Existing law provides that each person between the ages of 6 and 18 years not exempted, as specified, is subject to compulsory full-time education. Existing law requires the administration of each private school and public school district of any county, upon the severance of attendance or the denial of admission of any child who is physically handicapped, mentally retarded, or multiple handicapped, but is otherwise subject to compulsory education, to report the severance, expulsion, exclusion, exemption, transfer, or suspension beyond 10 schooldays to the county superintendent of schools in the jurisdiction.
Existing federal law, the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), requires that each state provide a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities ages 3 to 21, inclusive, who reside in the state, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from
school. Existing law defines the term individual with exceptional needs as a person who, among other things, is a child with a disability, as that term is defined in IDEA.
Existing law, the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Education pursuant to that act, requires that each state provide a free appropriate public education to all qualified handicapped persons who reside in the state.
This bill would instead make the reporting requirement regarding a severance of attendance or denial of admission applicable to any child who is an individual with exceptional needs or a qualified handicapped person, as defined.