this chapter, and who will participate in preschool programs pursuant to Chapter 4.45 (commencing with Section 56440), experiences a smooth and effective transition to those preschool programs.
(b) Pursuant to Sections 300.101(b) and 300.323(b) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a local educational agency, by the third birthday of a child described in subdivision (a), shall ensure that an individualized education program or an individualized family service plan has been developed and is being implemented for the child consistent with a free appropriate public education for children beginning at three years of age.
(c) In accordance with Section 1437(a)(8) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency shall participate in transition planning conferences arranged by the designated lead agency.
(d) Any child who becomes three years of age while participating in early childhood special education services under this chapter may continue until June 30 of the current program year, if the individualized education program team determines that the preschooler is eligible pursuant to Section 56441.11, develops an individualized education program, and determines that the early childhood special education services remain appropriate. No later than June 30 of that year, the individualized education program team shall meet to review the preschooler’s progress and revise the individualized education program accordingly. The individualized education program team meeting shall be conducted by the local educational agency responsible for the provision of preschool special education services. Representatives of the early childhood special education program shall be invited to that meeting. If a child’s third birthday occurs during the summer, the child’s individualized education program team shall determine the date when services under the individualized education program will begin, pursuant to Section 300.101(b) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.4 - Early Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs › Section 56427.

56427. (a) Not less than two million three hundred twenty-four thousand dollars ($2,324,000) of the federal discretionary funds appropriated to the State Department of Education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) in any fiscal year shall be expended for early education programs for infants with exceptional needs and their families, until the department determines, and the Legislature concurs, that the funds are no longer needed for that purpose.
(b) Programs ineligible to receive funding pursuant to Section 56425 or 56432 may receive funding pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Repealed (in Sec. 52) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 1998. Section operative July 1, 1998, by its own provisions.)
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56428. (a) For the 1985–86 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, any instructional personnel service unit that was used in the prior fiscal year to provide services to children younger than three years of age shall continue to be used for that purpose. If a special education local plan area becomes ineligible for all or any portion of those instructional personnel service units operated and fundable in the prior fiscal year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate those units to another local plan area for the purpose of providing services to children younger than three years of age.
(b) In the 1998–99 fiscal year, the instructional personnel service unit rates used to compute state funding under this chapter shall be adjusted to represent the actual, historic inflation adjustment amount funded for each provider of early education services under this chapter. To make this adjustment, the superintendent shall make the following calculation:
(1) Divide the amount of funding received by the special education local plan area in the 1997–98 fiscal year from property taxes and state aid, after applying the deficit, for early education for individuals with exceptional needs by the amount the special education local plan area was entitled to receive for the 1997–98 fiscal year for that program.
(2) Multiply the amount determined in paragraph (1) by the instructional personnel service unit rates for the 1997–98 fiscal year used to compute state funding for early education for individuals with exceptional needs prior to the application of the inflation adjustment for the 1998–99 fiscal year.
(c) For the 1998–99 fiscal year, the department shall transfer an amount from schedule (a) to schedule (b) of Item 6110-161-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 1998, equal to the amount determined by the department, with the approval of the Department of Finance, to be the amount of funding received by the special education local plan area from property taxes in the 1997–98 fiscal year for early education programs for individuals with exceptional needs, multiplied by the inflation factor computed pursuant to Section 42238.1 for the 1998–99 fiscal year and adjusted for the estimated growth in average daily attendance for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, pursuant to the May Revision of the Governor’s Budget for the 1998–99 fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 330, Sec. 12. Effective August 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.4 - Early Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs › Section 56429.

56429. In order to assure the maximum utilization and coordination of local early education services, eligibility for the receipt of funds pursuant to Section 56425, 56427, 56428, or 56432 is conditioned upon the approval by the superintendent of a local plan for early education services, which approval shall apply for not less than one, nor more than four, years. The local plan shall identify existing public and private early education services, and shall include an interagency plan for the delivery of early education services in accordance with the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code.
This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Repealed (in Sec. 54) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 1998. Section operative July 1, 1998, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.4 - Early Education for Individuals with Exceptional Needs › Section 56430.

