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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59001.

59001. The California School for the Deaf is part of the public school system of the state except that it derives no revenue from the State School Fund, and has for its object the education of the deaf who, because of their severe hearing loss and educational needs, cannot be provided an appropriate educational program and related services in the regular public schools.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1247.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59001.2.

59001.2. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) It is essential for the well-being and growth of deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils that educational programs recognize the unique nature of deafness and ensure that all deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils have appropriate, ongoing, and fully accessible educational opportunities.
(b) It is essential that a deaf or hard-of-hearing pupil obtain an education in which special education teachers, psychologists, speech therapists, assessors, administrators, and other school and residential program personnel understand the unique nature of deafness and are trained to work with a deaf or hard-of-hearing pupil.
(c) It is essential that a deaf or hard-of-hearing pupil obtain an education in which his or her special education teachers are proficient in the primary language mode of that pupil.
(d) It is essential that a deaf or hard-of-hearing pupil obtain an education in which his or her parents are involved in determining the extent, content, and purpose of programs.
(e) It is essential that a deaf or hard-of-hearing pupil, like all pupils, have programs in which his or her unique vocational needs are provided for, including appropriate research, curricula, programs, staff, and outreach.
(f) Each deaf or hard-of-hearing pupil should receive an education that allows him or her to master a primary language.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 865, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59001.4.

59001.4. It is the intent of the Legislature that programs at the California School for the Deaf provide all of the following:
(a) Each pupil should be assured an education appropriate to his or her needs in publicly supported programs through completion of his or her prescribed course of study or until the time that he or she has met proficiency standards.
(b) Each pupil should have his or her educational goals, objectives, special education, and related services specified in a written individualized education program.
(c) Procedures and materials for assessment and placement of individuals with exceptional needs should be selected and administered so as not to be racially, culturally, or sexually discriminatory. No single assessment instrument should be the sole criterion for determining placement of a pupil. The procedures and materials for assessment and placement should be in the individual’s mode of communication. All assessment materials and procedures should be selected and administered pursuant to Section 56320.
(d) Psychological and health services for individuals with exceptional needs should be available to each schoolsite.
(e) Continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of these education programs should be made to ensure the highest quality educational offerings.
(f) Appropriate qualified staff should be employed, consistent with credentialing requirements, to fulfill the educational responsibilities, and positive efforts are made to employ qualified deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
(g) Educational and residential program personnel should be adequately prepared to provide educational instruction and services to individuals with exceptional needs in the appropriate communication mode, including American Sign Language.
(h) There should be appropriate access to information and training in American Sign Language for parents and pupils to ensure that they are able to appropriately communicate with their families.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 865, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59002.

59002. The California Schools for the Deaf are under the administration of the State Department of Education.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in connection with the California Schools for the Deaf, shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide educational assessments and individual educational recommendations for individuals who are referred for those services pursuant to Section 56326.
(b) Maintain a comprehensive elementary educational program, including related services, for deaf individuals.
(c) Serve as a regional secondary educational program providing a comprehensive secondary education, including a full-range academic curriculum, appropriate prevocational and vocational preparation opportunities, and nonacademic and extracurricular activities.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 50. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59002.5.

59002.5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in connection with the California Schools for the Deaf and in cooperation with public and private agencies, may do one or more of the following:
(a) Serve as a demonstration school to promote personnel development through student teaching, in-service education, internships, professional observations for special education and related services personnel in cooperation with institutions of higher education and local education agencies.
(b) Serve as a resource center to develop and disseminate special curriculum, media teaching methods, and instructional materials adapted for deaf individuals, achievement tests and other assessment methods useful to the instruction of deaf individuals.
(c) Provide counseling and information services for parents, guardians, and families of deaf individuals, and public information about deafness to community groups and other agencies.
(d) Conduct experimental programs and projects to promote improvement in special education for deaf individuals.
(e) Promote and coordinate community and continuing education opportunities for deaf individuals utilizing existing community resources.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 51. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59003.

59003. The State Department of Education in relation to the California Schools for the Deaf shall:
(a) Prescribe rules for the government of the schools.
(b) Appoint the superintendents and other officers and employees.
(c) Remove for cause any officer, teacher, or employee.
(d) Fix the compensation of officers, teachers, and employees.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 51.5. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59004.

59004. The superintendent of the school shall have had not less than three years’ experience in the art of teaching the deaf and shall hold a credential issued by the State Board of Education authorizing him to teach in secondary schools of this state.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59005.

59005. The powers and duties of the superintendents of the schools are such as are assigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 51.7. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59006.

