California § 270 - Notwithstanding Section 632 of the Penal Code, a parent or guardian or local educ

§ 270. Notwithstanding Section 632 of the Penal Code, a parent or guardian or local educ

(a) Notwithstanding Section 632 of the Penal Code, a parent or guardian or local educational agency shall have the right to audio record the proceedings of meetings and any team meetings held pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794). The parent or guardian or local educational agency shall notify the members of the team of the parent’s, guardian’s, or local educational agency’s intent to audio record a meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting. If the local educational agency initiates the notice of intent to audio record a meeting and the parent or guardian objects or refuses to attend the meeting because it will be audio recorded, the meeting shall not be audio recorded. (b) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, charter school, or any other educational entity that is subject to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794).