| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
 Accountability |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review to complement the Academic Performance Index (API), if an appropriation for this purpose is made in the annual budget act. Requires the state superintendent to annually provide to local educational agencies and the public an explanation of the individual components of the API and their relative values, and prohibits an additional element from being incorporated into the API until at least one full school year after the state board's decision to include the element into the API. Requires the state superintendent to annually determine the accuracy of graduation rate data, and deletes the requirement that the state superintendent report annually to the legislature on graduation and dropout rates. Authorizes the state superintendent to incorporate into the API the rates at which pupils successfully promote from one grade to the next in middle school and high school and matriculate from middle school to high school, as well as pupil preparedness for postsecondary education and career. Deletes the requirement that the API be used to measure the progress of specified schools and to rank all public schools for the purpose of the High Achieving/Improving Schools Program.
Requires that results from certain standards-based achievement tests and the high school exit examination constitute no more than 60% of the value of the index for secondary schools, commencing with the baseline API calculation in 2016 (currently these test results constitute at least 60% of the value of the index). Requires the state superintendent, on or before October 1, 2013, to report to the legislature a method for increasing emphasis on pupil mastery of standards in science and social science through the system of public school accountability or by other means and an alternative method or methods, in place of decile rank, for determining eligibility, preferences, or priorities for any statutory program that uses decile rank as a determining factor.
Incorporates additional changes in Section 52052 of the Education Code, proposed by AB 1668 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1668_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf, chaptered 9/21/12), to be operative only if AB 1668 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1458_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1458
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Changes the definition of a dropout recovery high school to mean a school offering instruction in any of grades 9-12 in which 50% or more of pupils are either designated as dropouts or left a school and were not otherwise enrolled in a school for a period of at least 180 days and the school provides specified instruction. Requires a dropout recovery high school to submit to the state superintendent a certification that the high school meets the definition of a dropout recovery high school, and provide specified data in support of that designation. Clarifies definition of dropout recovery high school in provision prohibiting graduation rates for pupils in dropout recovery high schools from being included in the Academic Performance Index (API). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1668_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1668
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent to provide emergency apportionment assistance to the Inglewood Unified School District. Requires the state superintendent to assume all the rights, duties, and powers of the governing board of the Inglewood Unified School District and to appoint, in consultation with the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, a state administrator to act on behalf of the state superintendent in exercising the state superintendent's authority over the school district. Continues the authority of the state superintendent and the state administrator over the Inglewood Unified School District
until certain enumerated conditions are met, including the completion of assessment and improvement plans for the district.
Requires the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) to provide specified assistance relating to the development of a multi-year financial recovery plan, the preparation of budget reports, and the recommendation of activities that could enhance revenue or achieve cost savings.
Requires the Inglewood Unified School District to bear 100% of the costs associated with implementing the provisions relating to the administration of the emergency apportionment assistance and the activities of the FCMAT, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. Appropriates up to $29,000,000 from the General Fund to the state superintendent for apportionment as an emergency loan to the Inglewood Unified School District, and specifies procedures for repayment of the loan unless the loan has been refinanced. Authorizes the district to augment the emergency apportionment or loan with an additional $26,000,000 of bank financing. Authorizes the district to sell district-owned property from September 1, 2012, to June 30, 2015, and use the proceeds from the sale to reduce or retire the emergency loan. Prohibits the district from being eligible for financial hardship assistance under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 from June 1, 2012, to June 30, 2015.
Makes legislative findings and declarations that the unique circumstances of the Inglewood Unified School District warrant the enactment of a special statute. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_533_bill_20120914_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 533
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to reassume the rights, duties, and powers of a district receiving an emergency apportionment during the period of the trustee's appointment and when specified improvement plans are violated (existing law allowed for superintendent to reassume rights, duties, and powers if the district violates a provision of the recovery plans within 5 years after the trustee is removed.) http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2662 - State Superintendent Reassuming Rights, Duties, Powers of Insolvent District
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Prohibits a public school from denying enrollment or readmission to a pupil solely on the basis that he/she has had contact with the juvenile justice system. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1088_bill_20120919_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1088
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance--Truancy |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Identifies specific reasons that constitute a valid excuse for which a pupil may be absent from school for purposes of being classified as a truant. Revises certain penalties resulting from the issuance of specified truancy reports, and specifies that the first time a truancy report is issued, the pupil and, as appropriate, the pupil's parent or legal guardian, may be requested to attend a meeting with a school counselor or other school designee to discuss the root causes of the attendance issue and develop a joint plan to improve the pupil's attendance. Specifies that the 2nd time a truancy report is issued, the pupil may be personally given a written warning by a peace officer, and that the 4th time a truancy report is issued, a pupil who is adjudged a ward of the court may instead be required to pay a fine of not more than $50. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2601-2650/ab_2616_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2616
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the state department of education, by January 1, 2014, to (1) review and analyze the criteria, policies, and practices that a sampling of districts that represent the geographic, socioeconomic, and demographic diversity of school districts in the state use to reclassify English learners and (2) recommend to the legislature and state board any guideline, regulatory, or statutory changes that the department determines are necessary to identify when English learners are prepared for the successful transition to classrooms and curricula that require English proficiency.
Requires the department, by January 1, 2014, to issue a report on its findings, research, analysis, recommendations, and best practices, and by January 1, 2017, to issue an updated report that reflects any changes in analysis and recommendations as a result of the adoption by the state board of the Common Core standards and related English language development standards. Makes implementation of these provisions contingent on an appropriation of federal or state funds or on the availability of private funding. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1108_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1108
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the department, subject to state board approval, to make available to districts and charter schools a primary language assessment to allow assessment of pupils enrolled in a dual language immersion program who are either nonlimited English proficient or redesignated fluent English proficient. Requires that a district or charter school that chooses to administer the primary language assessment do so at its own expense, and enter into an agreement, subject to the approval of the department, with the state testing contractor. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1521_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1521
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the department to recommend, and the state board to approve, evaluation criteria to guide the development and review of supplemental instructional materials for English learners. Requires the department to develop a list by March 1, 2014, of supplemental instructional materials for beginning through advanced levels of proficiency for use in grades K-8 that are aligned with the revised English language development standards. Requires content review experts, who are recommended by the department and approved by the state board, to review the supplemental instructional materials. Appropriates $500,000 in one-time federal Title I carryover funds from the Federal Trust Fund to the department for purposes of conducting this review. By June 30, 2014, requires the state board to approve or reject supplemental instructional materials. Authorizes the governing boards of school districts and county boards of education to approve supplemental instructional materials other than those approved by the state board if the governing board of a school district or county board of education performs specified reviews and determines that other supplemental instructional materials are aligned with the revised English language development standards and meet the needs of pupils of the district who are English learners.
Becomes operative contingent upon the enactment of AB 1246 of the 2011–12 Regular Session (which was enacted 9/27/12).
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1719_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1719 - Supplemental Instructional Materials for English Language Learners
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Defines "Long-term English learner" as an English learner in grades 6-12 who has been enrolled in schools in the U.S. for more than 6 years, has remained at the same English language proficiency level for 2 or more consecutive years as determined by the state English language development test, and scores "far below basic" or "below basic" on the state English language arts standards-based achievement test. Defines "English learner at risk of becoming a long-term English learner" as an English learner in grades 5-11 who has been enrolled in a U.S. school for 4 years, scores at the intermediate level or below on the state English language development test, and scores in the 4th year at the "below basic" or "far below basic" level on the state English language arts standards-based achievement test.
Directs the department of education to annually ascertain the number of pupils in each district and school, including a school in the jurisdiction of a county office of education and a charter school, who are, or are at risk of becoming, long-term English learners, and annually provide such information to districts and schools. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2151-2200/ab_2193_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2193
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Establishes the Career Technical Education Pathways Program until June 30, 2015, which requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to assist economic and workforce regional development centers and consortia, community colleges, middle schools, high schools, and regional occupational centers and programs to improve linkages and career technical education pathways between high schools and community colleges to accomplish specified objectives. Requires that this assistance be provided in the form of contracts and competitive grants administered jointly by the chancellor and the Superintendent for programs and initiatives that demonstrate a plan for close collaboration among regional institutions and entities to jointly accomplish specified goals.
