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SPED - Special Education

SPED0001

The Reporting LEA of the submitter must equal the Reporting LEA in the record, or the Reporting SELPA of the submitter must have a relationship with the Reporting LEA in the record.

SPED0002

School must be a valid code in CDS and have an active CALPADS reporting relationship with the Reporting LEA.

SPED0003

If School of Attendance NPS is populated then School of Attendance must equal 0000001.

SPED0004

If School of Attendance = 0000001, then the School of Attendance NPS must be populated.

SPED0005

School of Attendance NPS must be a valid NPS code in CDS.

SPED0006

Academic Year ID must be a valid academic school year combination and no more than one year in the future.

SPED0007

SSID must be a valid CALPADS SSID in the ODS.

SPED0008

If SSID is retired and (Student Gender Code and Student Date of Birth Year in file) match (Student Gender Code and Student Date of Birth Year) of current SSID in ODS, then replace with active SSID for student.

SPED0009

Field must only contain Alphabetic letters, numbers, periods, hyphens and apostrophes.

These letters and characters are valid:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t y v w x y z

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 0 . - ' 

Any other ascii code characters will be rejected.  Check for hidden characters.

SPED0034

Only one record may exist in the file with the same SSID, Reporting LEA, and Student Special Education Meeting or Amendment Identifier.

SPED0046

The SPED file you are uploading from your Special Education Data system is missing and appropriate student race indicator/race code.

SPED0069

Student First Name, Student Last Name, Gender, or Student Birth Date do not match for the same SSID (State Student Identifier #) within the ODS (Operational Data Store aka the current data in CALPADS).

SPED0072

The submitted SSID is retired, but the submitted Student Gender Code and Student Date of Birth Year do not match the student’s current SSID in the ODS.

SPED0181

The submitted record attempts to delete a record that does not exist in CALPADS.

SPED0193

District of Special Education Accountability must be a valid 7-digit County District (CD) code or 7-digit Charter School code.

SPED0331

If the Education Plan Amendment Date is populated (not empty), then the Education Plan Type Code must equal 100,150 or 200.

SPED0332

If IEP Includes Postsecondary Goals Indicator is populated then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0332

If IEP Includes Postsecondary Goals Indicator then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0333

If Postsecondary Goals Updated Annually Indicator is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0334

If Postsecondary Goals Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Indicator is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0334

If Postsecondary Goals Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Indicator is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0335

If Transition Services in IEP Indicator is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0336

If Supportive Services Indicator is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0337

If Transition Services Goals in IEP Indicator is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must 100 (IEP).

SPED0338

If Student IEP Participation Indicator is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

SPED0339

If Agency Representative IEP Participation Code is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must be 100.

SPED0340

If Special Transportation Indicator is populated then Education Plan Type Code must =100 (IEP).

SPED0341

If Special Education Meeting Type Code = 10 or 15, then Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date must be populated.

SPED0342

If Education Plan Type Code is 100 (IEP), 150 (IFSP) or 200 (ISP), Primary Residence Code must be populated.

SPED0343

If Education Plan Type Code = 100, 150 or 200 then Special Education Initial Entry Start Date must be populated.

SPED0344

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP), 150 (IFSP), or 200 (ISP) then Disability 1 Code must be populated.

SPED0345

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP), 150 (IFSP), or 200 (ISP) then Disability 2 Code must be populated.

SPED0346

If Education Plan Type Code = 100, 150 or 200 then Special Education Program Setting Code must be populated.

SPED0347

If Education Plan Type Code = 150 (IFSP) then Special Education Program Type Code must be populated.

SPED0348

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) then Special Transportation Indicator must be populated.

SPED0349

If Special Education Meeting Date is populated then Student Special Education Meeting or Amendment Identifier is required.

SPED0350

If Special Education Program Exit Date is populated then Special Education Program Exit Reason Code must be populated.

SPED0351

Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date must be greater than or equal to the Special Education Referral Date.

