citation: EDC § 8903

text:
(a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(A) The California Community Schools Partnership Act, established as part of the Budget Act of 2021, is a key initiative of California’s historic whole-child transformation of public schools built on the state board-adopted California Community Schools Framework. This model of education incorporates state investments in universal free school meals, universal transitional kindergarten, before and after school learning, career and college readiness, and investments in teacher training, coaching, recruitment, and retention, resulting in a cohesive program of instructional quality and removing barriers to learning, and collaborative leadership.

(B) Implementation of the community schools model results in better home-school connections, academic supports, nutrition, after school and summer school enrichment and care, trauma-informed behavioral and physical health services, and access to social services.

(C) The California Community Schools Framework specifies the pillars of a successful community schools model that results in transformational outcomes: integrated pupil supports, family and community engagement, collaborative leadership and practices for educators and administrators, and extended learning time and opportunities. Successful community school models in California implement this framework with fidelity. It is the intent of the Legislature that the California Community Schools Framework be periodically revised to incorporate updated research and identified needs for statewide school and system improvement.

(D) Research indicates that schools that received grants pursuant to the California Community Schools Partnership Act show significant reductions in chronic absenteeism and suspensions, and improvements in test scores and academic achievement, with the largest gains for historically underserved pupils.

(E) Expansion of the community schools model will increase these positive outcomes, especially for schools that have large concentrations of pupils from low-income families, English language learners, and youth in foster care.

(b) (1) (A) For the 2026–27 fiscal year, the Legislature shall initially appropriate the sum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) from the General Fund to the department to administer the California Community Schools Partnership Program in the manner and for the purposes set forth in this chapter.

(B) This amount may be adjusted each year through Item 6100-115-0001 of the annual Budget Act to provide sufficient funding, pursuant to the formula described in subdivision (c), to all eligible schoolsites that participate in the program.

(2) Funds received pursuant to this section shall be used in accordance with the California Community Schools Framework, as adopted by the state board. These funds shall be used to implement community schools supported by local networks and to implement shared decisionmaking practices with education interestholders and shall not be used for punitive disciplinary practices or the engagement of campus law enforcement.

(3) Funds distributed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) shall supplement, not supplant, funding used for services and supports at eligible schoolsites through the local control funding formula pursuant to Section 2574, 2575, or 42238.02, the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program pursuant to Section 46120, or the Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant Program established pursuant to Sections 53008.5, 53008.7, 53009, and 53009.1.

(c) Funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be distributed each fiscal year as follows:

(1) (A) (i) To local educational agencies to support a network of their eligible schoolsites to implement new, and provide ongoing support for existing, community schools consistent with subparagraphs (B) and (C).

(ii) The allocation calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be used as to support either a planning period of up to two years pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) or the implementation phase described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e). Schoolsites that are ready to implement shall submit to the department a community school plan and evidence of ongoing progress as part of the annual formative evaluation requirements specified by the department pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 8902.

(B) (i) Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, for each local educational agency with an eligible schoolsite, the department shall make one of the following computations for each eligible schoolsite based on the following as adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (C):Pupils Enrolled at theEligible SchoolsiteAmount to be Computed perEligible Schoolsite10–24$75,00025–150$115,000151–400$190,000401–1,000$230,0001,001–2,000$305,0002,000+$400,000(ii) Commencing with the 2027–28 fiscal year, the amounts to be computed per eligible schoolsite identified in clause (i) shall be adjusted each fiscal year by the percentage change applied pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 42238.02 for that fiscal year.

(iii) A local educational agency with eligible schoolsites that notifies the department of the intent to receive an allocation, pursuant to subparagraph (E), under this section shall receive annual payments in accordance with this subparagraph, as adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (C), notwithstanding subsequent changes in pupil data submitted through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System. The annual payments shall remain the same amount and may be adjusted when eligibility is redetermined during the certification process.

(iv) Notwithstanding clause (iii), the department may establish procedures to determine mid-year adjustments to eligibility in cases of an eligible schoolsite restructuring.

(C) An eligible schoolsite that receives an implementation grant pursuant to Section 8902 shall, for the term of its implementation grant, have the allocation listed in subparagraph (B) reduced consistent with the following:

(i) If the total amount of a schoolsite’s implementation grant, divided by five, is greater than or equal to the amount listed in subparagraph (B) for the number of pupils enrolled, the schoolsite shall instead receive no funding under this paragraph for that fiscal year.

(ii) If the total amount of a schoolsite’s implementation grant, divided by five, is less than the amount listed in subparagraph (B) for the number of pupils enrolled, the schoolsite shall instead receive the difference between the total implementation grant amount, divided by five, and the amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the number of pupils enrolled for that fiscal year.

(D) (i) Funds received under this paragraph shall be used for activities consistent with the purposes identified in subdivisions (g) and (h) of Section 8902.

(ii) A schoolsite that, at the time of the receipt of funds, has not conducted the planning needed to develop the schoolsite implementation plan required pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e), shall use the initial funding to develop an implementation plan that demonstrates alignment with the California Community Schools Framework.

(E) (i) On or before November 1, 2026, a local educational agency with an eligible schoolsite shall notify the department of its intent to receive for each eligible schoolsite an allocation under this paragraph as part of the 2026–27 fiscal year cohort, in a manner to be determined by the department. The notification shall include an initial attestation to the department of the local educational agency’s commitment to implementing the community schools model in accordance with the Community School framework and state law. The notification shall also include assurances declaring the local educational agency collected signed commitment letters from education interestholders, including, but not limited to, the superintendent of the school district, schoolsite principals, and representatives of teachers, noncertificated staff, pupils, and parents.

(ii) A local educational agency with an eligible schoolsite that is not currently receiving funding pursuant to Section 8902 may submit the required notification of its intent to receive an allocation during an annual June 1 opt-in period. Eligible local educational agencies that opt-in by November 1, 2026, or by June 1 of each year shall be eligible to receive apportionment funding as part of a new cohort beginning in the next academic year. A local educational agency shall notify the department about its intent for planning phase or implementation phase status as part of the opt-in process.

(iii) As part of the opt-in process, the department shall notify all local educational agencies of the minimum annual reporting requirements for an annual implementation grant apportionment, and may encourage a local educational agency to pursue a planning period pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), as needed, to ensure readiness to implement a new community school.

(2) (A) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department to select, subject to the approval of the executive director of the state board, at least one local educational agency to implement the technical assistance structure and network described in Section 8902 and support the ongoing certification process. Funds shall also be used to provide support and assistance to local educational agencies on an ongoing basis so they can implement the community schools model in accordance with the Community Schools framework and ultimately help their schoolsites maintain their certification. Preference shall be given to county offices of education that commit to partnering with institutions of higher education, nonprofit community-based organizations, and school districts and schoolsites that demonstrate strong implementation of the community schools approach as outlined in the Community Schools framework, as determined by the department with input from education interestholders. The responsibilities of transformational assistance centers shall be aligned with those identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8902.

(B) The department shall determine the terms, including duration, for each transformational assistance center, subject to the approval of the executive director of the state board. The department shall have the authority to renew the selection of the existing transformational assistance centers or reopen the selection process, at the conclusion of each grant term. To determine funding for the transformational assistance structure, the department shall take into consideration the number of community school sites supported by the technical assistance structure.

(C) Technical assistance shall be provided in consultation and collaboration with the statewide system of support established pursuant to Section 52059.5.

