California Code of Regulations
Title 5 - Education
Division 1 - California Department of Education
Chapter 3 - Individuals with Exceptional Needs
Subchapter 1 - Special Education
Article 5 - Implementation (Program Components)
Section 3051.1 - Language, Speech and Hearing Development and Remediation
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Language, Speech and Hearing Development and Remediation services include:
(b) Caseloads of full-time equivalent language, speech and hearing specialists providing instruction and services within the district, SELPA, or county office shall not exceed a district-wide, SELPA-wide, or county-wide average of 55 individuals unless prior written approval has been granted by the SSPI.
(c) Language and speech development and remediation shall be provided only by personnel who possess:
(d) Services may also be provided by speech-language pathology assistants working under the direct supervision of a qualified language, speech, and hearing specialist, as defined in Business and Professions Code section 2530.2(i), and if specified in the IEP. No more than two assistants may be supervised by one qualified language, speech, and hearing specialist. The caseloads of persons in subdivision (b) shall not be increased by the use of assistants.
1. Repealer and new section filed 3-21-88; operative 4-20-88 (Register 88, No. 15).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-5-2014; operative 7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 56100 and 56366.1, Education Code. Reference: Section 2530, Business and Professions Code; Sections 56363 and 56363.3, Education Code; and 34 C.F.R. Sections 300.34 and 300.156(b)(1).