59006. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize the California Schools for the Deaf to establish and maintain teacher training courses designed to prepare teachers of the public schools and such other persons holding a credential issued by the State Board of Education as are recommended by the president of a campus of the California State University, to give instruction to the deaf and the hard of hearing. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prescribe standards for the admission of persons to the courses, and for the content of the courses.
The California Schools for the Deaf may enter into agreements with the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, or any other university or college accredited by the State Board of Education as a teacher training educational institution, to provide practice teaching required for issuance of the credential authorizing the holder to teach the deaf and severely hard of hearing. The agreement may provide a reasonable payment, for services rendered, to teachers of the California Schools for the Deaf who have practice teachers under their direction.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 52. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59007.

59007. The State Department of Education may employ any person, otherwise qualified, who has retired for service under either the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the State Teachers’ Retirement System as a substitute in a position requiring certification qualifications at the California Schools for the Deaf, except that the total of that service and any service rendered pursuant to Section 23919 shall not exceed 90 teaching days in any one fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 52.5. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59008.

59008. (a) The Department of Human Resources shall consider making salaries for teachers, specialists, and administrators of the California School for the Deaf competitive with the salaries of similarly qualified school teachers, specialists, and administrators who are employed by the encompassing school districts.
(b) For purposes of this section, “teachers,” “teacher specialists,” and “administrators” mean those individuals who hold the appropriate teaching, service, or teaching and administrative credential, as appropriate, as issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as determined by the employing state agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 10. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59020.

59020. Every deaf person between the ages of 3 and 21 years, who is a resident of the state and who meets the criteria set forth in this section, is entitled to an education in the California School for the Deaf free of charge.
Priority in admission to the California School for the Deaf shall be given to elementary age deaf minors residing in sparsely populated regions and to secondary age deaf minors in need of a high school program, for whom appropriate comprehensive educational facilities and services are not available or cannot be reasonably provided by their local school districts or county educational agencies.
The criteria of admission to California Schools for the Deaf and Blind shall be administratively determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59023.

59023. If the parent or guardian of any pupil in the school is unable either himself or from the estate of the child to clothe the child, or pay for its transportation to and from school, or for necessary dental work, eye care, operations, and hospitalization of the child while at the school, or is unable either himself or from the estate of the child to reimburse the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it in providing dental work, eye care, operations, or hospitalization for the child in an emergency, the parent or guardian may apply for a certificate to that effect to the superior court of the county of which the parent or guardian of the child is a resident. If the court is satisfied that the parent or guardian either himself or from the estate of the child is unable to pay for any such service, it shall issue a certificate to that effect. The application for the certificate may also be made to the court by the superintendent of the school.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59024.

59024. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the parent or guardian has sufficient pecuniary ability or that there are sufficient funds in the estate of the child to provide the service for the child or to reimburse the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it in providing the service for the child in an emergency, the court shall not issue the certificate, but shall, according to the nature of the application before it, either order the superintendent to provide the child with the service or order the parent or guardian either himself or from the estate of the child, as the court determines, to reimburse the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it in providing the service for the child in an emergency.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59025.

59025. If the Department of Education is not reimbursed by the parent or guardian personally or from the estate of the child for expenditures made by the superintendent under the order of the court or if the parent or guardian does not comply with an order of the court to reimburse the Department of Education either personally or from the estate of the child for expenses incurred by it in providing the service for the child in an emergency, the superintendent may sue the parent or guardian, in the name of the state, to recover any money paid out by order of the court or due the Department of Education as reimbursement under an order of the court.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59026.

59026. All money expended under the authority of any such certificate for clothing and transportation, necessary dental work, eye care, operations, and hospitalization, and all money expended by the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it in providing dental work, eye care, operations, or hospitalization for the child in an emergency for which the Department of Education cannot be reimbursed by the parent or guardian of the child as shown by the certificate, constitutes a legal charge against the county from which the certificate is issued. Expenditures for clothing and transportation shall not exceed the sum of three hundred eighty-five dollars ($385) for the 1974–75 school year, and an amount thereafter which shall be adjusted annually in conformance with the Consumer Price Index, all items, of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, measured for the calendar year next preceding the fiscal year to which it applies. The State Controller shall determine the amount authorized pursuant to this section for the 1975–76 school year and thereafter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59027.

59027. The certificate shall be presented to the superintendent of the school. When the certificate shows that the parent or guardian of the child is unable either himself or from the estate of the child to clothe the child, or pay for his transportation to and from school, or for necessary dental work, eye care, operations, and hospitalization of the child while in school, the superintendent shall clothe the child and provide the transportation, necessary dental work, eye care, operations, and hospitalization. The expense of the services, or any of them, shall be advanced by the Department of Education out of money appropriated for the support of the school.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59028.