(D) Of the amount provided in subparagraph (A), two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be allocated to the local educational agency serving as the state transformational assistance center. The responsibilities of the state transformational assistance center shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(i) Serve as a lead entity within the statewide system of support and work collaboratively with the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, the department, lead agencies in the system, and state agencies that support the implementation of community schools.

(ii) Serve as a centralized hub for the transformational assistance structure to facilitate a coordinated and aligned approach for the ongoing implementation of the community schools initiative.

(iii) Collaborate with the department and relevant education interestholders to develop the annual attestation process and certification process required pursuant to subdivision (d).

(iv) On or before October 31, 2029, submit a report to the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, outlining the certification process informed by the study.

(E) A local educational agency receiving funding under this paragraph shall commit to providing program and expenditure data to the department, as specified by the department, and participating in program evaluation and improvement efforts.

(d) (1) The department shall allocate funding appropriated in Item 6100-115-0001 of the annual Budget Act to county offices of education to coordinate county-level governmental, nonprofit community-based organizations, and other external partnerships to support community school implementation at grant recipients in their county. This shall include designating a county-level community schools liaison to coordinate with the department and technical assistance centers in capacity building, resource connection, and continuous improvement activities consistent with supporting grant recipients in their county in implementation of community schools, consistent with the Community Schools framework, as specified in subdivision (e). County office of education grant award amounts under this paragraph shall be determined based on the number of community schools funded pursuant to this section, and the number of pupils served in those schools, using an allocation formula determined by the department, and provide at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) and up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually, for each qualifying county office of education. These funds are separate from any funds county offices of education receive pursuant to subdivision (f) for serving as qualifying entities to a network of community schools.

(2) A county office of education that receives funds pursuant to this subdivision shall support centralized grant recipient communications with county-level governmental partners and funding sources, which may include, but not be limited to, pupil support and health care service billing and billing practices technical assistance, leading a County Children’s Cabinet, and coordination with Promise Neighborhoods lead organizations and agencies.

(3) A county offices of education that receives funds pursuant to this subdivision shall do all of the following:

(A) Support local educational agency planning and use of pupil and campus data consistent with the guidance of the System of Support Equity Leads, and the state transformational assistance center, for integrating community school, expanded learning, early childhood education, county behavioral health, educator professional development, and other state-funded initiatives integral to the pillars of a community school approach as described in subdivision (b) of Section 8901 and the California Community Schools Partnership Framework described in Section 8901.5, which may be part of the qualifying entity’s local control and accountability plan process pursuant to Section 47606.5, 52060, or 52066, as applicable.

(B) Facilitate professional development and continuous improvement practices, consistent with the Transformational Assistance network, including, but not limited to, communities of practice.

(C) Provide fiscal and programmatic reports to the department as requested, regarding the implementation status and needs of local educational agencies in the county.

(D) Coordinate internally with other county offices of education and other county programs and services that can uplift and support the whole child, with the overall goal of moving towards fully integrating county-level community schools implementation supports and services into the larger statewide system of support by embedding these supports and services within the county’s universal and targeted assistance approach once one-time coordination grants conclude.

(4) As a condition of receiving funding pursuant to this subdivision, a county office of education shall adhere to the County Coordination key practices consistent with the Community Schools framework, and provide the annual reporting required by the department and the state transformational assistance center.

(e) As a condition of receiving funding pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), a local educational agency shall maintain its community schools pursuant to the Community Schools framework and criteria developed by the transformational assistance structure in partnership with education interestholders, consistent with all of the following:

(1) (A) A local educational agency with schoolsites that are new to the community schools model may use up to two years of its initial apportionment funds to conduct the planning needed to develop a community schools implementation plan pursuant to subparagraph (C) paragraph (2). Upon the conclusion of this 24 month planning period, the local educational agency shall be required to provide the implementation plan to department and move into the implementation phase.

(B) Funds for planning shall be used to support any of the following:

(i) Staffing costs for a community school coordinator.

(ii) Conducting a comprehensive school and community needs and asset assessment, including, but not limited to, pupil and community demographics, school climate, integrated support services, expanded learning time, educator, family, pupil, and community engagement, new or existing partnerships with governmental entities or community-based organizations, and available funding sources.

(iii) Grant application support, service billing development, and other administrative costs necessary to launch a community school model at scale.

(iv) Partnership development and coordination support between the grantee and cooperating agencies, including, but not limited to, a Promise Neighborhood lead agency.

(v) Providing training and support to local educational agency and cooperating agency personnel to develop best practices for integrating instruction and pupil supports.

(vi) Preparing a community school implementation plan for submission to the governing board or body of the local educational agency and to the department.

(vii) Up to 10 percent of the annual allocation may be used by the local education agency for agency-wide planning and support needs, consistent with the Community Schools framework, and as a network lead for multiple eligible schoolsites located in a Promise Neighborhood.

(viii) Providing professional development and strengthening instruction through project-based and experiential learning.

(ix) Implementing social-emotional learning and restorative practices.

(x) Strengthening behavioral health care supports, including, but not limited to, implementation of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Fee Schedule pursuant to Section 5961.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(xi) Leveraging partnerships to facilitate the whole-child inventory and integrated supports for pupils and schoolsite staff.

(xii) Supporting secondary community school redesign.

(C) A local educational agency that has not provided the department with a satisfactory implementation plan for an eligible schoolsite, as required pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2), within 24 months of initial apportionment, shall have the apportionment for that eligible schoolsite subtracted by the department in the subsequent fiscal year.

(2) A local educational agency that has completed planning and is in the implementation phase shall be required to meet the following requirements annually commencing with its first year of implementation:

(A) Ensure that each funded schoolsite has convened a shared decisionmaking team or council that includes pupils, families, community partners, and educators.

(B) Support each schoolsite’s shared decisionmaking team or council in developing a schoolsite community school implementation plan that the shared decisionmaking team or council annually presents to its schoolsite.

(C) Provide the department with an implementation plan that was submitted to the governing board or body of the local educational agency. The implementation plan shall include all of the following details:

(i) The prior year’s program and expenditure data and pupil outcomes if applicable.

(ii) A description of how the local educational agency’s approach to community schools aligns with the Community School framework.

(iii) A description of how the local educational agency’s approach engages in collaborative leadership with pupils, families, educators, and community partners.

(iv) A description of how the local educational agency’s approach expands services to pupils and leverages and braids funds from existing state initiatives, including, but not limited to, the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Fee Schedule program, universal school meals program, California State Preschool Program, and universal transitional kindergarten.

(v) A description of how the local educational agency’s approach assesses technical assistance needs and identifies a plan to address those needs, which may include a local community of practice and connecting to state-led technical assistance opportunities and resources; and a plan for the school year.

(vi) Each eligible schoolsite’s community schools implementation plan.

(D) Annually report and publicly present its community schools implementation plan at a meeting of the governing board or body of the local educational agency. The local educational agency shall publicly post its community schools implementation plan on the local educational agency’s and the schoolsites’ internet websites.

(E) A local educational agency with an Expanded Learning Opportunities Program allocation or an After School Education and Safety Program grant may submit those programs’ respective implementation plans as part of its community school implementation plan.

(F) (i) Submit an annual progress report that includes an attestation that their community schoolsites are providing wraparound supports to pupils and is implementing community schools in accordance with the California Community Schools Framework as adopted by the state board. The technical assistance structure shall utilize the annual progress report to provide support to local educational agencies and schoolsites on implementation and continuous improvement of their community schools models.

