Section 60852.6.

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish, by April 30, 2004, a 15-member High School Exit Examination for Pupils With Disabilities Advisory Panel to advise the independent consultant selected pursuant to Section 60852.5. The members of the advisory panel shall be composed of the following individuals:

(1) Three parents or guardians of pupils with disabilities.

(2) An individual with disabilities.

(3) Three credentialed teachers who work with pupils with disabilities.

(4) Two representatives of institutions of higher education that prepare special education and related services personnel.

(5) A director of a special education local planning area.

(6) Two school administrators whose duties relate to the provision of services to pupils with disabilities.

(7) A representative from the State Department of Education.

(8) A representative of a vocational, community, or business organization concerned with the provision of transition services to pupils with disabilities.

(9) A representative of community-based organizations providing special education and related services.

(b) The members of the advisory panel shall serve without compensation for a term of one year and shall be representative of the state's ethnic and cultural diversity and gender balance. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall also make every effort to ensure that the panel is representative of the state's diversity relative to urban, suburban, and rural areas. The State Department of Education shall provide staff and resources to the advisory panel.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 803, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)