California § 56411 - The department, on or before June 30, 2022, shall develop or update a uniform and

§ 56411. The department, on or before June 30, 2022, shall develop or update a uniform and

(a) The department, on or before June 30, 2022, shall develop or update a uniform and coordinated tracking and data collection system, and establish or update outcome-based evaluation procedures and processes, for use by Family Empowerment Centers on Disability to demonstrate the centers’ ability to meet the requirements of Section 56408. The tracking and data collection system shall not be duplicative of, and shall interface with, existing special education data systems. (b) The department, on or before June 30, 2022, shall develop a data collection template for use by Family Empowerment Centers on Disability that shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (1) The number of parent and family trainings provided by the center, including, but not limited to, trainings on individualized education programs and least restrictive educational environments. (2) The number of individualized education program meetings attended by personnel of a center. (3) The disability categories of children and young adults served by the center. (4) Demographic information of parents and pupils served by the center, including, but not limited to, the pupil’s disability, the pupil’s free or reduced-price meal eligibility, English learner classification, and the parent’s primary language. (5) The nature of disagreements between parents and schools or school districts, and the manner in which these disagreements were resolved with the assistance of the center. (6) Measures of parental satisfaction with services provided by the center collected in a standardized format across centers to allow for comparable survey results. (c) The department shall provide guidance to Family Empowerment Centers on Disability on how to define and report data for purposes of this section. (d) The department shall consult with the Family Empowerment and Disability Council on the development of the data collection template.