BILL NUMBER: AB 379	CHAPTERED  07/16/01

	CHAPTER  64
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 16, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 16, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 30, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 28, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 7, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 30, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Papan

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2001

   An act to repeal Section 62000.8 of the Education Code, relating
to special education, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take
effect immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 379, Papan.  Special education.
   (1) Existing law requires the special education program to sunset
on June 30, 2001.
   This bill would delete this provision.  To the extent that the
deletion of this provision would extend the imposition of certain
duties on school districts regarding the provision of the special
education program on and after June 30, 2001, the bill would impose a
state mandated local program.
  (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 62000.8 of the Education Code is repealed.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because
this act implements a federal law or regulation and results only in
costs mandated by the federal government, within the meaning of
Section 17556 of the Government Code.
  SEC. 3.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to make state laws relating to pupils with exceptional
needs conform to federal law, thereby ensuring that educational
agencies that comply with state laws are also in compliance with
current federal laws, it is necessary that this act take effect
immediately.