56430. (a) Early education services may be provided by any of the following methods:
(1) Directly by a local educational agency.
(2) Through an interagency agreement between a local educational agency and another public agency.
(3) Through a contract with another public agency pursuant to Section 56369.
(4) Through a contract with a certified nonpublic, nonsectarian school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian agency pursuant to Section 56366.
(5) Through a contract with a nonsectarian hospital in accordance with Section 56361.5.
(b) Contracts or agreements with agencies identified in subdivision (a) for early education services are strongly encouraged when early education services are currently provided by another agency, and when found to be a cost-effective means of providing the services. The placement of individual infants under the contract shall not require specific approval by the governing board of the district or the county office.
(c) Early education services provided under this chapter shall be funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
(Repealed (in Sec. 56) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 57. Effective January 1, 1998. Section operative July 1, 1998, by its own provisions.)
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56431. The Superintendent shall develop procedures and criteria to enable a local educational agency to contract with private nonprofit preschools or child development centers to provide special education and related services to infants and preschool age individuals with exceptional needs. The criteria shall include minimum standards that the private, nonprofit preschool or center shall be required to meet.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.45 - Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Between the Ages of Three and Five Years, Inclusive › Section 56440.

56440. (a) Each special education local plan area shall submit to the Superintendent, as part of the local plan, information for providing special education and services to individuals with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026, who are between the ages of three and five years, inclusive.
(b) All individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, identified in subdivision (a) shall be served by the local educational agencies within each special education local plan area, to the extent required under federal law and pursuant to the local plan and application approved by the Superintendent.
(c) Individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, who are identified by the local educational agency as requiring special education and services shall be eligible for special education and services pursuant to this part.
(d) Special education facilities operated by local educational agencies serving children under this chapter and Chapter 4.4 (commencing with Section 56425) shall meet all applicable standards relating to fire, health, sanitation, and building safety, but are not subject to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70), 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90), or 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(e) This chapter applies to all individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 327, Sec. 16. (AB 1599) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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56441. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that early education programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, that provide special education and related services within the typical environment appropriate for young children, and include active parent involvement, may do the following:
(a) Significantly reduce the potential impact of any disabling conditions.
(b) Produce substantial gains in physical development, cognitive development, language and speech development, psychosocial development, and self-help skills development.
(c) Help prevent the development of secondary disabling conditions.
(d) Reduce family stresses.
(e) Reduce societal dependency and institutionalization.
(f) Reduce the need for special class placement in special education programs once a child reaches school age.
(g) Save substantial costs to society and our schools.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 126. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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56441.1. (a) Services rendered by state and local agencies serving preschool children with exceptional needs and their families shall be provided in coordination with other state and local agencies. Educational agencies offering similar educational services shall coordinate and not duplicate these services. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall identify similar services by other state and local agencies.
(b) As the preschool child approaches the age to enter an elementary school environment, the child’s preparation shall be geared toward a readiness for kindergarten and later school success.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 56. Effective September 30, 2002.)
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56441.2. An early education program for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five, inclusive, shall include specially designed services to meet the unique needs of preschool children and their families. To meet this purpose, the program focus is on the young child and his or her family and shall include both individual and small group services which shall be available in a variety of typical age-appropriate environments for young children, including the home, and shall include opportunities for active parent involvement.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
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56441.3. (a) Early education services for preschool children may be provided to individuals or small groups and shall include:
(1) Observing and monitoring the child’s behavior and development in his or her environment.
(2) Presenting activities that are developmentally appropriate for the preschool child and are specially designed, based on the child’s exceptional needs, to enhance the child’s development. Those activities shall be developed to conform with the child’s individualized education program and shall be developed so that they do not conflict with his or her medical needs.
(3) Interacting and consulting with the family members, regular preschool teachers, and other service providers, as needed, to demonstrate developmentally appropriate activities necessary to implement the child’s individualized education program in the appropriate setting pursuant to Section 56441.4 and necessary to reinforce the expansion of his or her skills in order to promote the child’s educational development. These interactions and consultations may include family involvement activities.
(4) Assisting parents to seek and coordinate other services in their community that may be provided to their child by various agencies.
(5) Providing opportunities for young children to participate in play and exploration activities, to develop self-esteem, and to develop preacademic skills.
(6) Providing access to various developmentally appropriate equipment and specialized materials.
(7) Providing related services as defined in Section 300.13 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that include parent counseling and training to help parents understand the special needs of their children and their children’s development, as that section read on May 1, 1987.
(b) The duration of group services shall not exceed four hours per day unless determined otherwise by the individualized education program team.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
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56441.4. Appropriate settings for these services include any of the following:
(a) The regular public or private nonsectarian preschool program.
(b) The child development center or family day care home.
(c) The child’s regular environment that may include the home.
(d) A special site where preschool programs for both children with disabilities and children who are not disabled are located close to each other and have an opportunity to share resources and programming.
(e) A special education preschool program with children who are not disabled attending and participating for all or part of the program.
(f) A public school setting which provides an age-appropriate environment, materials, and services, as defined by the superintendent.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 34. Effective September 21, 1992.)
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56441.5. Appropriate instructional adult-to-child ratios for group services shall be dependent on the needs of the child. However, because of the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, who require special education and related services, the number of children per instructional adult shall be less than ratios set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 8264.8 for young children in a regular preschool program. Group services provided to individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, identified as severely disabled pursuant to Section 56030.5 shall not exceed an instructional adult-to-child ratio of one to five.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 386, Sec. 28. (SB 436) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.45 - Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Between the Ages of Three and Five Years, Inclusive › Section 56441.6.