Requires the chancellor and the Superintendent to grant 1st and 2nd priority for contracts and grants to specified applicants. Requires the chancellor and the Superintendent to agree upon an outcome-based evaluation for specified programs and initiatives, and to require applicants granted a contract or grant to submit annual specified outcome-based data and report that data to the governor and specified legislative committees by March 1 of each year. Reauthorizes a community college district to enroll a high school pupil who is not a resident of that community college district in a program that is developed and implemented by the community college district pursuant to the Career Technical Education Pathways Program.
Requires the chancellor and the Superintendent to develop an implementation strategy for the objectives of the Career Technical Education Pathways Program as a part of an annual expenditure plan, and to submit that strategy and plan to specified legislative committees and the department of finance at least 30 days before taking an action to implement the expenditure plan. Requires and authorizes the chancellor and the Superintendent to perform other specified functions relating to the administration of the Career Technical Education Pathways Program, and makes specified findings and declarations. Requires its provisions to be operative only in fiscal years for which funds have been appropriated by the legislature expressly for purposes of the Career Technical Education Pathways Program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1070_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1070
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Mandates that measurable pupil outcomes required in a petition to establish a standard or countywide charter school include outcomes that address increases in pupil academic achievement both schoolwide and for all groups of pupils served by the charter school, which this bill defines. Existing law requires charter school seeking a renewal to meet at least one of several criteria. New provision revises the criteria relating to the attainment of the charter school's Academic Performance Index growth target in prior years and requires those growth targets to be met both schoolwide and for all groups of pupils served by the charter school. Also requires the chartering authority to consider increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served by the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to grant a charter renewal.
Requires a chartering authority to consider increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served by the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to revoke a charter. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1290_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1290
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year, requires the general-purpose entitlement of a conversion charter high school established on or after January 1, 2013, to be equal, for the first 3 years of operation, to the current year base revenue limit per unit of average daily attendance of the sponsoring unified school district, adjusted as specified. Commencing with the 4th year of operation, requires the charter school to generate general-purpose funding based on the statewide average revenue limit funding per unit of average daily attendance received by high school districts. Becomes inoperative either on July 1, 2018, and repealed on January 1, 2019, or on the effective date of a measure enacting comprehensive school finance reform, whichever occurs first.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1801-1850/ab_1811_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1811_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1811
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the department of education to provide a district that is a charter school's chartering authority, in accordance with a specified federal law relating to the disclosure of pupil records, individual pupil achievement data, including test results from the STAR Program, high school exit examination, and English language development tests, as well as pupil demographic data and program data, relating to pupils who attend the charter school, except as specified. Requires the department to provide the district with this data, to the extent it has the data, along with the unique pupil identification number of each of those pupils. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1919_bill_20120906_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1919_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1919
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Specifies that a charter school is a local educational agency (LEA) for purposes of provisions regarding LEA repayment (1) of funds received on the basis of average daily attendance that did not comply with statutory or regulatory requirements that were conditions of apportionments, as determined by an audit or review (2) of a penalty arising from an audit exception. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2662 - Charter School Is LEA for Purposes of Repaying Certain Funds
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Primarmily from bill summary: Defines "disconnected and disadvantaged youth" for purposes of these provisions to include, but not be limited to, homeless youth between the ages of 18-24, youth with disabilities, youth who are from minority racial or ethnic groups, youth who are in or have been emancipated from foster care, youth who have been in or are on parole from the juvenile justice system, youth who are from low-income households, youth who are high school dropouts or are at risk of dropping out of school, youth who are pregnant or are young mothers, and other youth.
Establishes the California Youth Leadership Project under the department of education for the purpose of supporting and promoting youth civic engagement by awarding scholarships to youth ages 14-18, in accordance with specified criteria, for youth and civic engagement programs to improve the quality of life for California's disconnected and disadvantaged youth. Creates the California Youth Leadership Project Committee, to be chaired by the superintendent of public instruction and be composed of specified appointed members. Authorizes the committee to enter into an interagency agreement with the department to carry out necessary administrative functions. Charges the committee with determining when there are sufficient funds to support the program, and if it determines that there are insufficient funds to cover all costs, the activities of the project would cease.
Creates in the State Treasury the California Youth Leadership Fund to receive contributions from tax return designations to support the California Youth Leadership Project. Allocates all moneys transferred to the California Youth Leadership Fund, upon appropriation by the legislature, to the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for the reimbursement of costs incurred, and to the department to provide for the California Youth Leadership Project. Provides for the repeal of this contribution provision for this fund on January 1 of the 5th taxable year following the first appearance of the California Youth Leadership Fund on the tax return or on January 1 of an earlier calendar year, if the Franchise Tax Board estimates that the annual contribution amount will be less than $250,000, or an adjusted amount, for subsequent taxable years. Authorizes the
California Youth Leadership Project Committee to accept gifts and grants from any source to help perform its functions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_803_bill_20120919_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 803
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the department, at least 30 days before the state board takes specified action, to develop a list of supplemental instructional materials for use in grades K-7 that are aligned with the California common core academic content standards for mathematics. Requires the department to recommend, and the state board to approve, content review experts to review supplemental instructional materials submitted for approval. Requires the state board, on or before July 30, 2013, to perform specified reviews and to approve or reject all, or a portion, of the list of supplemental instructional materials proposed by the department. Authorizes the state board to add an item to that list. Requires the department to use certain federal carryover funds to implement the development of this list of mathematics supplemental instructional
materials. Becomes operative contingent upon the enactment of AB 1246 of the 2011–12 Regular Session (which was enacted 9/27/12). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1719_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1719 - Supplemental K-7 Instructional Materials for Math
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Curriculum--Science |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the Instructional Quality Commission and the state board to ensure that the health and science curriculum frameworks adopted in the course of the next submission cycle include the subject of organ procurement and tissue donation, as appropriate. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1967_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1967
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Moves Labor History Month from April to May. Continues existing provision encouraging districts to commemorate that month with appropriate educational exercises that make pupils aware of the role the labor movement has played in shaping California and the United States. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2269_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2269
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
Community College |
From bill summary: Authorize the board of governors of the California Community Colleges, once sufficient funding becomes available, to establish a competitive grant pilot program to evaluate a public-private partnership model designed to accomplish specified objectives relating to business development and job creation. Requires the board of governors to select partnering community college districts and private entities
to participate in the pilot program that best demonstrate the ability to fulfill those objectives and specified agreement requirements that the bill would impose. Upon completion of the pilot program, requires specified entities to prepare and post a written summary on the community college district's website. Provides that the pilot program only would be operative if the legislature appropriates funds expressly, or if sufficient private funding is received, whichever comes first. Repeals the pilot program on January 1, 2016. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2301-2350/ab_2309_bill_20120827_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_2309_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 2309
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill summary: Generally recasts and revise the provisions governing the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program that is repealed by existing law on January 1, 2013, excluding the provisions relating to the economic and workforce regional development centers and consortia. Establishes a revised program that operates until January 1, 2018. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1402_bill_20120917_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1402
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Bonds |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill summary: Instead of requiring the interest on school district or community college district bond anticipation notes notes to be paid from the tax levied to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, authorizes the interest on the notes to be paid from a property tax levied for that purpose if authorized by a resolution of the district or community college district board, and if the principal amount of the notes does not exceed the remaining principal amount of authorized but unissued bonds. Provides that this tax is authorized by law. Allows the premium received on the sale of the bonds to be used to pay the interest on the notes. Provides that the notes may be issued only if the tax rate levied to pay interest on the notes would not cause the district or community college district to exceed the limitations set forth in specified existing law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_794_bill_20120928_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 794
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires, until January 1, 2016, the department of education, and any other state agency that administers a grant or allocation of federal funds to a district, to allow an indirect cost rate that is not less than the indirect cost rate established by the department for each district, unless federal law requires a lower indirect cost rate for districts receiving federal funds. Imposes similar requirements on the department with respect to grants or allocations of state funds. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2435_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2435
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Amends conditions under which a trustee and necessary staff appointed to a district receiving an emergency apportionment must serve (a trustee must be appointed to a district by the superintendent of public instruction if the district board requests an emergency apportionment after determining during a fiscal year that its revenues are less than the amount needed to meet its current year expenditure obligations). New provisions require trustee to serve until the district has adequate fiscal systems and controls in place, the superintendent of public instruction determines that the district's future compliance with an approved fiscal plan is probable, and the superintendent of public instruction decides to terminate the trustee's appointment, but in no event, for less than 3 years.
