Bill > AB1412

This bill modifies California education law to improve protections and procedures for students with disabilities, particularly those from military families, when transferring between school districts. It requires local educational agencies to either adopt the student's existing individualized education program (IEP) or develop a new one within 30 days of receiving student records, ensuring continuity of special education services. The bill expressly applies residency requirements to all children of active-duty military personnel, including those with disabilities, and mandates that school districts promptly coordinate with parents and previous schools to facilitate smooth transitions. Specifically, districts must accept unofficial records from parents while waiting for official documentation and take reasonable steps to quickly obtain a student's educational records, particularly for students with exceptional needs transferring between districts or from out of state. The bill is consistent with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and aims to reduce administrative barriers that might delay students receiving appropriate educational services. If the bill imposes additional costs on local educational agencies, the state would be required to reimburse those costs through established statutory procedures.

Budget and Finance, Education, Military Affairs and Security

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1412