56441.6. Early education services for preschool children shall be provided through a transdisciplinary team approach of professionals as described in Section 56426.6. Responsibilities of early education program staff shall include consultation with regular preschool program providers, consultation with other specialists, assessment services, and direct services.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.45 - Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Between the Ages of Three and Five Years, Inclusive › Section 56441.7.

56441.7. (a) The maximum caseload for a speech and language specialist providing services exclusively to individuals with exceptional needs, between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, as defined in Section 56441.11 or 56026, shall not exceed a count of 40.
(b) The superintendent shall issue caseload guidelines or proposed regulations to local educational agencies for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, by January 1, 1988.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
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56441.8. Early education services for preschoolers may be provided by any of the following methods:
(a) Directly by a local educational agency.
(b) Through an interagency agreement between a local educational agency and another public agency.
(c) Through a contract with another public agency pursuant to Section 56369.
(d) Through a contract with a certified nonpublic, nonsectarian school; or nonpublic, nonsectarian agency pursuant to Section 56366.
(e) Through a contract with a nonsectarian hospital in accordance with Section 56361.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 756, Sec. 32. Effective October 9, 1991.)
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56441.9. Contracts or agreements with agencies identified in Section 56441.8 are strongly encouraged when these services are currently provided by another agency, and when found to be a cost-effective means of providing the services. The placement of an individual preschool child under any of these contracts shall not require specific approval by the governing board of the school district or the county superintendent of schools.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
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56441.13. The superintendent shall provide training and technical assistance for the implementation of early education programs for preschool children with exceptional needs, and shall develop:
(a) Methods and models for modifications to the regular program prior to referral.
(b) Guidelines for program providers.
(c) Curriculum and content for programs.
(d) Personnel standards for program providers.
(e) A plan to meet the unique needs of preschool children who require special education services and who are limited-English proficient and of diverse cultural backgrounds.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
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56441.14. Criteria and options for meeting the special education transportation needs of individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five, inclusive, shall be included in the local transportation policy required pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 56195.8.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 854, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 1998. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 56449.)
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56442. The superintendent shall ensure that state preschool programs and programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, provided pursuant to this part, are coordinated at the state and local levels.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
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56443. (a) The department shall amend its interagency agreement with the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, Region IX, Head Start, United States Department of Health and Human Services, to permit a local educational agency to contract with a Head Start program for special education and services for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years pursuant to this part.
(b) Apportionments allocated to Head Start programs for special education and services to individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years shall supplement and not supplant funds for which the Head Start programs are eligible, or are already receiving, from other funding sources.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 74. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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56445. (a) Prior to transitioning an individual with exceptional needs from a preschool program to kindergarten, or first grade as the case may be, an appropriate reassessment of the individual shall be conducted pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 56320) of Chapter 4 to determine if the individual is still in need of special education and services.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that gains made in the special education program for individuals who received special education and services, in accordance with this chapter, are not lost by too rapid a removal of individualized programs and supports for these individuals.
(c) As part of the transitioning process, a means of monitoring continued success of the child shall be identified by the individualized education program team for those children of kindergarten or first grade equivalency who are determined to be eligible for less intensive special education programs.
(d) As part of the exit process from special education, the present performance levels and learning style shall be noted by the individualized education program team. This information shall be made available to the assigned regular education teacher upon the child’s enrollment in kindergarten or first grade as the case may be.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
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56446. Public special education funding shall not be used to purchase regular preschool services or to purchase any instructional service other than special education and services permitted by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 89, Sec. 42. Effective June 30, 1998. Operative July 1, 1998, by Sec. 62 of Ch. 89.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.45 - Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Between the Ages of Three and Five Years, Inclusive › Section 56447.1.

