Section 60852.3 Of Chapter 9. High School Exit Examination From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 33. >> Chapter 9.
60852.3
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commencing
with the 2009-10 school year, an eligible pupil with a disability is
not required to pass the high school exit examination established
pursuant to Section 60850 as a condition of receiving a diploma of
graduation or as a condition of graduation from high school.
(b) This exemption shall last until the state board, pursuant to
Section 60852.1, makes a determination that the alternative means by
which an eligible pupil with disabilities may demonstrate the same
level of academic achievement in the portions of, or those content
standards required for passage of, the high school exit examination
are not feasible or that the alternative means are implemented.
(c) For the purposes of this section, an eligible pupil with a
disability is a pupil with an individualized education program
adopted pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) or a plan adopted
pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. Sec. 794(a)) that indicates the pupil is scheduled to receive
a high school diploma, and that the pupil has satisfied or will
satisfy all other state and local requirements for the receipt of a
high school diploma, on or after July 1, 2009.
(d) A local educational agency, as defined in Section 56026.3,
shall not adopt an individualized education program pursuant to the
federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or a plan
pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for
a pupil for the sole purpose of exempting the pupil from the
requirement to pass the high school exit examination as a condition
of receiving a high school diploma, unless that adoption is
consistent with federal law.
(e) Pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 60851, pupils with
exceptional needs shall take the high school exit examination in
grade 10 for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of the federal
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 7114).