Authorizes the county superintendent of schools who has jurisdiction over the district, after the trustee's period of service and until the loan is repaid, to stay or rescind an action of the district board that, in his/her judgment, may affect the district's financial condition. Requires the county superintendent of schools to notify the superintendent of public instruction within 5 business days of staying or rescinding an action of the district board. If the superintendent of public instruction receives this notice from the county superintendent of schools, requires the superintendent of public instruction to report to the legislature, on or before December 30 of every year, whether the district is complying with the fiscal plan approved for the district.
Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction, within 5 years after an appointed trustee is removed or the emergency apportionment is repaid, whichever occurs later, to reassume, either directly or through an
administrator, all of the legal rights, duties, and powers of the district board if the district violates any provision of specified recovery plans approved by the superintendent of public instruction. Authorizes a qualifying district's governing board, after one complete fiscal year has elapsed following the qualifying district's acceptance of an emergency apportionment, to conduct an annual advisory evaluation of the administrator appointed by the superintendent of public instruction. Requires the evaluation criteria to be agreed upon by the district board and the administrator. Requires the advisory evaluation of the administrator to be submitted to the governor, legislature,superintendent of public instruction, and the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.
Incorporates additional changes in Section 41326 of the Education Code, proposed by AB 2662 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf), to be operative only if AB 2662 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2279_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2279
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Permits a county superintendent of schools to change a district's certification (that it can meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year and for the subsequent fiscal year) from qualified to negative if it is determined that district should have filed a negative certification (previously county superintendent authorized to change only a positive certification to negative or qualified). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2662 - Authority of a County Superintendent to Change a District's Fiscal Certification
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
Primarily from bill summary: Extends until January 1, 2020 the authority of a district governing board or community college district governing board to enter into a design-build contract for both the design and
construction of a facility (was due to expire January 1, 2014). States legislative intent that design-build procurement does not replace or eliminate competitive bidding. Prohibits a district or community college district's request for proposal for a design-build project from including a design-build-operate contract for educational facilities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1509_bill_20120928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1509
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Until January 1, 2020, expands the definition of direct costs that a school district governing board may charge an entity for the use of school facilities or grounds for use by entities that promote youth and school activities or that arrange for and supervise sports league activities for youths, to include a specified share of the operating and maintenance costs proportional to the entity's use of the school facilities or grounds and a share of the costs for maintenance, repair, restoration, and refurbishment of the school facilities or grounds proportional to that entity's use of school facilities or grounds. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop, and the state board to adopt, regulations to be used by a school district in determining the proportionate share and the specific allowable costs that a school
district may include as direct costs for the use of its school facilities or grounds. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1404_bill_20120929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1404
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a district, as a condition of the receipt of at-risk pupil funding (i.e., economic impact aid funds, allocated based on the number of economically disadvantaged pupils and English learners in the district), to post in an easily accessible location on its website data related to its economic impact aid funding and expenditures. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_754_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 754
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Under the California Constitution, whenever the legislature or a state agency mandates a new program or higher level of service on any local government, including a school district and a
community college district, the state is required to provide a subvention of funds to reimburse the local government, with specified exceptions. Existing law, commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, requires that certain funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act for reimbursement of the cost of a new program or increased level of service of an existing program mandated by statute or executive order be available as a block grant to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education to support specified state-mandated local programs and permits those entities to elect to receive that block grant funding in lieu of claiming
mandated costs pursuant to the state claims process.
This bill adds specified state-mandated local programs to the set of programs for which a school district, charter school, or county office of education may elect to receive a block grant, including, among others, an interdistrict attendance permits program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1028_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1028 - Programs Eligible for Block Grant
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Commencing with the 2014–15 school year, authorizes, for purposes of computing average daily attendance, the inclusion of pupils in grades 9-12, under the immediate supervision and control of a certificated employee of the school district or county office of education who is delivering synchronous, online instruction, provided that this instruction meets specified criteria. Requires, if a district or county office of education elects to offer synchronous, online instruction, that the district or county office of education provide all pupils who choose to enroll in an online course access to the computer hardware or software necessary for the pupil to participate in the course. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to establish rules and regulations for purposes of implementing these provisions and requires those rules and regulations to, at a minimum, address specified matters. Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to provide guidance regarding a district or county office of education's ability to
provide synchronous, online instruction. Makes all of these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2019, and repeals them on January 1, 2020. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_644_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 644
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Lotteries |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Community College |
From final bill analysis: Extends to 2014-15 provisions in which payments from the California State Lottery Education Fund include the same amount of average daily attendance for classes for adults and regional occupational centers as made in the 2007-08 fiscal year, consistent with categorical flexibility provisions. Finds and declares that these provisions further the purposes of the California State Lottery Act of 1984
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Final bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_cfa_20120829_225629_asm_floor.html
Title: A.B. 2662 - Lottery Funds
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Student Fees |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Primarily from bill summary: Defines "pupil fee." Defines "educational activity" as an activity that constitutes an integral fundamental part of elementary and secondary education, including, but not limited to, curricular and extracurricular activities. Prohibits a pupil enrolled in a public school from being required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity. Provides that this prohibition is not to be interpreted to prohibit solicitation of voluntary donations, voluntary participation in fundraising activities, or school districts, schools, and other entities from providing pupils prizes or other recognition for voluntarily participating in fundraising activities. Specifies that these provisions apply to all public schools, including charter schools and alternative schools, are declarative of existing law, and should not be interpreted to prohibit the imposition of a fee, deposit, or other charge otherwise allowed by law.
Requires the state department of education, commencing with the 2014–15 fiscal year, and every 3 years thereafter, to develop and distribute guidance for county superintendents of schools, district superintendents, and charter school administrators regarding the imposition of pupil fees for participation in educational activities in public schools. Requires the department to post the guidance on its website and provides that the guidance does not constitute a regulation subject to specified law.
Authorizes a complaint of noncompliance with the provisions of this bill to be filed with the principal of a school under those uniform complaint procedures. Authorizes a complaint to be filed anonymously if specified
circumstances exist. Authorizes a complainant not satisfied with a public school's decision to appeal that decision to the state department of education and receive a written appeal decision within 60 days of the department's receipt of the appeal. If merit is found in either the complaint or appeal, requires the public school to provide a remedy to all affected pupils, parents, and guardians that, where applicable, includes reasonable efforts by the public school to ensure full reimbursement. Requires information regarding the requirements of this bill to be included in a specified annual notification. Requires public schools to establish local policies and procedures to implement these complaint procedures by March 1, 2013. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1575_bill_20120929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1575
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
Primarily from bill summary: Provides that the purpose of the California Hope Public Trust is to increase revenue for higher education by developing state properties that are currently underutilized. Establishes the California Hope Public Trust in state government, to be governed and administered by the department of general services with input from a 9-member advisory board of the trust. Requires the department of general services by March 31, 2013, and annually thereafter, to submit to the trust a complete and thorough inventory of all state-owned real estate and property that is not exempt from transfer to the trust and all lease agreements between any state agency and private or nonpublic management groups. Requires the trust by January 1, 2015, and at least biennially thereafter, to review that inventory of state-owned property, in consultation with the board, and determine which properties are to be controlled by the trust. Requires the trust, in consultation with the board, by January 1, 2015, and as appropriate thereafter, to request that the legislature enact legislation to authorize the trust to control any of those properties. Authorizes the trust to hire staff for these purposes. Requires the department of general services to provide the board with suitable office accommodations.
Requires the trust to accomplish various objectives, including, among others, to generate a return on real estate holdings in the possession of the trust, and to use private sector management and accounting methods to provide for the efficient and effective utilization of state assets. Authorizes the trust to carry out various powers, including, among others, to acquire or dispose of any property, to construct and maintain any building, and to lease property to public or private entities. Prohibits the trust from selling or disposing of any land reported as excess or any surplus state real property under certain statutes. Prohibits the trust from taking responsibility of certain lands under the responsibility of the Judicial Council and other specified types of land and property. Notwithstanding the above, provides that these provisions will become operative only to the extent legislation is enacted to authorize the trust to control those properties. Requires the budget of the trust to be subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
Requires all net proceeds received or generated as a result of activities of the trust to be paid to the California Hope Public Trust Fund created by this bill, and requires the trust to use the money in that fund, upon appropriation by the legislature in the annual Budget Act in accordance with a specified schedule, to support the California State University, California Community Colleges, and University of California systems.