SPED0352

Special Education Meeting Date must be greater than or equal to Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date.

SPED0353

Special Education Program Exit Date must be greater than Special Education Initial Entry Start Date in staging.

SPED0354

Special Education Program Exit Date must be greater than Special Education Referral Date in staging.

SPED0355

Special Education Initial Entry Start Date must be less than or equal to current date.

SPED0356

Education Plan Amendment Date must be less than or equal to current date.

SPED0359

Disability Code 1 cannot equal 200 (None).

SPED0360

If Primary Residence Code is 140 (Parent or Legal Guardian), then Special Education Program Setting Code should not = 301 (Residential Facility) or 402 (Correctional Facility).

SPED0361

If Primary Residence Code is 140 (Parent or Legal Guardian), then Special Education Program Setting Code should not = 301 (Residential Facility) or 402 (Correctional Facility).

SPED0362

If Special Education Program Setting Code equals 103, then Student Age must be less than 3 years.

SPED0363

If Special Education Program Setting Code equals 104 or 200, then Student Age must be less than 7 years.

Note:  A "104" setting includes, but is not limited to settings where early intervention services are primarily provided for children with disabilities in a setting that is not home or community based such as a hospital, residential facility, clinic, or English language centers/classes.

 

SPED0364

If Special Education Program Setting Code equals 201, 203, or 204, then Student Age must be at least 2 years, but less than 7 years.

SPED0365

If Special Education Program Setting Code equals 300 or 301, then Student Age must be at least 2 years, but less than 23 years.

SPED0366

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (Individualized Education Program (IEP)) or 200 (Individual Service Plan (ISP)), then Student Age should be at least 2 years, 9 mos but less than 23 years.

SPED0367

If Disability 1 Code is equal to 281, then Student Age must be at least 2 years, 9 months, but less than 6 years.

SPED0368

If Disability Code 2 is equal to 281, then Student Age must be at least 2 years, 9 months, but less than 6 years.

SPED0369

If Special Education Program Exit Reason Code equals 71 (HSCompleter), then Student Age must be greater or equal to 16 years.

SPED0370

If Special Education Program Exit Reason Code equals 73 (MaxAge), then Student Age must be greater or equal to 21 years.

SPED0371

Special Education Program Exit Reason and Education Plan Type combination must be a valid combination per the CALPADS Valid Code Combinations document.

SPED0372

Education Plan Type Code and Special Education Program Setting Code combination must be a valid combination per the CALPADS Valid Code Combinations document.

SPED0373

Special Education Meeting Type Code must be a valid combination with Education Plan Type Code as outlined in the CALPADS Valid Code Combinations Document.

SPED0374

Special Education Meeting Type and Meeting Delay combination must be a valid combination per the CALPADS Valid Code Combinations document.

SPED0375

Only one SPED record may exist with the same SSID, Reporting LEA, SELPA Code, Special Education Meeting Type Code, Special Education Meeting Date, and Amendment Date.

SPED0376

Initial Parental Consent Date for a student with an Initial Part B (10) Meeting Type Code must be greater than the Initial Parental Consent Date existing for the same student with an Initial Part C (15) meeting type.

SPED0377

Special Education Referral Date cannot be a future date.

SPED0378

If IEP Includes Postsecondary Goals Indicator is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0379

If Postsecondary Goals Updated Annually Indicator is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0380

If Postsecondary Goals Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Indicator is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0381

If Transition Services in IEP Indicator is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0382

If Supportive Services Indicator is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0383

If Transition Services Goals in IEP Indicator is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0384

If Transition Services Goals in IEP Indicator is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0385

If Agency Representative IEP Participation Code is populated, then student must be at least 13 years and 9 months old.

SPED0386

If Education Plan Type Code is 150, then Student Age must be less than 4 years.

SPED0387

If Student Age is at least 3 years, but less than 6 years and Special Education Program Setting Code = 201 (Regular Early Childhood Program or Kindergarten), then Preschool Program Setting Service Location Code must be populated.

