Ed. Code, § 56300 · Article 1. Identification and Referral
Ed. Code, § 56300
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A local educational agency shall actively and systematically seek out all individuals with exceptional needs, from birth to 21 years of age, inclusive, including children not enrolled in public school programs, who reside in a school district or are under the jurisdiction of a special education local plan area or a county office of education.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 2009.
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