59028. Upon presentation to the county in which the certificate is issued, of an itemized claim, duly sworn to by the superintendent of the school before an officer authorized to administer oaths, for the expense for clothing, transportation, and other items provided and furnished under the authority of the certificate, or for the reimbursement of the Department of Education, the claim shall be processed and paid pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 29700) of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code. The amount paid and all reimbursements of the Department of Education under this section shall be credited to the current appropriation for the support and maintenance of the school.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59029.

59029. All pupils in the school shall be maintained at the expense of the state, except as provided in Sections 59021, 59023 to 59028, inclusive, 59030, and 59031.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59030.

59030. The governing board of each school district of residence shall, from the general fund of the school district, pay for the transportation cost of each pupil of the district in attendance at the California School for the Deaf as a day-class pupil.
For determining the school district responsible under the provisions of this section for making the payment when the pupils reside in other than a unified school district, pupils 15 years of age or older as of September 1 of each fiscal year shall be considered residents of the high school district, and pupils 14 years of age or under as of September 1 shall be considered residents of the elementary district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59030.5.

59030.5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allow to the California Schools for the Deaf, an amount not to exceed three hundred eighty-nine dollars ($389) per fiscal year per unit of average daily attendance of each deaf pupil attending one of the schools as a five-day residential pupil for the purpose of providing transportation to and from the pupil’s home on weekends and school holiday periods. In no case shall the total apportionment made to the schools exceed the actual total transportation expenditures of the schools.
The administrators of such schools shall arrange for transportation of such pupils utilizing the most practical means including, but not limited to, commercial bus, rail, or air, charter bus or private passenger vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1249.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 2 - Pupils › Section 59031.

59031. Deaf persons not residents of this state may be admitted to the benefits of the school upon paying to the Department of Education the school year cost for the maintenance, care, and instruction of persons at the school, payable quarterly in advance. The cost of the care, maintenance, and instruction shall be determined by the Department of Education with the approval of the Department of Finance.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 3 - Services › Section 59040.

59040. The Department of Education, in connection with the California School for the Deaf, may establish and maintain a preschool and kindergarten service for the care and teaching of children under school age. The department shall prescribe the rules and regulations which shall govern the conduct of the preschool and kindergarten service, appoint such teachers as it determines necessary, and fix their salaries.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 3 - Services › Section 59041.

59041. The Department of Education, in connection with the California School for the Deaf, may offer courses of instruction to parents of a deaf child to assist and instruct the parents in the early care and training of such child, to train the child in play, and to do everything which will assure the child’s physical, mental and social adjustment to its environment.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 3 - Services › Section 59042.

59042. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize the California School for the Deaf to establish and maintain a testing center for deaf and hard-of-hearing minors. It shall be the purpose of this center to test hearing acuity and to give such other tests as may be necessary for advising parents and school authorities concerning an appropriate educational program for the child.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 3 - Services › Section 59043.

59043. Nothing in this article and no rule or regulation established thereunder shall authorize the compulsory physical examination or medical treatment of any child or minor if the parent or guardian objects on the ground that such examination or treatment is contrary to the religious beliefs of such parent or guardian.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 3 - Services › Section 59044.

59044. The Department of Education, in connection with the California School for the Deaf which maintains automobile driver training courses, may purchase from available funds public liability, property damage, collision, fire, theft, and comprehensive automobile insurance for motor vehicles, whether owned by private parties or such school for the deaf, used in connection with such courses.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 3 - Services › Section 59045.

59045. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conjunction with the California Schools for the Deaf, shall provide assessment and instructional planning services for individuals who are referred for those services pursuant to Section 56326.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 52.7. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 4 - Employment Qualifications › Section 59050.

59050. Notwithstanding Sections 59051, 59052, 59053, and 59054, the California School for the Deaf may not use the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an alternative test selected by the American Sign Language Competency Evaluation Committee of the California School for the Deaf for the purposes specified in this article unless it is first determined that the test is a valid and reliable test for employment purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 865, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 4 - Employment Qualifications › Section 59051.

59051. During the 2004–05, 2005–06, and 2006–07 school years, for purposes of hiring a certificated individual to instruct deaf pupils, preference shall first be given to a candidate who achieves a minimum score of 4 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score on an alternate test selected by the American Sign Language Competency Evaluation Committee of the California School for the Deaf that assesses American Sign Language linguistic competency.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 865, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 4 - Employment Qualifications › Section 59052.

