(a) Implementation of the funding procedures established pursuant to this chapter shall commence on July 1, 1981.
(b) The State Department of Education shall, in order to implement the provisions of this chapter, do all of the following:
(1) Provide necessary technical assistance to local educational agencies.
(2) Establish procedures for such agencies to obtain available federal funds.
(3) Apply for necessary waivers of federal statutes and regulations governing federal education programs that provide education and related services to individuals with exceptional needs.
(c) The State Board of Education shall grant necessary waivers of applicable state laws and administrative regulations relating to special education programs to participating local educational agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1044, Sec. 29.)