Section 56842

(a) A local educational agency may not use more than 15 percent of the amount the agency receives under Part B of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) for any fiscal year, less any amount reduced by the local educational agency pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 1413 of Title 20 of the United States Code, if any, in combination with other amounts, which may include amounts other than education funds, to develop and implement, coordinated, early intervening services, which may include interagency financing structures, for pupils in kindergarten and in grades 1 to 12, inclusive, with a particular emphasis on pupils in kindergarten and in grades 1 to 3, inclusive, who have not been identified as needing special education or related services but who need additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a general education environment.

(b) The implementation of the coordinated, early intervening services under this section, including activities, reporting, and coordination with the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), shall be carried out by a local educational agency as specified in subsection (f) of Section 1413 of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(c) This section does not limit or create a right to a free appropriate public education under this part.