SPED0388

If Student Age is at least 3 years, but less than 6 years and Special Education Program Setting Code = 201 (Regular Early Childhood Program or Kindergarten), then Ten or More Weekly Hours in Setting Indicator must be populated.

SPED0389

If Student Age is at least 5 years, but less than 23 years and Special Education Program Setting = 400 or 500, then General Education Participation Percentage Range Code must be populated.

SPED0390

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) AND Student Age >= 16 years, then IEP Includes Postsecondary Goals Indicator must be populated.

SPED0391

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) AND Student Age >= 16 years, then Postsecondary Goals Updated Annually Indicator must be populated.

SPED0393

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) AND Student Age >= 16 years, then Transition Services in IEP Indicator must be  populated.

SPED0394

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) AND Student Age >= 16 years, then Supportive Services Indicator must be populated.

SPED0395

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) AND Student Age >= 16 years, then Transition Services Goals in IEP Indicator must be populated.

SPED0396

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) AND Student Age >= 16 years, then Student IEP Participation Indicator must be populated.

SPED0397

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP) AND Student Age >= 16 years, then Agency Representative IEP Participation Code must be populated.

SPED0398

If Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP), 150 (IFSP), or 200 (ISP) and Student Age is at least 3 years, but less than 22 years, then Parental Involvement Facilitation Code must be populated.

SPED0399

If Education Plan Type Code = 150 (Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP)) and Special Education Program Exit Date is null, then Student Age must be less than 4 years.

SPED0400

Infant Regional Center Services Eligibility Indicator must be populated if Disability 1 Code is 220, 230, 250, 270, or 300 and Student Age is less than 36 months.

SPED0401

If Workability I Work-Based Learning Program Completion Indicator = “Y”, then Grade Level must = 9, 10, 11, or 12.

SPED0403

If Department of Rehabilitation Student Services Work-based Learning Program Completion Indicator = “Y”, then Grade level must = 9, 10, 11, or 12.

SPED0405

If Special Education Program Setting Code equals 400, 401, 402, 403, or 500, then Student Age must be at least 5 years, but less than 22 years.

SPED0406

If SPED record exists in ODS for the same SSID, Reporting LEA, and SELPA Code, then Special Education Initial Entry Start Date must be equal to the Special Education Initial Entry Start Date in the record in the ODS.

KNOWN BUG# 5166 - The SPED0406 fatal validation rule is incorrectly triggered for a record update when the Initial Entry Date does not match the existing record.

SPED0407

Disability 2 Code cannot equal  the Disability 1 Code.

SPED0421

Special Education Referral Date must be greater than or equal to Student Birth Date.

SPED0422

Education Plan Amendment Date must be greater than Special Education Meeting Date.

SPED0423

Special Education Meeting Date must be populated unless the Special Education Meeting Type Code is 30 (Pending Initial Eval).

SPED0424

Student Special Education Meeting or Amendment Identifier must be unique within the Reporting LEA.

SPED0425

Meeting Delay Code is populated but the evaluation is not late.

SPED0426

If Special Education Meeting Type Code = 15 or 10 AND Special Education Meeting Date is greater than 60 days from the Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date THEN the Meeting Delay Code must be populated.

SPED0427

If the Education Plan Type Code = 100 or 200 
AND
the Special Education Meeting Type Code = 10
AND
the Student Age is > 3 years
AND
the most recent SPED record in CALPADS has an Education Plan Type Code = 150
THEN the Meeting Delay Code must be populated.

SPED0428

If Education Plan Type is an IEP (100), IFSP (150), or ISP (200) AND 
Special Education Meeting Type Code = 20 (Annual) 
AND 
Special Education Meeting Date > 1 year from Special Education Meeting Date in the most recent prior SPED record
THEN Meeting Delay Code must be populated.

