IMPORTANT NOTICE RE: OFFICE CLOSURE
(Governor's Executive Orders S-16-08 and S-13-09)
Last updated 07/03/2009
At this time, the Office of Administrative Hearings, Special Education Division, expects to be open during its usual and customary hours through the end of July 2009. Events on calendar for the first, second and third Fridays beginning in August 2009 will be rescheduled. OAH will contact the parties to reschedule these days. Alternatively you may contact OAH to reschedule.
This notice will be updated as circumstances warrant.
Beginning June 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
Pilot Project Announcement
Beginning January 1, 2009, the Special Education Division commenced a pilot project that assigns its Special Education Division Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) into two core groups; one to handle due process hearings and one to handle mediations. Click here for more information.
Advisory Committe Information and Application
The Office of Administrative Hearings is now accepting applications to join our Advisory Committee. Applications are due by the close of business on June 5, 2009.
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 Laura Gutierrez at (916) 263-0984 or Laura.Gutierrez@dgs.ca.gov.
SPECIAL NOTICE RE: CALENDAR CHANGES
Effective July 7, 2008, the Office of Administrative Hearings has new calendaring guidelines for new special education matters. Click here for details.
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 laura.gutierrez@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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