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IMPORTANT NOTICE RE: OFFICE CLOSURE
(Governor's Executive Orders S-16-08 and S-13-09)
Last updated 09/30/09
Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order S-13-09 requiring furloughs for state offices, the Office of Administrative Hearings is closed for business on the first three Fridays of each month. Any documents received on a furlough day will be processed as if received on that day. Any messages or documents received on a furlough day will be processed the next business day.
For Special Education Matters, please remember that OAH has an after hours cancellation/settlement phone line for hearings and mediations. If you have a change to a matter scheduled for Monday after regular business hours, please leave a message at 916-274-6035.
Click here for more information about scheduling matters in the Special Education Division that are currently set on a furlough day.
This notice will be updated as circumstances warrant.
New! GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARINGS
A comprehensive guide to understanding Special Education Due Process Hearings at OAH. Click here. This User Guide contains answers to frequently asked questions about the hearing process to help parents and other parties better understand California's special education dispute resolution system. Click here to view the User Guide.
The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) contracts with the California Department of Education (CDE) to handle the special education due process hearing and mediation program for California. To view the Interagency Agreement between OAH and CDE click here.
Beginning July 1, 2005, the Office of Administrative Hearings began processing Special Education cases. Requests for hearings, requests for mediations, and public inquiries for these matters may be directed to the Sacramento office of the Office of Administrative Hearings as follows:
Office of Administrative Hearings
Attn: Special Education Division
2349 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95833-4231
(916) 263-0880
(916) 376-6319 fax
(916) 274-6035 after hours cancellation/settlement line
Web Cast of Special Education Advisory Committee Meetings
The Department of General Services' Office of Administrative Hearings will feature live Web casts of the bi-annual Special Education Advisory Committee meetings. Participants are invited to submit questions and comments that will be shared with the board members live during the meeting. To participate, or to find out about upcoming or past Web casts click here. If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Alfonso at (916) 263-0982 or Samantha.Alfonso@dgs.ca.gov.
Special Education Division Organizational Charts and Qualified ALJs
OAH has created a listserve that allows interested parties to receive emailed copies of decisions as they are issued. If you wish to be included on that listserve, please send your name and email address to Mckenzie.Kudrna@dgs.ca.gov
ATTORNEY / ADVOCATE LIST
Pursuant to California Education Code section 56502(h) and its interagency agreement with the California Department of Education, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) is required to maintain a list of free or reduced cost attorneys and advocates and make that list available to the public. The attorneys or advocates listed on this list self certify that they are free or low cost. You should contact the individual attorney or advocate and determine what free or low cost services they provide. OAH does not represent that the individuals placed on the list offer free or low cost services. It is important that if you choose to use the list that you contact the attorneys and advocates to discuss their fees.
Click here for the list of special education attorneys and advocates.
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Interested in being included in the Office of Administrative Hearings' list of free or reduced cost attorneys and advocates?
Links to the California Department of Education Special Education Information:
STATUS OF JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
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