Commencing on or before July 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, requires the trust to report to the legislature on the activities undertaken by the trust and include a financial statement showing the trust's assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures, and a summary of net proceeds. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2019, unless legislation is enacted that becomes effective before that date, that transfers management and control over property to the trust.
Authorizes the Director of General Services to give priority to proposals by the state that further the purposes of the California Hope Public Trust.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2442_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_2442_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 2442
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Governance--Regional Entities |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Provides that any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education is ineligible to be a member of the county board of education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1662_bill_20120924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1662
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Prohibits California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) from including an individual pupil in dropout rate data more than one time, and prohibits the inclusion of a pupil more than once in the dropout rates indicated in the report on dropouts the state superintendent annually submits to the governor, legislature, and state board. Incorporates additional changes in Section 48070.6
of the Education Code, proposed by AB 2662 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf), to be operative only if AB 2662 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1497_bill_20120830_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_1497_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 1497
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes a district to evaluate a principal annually for the principal's first and second year of employment as a new principal and authorizes additional evaluations. Authorizes a district governing board to identify who will conduct the evaluation of each principal. Authorizes the criteria for principal evaluations to be based upon the California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and to include evidence of, among other things, pupil academic growth, effective and comprehensive teacher evaluations, culturally responsive instructional strategies, the ability to analyze quality instructional strategies and provide effective feedback, and effective school management. Authorizes the use of specified federal carryover funds and certain other funds to implement this act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1292_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1292
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup of specified members to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of study in transitional kindergarten (defined as the 1st year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum) for holders of a multiple subject teaching credential who will be teaching transitional kindergarten. Authorizes the commission to work with the superintendent of public instruction to gather and post, on an appropriate website, best practices from districts and schools on curriculum development and
professional development relating to implementing and sustaining transitional kindergarten programs. Provides that the holder of a multiple subject teaching credential who has received a recognition of study in transitional kindergarten is not authorized to teach English learners, except as specified, and that a recognition of study in transitional kindergarten is not considered a type of authorization, cannot be used as a condition of employment, does not replace subject matter competence requirements, and cannot be used in making employment decisions relating to reductions in employee positions.
Require the commission to use private funds to support the development of the recognition of study in transitional kindergarten; prohibits the use of general fund moneys for this purpose. Requires the workgroup to be convened only after the department of finance determines, and files a written statement with specified persons, that private funds have been deposited with the state.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1853_bill_20120823_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1853_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1853
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Allows $10,000 limit on liability for damages caused by minor pupil's misconduct to be adjusted annually for inflation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2662 - Ceiling on Parent Liability for Damages Caused by Minor Pupil
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires, for purposes of promoting peaceful campus demonstrations, the Trustees of the California State University to require each campus of the California State University (and requests the Regents of the University of California) to designate an individual to serve as a liaison between campus law enforcement agencies and students exercising rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or a similar provision of the California Constitution, or both. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1955_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1955
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
Ror each Cal Grant participating institution, requires the Student Aid Commission to provide in a searchable database on its website (1) enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all undergraduate students, including aggregate information on Cal Grant recipients, and (2) the job placement rate and salary and wage information for each undergraduate program that is either designed or advertised to lead to a
particular type of job or advertised or promoted with a claim regarding job placement. Requires Student Aid Commission to also provide on its website other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the process of selecting a college or university, including, but not limited to, local occupational profiles available through the Employment Development Department's Labor Market Information Data Library. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1103_bill_20120907_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1103
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
Primarily from bill summary: States legislative intent that budget and policy decisions regarding postsecondary education generally adhere to 3 specified goals:
(1) Improve student access and success, in terms of greater participation by demographic groups that have historically participated at lower rates, greater completion rates by all students, and improved outcomes for graduates
(2) Better align degrees and credentials with the state's economic, workforce, and civic needs
(3) Ensure the effective and efficient use of resources in order to increase high-quality postsecondary educational outcomes and maintain affordability
States legislative intent to (1) identify and define appropriate metrics in order to monitor progress toward the achievement of those 3 goals and (2) establish interim targets for those metrics to be achieved by 2025.
Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to convene a working group to develop those metrics, and any recommended interim targets for those metrics. Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office, in consultation with the Department of Finance, to submit recommended metrics to specified persons and entities on or before January 31, 2013. States legislative intent to formally adopt statewide metrics following a review of those recommended metrics. Commencing September 30, 2013, requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to annually release a statewide performance report, using each of the statewide metrics adopted by the legislature. Commencing January 1, 2014, requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to annually provide its own assessment of progress toward the achievement of those 3 goals, with recommendations for legislative action, as appropriate. Requires the segments of postsecondary education to have the opportunity to annually provide their own assessments. States additional legislative intent and makes specified findings and declarations regarding state goals for postsecondary education. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_721_bill_20120831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_721_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 721
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires that an otherwise qualifying institution that becomes ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards due either to (1) a 3-year cohort default rate at or above 15.5% or (2) a graduation
rate of 30% or less for students taking 150% or less of the expected time to complete degree requirements, must regain its eligibility for the academic year for which it satisfies these requirements. Page 16 of 48: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1028_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1028 - Regaining Institutional Eligibility for Cal Grant Awards
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires a public, private, or independent postsecondary educational institution, except the California Community Colleges, to make specified disclosures related to private student loans in financial aid material and private loan applications provided or made available by the institution, to distinguish private loans from federal loans in individual financial aid awards, and, if the institution provides a private loan lender list, to provide general information about the loans available through the lender and disclose the basis for each lender's inclusion on the list. Authorizes and requests the California Community Colleges to comply with these provisions, and applies to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California act, by resolution, to make it applicable. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1289_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1289
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
Similar to S.B. 1053 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1053_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf)
From bill summary: Expresses legislative findings and declarations relating to the cost of college and university textbooks. Adds provisions to the Donahoe Higher Education Act to establish the California Open Education Resources Council under the administration of the Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, or a successor group. Specifies that the council has 9 members, including 3 faculty members from each of the public postsecondary segments, selected by the respective faculty senates of each segment. Requires that the appointments to the council be made no later than 90 days after the bill becomes operative.
Requires the California Open Education Resources Council to determine a list of 50 lower-division courses in the public postsecondary segments for which high-quality, affordable, digital open source textbooks and related materials will be developed or acquired. Also requires the council to review and approve developed open source materials and to promote strategies for production, access, and use of open source textbooks to be placed on reserve at campus libraries in accordance with these provisions.
Requires that the council regularly solicit and consider, from each of the statewide student associations of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, advice and guidance on open source textbooks and related materials. Requires the council to establish a competitive request-for-proposal process in which faculty members, publishers, and other interested parties apply for funds to produce, in 2013, 50 high-quality, affordable, digital open source textbooks and related materials, meeting specified requirements. Requires the council to submit a report to the legislature and the governor on the progress of the implementation of these provisions by no later than 6 months after the bill becomes operative and to submit a final report by January 1, 2016.
Extends to digital open source textbooks and related materials existing publisher requirements to make instructional materials accessible in captioned or electronic format, as well as various requirements with respect to use and distribution of electronic and captioned formats of instructional materials by public postsecondary educational institutions. Prescribes a procedure for a request process relating to digital open source textbooks if and when the California Open Source Digital Library is established pursuant to statute.
Provides these provisions become operative only if funding for these purposes is provided in the annual Budget Act or another statute, or through federal or private funds, or through a combination of state, federal, and private funds. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1052_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1052
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires students who are victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes who have been granted a specified status under federal law, to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges, and to be eligible to apply for, and participate in, all student financial aid programs and scholarships administered by a public postsecondary educational institution or the State of California, to the same extent as individuals who are admitted to the U.S. as refugees under specified federal law. Requests the University of California to adopt policies that are consistent with these provisions. Requires community college districts to waive the fees of those students to the same extent as individuals who are admitted to the U.S. as refugees under specified federal law. Provides that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs must be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1899_bill_20120924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1899
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Community College |
From bill summary: Requires that a student qualifying for a waiver from $46 per unit per semester student enrollment fee meet minimum academic and progress standards adopted by the California Community Colleges board of governors, and provides detailed requirements regarding the content, adoption, and application of those standards. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1456_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1456 - Community College Student Fees
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Establishes the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act as a part of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, and establishes various policies relating to student fees and student financial aid at the University of California and the California State University. Requires the regents and the trustees to comply with prescribed public notice and student consultation procedures prior to adopting an increase in mandatory systemwide fees, and prohibits them from adopting a mandatory systemwide fee increase before specified dates. Requires the regents and the trustees, by April 2, 2013, to develop a list of factors required to be taken into consideration when developing recommendations to adjust mandatory systemwide fees.