(ii) The annual progress report requirements, including the attestation of the community school’s commitment to the framework, shall be developed by the state transformational assistance center in collaboration with the department and education interestholders. The annual progress report shall be aligned and consistent with the Community Schools framework and the annual progress report required for recipients of the one-time implementation grants pursuant to Section 8902 to the extent feasible. A local educational agency that received one-time implementation grants may submit the existing annual progress report to fulfill the requirement for the duration of its grant period pursuant to Section 8902.

(3) As a condition of receiving funding pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), a local educational agency shall commit to providing program and expenditure data to the department, as specified by the department, and participating in program evaluation and improvement efforts.

(4) (A) It is the intent of the Legislature that, beginning in the 2031–32 fiscal year, a local educational agency’s schoolsites will be required to participate in a seven-year certification process conducted by an external certification entity and managed through the state transformational assistance center to ensure quality community school models are implemented with fidelity. Only schoolsites that are certified through this process shall be eligible to receive ongoing community schools funding under paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).

(B) A local educational agency’s apportionment generated for a schoolsite that loses its certification may be deemed ineligible to continue receiving an apportionment for that schoolsite, subject to the determination of the department. If a schoolsite loses its certification, the local educational agency may continue receiving a community schools apportionment for that schoolsite until the schoolsite’s current certification period expires. A local educational agency shall not receive renewed funding for an uncertified schoolsite until the schoolsite meets certification standards again.

(C) A local educational agency that is interested in establishing a new community school at, or renewing funding for, an eligible schoolsite shall have an opportunity to submit a request to be considered for funding during regular intervals. The details for the requests, including deadlines and timing of the intervals and approval, shall be determined by the department in collaboration with the transformational assistance centers and education interestholders.

(f) A local educational agency may retain up to 10 percent of the total funds awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) for its eligible schoolsites each fiscal year. These funds shall be used to administer community schools established at eligible schoolsites, manage professional learning and networking, and coordinate services and funding streams for community schools under the local educational agency with eligible schoolsites. Funds retained by the local educational agency to provide direct services to pupils may be retained separately from this administrative set-aside.

(g) A local educational agency receiving funding under paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) shall commit to communicating and collaborating with the transformational assistance centers, as often as the transformational assistance centers may reasonably require, to discuss the implementation of community schoolsites, potential challenges facing the local educational agency during implementation, and best practices that can be shared with peer community schoolsites.

(h) A local educational agency that receives funds under paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) for an eligible schoolsite that has closed, as reported pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 60900, shall return any unspent funds received for that closed schoolsite to the department. The local educational agency shall report the total amount of unspent funds in accordance with instructions and forms prescribed and furnished by the department. Any returned funds that are not reallocated shall revert to the General Fund.

(i) If funds appropriated for the purpose of this section remain after all apportionments pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) have been made, the balance that exceeds that amount shall revert to the General Fund by June 30 of each year.

(j) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made by subdivision (b) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, and included within the “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 19. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


kind: section

code: EDC

citation: EDC § 8950

text: The Legislature finds and declares that the arts and entertainment industries constitute the third largest business sector in the state, and that it is within the interests of the people of the state to preserve the artistic and economic benefits which are derived from these major industries through the establishment of a multidisciplinary arts training program which will enable artistically gifted and talented students to receive intensive training in the arts. It is the intent of the Legislature that the California State Summer School for the Arts be established to provide a training ground for future artists who may wish to study and practice the arts, or to pursue careers in the major performing arts companies and the commercial and fine arts institutions in California.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1131, Sec. 1.)

division: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

path: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 6. EDUCATION PROGRAMS—STATE MASTER PLANS > 7. California State Summer School for the Arts


citation: EDC § 8951

text: As used in this chapter, “arts” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: dance; theatre; music; folk art; creative writing; visual arts, including painting, sculpture, photography, and craft arts; design, including graphic arts, computer graphics, and costume design; film; and video.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 734, Sec. 6. Effective October 11, 2001.)

part: 6. EDUCATION PROGRAMS—STATE MASTER PLANS

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 7. California State Summer School for the Arts


text:
(a) The California State Summer School for the Arts shall be governed by a 15-member board of trustees, to be known as the Trustees of the California State Summer School for the Arts. The membership of the board shall be broadly representative of the cultural, ethnic, and geographic diversity of the state, and shall be composed of artists, arts educators, university professors and administrators, arts administrators, representatives of foundations, corporations, and commercial arts industries, and other distinguished citizens of the state.

(b) The membership of the board of trustees shall be as follows:

(1) Four members appointed by the Governor.

(2) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(3) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(4) Two members appointed by the State Board of Education, one of whom shall be a current member of the State Board of Education.

(5) One member appointed by the California Arts Council, who shall be a current member of the council.

(6) One member appointed by the Trustees of the California State University.

(7) One member appointed by the Regents of the University of California.

(8) Four members appointed by the governing board of the nonprofit foundation established pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 8953.5, who shall be the president of the foundation, another officer of the foundation, a member of the governing body of the foundation, and one other person who is a member of the governing body of the foundation, has a prior relationship with the foundation, or has otherwise exhibited a continuing interest in the foundation or in the California State Summer School for the Arts.

(c) Each appointment shall be for a term of three years, and each member shall be eligible for reappointment.

(d) The board of trustees annually shall select a chairperson and vice chairperson, and annually shall hold not less than four meetings.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 19.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8953

text:
The board of trustees shall adopt rules and regulations governing fees, applications, auditions, and admission procedures for the California State Summer School for the Arts, and any other procedure or operation necessary to implement the requirements of this chapter. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(a) The requirement that pupils admitted to the California State Summer School for the Arts be broadly representative of the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of the state.

(b) In order to be eligible for admission to the summer school, a pupil shall meet one of the following criteria:

(1) The pupil graduated, or will graduate, from junior high school at the end of the school year immediately preceding the summer school session for which he or she is applying.

(2) The pupil is currently enrolled in any of the grades 9 through 12.

(3) The pupil graduated from high school during the school year immediately preceding the summer school session for which he or she is applying.

(c) A pupil’s participation in the summer school shall not be credited toward the pupil’s completion of the course of study prescribed for graduation from high school, unless the pupil’s regular school of attendance tenders payment, no later than the last day of the summer school session, for all application and other fees and expenses charged to the pupil of a kind that would not be charged to a pupil enrolled in the public school system.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1131, Sec. 5.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


text:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the admission of out-of-state pupils to the California State Summer School for the Arts will enhance the national and international standing of the pupils who attend the summer school, and increase the revenues to the school from both tuition and contributions.

(b) Pursuant to the eligibility criteria set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 8953, pupils who are not California residents, including residents of other countries, may be admitted to the summer school, not to exceed in any year 20 pupils or five percent of the total pupil population of the summer school, whichever is less. No admission under this subdivision shall result in the denial of admission under this chapter to a California resident who is eligible for that admission and satisfies applicable artistic qualifications for admission.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 193, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


text:
The board of trustees shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide for the operation and governance of the California State Summer School for the Arts.

(b) Appoint a person to fill the full-time, permanent, exempt position of Director of the California State Summer School for the Arts. The director shall employ two assistants, one for program and one for administration, and any other necessary staff.

(c) Develop a statewide application and audition procedure. The procedure shall be implemented with the cooperation of the appropriate state and local agencies, including, but not limited to, school districts, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.

The cost of the application and audition process shall be at least partially offset by charging each applicant a fee not to exceed twenty dollars ($20). Applicants who are unable to pay the fee shall petition the State Department of Education for a waiver, which shall be granted or denied pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 8953.

