{"code":"EDC","codeName":"Education Code","section":"48854","citation":"Ed. Code, § 48854","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES [46000. - 65001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2/division-4"},{"name":"PART 27. PUPILS [48000. - 49703.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2/division-4/part-27"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5.5. Education of Pupils in Foster Care and Pupils Who Are Homeless [48850. - 48859.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2/division-4/part-27/chapter-5.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 311, Sec. 1.   Effective August 19, 1998.","effective":"1998-08-19","html":"<p>A licensed children’s institution or nonpublic, nonsectarian school, or agency may not require as a condition of placement that educational authority for a child, as defined in Section <a href=\"/edc/48859\">48859</a> be designated to that institution, school, or agency.</p>","text":"A licensed children’s institution or nonpublic, nonsectarian school, or agency may not require as a condition of placement that educational authority for a child, as defined in Section 48859 be designated to that institution, school, or agency.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/education-of-pupils-in-foster-care-and-pupils-who-are-48854","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}