Commencing with the 2012–13 academic year, requires the trustees and the regents to provide annual reports on expenditures and financial aid to the legislature, and requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to annually review and report to the legislature its findings, conclusions, or recommendations regarding the implementation of policies implemented pursuant to the bill.
Because the provisions of the bill are added to the Donahoe Higher Education Act, they apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act by resolution to make them applicable. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0951-1000/ab_970_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 970
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Makes students who were stationed in California for more than one year as active duty military for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged from the military exempt from paying nonresident tuition. Revises that provision for purposes of the California Community Colleges by making a community college student who was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in the state on active duty for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged from the military exempt from paying nonresident tuition for up to one year, to be used while he/she lives in this state and within two years of being discharged, if he/she files an affidavit with the community college stating that he.she intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible. Prohibits a former member of the U.S. military who received a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge from being eligible for an exemption. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2478_bill_20120920_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2478
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Prohibits specified California State University campus-based mandatory fees from being reallocated without an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of either the student body or a specified campus fee advisory committee voting on the fee reallocation, unless the vote that established the fee authorizes an alternative or automatic reallocation mechanism for that fee. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_960_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 960
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Community College |
From final bill analysis: Beginning July 1, 2013, requires community college districts to submit collective bargaining agreements or employment agreements for part-time instructors and adult education instructors to the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) in order to facilitate the accurate reporting of creditable hours worked by CalSTRS covered employees working on a part-time basis.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_114_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf
Final bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_114_cfa_20120829_170837_sen_comm.html
Title: S.B. 114
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent that the California State University and the University of California develop and adopt tenure policies aimed at encouraging and rewarding service, both to the campus community and to the community outside of the campus, provided by faculty members. Requires the Trustees of the California State University, and request the regents, to take specified actions during the next review of the retention, tenure, and promotion policies at each campus, or before the end of the 2017–18 academic year, whichever occurs first, to recognize and reward service as appropriate for each discipline; to consider the extent to which specified forms of service may be recognized for purposes of appointment, promotion, retention, and tenure review; and to develop and distribute throughout their respective segments transparent criteria for tenure that include service, if criteria of that type that are academically appropriate for each discipline have not previously been adopted in that segment. Requires the trustees, and requests the regents, to consult with the academic senates of their respective segments and with student and community organizations and to act consistently with applicable collective bargaining agreements in carrying out these responsibilities. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2132_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_2132_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 2132
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Community College |
From bill summary: Revises and recasts the Seymour-Campbell Matriculation Act of 1986, and renames it the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012. States the purpose of the Act as increasing California community college access and success by providing effective core matriculation services of orientation, assessment and placement, counseling, and other education planning services, and academic interventions. Specifies the responsibilities of students and institutions in entering into the matriculation process. Requires the California Community Colleges board of governors to develop a formula for allocating funding for the Student Success and Support Program that will be implemented under the act. Specifies that, in the 2012–13 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the act is operative only if funds are specifically appropriated for its purposes.
Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report specified information regarding the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by July 1, 2014, and by July 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter. Pages 3-4, 10-18 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1456_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1456 - Community College Orientation, Assessment and Placement, Counseling, and Academic Interventions
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: The Budget Act of 2012 appropriated $2,053,750,000 for the support of the University of California. This bill requires the University of California, as a condition of receipt of those funds, to report to the legislature by May 1, 2013, on whether it has met an enrollment goal for the 2012–13 academic year. Page 34 of 48: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1028_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1028 - University of California Funding Contingent on Achieving Enrollment Goal
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From final bill analysis: Until January 1, 2018, authorizes a California Community College (CCC) district and the University of California (UC) to let any contract for expenditures greater than $50,000 and $100,000, respectively for the purchase of supplies and materials in accordance with "best value" policies as adopted by the local governing board, and UC Regents. Defines "best value."
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1280_bill_20120928_chaptered.pdf
Final bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1280_cfa_20120825_133939_sen_floor.html
Title: S.B. 1280
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Extends repeal date to January 1, 2018 for provisions setting forth a procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by the trustees, and requiring the trustees to follow that procedure rather than the procedure set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2126_bill_20120907_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2126
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Student Aid Commission, including a specified auxiliary organization, and requests the Regents of the University of California to provide for live video transmissions and to archive and post the video and audio transmissions on the entity's website for at least 12 months and within 48 hours following the initial transmission. Removes over-the-air transmissions from the list of transmissions that can be accessed through a television. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1723_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1723
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Community College |
From bill summary: Makes legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Los Angeles Community College District. Commencing with the 2013 election, authorizes
the governing board of the Los Angeles Community College District to adopt a resolution by majority vote to enact an alternative method by which members of the governing board may be elected at large and by individual seat number. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2572_bill_20120929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2572
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
Encourages the recruitment and selection process for the next Chancellor of the California State University to be done in a publicly inclusive manner. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/acr_164_bill_20120918_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 164
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Prohibits a private postsecondary institution from offering an associate, baccalaureate, or master's degree program without disclosing that the institution, or specified degree program, is unaccredited, and lists specified limitations of the degree program whose disclosure the bill requires (currently this disclosure is required only for institutions offering an unaccredited doctoral degree program). Requires a private postsecondary institution's school catalog to include a statement specifying whether the institution, or any of its programs, are accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and, if the institution is unaccredited, or offers an unaccredited associate, baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree program, requires the statement to disclose the known and specified limitations of the degree program.
Removes the limitation requiring a private postsecondary institution to provide prospective students with a fact sheet on salary or wage information only if the institution or a representative of the institution makes any express or implied claim about the salary that may be earned after completing the educational program. (Requires *all* private postsecondary institutions to include salary or wage information in the fact sheet.) Requires the fact sheet to include the most recent 3-year cohort default rate for federal student loans reported by the U.S. Department of Education and the percentage of students receiving federal student loans if the institution participates in federal financial aid programs.
Revises definition of "graduates employed in the field" for purposes of the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009, to include graduates who are gainfully employed within 6 months of a specified date in a single position for which the institution represents the program prepares its graduates.
Requires a private postsecondary institution to annually report, and publish in its School Performance Fact Sheet, the most recent official 3-year cohort default rate for federal student loans for the institution and the
percentage of enrolled students receiving federal student loans. Requires the information used to substantiate the annually reported rates and information to include specified information, and requires an institution to retain the information in an electronic format and make it available upon request to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (in the Department of Consumer Affairs).
Requires an institution that maintains website to provide, on that website, the school catalog, a School Performance Fact Sheet for each educational program offered by the institution, student brochures offered by the institution, a link to the bureau's website, and the institution's most recent annual report submitted to the bureau. Requires the institution to include information concerning where students may access the bureau's website anywhere the institution identifies itself as being approved by the bureau. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2296_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2296
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
Similar to S.B. 1052 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1052_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf)
From bill summary: Expresses legislative findings and declarations relating to the cost of college and university textbooks. Adds provisions to the Donahoe Higher Education Act to establish the California Digital Open Source Library, under the administration of the California State University, in coordination with the California Community Colleges, for the purpose of housing open source materials while providing a Web-based way for students, faculty, and staff to easily find, adopt, utilize, or modify course materials for little or no cost. Provides that the California State University will also act in coordination with the University of California in administering the California Digital Open Source Library if the regents act, by appropriate resolution, to authorize the university to participate in the administration of the library.
Requires that the materials in the library bear a creative commons attribution license that allows others to use, distribute, and create derivative works based upon the digital material while still allowing the authors or creators of the material to receive credit for their efforts. Provides that the provisions added to the Donahoe Higher Education Act by the bill become operative only if funding is provided in an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute, or through federal or private funds, or through a combination of state, federal, and private funds. Provides the bill becomes operative only if SB 1052 becomes operative on or before January 1, 2013, and establishes the California Open Education Resources Council. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1053_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1053
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Amends Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, which governs employer-employee relations between the State of California and the employees of campuses of the University of California, the California State University and the Hastings College of the Law, to provide that student employees whose employment is contingent upon their status as students are employees or higher education employees for purposes of the act.