59052. (a) Commencing with the 2004-05 school year, an individual may not be hired as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils unless the individual achieves a minimum score of 2.5 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score on an alternate test selected by the American Sign Language Competency Evaluation Committee of the California School for the Deaf that assesses American Sign Language linguistic competency.
(b) Commencing with the 2005-06 school year, an individual may not be hired as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils unless the individual achieves a minimum score of 3 on the ASLPI or an equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in subdivision (a).
(c) Commencing with the 2006-07 school year, an individual may not be hired as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils unless the individual achieves a minimum score of 3.5 on the ASLPI or an equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in subdivision (a).
(d)  The minimum score requirements specified in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, may be waived by the superintendent of the school if he or she certifies that no candidate who meets those requirements and all other selection criteria has applied to instruct deaf pupils and open positions remain.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 4 - Employment Qualifications › Section 59053.

59053. (a) Commencing with the 2004–05 school year, and every three years thereafter, a certificated employee who instructs deaf pupils and who has not achieved a minimum score of 4 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score on an alternate test selected by the American Sign Language Competency Evaluation Committee of the California School for the Deaf that assesses American Sign Language linguistic competency, shall retake one of those assessments.
(b) A certificated employee who instructs deaf pupils and who does not achieve a minimum score of 4 on the ASLPI or an equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in subdivision (a), may not be subject to discipline. The certificated employee shall be encouraged to study until that score is achieved.
(c) Any fee imposed to take the ASLPI or an alternate test, as described in subdivision (a), shall be paid by the certificated employee. If the certificated employee receives a minimum score of 4 on the ASLPI or an equivalent score on the alternate test, the California School for the Deaf shall reimburse the certificated employee for that fee.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 865, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 1 - California Schools for the Deaf › ARTICLE 4 - Employment Qualifications › Section 59054.

59054. (a) For purposes of hiring an individual to serve as a substitute teacher, preference shall be given as follows:
(1) First, to a candidate who achieves a minimum score of 4 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score on an alternate test selected by the American Sign Language Competency Evaluation Committee of the California School for the Deaf that assesses American Sign Language linguistic competency.
(2) Second, to a candidate who achieves a minimum score of 3 on the ASLPI or an equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in paragraph (1).
(3) Third, to a candidate who achieves a minimum score of 2.5 on the ASLPI or an equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in paragraph (1).
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a candidate who fails to achieve a score of at least 2.5 on the ASLPI or who fails to achieve an equivalent score on an alternate test, as described in paragraph (1), may not be hired as a substitute teacher.
(c) The superintendent of the school may waive the requirements of subdivision (b) if no candidate for the substitute teacher position has achieved the minimum score required by subdivision (b) and there is an immediate need to fill an open position.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 865, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59100.

59100. There is one state school for the blind, known and designated as the California School for the Blind.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59101.

