Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5007 – Positive Behavioral Interventions
Table of Contents
BP 5007 – POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS .................................................... 1
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 P OSITIVE B EHAVIORAL I NTERVENTIONS AND S UPPORTS ................................................. 2 2.1 Tier I: All Students ...................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Tier II: Some Students................................................................................................. 3 2.3 Tier III: Few Students ................................................................................................. 4 3.0 B EHAVIORAL A SSESSMENT AND I NTERVENTION .............................................................. 5 3.1 Student Whose Behavior Impedes Learning ............................................................... 5 3.2 Student Requiring a Manifestation Determination (Disciplinary Action) .................. 6 4.0 R ESPONSIBILITY OF THE IEP T EAM .................................................................................. 9 5.0 B EHAVIORAL E MERGENCY ............................................................................................ 10 5.1 Limitations/Prohibitions When Responding to a Behavioral Emergency ................ 12 6.0 A PPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 13 7.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 14
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Introduction
The passage of Assembly Bill 86 on July 1, 2013, repealed the Hughes Bill, which was a California behavioral intervention mandate for students with disabilities who exhibited serous behavioral problems. AB 86 now requires behavioral interventions for students with disabilities to align more closely with federal law, as identified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its regulations. AB 86 revises California Education Code §§ 56520 – 56525 and requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to repeal §§ 3052 and 3001(d)-(g) and (ab) of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) . Amendments to Title 5 CCR §§ 3001 – 3088 went into effect July 1, 2014. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for students with disabilities are requirements of federal and state law. Local Education Agency (LEA) staff must address behavior when the behavior of a student with a disability impedes the child’s learning or that of others. To address the behavioral concern(s), LEAs may, through the individualized education program (IEP) process, use their professional discretion to
BP 5007 – Positive Behavioral Interventions
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 09/14)
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