Funds for regionalized operations and services and the direct instructional support of program specialists shall be apportioned to the special education local plan areas. As a condition of receiving these funds, the special education local plan area shall ensure that all functions listed below are performed in accordance with the description set forth in its local plan adopted pursuant to

Section 56205: (

a) Coordination of the special education local plan area and the implementation of the local plan. (

b) Coordinated system of identification and assessment. (

c) Coordinated system of procedural safeguards. (

d) Coordinated system of staff development and parent and guardian education. (

e) Coordinated system of curriculum development and alignment with the core curriculum. (

f) Coordinated system of internal program review, evaluation of the effectiveness of the local plan, and implementation of a local plan accountability mechanism. (

g) Coordinated system of data collection and management. (

h) Coordination of interagency agreements. (

i) Coordination of services to medical facilities. (

j) Coordination of services to licensed children’s institutions and foster family homes. (

k) Preparation and transmission of required special education local plan area reports. (

l) Fiscal and logistical support of the community advisory committee. (

m) Coordination of transportation services for individuals with exceptional needs. (

n) Coordination of career and vocational education and transition services. (

o) Assurance of full educational opportunity. (

p) Fiscal administration and the allocation of state and federal funds pursuant to

Section 56836.01. (

q) Direct instructional program support that may be provided by program specialists in accordance with

Section 56368.