Legal Opinion
Los Angeles Unified School District v. Garcia
California Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 2013No. S199639PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J.
In California, an individual with a disability who is between 18 and 22 years of age and has not yet earned a regular high school diploma is entitled to continue to receive special education and related services, even while incarcerated in a county jail, so long as certain prerequisites have been satisfied. (Ed. Code, § 56040, subd. (b); see id., §§ 56000, 56026, subd. (c)(4); all unlabeled statutory references are to the Education Code.) Like the other states that receive substantial federal funds for special education and related services, California’s policies…
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