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             Provide Assessment      15 Calendar Days from date of referral or Parent request EC 56043(a)
             Plan to Parent(s)                                                              EC 56321(a)
                                     Does not include school breaks in excess of 5 school
                                     days


                                     If referral is received 10 days or less before the end of the
                                     school year, then assessment plan is due within the first
                                     10 days of next school year
             Parents To Consider and  15 Calendar Days after receipt of the proposed assess-  EC 56043(b)
             Consent to Proposed     ment plan                                              EC 56321(c)(4)
             Assessment Plan
             IEP Meeting To Review   60 Calendar Days from the date LEA received consent    EC 56043(c)
             Assessment Results      to the assessment plan                                 EC 56302.1
                                                                                            EC 56043(f)(1)
                                     Does not include school breaks in excess of 5 school   EC 56343(a)
                                     days                                                   EC 56344(a)


                                     If referral is received 30 days or less before the end of the
                                     school year, then meeting is due within first 30 days of
                                     next school year.
             Reassessment (Other     No earlier than once per year unless parent and LEA    EC 56043(k)
             than Triennial)         agree                                                  EC 56381(a)(2)
             Triennial Review        Every 3 Years unless Parent and LEA agree in writing   EC 56043(k)
                                     after review of records reassessment is not necessary 2  EC 56381
             Respond to Request for  Without unnecessary delay                              34 CFR 300.502(b)
             IEE
                                     Recommend 15 days


            1  Remember to consult applicable LEA, SELPA policies and administrative regulations, which may impose different or additional
            timelines and requirements.
            2  Reassessment of a student eligible for special education and related services must be conducted at least once every three years,
            or more frequently if the LEA determines that conditions warrant reassessment, or if a reassessment is requested by the student’s
            teacher or parent.  (20 U.S.C. § 1414(a)(2)(A); Ed. Code, § 56381, subds. (a)(1), (2).)





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