Education Code section 56521

(a)

This chapter applies to any individual with exceptional needs who is in a public school program, including a state school for the disabled pursuant to Part 32 (commencing with Section 59000), or who is placed in a nonpublic school program pursuant to Section 56365 to 56366.5, inclusive.

(b)

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall monitor and supervise the implementation of this chapter.

Source: Section 56521, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=56521. (updated Sep. 21, 1992; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_56521

Original Source: Section 56521, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=56521. (last accessed May 12, 2025).