CHAPTER 4.45. Special Education Programs for Individuals With Exceptional Needs Between the Ages of Three and Five Years, Inclusive
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…