Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 1865.34

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 41, October 11, 2024

Section 1865.34 - Allowable School Building Area for Facilities for Exceptional Children

(a) In conformity with the requirements of Section 17747 of the Education Code, the board establishes allowable building areas for the education of physically handicapped, educationally handicapped, and mentally retarded minors, to be computed as follows:

(1) Divide the number of eligible pupils by the maximum class size established by law for special day classes for the type of pupils to be enrolled and increase the quotient to the next highest integer where a fractional amount is produced.

(2) Multiply the number computed in (1) by the maximum building area allowance shown below when the facility is planned for the following types of exceptional children:

	*Maximum Class Size*		*Area Allowance--Sq. Ft.*
*Types of Pupils*	*Ages 3-8*	*Ages 9-20*	*K-8*	*7-9*	*9-12*
Austistic..........................	6	6	1080	1080	1080
Deaf, Aphasic, Multihandicapped ^*, or Combination of Deaf & Severely Hard of Hearing..........................	6	8	1235	1335	1360
Blind, Severely Hard of Hearing, or Combination of Blind & Partially Seeing..........................	8	10	1290	1410	1440
Partially Seeing..........................	10	12	1290	1410	1440
Educationally Handicapped..........................	12	12	1080	1080	1080
Trainable Mentally Retarded..........................	12	12	1860	1860	1860
Educable Mentally Retarded..........................	18	18	1373	1635	1680
	(See 3)	(See 3)
Orthopedically Handicapped..........................	12	16	2000	2000	2000
			(See 4)	(See 4)	(See 4)
Development Centers for Handicapped Pupils..........................	10	10	2000	2000	2000
			(See 4)	(See 5)	(See 5)
Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped..........................	3	5	1500	1500	1500
			(See 4)	(See 4)	(See 4)
^* Other than Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped

(3) When the chronological age span of educable mentally retarded minors is greater than four years, the maximum class size shall be 15 pupils.

(4) When facilities to be constructed will include occupational therapy, physical therapy, and related auxiliary spaces for orthopedically handicapped minors, additional building area allowances for such spaces of up to 5,200 square feet shall be made if the facility is designed for one to three classes and up to 7,000 square feet for four to eight classes.

(5) When facilities are to be constructed for deaf-blind multihandicapped, a one-time additional building area allowance of 500 square feet per school will be made for the initial construction of facilities.

(6) When facilities are to be constructed for blind or partially seeing minors served in an integrated instructional program which is housed in two or more schools, the building area allowance may be allocated among the schools when approved by the Department of Education. No area of instruction shall be allowed which is less than 200 square feet.

(7) When facilities are to be provided for minors having speech defects or disorders, additional building area per school is permitted. This additional area allowance is limited to:

(a) 200 square feet of new building area per school in schools constructed after July 1, 1968, where such schools are designed to permit utilization for remedial and other special services.

(b) 200 square feet of new building area per school in schools constructed between July 1, 1933 and July 1, 1968, where such additional area allowance is used for the construction of a new speech facility.

(c) Conversion of existing facilities or a combination of new construction and conversion of such existing facilities to provide housing for such minors having speech defects or disorders, provided the cost does not exceed the computed cost for 200 square feet of new classroom construction based upon cost standards adopted by the board.

(d) The acquisition of mobile speech therapy facilities, provided the cost does not exceed the combined computed cost for 200 square feet of new classroom construction, based upon cost standards adopted by the board, at all such schools which will be served by the mobile facility.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 1865.34

1. Amendment filed 3-17-80 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 80, No. 12). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAH within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 7-16-80.
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 6-26-80 (Register 80, No. 26).
3. Amendment filed 6-1-81 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 81, No. 23).
4. Order of Repeal of 6-1-81 emergency order filed 6-5-81 by OAL pursuant to Government Code Section 11349.6 (Register 81, No. 23).

Note: Authority cited: Section 17705, Education Code. Reference: Sections 17700- 17749, Education Code.