(d) Maintain an advisory committee or committees to assist the board in administering the summer school.

(e) Develop the curriculum of the summer school.

(f) Establish a nonprofit foundation to develop and receive private support for the summer school.

(g) Establish a permanent endowment fund for the summer school.

(h) Exercise any other powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1131, Sec. 6.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


text:
The State Department of Education shall assist the California State Summer School for the Arts by providing the following services:

(a) The development and administration of a process for the waiver of registration or program fees pursuant to this chapter.

(b) The distribution to all school districts in the state of notices and guidelines that describe the application procedure, site of the summer school, cost of participation, criteria for admission, and other pertinent information regarding the summer school.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1131, Sec. 7.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8954

text: The period of instruction for the California State Summer School for the Arts shall be not less than four weeks and no more than six weeks in length. This section shall not be construed to prohibit holding two sessions per year, provided that the summer school shall commence no earlier than one week following the end of the regular school year, and shall be concluded no later than one week prior to the commencement of the next regular school year. The faculty of the school shall be comprised of both arts educators and professional artists.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1131, Sec. 8.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8955

text:
(a) The faculty of the California State Summer School for the Arts shall be annually selected, subject to the final approval of the director of the school, by the board of trustees, upon consultation with a faculty selection panel convened by the board for that purpose. The faculty selection panel shall be composed of professional artists and arts educators, selected to be broadly representative of the schools, institutions, arts organizations, artists, colleges, and universities located throughout the state. Members of the board of trustees may serve on the faculty selection panel, but shall comprise no more than one-third of any faculty selection panel.

(b) The faculty shall be comprised of professional artists and arts educators, and shall not be restricted to members of the current faculty of the host institution. The faculty shall be selected to be broadly representative of the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of the state. Each faculty member shall be chosen for his or her excellence in artistic production, direction, or teaching ability. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the faculty shall not be subject to credentialing requirements or any other restrictions upon eligibility for employment generally applicable to public school instructors, except for the requirement of obtaining a certificate of clearance from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing pursuant to Sections 44332.5, 44339, 44340, and 44341.

(c) The members of the faculty shall be paid on a contractual basis and shall not be considered as state employees.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1131, Sec. 10.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8956

text:
(a) The site for the California State Summer School for the Arts shall be chosen for one year or on a multiyear basis to be determined by the board of trustees by the cost effectiveness of the proposals submitted to the board through a competitive request for proposal procedure. The criteria for selection shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Space requirements of the summer school, including residential space and appropriate facilities for all artistic disciplines offered by the summer school.

(2) Technical, administrative, and support services available to the summer school, submitted with an appropriate budget designating donated services and the costs to the summer school of having other services provided.

(3) Materials, supplies, and equipment available for the exclusive use of the summer school. Materials or equipment which may be used by the host institution during its regular sessions either shall be purchased by the host institution, which may charge the summer school a rental fee for the use of the materials or equipment, or purchased by the summer school, which shall charge the host institution a rental fee for the use of the materials or equipment during the institution’s regular sessions.

(4) Operating funds and in-kind services.

(b) Private institutions, colleges, and universities, appropriate privately owned and operated facilities, and state facilities, including, but not limited to, facilities of the California State University and the University of California, may be used as the site for the summer school. A regional consortium of campuses and adjacent cultural centers operated by nonprofit organizations may be considered as a single site in the selection process.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1515, Sec. 1.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8957

text:
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that at least 50 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the actual costs of the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) for each fiscal year be financed by state funds. The balance of the operating costs shall be financed with fees and private support.

(b) The board of trustees shall set a tuition fee within a range that corresponds to actual costs to the summer school of services per pupil, up to but not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) per session in 1989. These costs shall be limited to tuition, pupil recruitment expenses, faculty and instructional supplies and related equipment, pupil room and board, and security. The amount of this fee may be increased by the board of trustees up to a 5-percent increase each year thereafter. To the extent that fees are not increased as authorized in any year, the board of trustees may increase fees in any subsequent year up to the maximum amount that would have existed if the fees had been increased 5 percent in each year.

(c) The board of trustees may award full or partial scholarships on the basis of need and ability. Pupils who are unable to pay all or part of the fee may petition the board of trustees for a fee reduction or waiver. The department, in conjunction with the board of trustees, shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding fee reduction and waivers, which shall ensure all of the following:

(1) That, to the degree scholarship funds are available, no talented applicant shall be denied admission solely because of inability to pay all or part of the fee.

(2) That any public announcement regarding the summer school program include notification that full scholarships are available, and information regarding the procedure for applying for a scholarship award.

(3) That, pursuant to Section 8953, pupil participation in the summer school program is broadly representative of the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of the state.

(4) That the percentage of low income pupils attending the CSSSA is not reduced below the average percentage of low income pupils attending the CSSSA in the prior two years, as a result of any fee increase approved pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) Subdivision (b) applies only to pupils who are California residents. For pupils who are not California residents, the board of trustees annually shall set a tuition fee that is not less than the total actual costs to the summer school of services per pupil. The total actual costs of services per pupil shall be computed each year for this purpose by dividing the amount of school expenditures for the prior fiscal year by the total pupil population for the prior year.

(e) The Foundation for the California State Summer School for the Arts, which has been established as a nonprofit foundation to support the CSSSA, may raise funds from the private sector that may be used by the summer school for general program operating costs, scholarships, program augmentation, public relations, recruitment activity, or special projects. Private support may include, but not be limited to, direct grants to the summer school from private corporations or foundations, individual contributions, in-kind contributions, or fundraising benefits conducted by any entity.

(f) The board of trustees shall report annually by October 1, to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Finance, the percentages and numbers of pupils that receive each of the following:

(1) Scholarships.

(2) A waiver of all fees.

(3) A reduction of fees.

(4) Data comparable to that required by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) for the prior three years.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 573, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8970

text:
The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction convened a Task Force on School Readiness that prepared a report which included the following findings and recommendations:

(1) Preschool and kindergarten programs have become more academically oriented with an emphasis on paper and pencil “seat work” and a decreased emphasis on other essential age-appropriate curricular elements such as language development; familiarity with stories, music, and oral language experiences; artistic exploration; social interaction; and large muscle development.

(2) Assessment tests of questionable validity and reliability are being used to delay children’s entrance to kindergarten or to place them in a two-year kindergarten.

(3) An appropriate, integrated experiential curriculum should be provided for children in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 3, inclusive.

(4) Programs should meet the special needs of our culturally and linguistically diverse pupils as well as the needs of exceptional children.

(5) Classroom organization and teaching methods should reflect the heterogeneous skills and abilities of children in early primary programs.

(6) School districts should be encouraged to develop communication about linkages between programs for four-year-olds, early primary programs, and the primary and intermediate grades of elementary schools.

(7) The staff of early primary programs should receive appropriate education, training, and remuneration.

(8) Programs should be offered full-day and also should provide before- and after-school care.

(9) Assessment methods of children in early primary programs should be drastically altered.

(10) Parental involvement should be encouraged.

(11) A public awareness campaign should be launched describing appropriate learning practices for children in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 3, inclusive.

(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction issued a Triennial Report on Publicly Funded Child Development Programs that documents the increasing numbers of low-income families eligible but unserved by limited preschool and child care funds, and that presents policy implications for staffing and funding issues.

