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Assessment Timelines 1

Provide Assessment 15 Calendar Days from date of referral or Parent request Ed. Code 56043(a)
Plan to Parent(s) Ed. Code 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- Ed. Code 56043(b)
Consent to Proposed ment plan Ed. Code 56321(c)(4)
Assessment Plan
IEP Meeting To Review 60 Calendar Days from the date LEA received consent Ed. Code 56043(c)
Assessment Results to the assessment plan Ed. Code 56302.1
Ed. Code 56043(f)(1)
Does not include school breaks in excess of 5 school Ed. Code 56343(a)
days Ed. Code 56343.5
Ed. Code 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 Ed. Code 56043(k)
than Triennial) agree Ed. Code 56381(a)(2)

Triennial Review Every 3 Years unless Parent and LEA agree in writing Ed. Code 56043(k)
after review of records reassessment is not necessary 2 Ed. Code 56381(a)(2)
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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