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CALPADS error brief ยท PLAN

PLAN0348

Missing Special Transportation Indicator
Severity
FATAL error - Must be corrected in order to post the record and/or certify the data.
Error type PLAN - Special Education Plan
Record type PLAN

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

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

Focus fields

Fields validated

23.11 - Special Education Plan Type Code 23.33 - Special Transportation Indicator

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

PLAN validation

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated

  • 23.11 Special Education Plan Type Code
  • 23.33 Special Transportation Indicator

Required does not mean the answer must be Y. Submit Y or N according to the governing IEP; do not infer the answer from whether the student rides a school bus.

Plan type controls which fields belong

Plan TypeMeaningConditional-field principle
100Individualized Education Program (IEP)IEP transition indicators and Special Transportation may apply.
150Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)Infant Program Type and specified Part C fields may apply.
200Individual Service Plan (ISP)Do not carry IEP- or IFSP-only fields into the record.

Concrete checks

  • Confirm the record is an IEP (100).
  • Review the transportation determination in the governing IEP.
  • Distinguish ordinary transportation from special arrangements needed for participation.
  • Verify the special education system exports an explicit Y or N.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the rejected PLAN row

    Capture SSID, Reporting LEA/SELPA, effective date, Plan Type, the failed conditional field, and current PLAN history.

  2. 2

    Verify the governing plan type

    Determine whether this record represents an IEP, IFSP, or ISP. Do not choose a plan type merely to accommodate another field.

  3. 3

    Review the governing documentation

    Use the signed/effective plan, transition documentation, eligibility evidence, and team determinations applicable to this field.

  4. 4

    Determine whether the field belongs

    When the plan type supports the field, verify its evidence-backed value. When it does not, trace why the field was populated.

  5. 5

    Correct the source and mapping

    Populate the evidence-supported Y/N indicator for an IEP, or correct Plan Type if the record is not an IEP. Repair copied-forward defaults and export logic.

  6. 6

    Resubmit and reconcile history

    Confirm acceptance and review connected MEET, SWDS, PLAN, and SERV records for the same effective period.

Official references