Article 1 - Administration

California Education Code — §§ 59200-59206

Sections (7)

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 60. Effective September 21, 1992.

There are three diagnostic centers, to be known and designated as Diagnostic Center, Northern California, Diagnostic Center, Central California, and Diagnostic Center, Southern California.

§ 59201

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 60. Effective September 30, 2002.

The diagnostic centers are a part of the public school system of the state, except that they derive no revenue from the State School Fund. The diagnostic centers provide services, including pupil assessment, consultation, technical assistance, and training, to school districts, county offices of education, and special education local plan areas.

§ 59202

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 62. Effective September 21, 1992.

The centers are under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

§ 59203

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 61. Effective September 30, 2002.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in relation to the diagnostic centers, shall do all of the following:

(a)Prescribe rules for the government of the centers.

(b)Appoint the directors of the centers and other officers and employees.

(c)Remove for cause any officer, teacher, or employee.

§ 59204.5

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 63. Effective September 30, 2002.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in connection with the diagnostic centers and in cooperation with public and private agencies, may:

(a)Conduct projects designed to meet needs of those categories of disabled children selected by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(b)Serve as a demonstration program to promote personnel development through in-service education, internships, and professional observations for education personnel, in cooperation with institutions of higher education and local education agencies.

§ 59205

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 12. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.

(a)The Department of Human Resources shall consider making salaries for teachers, specialists, and administrators of the Diagnostic Center, Southern California, the Diagnostic Center, Central California, and the Diagnostic Center, Northern California, competitive with the salaries of similarly qualified school teachers, specialists, and administrators who are employed by the encompassing school districts.

(b)For purposes of this section, “teachers,” “teacher specialists,” and “administrators” mean those individuals who hold the appropriate teaching, service, or teaching and administrative credential, as appropriate, as issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as determined by the employing state

agency.

§ 59206

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 113, Sec. 25. (SB 160) Effective September 17, 2025.

(a)The department may require employees, prospective employees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors for the diagnostic centers, as defined in Section 59200, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check.

(b)The department shall electronically submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (a) who are subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state-and federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.