(c) National studies show future benefits of early intervention programs to society and immediate advantages to California employers in the form of reduced absenteeism, improved worker morale, and increased productivity.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that activities initiated as a result of this chapter shall continue without regard to fiscal year depending, when necessary, on continued funding.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts that establish an early primary program coordinate that program, whenever possible, with the Demonstration in Restructuring of Public Education program, established pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 58900) of Part 31 and, where applicable, with the county interagency children’s services coordinating council, established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 18986.10) of Chapter 12.8 of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1082, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 8. Early Primary Programs

path: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 6. EDUCATION PROGRAMS—STATE MASTER PLANS > 8. Early Primary Programs


citation: EDC § 8971

text:
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Child development program” means a full-day or part-day comprehensive developmental program for children ages 0 to 14 years that is administered by the State Department of Education.

(b) “Early primary program” means an integrated, experiential, and developmentally appropriate educational program for children in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, that incorporates various instructional strategies and authentic assessment practices, including educationally appropriate curricula, heterogeneous groupings, active learning activities, oral language development, small group instruction, peer interaction, use of concrete manipulative materials in the classroom, planned articulation among preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades, and parent involvement and education.

(c) “Integrated, experiential, and developmentally appropriate educational program” means a program that is designed around the abilities and interests of the children in the program and one in which children learn about the various subjects simultaneously, as opposed to segmented courses, and through “hands-on” or “active learning” teaching methods that are more appropriate for young children than the academic “textbook” approach.

(d) “Preschool program” means a comprehensive developmental program for children who are too young to enroll in kindergarten.

(e) “Portfolio material” means a selection of representative samples of the child’s performance within the program setting that may include, but not be limited to, teacher observations, work samples, developmental profiles, photographs, and audio or video recordings that present a picture of the child’s progress over time.

(f) “School district” includes county offices of education.

(g) “State preschool program” means a part-day comprehensive developmental program for children three to five years of age from low-income families, administered by the State Department of Education.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 35. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8972

text:
(a) The governing board of any school district may establish an early primary program consisting of same-age pupils or any combination of state preschool or child development program, kindergarten, first, second, or third grade pupils, based on an integrated, experiential, and developmentally appropriate educational program. Parent education and parent involvement shall be an integral part of the program.

(b) Observation of a child over time and the use of portfolio material shall be the primary sources of assessment information for making curricular decisions in early primary programs.

(c) Standardized assessment tests may be used for diagnostic purposes only, provided those tests have been demonstrated to be nonbiased, valid, and reliable. These tests shall not be used to deny admission.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8973

text:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the kindergarten schoolday in an early primary program conducted pursuant to Section 8972 may exceed four hours, exclusive of recesses, provided that both of the following conditions are met:

(a) The governing board of a school district declares that the extended-day kindergarten program does not exceed the length of the primary schoolday.

(b) The extended-day kindergarten program takes into account ample opportunity for both active and quiet activities within an integrated, experiential, and developmentally appropriate educational program.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8974

text:
School districts with early primary programs shall provide educational continuity from preschool through kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, by accomplishing the following:

(a) Establish connections with public preschool programs, including state preschool, state child development, and federal Head Start programs, to establish a more effective transition of children from preschool to kindergarten.

(b) Promote connections among early primary programs that provide before- and after-school services.

(c) Promote joint activities for teachers and administrators of public preschool programs, including state preschool, state child development, and federal Head Start, and kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, in areas such as program planning and staff development training related to developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessment practices for young children.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 8990

text:
The Legislature encourages nutritional education instructional activities that comply with all of the following:

(a) They emphasize the appealing aspects of healthy eating.

(b) They are participatory, developmentally appropriate, and enjoyable.

(c) They engage families as partners in their children’s education.

(d) They encourage teachers responsible for nutrition education, who have received nutrition instruction during their credentialing program, to be adequately prepared and regularly participate in professional development activities to effectively deliver the nutrition education program as planned. Preparation and professional development activities should provide basic knowledge of nutrition, combined with skill practice in program-specific activities and instructional techniques and strategies designed to promote healthy eating habits.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1163, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Section operative July 1, 2004, pursuant to Section 8997.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 10. School Nutrition

article: 1. Nutrition Education

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citation: EDC § 8993

text:
The Legislature encourages school instructional staff to do the following:

(a) Be informed about the negative consequences of using food as a reward and of withholding food from pupils as punishment.

(b) The need to closely coordinate with the food service program and other components of the school health program in order to integrate nutrition concepts into the instruction of other subject areas.

(c) Cooperate with other agencies and community groups to provide opportunities for pupil volunteer work related to nutrition, such as assisting with food recovery efforts and preparing nutritious meals for house-bound people.

(d) Collaborate with agencies and groups conducting nutrition education in the community to send consistent messages to pupils and their families. Guest speakers invited to address pupils shall receive appropriate orientation to the relevant policies of the district.

(e) Disseminate information to parents, guardians, pupils, and staff about community programs that offer nutrition assistance to families.

(f) Model healthy eating behaviors.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Nutrition Education


citation: EDC § 8995

text:
The Legislature encourages school administrations to do the following:

(a) Offer wellness programs that include personalized instruction about healthy eating and physical activity.

(b) Ensure that the nutrition services, health services, and social services children need in order to learn are provided at the schoolsite or in cooperation with other community agencies.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Nutrition Education


citation: EDC § 8996

text:
As used in this article the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” means the current set of recommendations of the federal government that are designed to help people choose diets that will meet nutrient requirements, promote health, support active lives, and reduce chronic disease risks.

(b) “Nutrition education” means a planned sequential instructional program that provides knowledge and teaches skills to help pupils adopt and maintain lifelong, healthy eating patterns.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Nutrition Education


citation: EDC § 8997

text: This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2004.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1163, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date (July 1, 2004) for Chapter 10, commencing with Section 8990.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Nutrition Education


citation: EDC § 9000

text: The Legislature intends to expand the number of educational gardens and garden salad bars in California public schools by offering startup or expansion grants, implementing garden-enhanced nutrition education, and training and resources to the grantees. For those purposes, the school gardens program is hereby established.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 2. Garden Programs

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citation: EDC § 9001

text:
The State Department of Education shall establish, develop, and implement the instructional school garden program to make competitive grants available for school districts and county offices of education. Schools may incorporate one of the following into the nutrition education program proposal:

(a) An instructional school garden if a garden does not already exist on the site.

(b) A school garden salad bar with a compost program if an instructional garden already exists onsite.

(c) An instructional school garden if an instructional garden does not already exist on the schoolsite and a school garden salad bar with a compost program.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 2. Garden Programs


citation: EDC § 9002

text:
The State Department of Education shall distribute the grants pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), in consultation with education, nutrition, and agricultural experts, at the applicant’s election, as follows:

(a) A maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to each school that establishes instructional school gardens and an additional five hundred dollars ($500) as a workshop travel stipend to each school district that receives a grant.

(b) A maximum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), available on a competitive basis as determined by the State Department of Education, to each school that has an existing instructional garden onsite, and that would offer a garden salad in the school lunch program with these funds.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 2. Garden Programs


citation: EDC § 9003

text: The State Department of Education shall develop, research, and coordinate the best available practices regarding appropriate curriculum for school garden programs in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in consultation with education, nutrition, and agricultural experts. The department shall make the curriculum available to the schools that receive a grant pursuant to this article.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 2. Garden Programs


citation: EDC § 9004

text: The department shall select grant recipients from the northern, southern, and central regions of the state and from urban, rural, and suburban areas, so that the recipients are broadly representative of the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 61. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 2. Garden Programs


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Trustees of the California State University and any school district or community college district may enter into an agreement for the exchange of personnel between the state university and the district.

