Cal. Codes » Education Code / TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION / DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES / PART 30. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS / CHAPTER 4. Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review / ARTICLE 1. Identification and Referral
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Cal. Education Code § 56300 (2026)

Identification and Referral

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A local educational agency shall actively and systematically seek out all individuals with exceptional needs, from birth to 21 years of age, inclusive, including children not enrolled in public school programs, who reside in a school district or are under the jurisdiction of a special education local plan area or a county office of education.

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Cited in 7 cases, 1992–2017 · leading case: E.M. v. Pajaro Valley Unified Sch. Dist. Off. of Admin. Hearings, 652 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2011).
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E.M. v. Pajaro Valley Unified Sch. Dist. Off. of Admin. Hearings, 652 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “111 (a)(1)(ii); Cal. Educ.Code §§ 56300, 56301. In particular, E.”
Everett H. ex rel. Havey v. Dry Creek Jt. Elementary Sch. Dist., 5 F. Supp. 3d 1167 (E.D. Cal. 2014). “That obligation includes both identifying students with disabilities, determining appropriate educational placements and related services through the IEP process, and providing those needed special education and related services.”
Miller ex rel. Miller v. San Mateo-Foster City Unified Sch. Dist., 318 F. Supp. 2d 851 (N.D. Cal. 2004). “” Cal. Educ.Code § 56300. This obligation includes children in both public and private schools.”
Everett H. ex rel. Havey v. Dry Creek Jt. Elementary Sch. Dist., 5 F. Supp. 3d 1184 (E.D. Cal. 2014). “That obligation includes both identifying students with disabilities, determining appropriate educational placements and related services through the IEP process, and providing those needed special education and related services.”
S.H. v. Mount Diablo Unified Sch. Dist., 263 F. Supp. 3d 746 (N.D. Cal. 2017). “” Cal. Educ. Code § 56300 . Similarly, the IDEA “child find” provision requires that *756 “[a]ll children with disabilities residing in the State, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the State and children with disabilities attending…”
Compton Unified Sch. Dist. v. Addison, 598 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2010). · cites it 6× “" Cal. Educ.Code § 56300. "All children with disabilities .”
Hacienda La Puente Unified Sch. Dist. v. Honig, 976 F.2d 487 (9th Cir. 1992). “” Cal. Educ.Code § 56300; see also id. §§ 56301, 56302.”
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