{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-56303","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 56303","heading":"","body":"A pupil shall be referred for special educational instruction and services only after the resources of the regular education program have been considered and, where appropriate, utilized.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES [46000. - 65001.]","PART 30. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS [56000. - 56865.]","CHAPTER 4. Identification and Referral, Assessment, Instructional Planning, Implementation,and Review [56300. - 56385.]","ARTICLE 1. Identification and Referral [56300. - 56305.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"aef3ce779d3ab55283169eec73ede478e2195369ef25637e4acbe5cdd3b7e647","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-56302.5","next":"us-ca/edc-56304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}