(b) The governing board of any school district, or community college district, a county board of education, or the State Department of Education may execute a contract with any California teacher-training institution whereby certificated personnel of the school district, county, or the State Department of Education may be assigned to the teacher-training institution for full-time or part-time duty for a period not to exceed one year.

(c) Any teacher-training institution in California may execute a contract with the governing board of any school district, or community college district, a county board of education, or the State Board of Education whereby certificated personnel of the institution may be assigned to school districts, community college districts, county boards of education, or the State Department of Education for full-time or part-time duty for a period not to exceed one year.

(d) Any such contract shall provide for the payment, by the entity to which a person is assigned to the employer, of a sum equivalent to the salary and other employment costs of the employee. In place of that payment, the contract may provide for the exchange of certificated personnel between the district, county, or State Department of Education and the teacher-training institution. Any such employee shall retain his or her status as an employee of the school district, community college district, county, State Department of Education, or teacher-training institution from which he or she is assigned in all respects during the period of the assignment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 71.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 1. Exchange of Teaching Personnel

article: 1. Schools—California State University

path: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 7. JOINT PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND POWERS (COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND HIGHER EDUCATION) > 1. Exchange of Teaching Personnel > 1. Schools—California State University


text: An agreement authorized by Section 10000 shall provide that an employee of the California State University engaged in teacher training may assume the duties of one of the certificated employees of the district engaged in classroom teaching, and that the certificated employee of the district may assume the duties of the state university employee engaged in teacher training.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 7.)

part: 7. JOINT PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND POWERS (COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND HIGHER EDUCATION)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Schools—California State University


text: During such time as an employee has assumed duties in another entity, pursuant to this chapter, he or she shall continue to be an employee of the California State University, the school district, or the community college district, as the case may be, for all purposes, including, but not limited to, salary, membership in a retirement system, tenure rights, and all other incidents of employment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 8.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Schools—California State University


text:
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing school districts from hiring, employing, or otherwise using teacher aides, instructional aides, or teacher-assistants under the terms of existing law and financial support formulas. The commission may study the various roles of such paraprofessionals.

Public and private colleges, universities, and community colleges may develop cooperative programs with school districts or school governing boards to place undergraduate and graduate students in public and private classrooms as teacher aides or assistants. Such assignment may be, at the discretion of the institution, the basis for securing college credit.

A certificate to serve as a temporary teacher-assistant shall be issued, by the county superintendent of schools of the county in which service is to be rendered, to the holder of a recommendation from an accredited college, university, or community college. The certificate shall authorize the holder to serve as a teacher-assistant. No such certificate shall be granted for a period exceeding two years.

The teacher-assistant certificate shall not be used in lieu of a teaching credential. The holder of such a certificate shall work under the immediate supervision of a credentialed classroom teacher to whom the teacher-assistant is assigned, who shall be present in the classroom while the teacher-assistant is performing his or her classroom duties or who shall be available at all times to provide guidance and direction to the teacher-assistant.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 840, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 3. Teacher Aides

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text:
(a) As used in this chapter, “CalWORKs recipient” means a parent or caretaker relative receiving aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or any successor program.

(b) The county superintendent of schools, the local community college districts, the local school districts that provide adult education, and the directors of other job training programs in the county shall develop a plan by March 31, 1998, that provides for instructional and job training services to CalWORKs recipients within that county. The plan shall be approved by the county welfare director. The plan shall include all of the following:

(1) An estimate of the number of CalWORKs recipients in that county that are expected to require education and job training services and a description of the types of services necessary to meet their needs, pursuant to the county plan required by Section 10530 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) An estimate of the number of spaces available in short-term classes that are offered as part of the regular course schedule at educational institutions that may be used by CalWORKs recipients in that county.

(3) An estimate of the number of full-time equivalent students and average daily attendance rates that will be generated by CalWORKs recipients at each institution in excess of the number of recipients attending these institutions in the 1996–97 fiscal year.

(4) Proposals for expansion of services and course offerings that are particularly suited for the needs of CalWORKs recipients.

(5) An analysis of job demand and employment opportunities within that county using currently available, up-to-date information, and an analysis of how the courses and job training programs will assist CalWORKs recipients in securing employment.

(6) A description of outreach efforts that will be undertaken to identify job opportunities for CalWORKs recipients who participate in instruction and job training courses.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 15. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

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text: It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to encourage local school districts and community college districts to improve their educational systems and to enrich their educational offerings by utilizing, whenever possible and appropriate, resources which exist in the community. Such resources may include, but not be limited to, business, industry, institutions of higher learning, private consulting firms, other school districts, community college districts, the University of California, or the State of California itself. In the implementation of this chapter, particular emphasis is to be placed upon programs oriented toward agriculture, science, business and commerce, vocational education, teacher training, and, with reference to district administration, development of modern budgetary techniques, such as program planning and budgeting.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 5. Cooperative Improvement Programs

path: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 7. JOINT PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND POWERS (COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND HIGHER EDUCATION) > 5. Cooperative Improvement Programs


text: School districts, community college districts, or schools or colleges within districts, may enter into cooperative or contractual arrangements with business, industry, or elements within the community for improvement of the local education program. Such arrangements may include evaluation, planning, cooperation in the operation of educational programs, and use of noncertificated personnel, including the elderly, youth, college students, and other nonprofessionals.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 470, Sec. 22.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


text: Nothing in this chapter is intended to modify the law with respect to experimental mathematics and reading programs established under the McAteer Act Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 54400) of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 or is to be construed to authorize school districts or community college districts to contract for services required to be performed by classified school employees.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


text: The governing board of a school district or community college district may request waiver of any section or sections of this code relating to the educational programs or administrative functions described in Section 10400 if the waiver is necessary to establish and operate a program under this chapter. The need for a waiver shall be explained and justified to the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the case may be, and the State Board of Education, or the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the case may be, may grant, in whole, or in part, any waiver request.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 86.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


text: The governing board of a school district and a county superintendent of schools may establish and maintain educational data processing centers. Such centers that meet the requirements of Section 10504 for eligible regional educational data processing centers are entitled to financial assistance from the state for the purpose of such centers as provided herein.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1011.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 6. Data-Processing Centers

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers

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text:
A regional educational data processing center may consist of any of the following:

(a) One educational data processing center maintained by the governing board of any school district having an average daily attendance of 100,000 or more pupils.

(b) One educational data processing center maintained by the county superintendent of schools that provides data processing services to two or more school districts within or without the county, having a combined average daily attendance of not less than 100,000 nor more than 300,000 pupils.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers


text: The governing board of any school district may contract with any county superintendent of schools for the rendering to the schools of the district of data processing services and may pay for the services out of any funds of the district.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers


text: The functions of regional educational data-processing centers shall include the processing and reporting of information relating, among other things, to programs of instruction, school business administration, and pupil personnel data.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers


text:
An eligible regional educational data-processing center is one that meets the following requirements:

(a) It possesses equipment, personnel and funds sufficient, as determined by regulations of the State Board of Education, to convert and correlate basic source material into data-processing form by use of a basic data system.

(b) It is a regional education data-processing center as defined in Section 10501.

