California Education Code

§ 48915.5

EDC § 48915.5 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 27 · Ch. 6 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)An individual with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026, may be suspended or expelled from school in accordance with Section 1415(k) of Title 20 of the United States Code, the discipline provisions contained in Sections 300.530 to 300.537, inclusive, of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and other provisions of this part that do not conflict with federal law and regulations.

(b)A free appropriate public education for individuals with exceptional needs suspended or expelled from school shall be in accordance with Section 1412(a)(1) of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.530(d) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(c)If an individual with exceptional needs is excluded from schoolbus transportation, the pupil is entitled to be provided with an alternative form of transportation at no cost to the pupil or parent or guardian if that transportation is specified in the pupil’s individualized education program.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 400, Sec. 7. (AB 740) Effective January 1, 2023.