State special schools: information.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires local educational agencies to inform parents or guardians of students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind about the option for their child to attend a state special school – either the California School for the Deaf or the California School for the Blind. It also mandates that individualized education programs include information about these schools and the availability of additional placement options.
Key provisions
- Requires notification to parents/guardians about state special schools for students with sensory impairments.
- Requires individualized education programs (IEPs) to include information about state special schools.
- Specifies that state special schools are one of the available placement options.
- Directs the Department of Education to provide local educational agencies with information about the state special schools by July 1, 2027.
- Addresses state-mandated programs and requires reimbursement for associated costs.
Who is affected
- Parents/Guardians of students with sensory impairments (deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, deaf-blind)
- Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
- California School for the Deaf
- California School for the Blind
- California Department of Education
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