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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 4Pt. 27Ch. 9Art. 2§ 49425 Physician Committee Special Education

§ 49425 Physician Committee Special Education

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§ 49425 Physician Committee Special Education

Key Takeaways

  • •Doctors don’t need a special school credential if they’re only on a committee.
  • •The committee’s job is to look at info about kids and decide if they should go to special classes.
  • •This only applies if the doctor’s only role is being on this committee.

Example

A doctor is asked to join a school committee that reviews kids’ records to decide if they need special education classes.

The doctor doesn’t need extra school credentials just for this committee work, even though they usually would for other school jobs.

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§ 49425 Physician Committee Special Education

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 49422, a licensed physician need not hold a credential if his sole service for a school district or county superintendent of schools is service as a member of a committee whose function is to consider written and oral information and reports concerning the pupil that are available to the committee and, upon the basis of such information and reports, to recommend the admission of the pupil to, or his discharge from, special schools and classes for exceptional children. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

educationschoolphysicianportstudentlicenseinformationfunction

Related Statutes

  • § 49422 School Health Supervision Credentials
  • § 49423.5 Specialized School Health Care
  • § 49428 Mental Health Notification Requirements
  • § 49428.1 Pupil Behavioral Health Protocols
  • § 49428.15 Youth Behavioral Health Definitions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 49425.
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