59101. The California School for the Blind is a part of the public school system of the state except that it derives no revenue from the State School Fund, and has for its object the education of visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind pupils who, because of their severe sensory loss and educational needs, cannot be provided an appropriate educational program and related services in the regular public schools.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 53. Effective September 21, 1992.)
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59102. The California School for the Blind is under the administration of the State Department of Education.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in connection with the California School for the Blind, shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide educational assessments and individual educational recommendations for individuals referred for those services pursuant to Section 56326.
(b) Maintain a comprehensive elementary and secondary educational program, including related services and nonacademic and extracurricular activities for visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind individuals.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 54. Effective September 21, 1992.)
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59102.5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in connection with the California School for the Blind and in cooperation with public and private agencies, may:
(a) Serve as a demonstration school to promote personnel development through student teaching, in-service education, internships, and professional observations for special education and related services personnel, in cooperation with institutions of higher education and local education agencies.
(b) Serve as a resource center to develop and disseminate special curriculum, media, teaching methods and instructional materials adapted for visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind individuals, achievement tests, and other assessment methods useful to the instruction of visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind individuals.
(c) Provide counseling and information services to parents, guardians, and families of visually impaired, blind, or deaf-blind individuals, and public information about sensory losses to community groups and other agencies.
(d) Conduct experimental programs and projects to promote improvement in special education for visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind individuals.
(e) Promote community and continuing education opportunities for visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind individuals utilizing existing community resources.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 55. Effective September 21, 1992.)
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59103. The Department of Education in relation to the California School for the Blind shall:
(a) Prescribe rules for the government of the school.
(b) Appoint the superintendent and other officers and employees.
(c) Remove for cause any officer, teacher, or employee.
(d) Fix the compensation of officers, teachers, and employees.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59104. (a) The Department of Human Resources shall consider making salaries for teachers, specialists, and administrators of the California School for the Blind competitive with the salaries of similarly qualified school teachers, specialists, and administrators who are employed by the encompassing school districts.
(b) For purposes of this section, “teachers,” “teacher specialists,” and “administrators” mean those individuals who hold the appropriate teaching, service, or teaching and administrative credential, as appropriate, as issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as determined by the employing state agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 11. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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59110. The superintendent of the school shall have had not less than three years’ experience in the art of teaching the blind and shall hold a credential issued by the State Board of Education authorizing him to teach in secondary schools of this state.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59111. The powers and duties of the superintendent of the school are such as are assigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 56. Effective September 21, 1992.)
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59112. There is hereby created at the California School for the Blind the position of field worker to be appointed by the superintendent of the school with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The field worker shall be a member of the teaching staff of the California School for the Blind and shall receive a salary fixed and payable in accordance with law.
The fieldworker shall visit graduates and former pupils of the school in their homes to advise them regarding the extension and continuance of their education, to assist them in securing remunerative employment, to improve their economic condition in all possible ways, and to provide them with preparatory instruction found necessary for a selected occupation. The fieldworker shall be a person who has had special training for such work. Blindness shall not be grounds to disqualify a person for this position.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59113. The Department of Education may employ any person, otherwise qualified, who has retired for service under either the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the State Teachers’ Retirement System as a substitute in a position requiring certification qualifications at the California School for the Blind; provided, that the total of such service and any service rendered pursuant to Section 23919 shall not exceed 90 teaching days in any one fiscal year.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59120. Every blind person resident of this state, of suitable age and capacity, is entitled to an education in the California School for the Blind free of charge.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59123. All pupils in the school shall be maintained at the expense of the state, except as provided in Sections 59121, 59124 to 59128, inclusive, and 59131.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59124. The governing board of each school district of residence shall, from the general fund of the school district, pay for the transportation cost of each pupil of the district in attendance at the California School for the Blind as a day-class pupil.
For determining the school district responsible under the provisions of this section for making the payment when the pupils reside in other than a unified school district, pupils 15 years of age or older as of September 1 of each fiscal year shall be considered residents of the high school district, and pupils 14 years of age or under as of September 1 shall be considered residents of the elementary district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59124.5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allow to the California School for the Blind, an amount not to exceed three hundred eighty-nine dollars ($389) per fiscal year per unit of average daily attendance of each blind pupil attending the school as a five-day residential pupil for the purpose of providing transportation to and from the pupil’s home on weekends and school holiday periods. In no case shall the total apportionment made to the school exceed the actual total transportation expenditures of the school.
The administrators of such schools shall arrange for transportation of such pupils utilizing the most practical means including, but not limited to, commercial bus, rail, or air, charter bus or private passenger vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1249.)
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59125. If the parent or guardian of any pupil in the school is unable either himself or from the estate of the child to clothe the child, or pay for its transportation to and from school, or for necessary dental work, eye care, operations, and hospitalization of the child while at the school, or is unable either himself or from the estate of the child to reimburse the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it in providing dental work, eye care, operations, or hospitalization for the child in an emergency, the parent or guardian may apply for a certificate to that effect to the superior court of the county of which the parent or guardian of the child is resident. If the court is satisfied that the parent or guardian either himself or from the estate of the child is unable to pay for any such service, it shall issue a certificate to that effect. The application for the certificate may also be made to the court by the superintendent of the school.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59126. The certificate shall be presented to the superintendent of the school and the superintendent when the certificate shows the parent or guardian of the child is unable either himself or from the estate of the child to clothe the child, or pay for his transportation to and from school, or for necessary dental work, eye care, operations, and hospitalization of the child while in school, shall clothe the child and provide the transportation, dental work, eye care, operations, and hospitalization. The expense of the services, or any of them, shall be advanced by the Department of Education out of money appropriated for the support of the school.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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59127. All money expended under the authority of any such certificate for clothing and transportation, necessary dental work, eye care, operations and hospitalization, and all money expended by the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it in providing dental work, eye care, operations, or hospitalization for the child in an emergency for which the Department of Education cannot be reimbursed by the parent or guardian of the child as shown by the certificate, constitutes a legal charge against the county from which the certificate is issued. Expenditures for clothing and transportation shall not exceed the sum of three hundred eighty-five dollars ($385) for the 1974–75 school year, and an amount thereafter which shall be adjusted annually in conformance with the Consumer Price Index, all items, of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, measured for the calendar year next preceding the fiscal year to which it applies. The State Controller shall determine the amount authorized pursuant to this section for the 1975–76 school year and thereafter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)