56447.1. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the responsibility of noneducational public agencies in the State of California from providing or paying for some or all of the costs of a free appropriate public education for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit a noneducational public agency to reduce medical and other assistance available or to alter eligibility under Titles V and XIX of the Social Security Act (Subchapter V (commencing with Section 701) and Subchapter XIX (commencing with Section 1396) of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code) with respect to the provision of a free appropriate public education for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, within the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5. Effective July 30, 1987.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 1 - Career and Vocational Education Programs › Section 56452.

56452. The superintendent shall ensure that the state annually secures all federal funds available for career and vocational education of individuals with exceptional needs.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1484, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 1 - Career and Vocational Education Programs › Section 56453.

56453. The superintendent and the Department of Rehabilitation shall enter into an interagency agreement to ensure that the state annually secures all federal funds available under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and that coordination in applying for, distributing, and using funds available under the Vocational Education Act, as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Education For All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, (P.L. 94-142), as amended, including, but not limited to, application for, and use thereof, be provided.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1353, Sec. 67. Effective September 30, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 1 - Career and Vocational Education Programs › Section 56454.

56454. In order to provide local educational agencies with maximum flexibility to secure and utilize all federal funds available to enable those entities to meet the career and vocational needs of individuals with exceptional needs more effectively and efficiently, and to provide maximum federal funding to those agencies for the provision of that education, the Superintendent shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide necessary technical assistance to local educational agencies.
(b)  Establish procedures for these entities to obtain available federal funds.
(c) Apply for necessary waivers of federal statutes and regulations including, but not limited to, those governing federal career and vocational education programs.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 1 - Career and Vocational Education Programs › Section 56456.

56456. It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies may use any state or local special education funds for approved vocational programs, services, and activities to satisfy the excess cost-matching requirements for receipt of federal vocational education funds for individuals with exceptional needs.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 66. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 2 - Transition Services › Section 56460.

