BILL NUMBER: SB 462	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Blakeslee

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act relating to special education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 462, as introduced, Blakeslee. Special education: litigation:
costs.
   Existing law requires all children with disabilities residing in
the state, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who
are in need of special education and related services, to be
identified, located, and assessed. Existing law requires a local
educational agency to provide for the identification and assessment
of the exceptional needs of an individual, and the planning of an
instructional program to meet the assessed needs.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would address litigation fees incurred by school
districts, special education local plan areas, and parents concerning
special education disagreements.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would address litigation fees incurred by school
districts, special education local plan areas, and parents concerning
special education disagreements.