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a) An individualized education program required as a result of an assessment of a pupil shall be developed within a total time not to exceed days, not counting days between the pupil’s regular school sessions, terms, or days of school vacation in excess of five schooldays, from the date of receipt of the parent’s written consent for assessment, unless the parent agrees, in writing, to an extension.

However, an individualized education program required as a result of an assessment of a pupil shall be developed within days after the commencement of the subsequent regular school year as determined by each local educational agency’s school calendar for each pupil for whom a referral has been made days or less prior to the end of the regular school year. In the case of pupil school vacations, the 60-day time shall recommence on the date that pupil schooldays reconvene.

A meeting to develop an initial individualized education program for the pupil shall be conducted within days of a determination that the pupil needs special education and related services pursuant to

Section 300.323(c)(1) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations. (

b) Pursuant to

Section 300.323(c)(2) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations, as soon as possible following development of the individualized education program, special education and related services shall be made available to the individual with exceptional needs in accordance with the individual’s individualized education program. (

c) Each local educational agency shall have an individualized education program in effect for each individual with exceptional needs within its jurisdiction at the beginning of each school year in accordance with subdivision (

a) and pursuant to

Section 300.323(

a) and (

b) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations.