CHAPTER 4.45. Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Between the Ages of Three and Five Years, Inclusive [56440. - 56447.1.]
Chapter 4.45 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 311, Sec. 6.5.
§§ 56440–56447.1 · 19 sections
- § 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…
- § 56441 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that early education programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years,…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 56441.4 Appropriate settings for these services include any of the following: (a) The regular public or private nonsectarian preschool program. (b) The child…
- § 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…
- § 56441.6 Early education services for preschool children shall be provided through a transdisciplinary team approach of professionals as described in Section 56426.6.…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 56441.11 (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the special education eligibility criteria in subdivision (b) shall apply to preschool children, between the…
- § 56441.13 The superintendent shall provide training and technical assistance for the implementation of early education programs for preschool children with exceptional…
- § 56441.14 Criteria and options for meeting the special education transportation needs of individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five,…
- § 56442 The superintendent shall ensure that state preschool programs and programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years,…
- § 56443 (a) The department shall amend its interagency agreement with the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, Region IX, Head Start, United States…
- § 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…
- § 56446 Public special education funding shall not be used to purchase regular preschool services or to purchase any instructional service other than special education…
- § 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…