All actions by the State Department of Education, as defined in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 8402 shall be preceded by a written notice of action to the local contracting agency which shall include the following:
(a) A statement of the specific reasons for the action in the Statement of Issues.
(b) A description of the local contracting agency’s rights and responsibilities concerning the appeal procedure described herein.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 687, Sec. 2.)