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Cal. Education Code § 56302 (2026)

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A local educational agency shall provide for the identification and assessment of the exceptional needs of an individual, and the planning of an instructional program to meet the assessed needs. Identification procedures shall include systematic methods of utilizing referrals of pupils from teachers, parents, agencies, appropriate professional persons, and from other members of the public. Identification procedures shall be coordinated with schoolsite procedures for referral of pupils with needs that cannot be met with modification of the regular instructional program.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1979–2019 · leading case: Larry P. v. Riles, 495 F. Supp. 926 (N.D. Cal. 1979).
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Larry P. v. Riles, 495 F. Supp. 926 (N.D. Cal. 1979). “” Cal.Educ.Code § 56302(g). The Master Plan also follows the dictates of new federal legislation, especially the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, 20 U.”
M. S. v. L. A. Unified Sch. Dist., 913 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2019). “The purpose of the IDEA is, among other things, to provide all children with disabilities a free appropriate public education [(FAPE)] that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further employment and…”
Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist. v. D.L., 548 F. Supp. 2d 815 (C.D. Cal. 2008). “( Cal. Educ. Code § 56302 ). However, such procedures “shall be coordinated with school site procedures for referral of pupils with needs that cannot be met with modification of the regular instructional program.”
Unknown, 598 F.3d 1181. · cites it 2× “" Cal. Educ.Code § 56302. It seems apparent from sections 56301 and 56302 that the purpose of the imperative was to set the local plans as a standard against which a school district's actions are to be compared.”
— Cal. Education Code § 56302(g) — 1 case
Larry P. v. Riles, 495 F. Supp. 926 (N.D. Cal. 1979). “” Cal.Educ.Code § 56302(g). The Master Plan also follows the dictates of new federal legislation, especially the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, 20 U.”
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