(c) It meets the minimum standards established by the State Board of Education.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 87.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers


text:
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including rules and regulations that:

(a) Establish minimum standards entitling regional educational data processing centers to receive an allowance under this chapter.

(b) Prescribe the procedure by which applications for allowance pursuant to this chapter shall be governed.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers


text:
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, upon proper application therefor made by a school district or county superintendent of schools maintaining an eligible regional educational data processing center, shall allow to the applicant the amount specified in this section appropriate to the fiscal year for which the application is made.

(a) The amount of an allowance for which application may be made shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for the first, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for the second and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the third, fiscal year for which an allowance is sought.

(b) An allowance shall be made for each of any three fiscal years for which a proper application is made by a school district or county superintendent of schools maintaining an eligible regional educational data processing center.

(c) A school district or county superintendent of schools shall not receive more than one allowance in any fiscal year nor more than three such allowances altogether.

(d) A new application shall precede such allowance.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers


text: The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make the allowances to school districts and county superintendents of schools pursuant to Section 10506 from any funds which may be provided for such purposes under any program established by or under authority of federal law.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Regional Data-Processing Centers


text:
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Department of Education, in conjunction with county superintendents of schools and others from the educational community, establish telecommunication standards that will support the efficient sharing of school business and administrative information. These standards shall allow schools, school districts, county superintendents of schools, and the department to establish interactive access to this information, reduce the reporting requirements of local educational agencies, and assist local educational agencies in carrying out their financial and administrative responsibilities in a more effective manner.

(b) In addition to establishing telecommunication standards, it is the further intent of the Legislature that standardized financial information and student information being developed pursuant to Section 42103.3 and subdivision (k) of Section 51870 shall be among the initial information that is shared when telecommunication links are established.

(c) It is also the intent of the Legislature that funding be made available to encourage school districts and county superintendents of schools to connect existing networks to the telecommunication highway. The Legislature also intends that the provisions of this section be accomplished without requiring replacement of current hardware and software at the local level and that the aforementioned standards be developed and implemented without mandating specified proprietary hardware or software purchases.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 650, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 6.5. Telecommunications

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text:
(a) For purposes of this chapter, “governing board” means the governing board set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 42127.8.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that Section 10550 be implemented by the governing board.

(c) The governing board shall be supported by a team of persons having extensive experience in the development of telecommunications systems, local and statewide area computer networks, as well as knowledge of the data and system needs of school business and administration. This team shall be operated under the immediate direction and supervision of an appropriate county superintendent of schools selected, in response to an application process, by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(d) The State Department of Education shall convene a committee of volunteers, to advise the governing board. This committee shall be composed of individuals who are school district or county office of education personnel and who have knowledge of financial and administrative data processing matters. Members of the committee shall assume their own expenses for service on the committee, and the state shall not provide reimbursement for either the time served by, or the expenses of, the committee members. Two individuals shall be appointed to the committee by each of the following:

(1) The president of the California Association of School Business Officials.

(2) The president of the Association of California School Administrators.

(3) The president of the California School Boards Association.

(4) The president of the California Educational Data Processing Association.

(5) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 71, Sec. 6. Effective July 5, 2000.)

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(a) By July 1, 1995, the governing board, with the assistance of the team established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10551 and the advice of the committee established pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 10551, shall establish telecommunication standards for use by the department and by county superintendents of schools in purchasing computer hardware or software for school business and administration. The standards shall focus on the ability to process and share financial and administrative information uniformly among county superintendents of schools and school districts as well as between county superintendents of schools and the department and shall be consistent with other departmental and national standards for telecommunication. The department shall disseminate those standards to county superintendents of schools by July 15, 1995, and publish those standards in the California School Accounting Manual.

(b) Any new or replacement financial and administrative data processing or telecommunication equipment purchased by a county superintendent of schools after July 15, 1995, may meet the standards developed pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) Any new or replacement financial and administrative data processing or telecommunication equipment purchased by the department after July 1, 1995, may meet the standards developed pursuant to subdivision (a).

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(a) After the telecommunication standards developed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10552 are established, each county superintendent of schools shall consult with each of the school districts under its jurisdiction about its specific telecommunication needs to enable the sharing of financial and administrative data at the local level.

(b) After telecommunication standards are established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10552, each county office of education shall establish, by January 1, 1996, uniform standards for sharing financial and administrative information between school districts and the county office of education that, to the extent relevant, conform to the standards established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10552 and take into consideration the needs identified pursuant to subdivision (a). Thereafter, school districts may follow those standards when purchasing additional or replacement hardware or software for financial and administrative data processing. School districts shall not be required to replace current hardware or software as a result of the enactment of this chapter, and any decision to make a purchase is a decision of the local agency and not a mandate of the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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(a) In order for the governing board to carry out its responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, there is hereby established the Educational Telecommunication Fund. The Controller shall establish an account to receive and expend moneys in the fund.

(b) Moneys in the fund established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall only be available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.

(c) Moneys in the fund established pursuant to subdivision (a) may be expended by the governing board to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, for the following purposes:

(1) To support the activities of the team established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10551.

(2) To assist the school districts and county superintendents of schools in purchasing both hardware and software to allow school districts, county superintendents of schools, and the department to be linked for school business and administrative purposes. The governing board shall establish a matching share requirement that applicant school districts and county superintendents of schools must fulfill to receive those funds. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the distribution of grants to school districts and county superintendents of schools to the widest extent possible.

(3) To provide technical assistance through county offices of education to school districts in implementing the standards established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10552.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 13, Sec. 16. (AB 104) Effective June 24, 2015.)

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text: By March 15 of each year, the governing board shall report to the Governor, the Legislature, the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Department of Finance on the progress that has been made to meet the objectives of this chapter, the status of activities related to meeting the objectives of this chapter, and any plan of the governing board for subsequent fiscal years to meet the objectives of this chapter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 71, Sec. 8. Effective July 5, 2000.)

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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to make complete, current, and reliable information relating to education available to the Legislature and to all public educational agencies in California at maximum efficiency and economy through statewide compatibility in the development and application of information systems and electronic data-processing techniques insofar as they relate to data required in reports to the department.

(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature to recognize the importance, and enhance the stature, of the education profession throughout the state.

(c) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) According to recent studies, there is a shortage of qualified teachers, particularly in the areas of special education, English language acquisition and development, mathematics, and science, throughout California.

(2) In order for California to remain competitive in the global economy, the Legislature recognizes the necessity of continuing to support the recruitment of individuals to the teaching profession and effective teacher preparation and professional development programs. The Legislature also recognizes the importance of quality instruction to the academic achievement of pupils and of providing each pupil in the public schools with instruction by a highly qualified teacher.

(3) State and local policymakers, local educational agencies, teachers, parents, and pupils all need reliable information regarding participation in the teacher workforce, teacher movement between schools and school districts, the departure of teachers from the workforce before retirement, the appropriateness of teacher assignments, and the effectiveness of teacher credentialing, preparation, induction, recruitment, and support, and would benefit from the availability of more extensive information regarding the teaching profession.

(4) Data regarding the teacher workforce is currently collected and maintained by numerous state and local educational agencies. In order for the Legislature to fulfill its intent in enacting this chapter, it is necessary to integrate the data collected by those existing data systems to provide an understanding of the teacher workforce in the state and the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs. For purposes of integrating data regarding the teacher workforce in the state, Item 6110-001-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2005 (Chapter 38 of the Statutes of 2005) appropriated funds for the department to contract for a teacher data system feasibility study to determine the feasibility of converting existing data systems into an integrated, comprehensive, longitudinally linked teacher information system that can yield high-quality program evaluations.

