Special education: assistive technology devices.

Existing law requires an individualized education program (IEP) team, when developing an IEP, to consider whether an individual with exceptional needs requires assistive technology devices and services, as defined. Existing law requires a local educational agency to provide, on a case-by-case basis, the use of school-purchased assistive technology devices in a child's home or in other settings if the child's IEP team determines that the child needs access to those devices in order to receive a free appropriate public education. This bill would authorize a local educational agency or special education local plan area to retain, sell, or otherwise dispose of an assistive technology device, including, but not limited to, giving the assistive technology device to the individual with exceptional needs to whom it was assigned, if specified determinations are made.