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TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 33000-64100›DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES 46000-64100›PART 30. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 56000-56865›CHAPTER 7.2. Special Education Funding 56836-56845›ARTICLE 5. Low Incidence Funding 56836.22-56836.22

§ 56836.22

California Education Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Commencing with the 1985–86 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, funds to support special education and related services as required under the individualized education program for each pupil with low-incidence disabilities, as defined in Section 56026.5, shall be determined by dividing the total number of pupils with low-incidence disabilities in the state, as reported on December 1 of the prior fiscal year, into the annual appropriation provided for this purpose in the Budget Act.

(b) The per-pupil entitlement determined pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be multiplied by the number of pupils with low-incidence disabilities in each special education local plan area to determine the total funds available for each local plan.

(c) The Superintendent shall apportion the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (b) to the special education local plan area for purposes of providing special education and related services as required under the individualized education program for each pupil with low-incidence disabilities.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 48, Sec. 55. (AB 86) Effective July 1, 2013.)

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