56460. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) That while the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-142) and the California Master Plan for Special Education have resulted in improved educational services for individuals with exceptional needs; this has not translated into paid employment opportunities or maximum integration into our heterogeneous communities for individuals with exceptional needs.
(b) That there is no formalized process that bridges the gap between the security and structure of school and the complexity of service options and resources available for individuals with exceptional needs in the adult community.
(c) That there is insufficient coordination between educators, adult service providers, potential employers, and families and students in order to effectively plan and implement a successful transition for students to the adult world of paid employment and social independence.
(d) That because of insufficient vocational training throughout the middle and secondary school years, and effective interagency coordination and involvement of potential employers in a planning process, the majority of options available for individuals with exceptional needs in the adult community are programs that support dependence rather than independence.
(e) The goal of transition services is planned movement from secondary education to adult life that provides opportunities which maximize economic and social independence in the least restrictive environment for individuals with exceptional needs. Planning for transition from school to postsecondary environments should begin in the school system well before the student leaves the system.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1484, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 2 - Transition Services › Section 56461.

56461. The superintendent shall establish the capacity to provide transition services for a broad range of individuals with exceptional needs such as employment and academic training, strategic planning, interagency coordination, and parent training.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1484, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 2 - Transition Services › Section 56463.

56463. Transition services shall be funded pursuant to the Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1484, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 3 - Project Workability › Section 56470.

56470. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) That an essential component of transition services developed and supported by the State Department of Education is project workability.
(b) That the workability program provides instruction and experiences that reinforce core curriculum concepts and skills leading to gainful employment.
(c) That since project workability was established by the State Department of Education in 1981, substantial numbers of individuals with exceptional needs have obtained full- or part-time employment.
(d) That project workability is a true partnership established at the state level through nonfinancial interagency agreements between the State Department of Education, the Department of Employment Development, and the Department of Rehabilitation, and has elevated awareness in the private sector of the employment potential of individuals with exceptional needs, and focuses its efforts in developing careers for these youth, and preventing needless economic and social dependency on state and community agencies and resources.
(e) That local education agencies in California establish linkage between agencies, eliminate duplication of effort, and develop precedent-setting employment training practices which should be preserved and advanced to better assure future productive employable citizens.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1484, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 3 - Project Workability › Section 56471.

56471. (a) The program shall be administered by the State Department of Education.
(b) The department shall establish an advisory committee. This committee will include representatives from local workability projects to ensure ongoing communications.
(c) The Superintendent shall develop criteria for awarding grants, funding, and evaluating workability projects.
(d) Eligible applicants shall include local educational agencies, including school districts, county offices of education, state special schools, and charter schools, and nonpublic, nonsectarian schools, as defined in Section 56034.
(e) Workability project applications shall include, but are not limited to, the following elements:
(1) recruitment, (2) assessment, (3) counseling, (4) preemployment skills training, (5) vocational training, (6) student wages for try-out employment, (7) placement in unsubsidized employment, (8) other assistance with transition to a quality adult life, and (9) utilization of an interdisciplinary advisory committee to enhance project goals.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 38, Sec. 59. (SB 1016) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 3 - Project Workability › Section 56472.

56472. The population served by workability projects may include secondary students with disabilities, adults with disabilities and other individuals who experience barriers to successful completion of school.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1484, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 3 - Project Workability › Section 56473.

56473. Project workability shall be funded pursuant to Item 6100-161-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 77. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Career and Vocational Education Programs, Transition Services, and Project Workability › ARTICLE 3 - Project Workability › Section 56474.

56474. The superintendent shall continue to seek additional state and federal funding for project workability.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1484, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 30 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 4.7 - Interagency Cooperation › Section 56475.

56475. (a) The Superintendent and the directors of the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Developmental Services, the State Department of Social Services, the Department of Rehabilitation, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, and the Employment Development Department shall develop written interagency agreements or adopt joint regulations that include responsibilities, in accordance with Section 1412(a)(12) of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.154 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, for the provision of special education and related services to individuals with exceptional needs in the State of California.
(b) The Superintendent shall develop interagency agreements with other state and local public agencies, as deemed necessary by the Superintendent, to carry out the provisions of state and federal law.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 186, Sec. 58. (AB 2659) Effective January 1, 2017.)