California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 56174

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2008.

The local educational agency shall not be required to pay for the cost of education, including special education and related services, of a child with a disability at a private school or facility if the local educational agency made a free appropriate public education available to the child and the parent of the child elected to place the child in the private school or facility.

Cite this section

Cal. Educ. Code § 56174 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-4-instruction-and-services/part-30-special-education-programs/chapter-2-administration/article-5-6-children-enrolled-in-private-schools/section-56174

Other sections in Article 5.6 - Children Enrolled in Private Schools

§ 56170§ 56171§ 56172§ 56173§ 56174§ 56174.5§ 56175§ 56176§ 56177

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