California Education Code

§ 56341.5

EDC § 56341.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 30 · Ch. 4 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)A local educational agency convening a meeting of the individualized education program team shall take steps to ensure that no less than one of the parents or guardians of the individual with exceptional needs is present at each individualized education program meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate.

(b)A parent or guardian shall be notified of the individualized education program meeting early enough to ensure an opportunity to attend.

(c)The individualized education program meeting shall be scheduled at a mutually agreed-upon time and place. The notice of the meeting under subdivision (b) shall indicate the purpose, time, and location of the meeting and who shall be in attendance. A parent or guardian also shall be informed in the notice of the right, pursuant to Section 300.322(b)(1)(ii) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to bring other people to the meeting who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the individual with exceptional needs, and shall be informed of subdivision (i) of Section 56341 relating to the participation of the infants and toddlers with disabilities service coordinator under Subchapter III (commencing with Section 1431) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) at the initial individualized education program team meeting for a child previously served under the Subchapter III program.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 901, Sec. 4. (AB 438) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative July 1, 2025, by its own provisions.