Cal. Codes » Education Code / TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION / DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES / PART 32. STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS / CHAPTER 1. California Schools for the Deaf / ARTICLE 2. Pupils
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Cal. Education Code § 59020 (2026)

Pupils

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Every deaf person between the ages of 3 and 21 years, who is a resident of the state and who meets the criteria set forth in this section, is entitled to an education in the California School for the Deaf free of charge.

Priority in admission to the California School for the Deaf shall be given to elementary age deaf minors residing in sparsely populated regions and to secondary age deaf minors in need of a high school program, for whom appropriate comprehensive educational facilities and services are not available or cannot be reasonably provided by their local school districts or county educational agencies.

The criteria of admission to California Schools for the Deaf and Blind shall be administratively determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: Smith v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., 830 F.3d 843 (9th Cir. 2016).
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Smith v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., 830 F.3d 843 (9th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “Code §§ 56361 (f); 56367 — a term of art which includes ‘the California School for the Deaf,’ Cal. Educ. Code § 59020 , and ‘the California School for the Blind,’ id.”
Chanda Smith v. Lausd, No. 14-55224 (9th Cir. July 27, 2016). · cites it 2× “Code §§ 56361 (f); 56367—a term of art which includes ‘the California School for the Deaf,’ Cal. Educ. Code § 59020 , and ‘the California School for the Blind,’ id.”
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