SPED0429

If Education Plan Type Code = IEP (100) or ISP (200)
AND 
Special Education Meeting Type Code = 40 (Triennial) 
AND 
Most recent prior SPED record in ODS where Special Education Meeting Type Code = 40 (Triennial) has a Special Education Meeting Date > 3 years from Special Education Meeting Date submitted
THEN Meeting Delay Code must be populated.

SPED0430

If Education Plan Type Code = IEP (100) or ISP (200) AND 
Special Education Meeting Type Code = 40 (Triennial) 
AND
Special Education Meeting Date > 3 years from Special Education Initial Entry Start Date
AND 
No prior SPED record in the ODS has an Special Education Meeting Type Code = 40 (Triennial)
THEN Meeting Delay Code must be populated.

SPED0431

Special Education Program Exit Date must be greater than Special Education Meeting Date in Staging.

SPED0432

If Student Age is >= 22 years
OR
(Special Education Exit Reason Code is populated and Special Education Program Exit Date is not populated).

SPED0433

If Special Education Program Type Code is populated, then Education Plan Type Code must = 150.

SPED0434

Students may not have more than one Part B Initial Evaluation Meeting record during an active plan.

SPED0435

Students may not have more than one Initial Type C Meeting record without exiting the Special Education Program.

SPED0437

Students may not have an Triennial Evaluation without a Part C Initial Evaluation Meeting.

 

SPED0438

If the student's Education Plan Amendment Date is populated, then the following fields must match an existing record for the same student, SSID, Reporting LEA, and SELPA Code in the ODS:

-Special Education Meeting Type Code
-Special Education Meeting Date
-Special Education Referral Date
-Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date 
-Disability 1 Code
-Disability 2 Code
-Special Education Program Type Code
-Parental Involvement Facilitation Code 
 
If these 8 fields do no match, you will continue to receive this error.

SPED0441

Education Plan Amendment Date must be populated if: 
Education Plan Type Code = 100 (IEP), 150 (IFSP), or 200 (ISP)
AND
Special Education Meeting Type Code and Special Education Meeting Date match a SPED record for the same SSID, Reporting LEA, and SELPA Code in the ODS
AND
any of the following fields do not match:
- Primary Residence Code
- Special Education Program Setting Code
- Preschool Program Setting Service Location Code
- Ten or More Weekly Hours in setting Indicator
- General Education Participation Percentage Range Code
- IEP Includes Postsecondary Goals Indicator
- Postsecondary Goals Updated Annually Indicator
- Postsecondary Goals Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Indicator 
-Transition Services in IEP Indicator 
- Supportive Services Indicator
- Transition Services Goals in IEP Indicator
- Student IEP Participation Indicator
- Agency Representative IEP Participation Code
- Special Transportation Indicator 

SPED0442

SELPA code must be a valid 4-digit SELPA code.

SPED0443

SELPA must be a valid EntityCode and have an active reporting relationship with the Reporting LEA.

SPED0450

Special Education Referral Date is required if Special Education Initial Entry Start Date is greater than or equal to 07/01/2006.

SPED0451

Referring Party Code is required if Special Education Referral Date is populated.

SPED0471

If Special Education Meeting Type = 30 and Education Plan Type = 300 (Pending), then non-applicable fields must be null.

SPED0517

Special Education Program Exit Date must be less than or equal to current date.

SPED0518

Special Education Meeting Date must be less than or equal to current date.

SPED0521

A pending Evaluation Meeting Type must not be submitted during an existing active plan.

SPED0531

If Charter School is an independently reporting Charter School for SPED reporting, then Reporting LEA and School of Attendance must reflect the same Charter School 

SPED0538

Education Plan Amendment Date Cannot exist between the dates of another SPED Record

SPED0539

Special Education Meeting Date Cannot exist between/before the dates of another LEA's most recent SPED Record

SPED0540

If Special Education Program Exit Date is populated, then Meeting Type Code cannot equal 40 (Triennial)

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