Section 56500.4 Of Chapter 5. Procedural Safeguards From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 30. >> Chapter 5.
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. (a) Pursuant to Section 1415(b)(3) and (4) and (c)(1) of
Title 20 of the United States Code, and in accordance with Section
300.503 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, prior written
notice shall be given by the public agency to the parents or
guardians of an individual with exceptional needs, or to the parents
or guardians of a child upon initial referral for assessment, and a
reasonable time before the public agency proposes to initiate or
change, or refuses to initiate or change, the identification,
assessment, or educational placement of the child, or the provision
of a free appropriate public education to the child. In accordance
with Sections 300.304 and 300.503 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, the public agency shall provide a description of any
assessment procedures the agency proposes to conduct.
(b) The notice required under subdivision (a) shall, in accordance
with Section 300.503(b) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, include all of the following:
(1) A description of the action proposed or refused by the public
agency.
(2) An explanation of why the public agency proposes or refuses to
take the action.
(3) A description of each assessment procedure, assessment,
record, or report the public agency used as a basis for the proposed
or refused action.
(4) A statement that the parents of an individual with exceptional
needs have protection under the procedural safeguards of this part
and, if this notice is not an initial referral for assessment, the
means by which a copy of a description of the procedural safeguards
can be obtained.
(5) Sources for parents to contact to obtain assistance in
understanding the provisions of this part.
(6) A description of other options that the individualized
education program team considered and the reasons why those options
were rejected.
(7) A description of other factors that are relevant to the
proposal or refusal of the agency.