California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 56303

Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.

A pupil shall be referred for special educational instruction and services only after the resources of the regular education program have been considered and, where appropriate, utilized.

Cite this section

Cal. Educ. Code § 56303 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-4-instruction-and-services/part-30-special-education-programs/chapter-4-identification-and-referral-assessment-instructional-planning-implementation-and-review/article-1-identification-and-referral/section-56303

Other sections in Article 1 - Identification and Referral

§ 56300§ 56301§ 56302§ 56302.1§ 56302.5§ 56303§ 56304§ 56305

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