Laws, Regulations, & Policies

State

Laws

• California Special Education Reference (CASER)
  A word-searchable database of special education-related state and federal statutes and regulations, federal guidance documents, and editions of the Federal Register.

Policy

• Size And Scope (Updated 30-Sep-2024)
  Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) size and scope standards as adopted by the State Board of Education at the November 17-18, 1983 meeting pursuant to California Education Code Section 56100(c).

Guidance

• Official Letters from the California Department of Education, Special Education Division, State Director of Special Education (Updated 06-Jan-2025)
  Provides program clarification on procedural and/or implementation issues.
  
  
• Special Education Transportation Guidelines (Updated 18-Jul-2023)
  Guidelines for use by Individualized Education Program (IEP) Teams when determining required transportation services.

Legislative Reports

• Senate Bill (SB) 101 Alternative Coursework Interim Report (Posted Sept-30-2025)
  Legislative interim report consisting of data findings, graduation requirements, and a deliverables timeline regarding the $500,000 apportionment distributed in June 30, 2026.

• Assembly Bill (AB) 130 Dispute Prevention and Dispute Resolution Apportionment Legislative Report (Posted 14-May-2024)
  Legislative Report consisting of data from SELPAs regarding the $100 million apportionment distributed in October 2021.
  
  
• AB 130 Section 161 Learning Recovery Apportionment Legislative Report (Posted 14-May-2024)
  Legislative Report provides demographic and numerical data from SELPAs regarding the $450 million apportionment distributed in October 2021.
  
  
• Ravenswood Budget Report (Posted 26-Jun-2017)
  Report to the Legislature, Department of Finance, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

Federal

Laws

• Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (Updated 10-Apr-2023)
  Links to important references and resources on the Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Regulations

• Part B Regulations of the IDEA (PDF)
  Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 300