In so doing, the bill deletes the condition that students are employees or higher education employees only if the services they provide are unrelated to their educational objectives, or that those educational objectives are subordinate to the services they perform and that coverage under this chapter would further the purposes of the act.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_259_bill_20120827_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_259_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 259
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Defines "social media." Prohibits public and private postsecondary educational institutions, and their employees and representatives, from requiring or requesting a student, prospective student, or student group to disclose, access, or divulge personal social media information. Prohibits a public or private postsecondary educational institution from suspending, expelling, disciplining, threatening to take any of those actions, or otherwise penalizing a student, prospective student, or student group for refusing to comply with a request or demand that violates that prohibition. Require a private nonprofit or for-profit postsecondary educational institution to post its social media privacy policy on the institution's website. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1301-1350/sb_1349_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1349
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) to provide testing accommodations to a test subject who is disabled. The bill would require the process for determining whether to grant an accommodation to be made public, the outcome of the request to be conveyed to the requester within a reasonable amount of time, and the reasons for a denial of a request for accommodation to be stated to the requester in writing. Requires that test sponsor to establish a timely appeals process when a request is denied and to clearly post on the LSAT website information on refund policies for individuals whose requests for accommodation are denied. Prohibits that test sponsor from notifying a test score recipient that the score of any test subject was obtained by a subject who received an accommodation, and prohibits that test sponsor from withholding any information that would lead a test score recipient to deduce that a score was earned by a subject who received an accommodation. Provides an intentional violation of these requirements would subject a test sponsor to the above civil penalty. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2122_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2122
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Enacts the Combat to College Act of 2012, which authorizes a qualifying student to use the 4 academic years during which the California Community Colleges and the California State University are required, and the University of California is requested, to grant priority registration for enrollment within 15 years of his/her leaving state or federal active duty. Requires the priority registration for enrollment to apply to enrollment for all degree and certificate programs offered by the institution after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the institution he/she attends. Requires students receiving this priority to comply with specified requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2133_bill_20120920_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2133
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Community College |
Directs the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, using common course descriptors and pertinent recommendations of the American Council on Education, to determine by July 1, 2015, the courses for which credit should be awarded for prior military experience. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2462_bill_20120920_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2462
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Encourages the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to consider and adopt the American Council on Education credit recommendations to give
veterans due credit for their military experience. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/acr_159_bill_20120918_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 159
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Expresses legislative finding and declaration that the trustees of the California State University (CSU) adopted an Early Start Program at their May 2010 meeting. Requires, commencing on January 1, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, that the Legislative Analyst's Office, in consultation with the CSU, submit a report to the legislature including specified data relating to the CSU Early Start Program. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2018. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2497_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2497
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Increases hours a participating program operated by a city, county, or nonprofit organization in the After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnership Program is permitted to operate without a license or special permit from 30 to 60 hours a week. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1087_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1087
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Partially from bill summary: Amends methodology for establishing tuition fee for the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science operated by the regents of the University of California. Requests the regents to set a tuition fee within a range that corresponds to actual program costs of up to but not exceeding $2,810 per session in the year 2012 (and may increase this fee by up to 5% each year thereafter), but returns this provision to existing law on January 1, 2018. Also increases the application fee to an amount not exceeding $30. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1663_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1663
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: States legislative intent that public schools have access to supplemental resources to combat bias on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, as defined, and to prevent and respond to acts of hate violence and bias-related incidents. A provision of existing law prohibits the term sexual orientation from including pedophilia. This bill deletes the provision related to pedophilia, and incorporate additional changes in Section 32228 of the Education Code, proposed by AB 1999, to be operative only if AB 1999 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_401_bill_20120919_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 401
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes a superintendent or principal to use alternatives to suspension or expulsion that are age appropriate and designed to address and correct the pupil's specific misbehavior. Authorizes a district to document the other means of correction used before a student is suspended (existing law requires the imposition of suspension only when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct) and places that documentation in the pupil's record. Specifies that other means of correction include, but are not limited to, among other things, a positive behavior support approach with tiered interventions that
occur during the school day on campus, a conference between school personnel, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the pupil, participation in a restorative justice program, and after-school programs that address specific behavioral issues or expose pupils to positive activities and behaviors.
Incorporates additional changes to Section 48900 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2242 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2242_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf) that would become
operative if this bill and AB 2242 are enacted, and this bill is enacted last. Also incorporates changes to that section proposed by AB 1732 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1732_bill_20120723_chaptered.pdf), relating to bullying of pupils, which has been chaptered. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1729_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1729
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Provides that, if the district superintendent or principal determines that a pupil has disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties, the pupil may be subject to other means of correction, community service during nonschool hours,
or in-school suspension in a supervised suspension classroom, but not to an extended suspension, recommendation for expulsion, or expulsion.
Moves the language relating to a pupil enrolled in grades 4-12 intentionally engaging in harassment, threats, or intimidation, directed against district personnel or pupils, to another code section in place of the language relating to a pupil disrupting school activities or otherwise willfully defying valid authority.
Incorporates additional changes to Section 48900 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1729 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1729_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf) that would become
operative if this bill and AB 1729 are enacted, and this bill is enacted last. Also incorporates changes to that section proposed by AB 1732 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1732_bill_20120723_chaptered.pdf), which has been chaptered.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2242_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_2242_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 2242
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Community College |
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to either deny enrollment, permit enrollment, or permit conditional enrollment to any individual who has been expelled from a
community college within the preceding 5 years, or who is, at the time of the application, undergoing expulsion procedures for certain offenses, if the board determines that the person continues to pose a risk to the safety of others. Requires the board or a delegate to hold a hearing, before taking action to deny enrollment or permit conditional enrollment, to determine whether the person continues to pose a risk. Authorizes a governing board of a community college district to delegate its authority under these provisions to the superintendent or president of the community college district, or to his/her designee.
Authorizes the community college district to request information, and respond to a request for information, from another community college district to determine whether an applicant continues to pose a danger to the physical safety of others. Authorizes a community college district to require these applicants to inform the district of his/her prior expulsion, and to consider failure to do so in determining whether to grant
admission. Expressly applies specified immunities to an exercise of discretion by a community college district, and its officers and employees, under these provisions. Does not apply these provisions to the admission of students for whom a community college district has discretion to admit pursuant to specified law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2151-2200/ab_2171_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2171
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Deletes provision that made it an infraction for a principal or superintendent to willfully not notify appropriate city or county law enforcement agencies of certain unlawful acts committed by a pupil that may result in the pupil's suspension, expulsion, or criminal liability. Requires the principal or local superintendent to make a recommendation that a pupil be expelled for certain acts unless he/she determines that expulsion should not be recommended under the circumstances or that an alternative means of correction would address the conduct (previously administrator could only avoid expelling student due to particular circumstances of infraction). Encourages the principal or local superintendent to make that determination as quickly as possible to ensure that the pupil does not lose instructional time. Includes the act of possessing an over-the-counter medication or medication prescribed for the pupil by a physician as an additional exception to the act of possessing a controlled substance for purposes of the expulsion provisions described above.
Specifies that the act of possessing an imitation firearm is not an offense for which suspension or expulsion is mandatory, but is an offense for which suspension or expulsion may be imposed. Declares legislative intent that the acts enumerated in specified provisions form the exclusive bases for the imposition of suspension or expulsion. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2537_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2537
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law states that a school should consider implementing a supervised suspension program or an alternative to the school's off-campus suspension program that involves a progressive discipline approach using specified activities if during the prior school year the number of pupils suspended from school exceeded 30% of the school's enrollment.
