Section 56172 Of Article 5.6. Children Enrolled In Private Schools From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 30. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.6.
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. (a) The local educational agency shall make provision for
the participation of private school children with disabilities in
special education programs under this part by providing them with
special education and related services in accordance with the
provisions of this article and Section 1412(a)(10)(A) of Title 20 of
the United States Code and Section 300.132 of Title 34 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
(b) The local educational agency or, where appropriate, the
department, shall ensure timely and meaningful consultation with
private school representatives and representatives of parents of
parentally placed private school children with disabilities during
the design and development of special education and related services
for the children in accordance with Section 1412(a)(10)(A)(iii) of
Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.134 of Title 34 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) When timely and meaningful consultation as required in
subdivision (b) has occurred, the local educational agency shall
obtain a written affirmation signed by the representatives of
participating private schools, and if the representatives do not
provide the affirmation within a reasonable period of time, the local
educational agency shall forward the documentation of the
consultation process to the department in accordance with Section
1412(a)(10)(A)(iv) of Title 20 of the United States Code.
(d) A private school official shall have the right, pursuant to
Section 1412(a)(10)(A)(v) of Title 20 of the United States Code and
Section 300.136 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to
submit a complaint to the department that the local educational
agency did not engage in consultation that was meaningful and timely
or did not give due consideration to the views of the private school
official.
(e) The provision of equitable services for children enrolled in
private schools by their parents shall be provided by employees of a
public agency, as defined in Section 56028.5, or through contract by
the public agency with an individual, association, agency,
organization, or other entity.
(f) Special education and related services, including materials
and equipment, provided to a pupil with a disability who has been
parentally placed in a private school shall be secular, neutral, and
nonideological, as required by Section 1412(a)(10)(A)(vi) of Title 20
of the United States Code and Section 300.138(c)(2) of Title 34 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.