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Cal. Education Code § 56028.5 (2026)

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“Public agency” means a school district, county office of education, special education local plan area, a nonprofit public charter school that is not otherwise included as a local educational agency and is not a school within a local educational agency, or any other public agency under the auspices of the state or any political subdivisions of the state providing special education or related services to individuals with exceptional needs. For purposes of this part, “public agency,” means all of the public agencies listed in Section 300.33 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2024 · leading case: B.H. v. Manhattan Beach Unified Sch. Dist., 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 501 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2019).
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B.H. v. Manhattan Beach Unified Sch. Dist., 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 501 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2019). · cites it 2× “" ( Ed. Code, § 56028.5, italics added.) In the instant case, DCFS provided financial assistance to Parents under an entirely different statutory scheme (the Welfare and Institutions Code provisions implementing the federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act) based on…”
Dep't of Health Care Servs. v. Off. of Admin. Hearings, 6 Cal. App. 5th 120 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “" (Ed. Code, § 56028.5, italics added.) 26 Section 7586 provides in its entirety: “(a) All state departments, and their designated local agencies, shall be governed by the procedural safeguards required in Section 1415 of Title 20 of the United States Code.”
B.H. v. Manhattan Beach Sch. Dist. (Cal. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” (Ed. Code, § 56028.5, italics added.) In the instant case, DCFS provided financial assistance to Parents under an entirely different statutory scheme (the Welfare and Institutions Code provisions implementing the federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act) based on…”
K.M. v. California Off. of Admin. Hearings CA2/5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “” (Ed. Code, § 56028.5 [defining “public agency”].”
K.M. v. California Off. of Admin. Hearings CA2/5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “” (Ed. Code, § 56028.5 [defining “public agency”].”
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