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Parties can access links to information to assist them when filing or responding to a request for a due process hearing and mediation case. 

Link to Special Education informational resources on laws and procedures, mediations, due process hearings, and more. 

Access interactive dashboards and  most recent quarterly data reports for the Special Education division.

Any person may request past Special Education quarterly reports from prior fiscal years.

Special Education Rights of Parents and Children Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, and the California Education Code. 

Access the current Interagency Contract between OAH and CDE

Parents and school districts can access quick links for resources to help them make a request for mediation only.  Parents and school districts can access quick links for resources to help them make a request for mediation only.

The party that filed a Request for Due Process (often called a "complaint") may add more claims or add more facts to the original complaint. If a party wants to include more claims or facts in the complaint, they must send OAH a "Motion to Amend the ...

Any party may make a motion to postpone the dates for a prehearing conference or hearing.  Asking OAH to postpone dates is called a "Request for Continuance."  This section contains a sample of how some judges have ruled on requests for ...

Expedited issues proceed very quickly on strict deadlines.  Expedited issues involve student discipline or a district wants to change a student’s school because the district is concerned that they may harm themselves or others.  If ...

Any party may make a motion to eliminate some, or all, of the issues in a due process hearing request.  This is called a "Motion to Dismiss."  This section contains a sample of how some judges have ruled on motions to dismiss.

If a request for due process does not include enough information, another party may file a “Notice of Insufficiency.”  “Insufficiency” means “not enough facts or information.”  No response to a Notice of ...

Any party may make a motion to consolidate two or more cases when the cases involve the same parties and facts. “Consolidate” means to combine the cases so that there is only one hearing. This section contains a sample of how some judges ...

A judge may order the parties to provide information as to why OAH should or should not take action to close a case before a hearing.  This section contains a sample of Orders to Show Cause.

If a party does not want the judge that is assigned to the case, there are two ways to get a different judge for the hearing. The first way is called a "Peremptory Challenge." The second way is called a "Challenge for Cause." This section contains a ...

Access sample orders regarding sanctions and shifting costs

After filing a complaint, parents may make a motion to keep their child's educational situation the same until the judge determines something needs to change. This is called a motion for "stay put."  This section contains a sample of how some ...

Access sample orders regarding requests for in-person hearings and objections to videoconference hearings.

State agencies can learn about the state fleet utilization analysis and the definition of underutilized assets.

Government entities and non-state entities can access guidelines and rates for telecommunications, including radio, public safety radio, television and cellular communication.

Lessors seeking to lease real estate to the state of California can access answers to frequently asked questions about the process.

The Department of General Services (DGS), in partnership with the Department of Technology, have mobilized two employee Hub Space sites for state agencies and departments to consider in their workplace ecosystem for their employees. 

State agencies can register online for training classes to help them understand the entire leasing process.

Private lessors who seek to lease real estate with the state of California can do so by following the guided steps.

Learn about the Real Estate Services Division requirements with respect to the Buy Clean California Act.