CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1797Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 56426 of the Education Code, relating to special education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1797, as introduced, Smith. Special education: early education programs. Existing law requires school districts, county offices of education, and special education local plan areas to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, and with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law also requires an early education program provided by a local educational agency to include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs from birth to 3 years of age and their families. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the early education program provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 56426 of the Education Code is amended to read:56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families. The primary purpose of an early education program is to enhance development of the infant. To meet this purpose, the program shall focus upon the infant and his or her the infants family, and shall include home visits, group services, and family involvement activities. Early education programs funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, as program options, home-based services pursuant to Section 56426.1 and home-based and group services pursuant to Section 56426.2, and shall be provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1431 to 1445, incl.), 1444, inclusive) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. Code).This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1797Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 56426 of the Education Code, relating to special education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1797, as introduced, Smith. Special education: early education programs. Existing law requires school districts, county offices of education, and special education local plan areas to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, and with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law also requires an early education program provided by a local educational agency to include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs from birth to 3 years of age and their families. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the early education program provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1797
Introduced by Assembly Member SmithFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Smith
February 22, 2019
An act to amend Section 56426 of the Education Code, relating to special education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1797, as introduced, Smith. Special education: early education programs.
Existing law requires school districts, county offices of education, and special education local plan areas to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, and with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law also requires an early education program provided by a local educational agency to include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs from birth to 3 years of age and their families. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the early education program provisions.
Existing law requires school districts, county offices of education, and special education local plan areas to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, and with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law also requires an early education program provided by a local educational agency to include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs from birth to 3 years of age and their families.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the early education program provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 56426 of the Education Code is amended to read:56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families. The primary purpose of an early education program is to enhance development of the infant. To meet this purpose, the program shall focus upon the infant and his or her the infants family, and shall include home visits, group services, and family involvement activities. Early education programs funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, as program options, home-based services pursuant to Section 56426.1 and home-based and group services pursuant to Section 56426.2, and shall be provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1431 to 1445, incl.), 1444, inclusive) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. Code).This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 56426 of the Education Code is amended to read:56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families. The primary purpose of an early education program is to enhance development of the infant. To meet this purpose, the program shall focus upon the infant and his or her the infants family, and shall include home visits, group services, and family involvement activities. Early education programs funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, as program options, home-based services pursuant to Section 56426.1 and home-based and group services pursuant to Section 56426.2, and shall be provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1431 to 1445, incl.), 1444, inclusive) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. Code).This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
SECTION 1. Section 56426 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families. The primary purpose of an early education program is to enhance development of the infant. To meet this purpose, the program shall focus upon the infant and his or her the infants family, and shall include home visits, group services, and family involvement activities. Early education programs funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, as program options, home-based services pursuant to Section 56426.1 and home-based and group services pursuant to Section 56426.2, and shall be provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1431 to 1445, incl.), 1444, inclusive) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. Code).This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families. The primary purpose of an early education program is to enhance development of the infant. To meet this purpose, the program shall focus upon the infant and his or her the infants family, and shall include home visits, group services, and family involvement activities. Early education programs funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, as program options, home-based services pursuant to Section 56426.1 and home-based and group services pursuant to Section 56426.2, and shall be provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1431 to 1445, incl.), 1444, inclusive) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. Code).This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families. The primary purpose of an early education program is to enhance development of the infant. To meet this purpose, the program shall focus upon the infant and his or her the infants family, and shall include home visits, group services, and family involvement activities. Early education programs funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, as program options, home-based services pursuant to Section 56426.1 and home-based and group services pursuant to Section 56426.2, and shall be provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1431 to 1445, incl.), 1444, inclusive) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. Code).This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.
56426. An early education program shall include services specially designed to meet the unique needs of infants, from birth to three years of age, and their families. The primary purpose of an early education program is to enhance development of the infant. To meet this purpose, the program shall focus upon the infant and his or her the infants family, and shall include home visits, group services, and family involvement activities. Early education programs funded pursuant to Sections 56427, 56428, and 56432 shall include, as program options, home-based services pursuant to Section 56426.1 and home-based and group services pursuant to Section 56426.2, and shall be provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1431 to 1445, incl.), 1444, inclusive) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. Code).
This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.