T21-822, Notice of Procedural Safeguards, English, Arial font California Department of Education Page 1 of 19
Notice of Procedural Safeguards Special Education Rights of Parents and Children Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, and the California Education Code.
Revised June 2022 Note: The term school district is used throughout this document to describe any public education agency responsible for providing your child’s special education program. The term assessment is used to mean evaluation or testing. Federal and state laws are cited throughout this notice using English abbreviations, which are explained in a glossary at the end of this notification. What is the Notice of Procedural Safeguards? This information provides you as parents, legal guardians, and surrogate parents of children with disabilities from 3 years of age through age 21 and students who have reached age 18, the age of majority, with an overview of your educational rights or procedural safeguards. The Notice of Procedural Safeguards is required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and must be provided to you: •
When you ask for a copy
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The first time your child is referred for a special education assessment
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Each time you are given an assessment plan to evaluate your child
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Upon receipt of the first state or due process complaint in a school year, and
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When the decision is made to make a removal that constitutes a change of placement
(20 United States Code [USC] Section 1415[d]; 34 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Section 300.504; California Education Code [EC] Section 56301[d] [2], EC Section 56321, and EC Section 56341.1[g] [1]) What is the IDEA? IDEA is a federal law that requires school districts to provide a “free appropriate public education” (FAPE) to eligible children with disabilities. A free appropriate public