California Education Code

§ 51225.32

EDC § 51225.32 Effective Jun 29, 2024Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) A local educational agency may exempt an individual with exceptional needs who was enrolled in grade 10 or higher in the 2022–23 school year, and who, while eligible pursuant to Section 56026, satisfies all the eligibility criteria described in subdivision (b) from all courses and requirements adopted by the governing board or body of the local educational agency that are additional to the statewide course requirements specified in Section 51225.3 and may award the pupil a diploma of graduation from high school, as described in Section 7801(23)(A)(ii)(I)(bb) of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(2)The award of a diploma of graduation from high school pursuant to this subdivision, in accordance with Section 300.102(a)(3) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, does not change a local educational agency’s obligation to provide a free appropriate public education, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 56026, or otherwise constitute a change in placement.

(b)An individual with exceptional needs, who was enrolled in grade 10 or higher in the 2022–23 school year and is currently eligible pursuant to Section 56026, may be eligible for the exemption and award described in subdivision (a) if their individualized education program provides for all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 38, Sec. 61. (SB 153) Effective June 29, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2031, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions. See same-numbered section added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 37.