California Education Code

§ 56847

EDC § 56847 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 30 · Ch. 7.5

Statute text

(a)(1) The Superintendent shall convene, with input from the University of California, the California State University, relevant fiscal and policy standing committees of the Legislature, the Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism established under Resolution Chapter 124 of the Statutes of 2005, the State Department of Developmental Services, and other appropriate entities, an advisory committee to develop recommendations identifying the means by which public and nonpublic schools, including charter schools, can better serve pupils with autism and their parents.

(2)The advisory committee shall be composed of parents of children with autism, school district administrators, teachers, representatives of county offices of education, representatives of special education local plan areas, representatives of nonpublic, nonsectarian schools and agencies, autism research specialists, physicians who possess a background or expertise in a pertinent medical field, such as psychiatry or behavioral science, and individuals with a recognized expertise in the best practices for providing instruction to children with autism.

(b)The recommendations developed by the advisory committee shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 783, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.