(5) It is important that policymakers and teacher candidates have access to information on the quality of teacher preparation programs. It is also the intent of the Legislature that the quality indicators include the extent to which teachers are prepared to work effectively with all pupils, including, but not necessarily limited to, English language learners, special education pupils, and socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils.

(6) It is the intent of the Legislature that, as the California Education Information System is implemented over time, access to public information already available on various measures of the quality of teacher preparation programs be available in electronic format and be accessible to the extent practicable through downloadable pages and reports accessible to the public in a consolidated manner.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the vital goals described in this section be accomplished through the establishment of a comprehensive state education data information system in the department that includes information regarding the teacher workforce.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 248, Sec. 1. (AB 2086) Effective January 1, 2011.)

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(a) There has been developed by the department the California Education Information System, hereinafter in this chapter called “the system.” The function of the system is to establish, conduct, and by continuous concern keep up to date a basic, integrated, statewide information system for education.

(b) The system includes both of the following:

(1) The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 60900) of Part 33, which maintains pupil data regarding demographic, program participation, enrollment, and statewide assessments, in addition to data contained in the California Basic Educational Data System, including certificated staff information collected through the Professional Assignment Information Form prepared by the department.

(2) The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System developed pursuant to Section 10601.5, which enables analysis of workforce trends, evaluation of teacher preparation programs, and the monitoring of teacher assignments. The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System shall maintain data regarding the certificated workforce that is not maintained in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System and consolidate data that is collected by state agencies and local educational agencies.

(c) Data elements and codes included in the system shall be maintained in compliance with all of the following:

(1) Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 49060) of Part 27 and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(2) Section 49602.

(3) Section 56347.

(4) The Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code).

(5) The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) and any federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(6) Any other applicable federal or state law that can be interpreted as protecting the privacy and confidentiality of individual pupils or certificated personnel.

(d) The department shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 159, Sec. 1. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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(a) The department, in collaboration with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, shall contract for the development of a teacher data system to be known as the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System that is based on the results of the teacher data system feasibility study conducted pursuant to Item 6110-001-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2005 (Chapter 38 of the Statutes of 2005). The purpose of the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System is to streamline processes, improve the efficiency of data collection by the department, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the Employment Development Department, and improve the quality of data collected from local educational agencies and teacher preparation programs. The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System shall be developed and implemented in accordance with all state rules and regulations governing information technology projects.

(b) The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System shall serve as the central state repository of information regarding the teacher workforce in the state for purposes of developing and reviewing state policy, identifying workforce trends, and identifying future needs regarding the teaching workforce. It also shall serve to provide high-quality program evaluations, including evaluation of the effectiveness of teacher preparation and induction, and to help improve professional development programs. Additionally, it shall promote the efficient monitoring of teacher assignments as required by state and federal law.

(c) The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System shall not include the names, social security numbers, home addresses, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses of individual teachers.

(d) Data in the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System shall not be used in violation of any federal or state law that is intended to protect an individual’s right to privacy or the confidentiality of an individual’s personal information.

(e) The system shall be used to accomplish all of the following goals:

(1) Provide a means to evaluate all of the following:

(A) The effectiveness of teacher preparation programs, including, but not limited to, traditional fifth-year programs, university internship programs, and district-sponsored internship programs.

(B) Teacher workforce issues, including mobility, retention, and attrition.

(2) Streamline and improve the effectiveness and timeliness of assignment monitoring as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and by state law.

(3) Enable local educational agencies to monitor teacher assignments on demand.

(f) For purposes of implementing this chapter, including the legislative intent expressed in subdivision (b) of Section 10600, the system shall include all of the following information:

(1) Age profiles of teachers in the workforce.

(2) Projections of the number of retirees in the education system over the next 10 years throughout the state.

(3) Identification of subject matter fields that have the severest shortage of teachers.

(4) Geographic distribution of teachers by credential type.

(5) Present patterns of in-service education for teachers.

(g) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing and accredited teacher preparation programs shall participate in the system by providing available data regarding enrollment in credential programs, credentials issued in each specialization, and certificated persons in each specialty who are not employed in education, and by collaborating with the department in the design and preparation of periodic reports of teacher supply and demand in each specialty and in each geographic region of the state.

(h) The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System shall do all of the following:

(1) Utilize and maximize use of existing teacher databases.

(2) Maintain longitudinally linked data without including the names of teachers.

(3) Comply with all state and federal confidentiality and privacy laws.

(i) The Superintendent shall convene a working group to provide advice and guidance on the development and implementation of the system. The group shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the Employment Development Department, the president of the state board or his or her designee, and representatives of local educational agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, researchers, teachers, administrators, and parents.

(j) The operation of the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System is contingent upon the appropriation of funds for purposes of this section in the annual Budget Act or other legislation.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 11. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, data in the California Education Information System, solely or in conjunction with data from any other data system, may be used by local educational agencies for purposes of evaluating teachers and administrators and making employment decisions, only if these decisions comply with Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 3540) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, 5th Ex. Sess., Ch. 2, Sec. 2. (SB 1 5x) Effective April 12, 2010.)

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In maintaining the system, the department shall:

(a) Consult and cooperate with school districts, county superintendents, advisory committees on integrated data processing, task forces for implementing the utilization of a statewide information system, intergovernmental boards on electronic data processing and state electronic data processing policy committees created by statute or by executive order of the Governor.

(b) Cooperate with the Educational Management and Evaluation Commission in all matters relating to program budgeting.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)

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The department may consult and cooperate with public and private agencies and with educators and information specialists at the district, county, regional, state, and national levels.

The department may enter into nonexclusive licenses with public and private agencies within or outside of the state to permit the use of the copyrighted system and may contract with such agencies to perform any of the functions set forth in this article.

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School districts maintaining kindergarten or any grade of grades 1 through 12, county superintendents of schools, and the department shall:

(a) Cooperate and consult in the joint conduct of the system.

(b) Coordinate information-processing activities to preclude duplication of the developmental and operational aspects of the system.

(c) Conduct educational information-processing activities in accordance with regulations of the State Board of Education adopted pursuant to this chapter.

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The department shall, among other things:

(a) Develop for statewide educational use standards for:

(1) Coding structures.

(2) Common data base.

(3) File layout and design.

(4) Flow charts.

(5) Identification of data items.

(6) Input documentation and formats.

(7) Output report formats, including those required by local, county, state, and federal agencies.

(8) Procedural manuals.

(9) Terminology.

(10) Other relevant material.

(b) Make available, without charge, to school districts, county superintendents, and other public agencies the system components, described in subdivision (a), as they are completed.

(c) Identify centers to develop or demonstrate the appropriate use of the system and the system’s procedures, those districts, county superintendents, and other public agencies that are successfully using the various components of the system.

(d) Establish safeguards to assure only appropriate access to confidential information.

(e) Disseminate information about the system, and its use and availability.

(f) Adopt regulations to implement this chapter.

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The regulations adopted pursuant to Section 10606 shall, among other things:

(a) Require that the department and school districts use the system’s standard terminology and formats specified in Section 10606 as the basis for all reports and other data specified in this code and related administrative codes.

(b) Provide departmental coordination in order to preclude costly duplication of the developmental and operational aspects of materials, equipment, programming, systems and procedures.

(c) Recognize that wise and appropriate use of automatic data-processing technology need not be restricted by school district or other boundaries.

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