ARTICLE 2. Definitions
Article 2 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9.
§§ 56020–56035 · 26 sections
- § 56020 As used in this part, the definitions prescribed by this article apply unless the context otherwise requires.
- § 56020.5 “Assistive technology device,” as provided in paragraph (1) of Section 1401 of Title 20 of the United States Code, means any item, piece of equipment, or…
- § 56021 “Board” means the State Board of Education.
- § 56021.1 “Consent,” as provided in Section 300.9 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, means all of the following: (a) The parent or guardian has been fully…
- § 56022 “County office” means office of the county superintendent of schools.
- § 56023 “Day” means a calendar day.
- § 56024 “Department” means the Department of Education.
- § 56025 “District” means school district.
- § 56026 “Individuals with exceptional needs” means those persons who satisfy all the following: (a) Identified by an individualized education program team as a child…
- § 56026.1 (a) As provided in Section 300.102(a)(3)(i) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, an individual with exceptional needs who graduates from high school…
- § 56026.2 “Language mode” means the method of communication used by hard-of-hearing and deaf children that may include the use of sign language to send or receive…
- § 56026.3 “Local educational agency” means a school district, a county office of education, a nonprofit charter school participating as a member of a special education…
- § 56026.5 “Low incidence disability” means a severe disabling condition with an expected incidence rate of less than one percent of the total statewide enrollment in…
- § 56027 “Local plan” means a plan that meets the requirements of Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 56195) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 56205) and that is…
- § 56028 (a) “Parent” means any of the following: (1) A biological or adoptive parent of a child. (2) A foster parent if the authority of the biological or adoptive…
- § 56028.3 “Prone restraint” means the application of a behavioral restraint on a pupil in a facedown position for any period of time and includes the procedure known as…
- § 56028.5 “Public agency” means a school district, county office of education, special education local plan area, a nonprofit public charter school that is not otherwise…
- § 56029 “Referral for assessment” means any written request for assessment to identify an individual with exceptional needs made by any of the following: (a) A parent…
- § 56030 “Responsible local agency” means the school district or county office of education designated in the local plan as the administrative entity the duties of…
- § 56030.5 “Severely disabled” means individuals with exceptional needs who require intensive instruction and training in programs serving pupils with the following…
- § 56031 (a) “Special education,” in accordance with Section 1401(29) of Title 20 of the United States Code, means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the…
- § 56032 “Individualized education program” means a written document described in Sections 56345 and 56345.1 for an individual with exceptional needs that is developed,…
- § 56033 “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
- § 56033.5 “Supplementary aids and services,” as provided in Section 1401(33) of Title 20 of the United States Code and in Section 300.42 of Title 34 of the Code of…
- § 56034 “Nonpublic, nonsectarian school” means a private, nonsectarian school that enrolls individuals with exceptional needs pursuant to an individualized education…
- § 56035 “Nonpublic, nonsectarian agency” means a private, nonsectarian establishment or individual that provides related services necessary for an individual with…