CA AB2580

Requires hearing officers to apply California Rule of Court 3.1332 when determining what constitutes "good cause" for extending special education due process hearings.

Allows a second or subsequent extension to be granted for good cause or any other purpose at the discretion of the hearing officer, providing more flexibility beyond the first extension.

Maintains the existing 45-day deadline for issuing written decisions after the 30-day period for requesting hearings, with extensions only prolonging the decision deadline by the length of the extension granted.

Applies to state hearings regarding whether students with exceptional needs received a free appropriate public education, with decisions binding on all parties.