California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 56366.6

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 939, Sec. 14. Effective October 8, 1993.
(a)Within 20 working days following the nonpublic, nonsectarian school’s or agency’s receipt of the notice of denial, revocation, or suspension of certification, the nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency may file a written petition to request a review of the decision by the superintendent. The petition may include written arguments or a request to present an oral argument.
(b)Within 30 working days after the receipt of the written petition, the superintendent or a designee

shall review the decision and the applicant’s petition and render a written, reasoned decision that shall be the final administrative decision. The designee of the superintendent shall be impartial, unbiased, and shall not have participated in the department decision to deny, revoke, or suspend the nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency certification.

(c)Any public education agency that contracts with a certified nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency may request the superintendent to review the status of the nonpublic school or agency. The request shall be in writing and a copy sent to the nonpublic school or agency.

Cite this section

Cal. Educ. Code § 56366.6 (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-4-implementation/section-56366.6

Other sections in Article 4 - Implementation

§ 56360§ 56361§ 56361.2§ 56361.5§ 56362§ 56362.1§ 56362.5§ 56362.7§ 56363§ 56363.1…§ 56366.5§ 56366.6§ 56366.8§ 56366.9§ 56366.10§ 56366.11§ 56366.12§ 56367§ 56368§ 56369

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