New provisions encourage a district, commencing with the 2014–15 school year, to implement, for a minimum of 3 years, at a school where in the prior school year the number of pupils receiving off-campus suspensions exceeded 25% of its total enrollment, or exceeded 25% of a numerically significant pupil subgroup of that enrollment, either:
(1) an evidence-based system of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports that employs school-level information about the behavioral and academic history of pupils to define and implement systems of support and interventions at the school, classroom, and individual levels that is aimed at improving the social, emotional, and academic success for all pupils, or
(2) other schoolwide strategies that are evidence-based and designed to address school climate in order to create learning environments where teachers can teach and pupils can learn and to reduce suspensions from classrooms and the school. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to invite a school that meets or exceeds this threshold percentage of suspensions to attend a regional forum organized by the superintendent of public instruction to provide assistance and training regarding the strategies described above, among other things. Commencing with the 2015–16 school year, decreases the percentage of enrollment or numerically significant pupil subgroup of enrollment that triggers an invitation to attend a regional forum each school year until that percentage is 15% for the 2018–19 school year, in accordance with a prescribed schedule.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction annually from the 2014–15 to the 2018–19 school year to notify each local educational agency that contains at least one school that exceeds the specified thresholds and provide technical assistance as requested; to invite the schools that meet or exceed the specified thresholds applicable to suspensions to send a school leadership team to a regional forum, with a goal of serving no fewer than 100 schools per school year; prioritize invitations to schools with the highest rates of off-campus suspensions; and to provide the state board with the names of the schools invited to attend a regional forum and the annual rate of reduction or increase in each school's off-campus suspensions. Provides these requirements are contingent upon the availability of funds. Authorizes the department of education to provide districts with information regarding schoolwide evidence-based strategies that could be implemented.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1201-1250/sb_1235_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_1235_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 1235
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: For contracts awarded on and after January 1, 2014, and until January 1, 2019, requires the governing board of the district, except for school districts with an average daily attendance of less than 2,500, for certain public projects, to use procedures, which require a standardized questionnaire and financial statement to be verified under oath, for bidding applicable to public entities. Requires the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders to cover, at a minimum, the issues covered by the standardized questionnaire and model guidelines for rating bidders developed by the department of industrial relations. Provides that the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders do not preclude the district governing board from prequalifying or disqualifying a subcontractor. Provides that bidders include the general contractor and, if utilized, all electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors. Authorizes the district board to establish a process for prequalifying prospective bidders on a quarterly or annual basis. Requires the director of industrial relations, on or before January 1, 2018, to submit a report to the legislature evaluating whether labor violations have decreased, and to recommend improvements to the system for prequalifying contractors and subcontractors on district projects. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1565_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1565
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law defines a "lapse" as an action to dissolve a school district and annex the entire territory of that district to one or more adjoining school districts. Existing law makes an action to lapse a school district subject to specified general statutory provisions regarding the reorganization of school districts. New provision makes an action to lapse a school district also subject to other provisions regarding plans and recommendations of a county committee on school district organization. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2662 - Annexation of School Districts
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Amends deadline for a district to submit a waiver from requirement to provide free meal to free-/reduced-price lunch-eligible students during summer session; new deadline is no later than 60 days before the last regular meeting of the state board before the commencement of the summer school session. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2555_bill_20120919_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2555
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a charter school to provide each needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each school day, Among other things, excludes a charter
school that offers only nonclassroom-based instruction or only online instruction from this requirement. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1594_bill_20120906_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1594_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1594
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a district, charter school, or county office of education operating a school garden to sell produce grown in the school garden, provided the district, charter school, or county office of education complies with applicable federal, state, and local health and safety requirements for the production, processing, and distribution of the produce. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2367_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2367
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education--Placement |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires that, if a foster child's parent or guardian, or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the pupil, makes the determination that it is in the best interests of the pupil to be placed in an educational program other than that operated by the local educational agency or the child's school of origin (unless child's IEP requires placement elsewhere), he/she must provide a
written statement to that effect to the local educational agency. Authorizes a local educational agency to provide a parent, guardian, or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the foster child with specified information, including, among other things, that the pupil has the right to attend a regular public school in the least restrictive environment.
Specifies that a foster child with exceptional needs cannot be referred to, or placed in, a nonpublic, nonsectarian school unless the child's individualized education program specifies that the placement is appropriate. Specifies that the meeting that is required to take place to develop an individualized education program must be conducted pursuant to specified provisions.
Prohibits a licensed children's institution from referring or placing a pupil in a nonpublic, nonsectarian school. Prohibits a licensed children's institution from requiring that a child be identified as an individual with exceptional needs as a condition of admission or residency. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_121_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 121
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires each local education agency (LEA)'s educational liaison for foster children, if so designated by the LEA superintendent, to notify the attorney and the appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency for a foster child who may be suspended or expelled of (1) pending expulsion proceedings if the decision to recommend expulsion is a discretionary act, (2) pending proceedings to extend a suspension until an expulsion decision is rendered if the decision to recommend expulsion is a discretionary act, and, (3) if the foster child is an individual with exceptional needs, pending manifestation determinations. Authorizes the foster child's caregiver or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the child to provide the contact information of the child's attorney to the child's school district when the child has been placed outside of the county of jurisdiction for the child.
Requires a superintendent or his/her designee, before determining whether a suspended foster child's presence at the school or in an alternative school placement would cause a danger to persons or property or a threat of disrupting the instructional process, to invite the pupil's attorney and the appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency to a meeting with the pupil's parent or guardian (a meeting required of all students before granting an extension of a student's suspension).
If an LEA has proposed a foster child with exceptional needs's change of placement due to an act for which a decision to recommend expulsion is at the principal or superintendent's discretion, requires the child's attorney and the appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency to be invited to participate in the individualized education program team meeting that makes a manifestation determination. Authorizes that invitation to be made using the most cost-effective method possible.
Requires a district governing board, if a decision to recommend expulsion of a foster child is a discretionary act, to provide notice of the hearing prior to the expulsion to the pupil's attorney and an appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency at least 10 calendar days before the date of the hearing. Authorizes a district governing board, if a recommendation of expulsion of a foster child is required, to provide the notice of the hearing to the pupil's attorney and an appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency at least 10 calendar days before the date of the hearing. Authorizes these notices to be made using the most cost-effective method possible.
Existing law requires a juvenile court to hold a detention hearing to determine whether a minor should be further detained when a minor has been taken into custody pursuant to specified provisions. This bill, at least once every year and if the list of educational liaisons is available on the state department of education website, (A) requires counsel appointed for a child who has been taken into custody and who is not represented by counsel, to provide his/her contact information to the educational liaison of each LEA serving counsel's foster child clients in the county of jurisdiction, and (B) if counsel is part of a firm or organization, authorizes the firm or organization to provide its contact information in lieu of contact information for the individual counsel. Authorizes the child's caregiver or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the child to provide the contact information of the child's attorney to the child's LEA.
Authorizes a foster child's health and education records summary (which is required to be included in every foster child's case plan) to include the name and contact information for the educational liaison at the child's LEA.
Incorporates additional changes in Section 48853.5 of the Education Code, proposed by SB 1568 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1568_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf_, to be operative only if SB 1568 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. Also incorporates changes in Sections 317 and 16010 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, proposed by AB 1712 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1712_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf), to be operative only if AB 1712 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1909_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1909
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a local educational agency to allow a former foster child to continue his/her education in the school of origin through graduation if the jurisdiction of the court is terminated while the foster child is in high school. Provides that a district is not required to provide transportation to a former foster child who has an individualized education program that does not require transportation as a related service and who changes residence but remains in his/her school of origin, unless the individualized education program team determines that transportation is a necessary related service.
Incorporates additional changes in Section 48853.5 of the Education Code, proposed by AB 1909 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1909_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf), to be operative only if AB 1909 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1568_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1568
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the state board, upon the next revision of criteria for programs for gifted and talented pupils proposed by applicant school districts, to adopt a standard for pupil identification
to ensure the identification procedures of an applicant district provide economically disadvantaged pupils and pupils of varying cultural backgrounds with full participation in gifted and talented programs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2491_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2491
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to convene the State Council required by the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to complete the work of a specified task force if the superintendent finds it infeasible or impractical to reconvene the task force with its original membership. Requires the task force's final report to be submitted no later than December 1, 2013, and extends the effective date of provisions regarding the task force and the State Council and their duties to January 1, 2014. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2202_bill_20120920_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2202
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires state professional licensing boards, with certain exceptions, to waive the renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements as determined by the board, if any are applicable, of any licensee or registrant who is called to active duty as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or the California National Guard if certain requirements are met. Except as specified, prohibits a licensee or registrant from engaging in any activities requiring a license while a waiver is in effect. Requires a licensee or registrant to meet certain renewal requirements within a specified time period after being discharged from active duty service prior to engaging in any activity requiring a license. Requires a licensee or registrant to notify the board of his/her discharge from active duty within a specified time period. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1588_bill_20120929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1588
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Standards |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law prohibits the state board from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year. These provisions authorize the state board to consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science. Requires the state department of education to conduct work necessary to revise the curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science only after it has completed work related to the development of curriculum frameworks for the Common Core academic content standards
as provided by law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1540_bill_20120908_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1540
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Standards |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to recommend and the state board to adopt the college and career readiness anchor standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative consortium. Authorizes the state board to take action to resolve any technical issues in the English language arts standards it adopted.
Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to recommend to the state board, and the state board to adopt, reject, or modify, modifications to the Common Core academic content standards for mathematics by March 30, 2013. Requires the state board to explain, in writing, to the governor and the legislature the reasons for modifying the standards. Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board, to consult a specified group of experts in mathematics for purposes of developing the recommendations. Requires the superintendent of public instruction and the state board to hold a minimum of 2 public hearings in order for the public to provide input on the state superintendent's recommendations. Requires that modifications to the Common Core academic content standards in mathematics be incorporated into the curriculum framework and the evaluation criteria for mathematics for the purpose of adopting specified instructional materials in mathematics, but makes this provision operative only if AB 1246 of the 2011–12 Regular Session is enacted (A.B. 1246 chaptered 9/27/12 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1246_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf).
Extends the dates by which the superintendent is required to present the recommended science content standards to the state board, and the state board is required to adopt, reject, or modify those standards to July 31, 2013, and November 30, 2013, respectively. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1200_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1200
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Standards--Common Core State Standards |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Extends to county offices of education the authority (which local districts already have) to approve supplemental instructional materials other than those approved by the state board if the county board performs specified reviews and determines that these materials are aligned with the California Common Core Academic Content Standards and meet the needs of pupils of the district.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2662_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2662 - County Office of Education Authority to Approve Supplemental Instructional Materials
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From final bill analysis: Authorizes the California Department of Education , the University of California, the California State University, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the state board, the Employment Development Department and the California School Information Services to enter into a joint powers agreement to facilitate the implementation of a comprehensive longitudinal P-20 statewide data system, as well as the transfer of educational and workforce data.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_885_bill_20120830_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_885_Veto_Message.pdf
Final bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_885_cfa_20120825_115312_sen_floor.html
Title: S.B. 885
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Establishes a 21-member California Task Force on School Finance as of January 1, 2013, to review and analyze alternative funding formulas, in order to identify and recommend a formula or formulas that best meet the needs of the state's public school system and pupils. Specifies criteria to be used by the task force to evaluate funding formulas. Provides that 10 of the members of the task force would be appointed by the Governor, 5 appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, 5 appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and that the superintendent of public instruction or his/her designee would be a member of, and serve as chair of, the task force.
Specifies the qualifications of the appointees, and provides for reimbursement for their expenses in attending meetings. Requires that task force meetings be subject to specified open meeting requirements. Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the legislature by April 1, 2013. Provides these provisions become operative only if the superintendent of public instruction certifies, on or before January 31, 2013, that sufficient nonstate funds are available for its implementation. Make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2013, and repeals them as of January 1, 2014.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_18_bill_20120831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_18_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 18
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Enacts the Student Athlete Bill of Rights, pursuant to which, commencing with the 2013–14 academic year, intercollegiate athletic programs at 4-year institutions of higher education in the state that receive, as an average, $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics, are required to comply with prescribed requirements. Among other things, requires the institution of higher education to provide an equivalent scholarship to a student athlete if an athletic program does not renew the athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an incapacitating injury or illness resulting from his/her participation in the athletic program, and the institution's medical staff determines that the student athlete is medically ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics, or if a student athlete on an athletic scholarship and in good standing exhausts his/her athletic eligibility, except for specified athletic programs.
Also requires that athletic programs that receive, as an average, $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics be responsible for paying the premiums of each of its student athletes whose household has an income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients for insurance covering claims resulting from their participation in the athletic program, unless the student athlete declines the payment of premiums. Provides that the athletic program is responsible for paying the insurance deductible amount applicable to the claim of any student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from his/her participation in the athletic program and makes a claim relating to that injury. Requires the athletic program to provide, to a student athlete who suffers an injury resulting from participation in the athletic program and requires ongoing medical treatment, either the necessary medical treatment or health insurance that covers the injury and the resulting deductible amounts. Provides these provisions do not apply to preexisting medical conditions that predated the student athlete's participation in the athletic program.
Requires that the institutions of higher education to which these provisions relating to equivalent scholarships and insurance coverage apply rely exclusively on revenue derived from media rights for intercollegiate athletics to defray any costs accrued under these provisions. These provisions become inoperative on January 1, 2021. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1525_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1525
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Prohibits districts from including on a pupil's school identification card or any other object that a pupil is required by school officials to carry on his/her person while present at school, any information about that pupil's scores on standardized tests or course grades. Defines "information" for these purposes to include the pupil's actual test scores or grades, the percentile or range into which those test scores or grades fall, or any symbol, color, logo, or other device or emblem used to represent or convey any information about those test scores or grades. Expresses the intent of the legislature that it not be construed to prohibit schools from honoring or recognizing pupil achievement nor to prohibit a pupil, at his/her option, from wearing or displaying an emblem or insignia that honors or recognizes his or her academic achievements. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1166_bill_20120816_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1166_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1166
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law requires a pupil's former school district or private school to transfer the pupil's permanent record, or a copy thereof, upon a request from the district or private school where the pupil intends to enroll. New provisions require a transfering student's former public or private school to transfer the pupil's permanent record or copy of it no later than 10 school days following the date the request is received. States legislative findings and declarations regarding the importance of the academic record of a transferring pupil and the accuracy of those records. Provides that it does not supersede any other provisions governing the transfer of pupil records for specific pupil populations, including, but not limited to, provisions governing the transfer of pupil records for (1) pupils in foster care and (2) individuals with exceptional needs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1799_bill_20120919_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1799
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From final bill analysis: Amends the California Education Code to conform with the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) provisions relating to the confidentiality of pupil records.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_733_bill_20120919_chaptered.pdf
Final bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_733_cfa_20120828_213506_asm_floor.html
Title: A.B. 733
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
This bill deals with the state's retirement system and is an attempt to reduce costs by clearing up some language and closing some loopholes.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2663_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf
Final bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2663_cfa_20120824_205201_asm_floor.html
Title: A.B. 2663
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill summary: Requires that written notice be given to a classified employee of a school district or community college district subject to layoff not less than 60 days before the effective layoff date if the termination date of a specially funded program is other than June 30 (previously was not less than 45 days), or if a classified employee is subject to layoff as a result of a bona fide reduction or elimination of a service performed by a department. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1908_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1908
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill summary: Existing law requires that persons laid off because of lack of work or funds in a school district or community college district that has adopted the merit system be eligible for reemployment for a period of 39 months. New provision requires a person who is reemployed in a new position and fails to complete the probationary period in the new position be returned to the reemployment list for the remainder of
the 39-month period. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2301-2350/ab_2307_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2307
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill summary: Requires a school district or a community college district to provide a paid leave of absence to a classified employee who is an unelected member of a school district public employee organization or community college district public employee organization for activities the member is authorized by the organization to attend. Requires the employee organization to reimburse the school district or community college district on behalf of an unelected member who receives a paid leave of absence. Requires an employee organization to provide reasonable notification to the employer requesting a leave of absence without loss of compensation for any of the above-described activities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1203_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1203
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 09/2012 |
P-12 |
Primarily from bill summary: Removes requirement that instructional materials purchased by a local education agency (LEA) be state board-adopted materials (maintains existing requirement that LEA-purchased instructional materials be aligned with state standards). Establishes legislative intent that textbooks, instructional materials, and supplemental instructional materials be deemed to be aligned with the content standards and be deemed consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the state board if they are aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to specified provisions.
Adds additional requirements for the review and adoption of K-8 instructional materials, including, but not limited to, changing the submission cycles to 8 years for all subject areas (previously 6- and 8-year submission cycles) and requiring the department of education to assess a reasonable fee on a publisher or manufacturer if it submits instructional materials for review after the applicable timeframe. Requires that the state board criteria for reviewing and adopting instructional materials be approved by resolution at the time the resolution adopting the framework for the current adoption is approved, or at least 12 months before
the date that the materials are to be approved for adoption. Deletes a provision that requires the state board to authorize a district governing board, under specified circumstances, to use its instructional materials allowances to purchase materials as specified by the state board, in accordance with state board standards and procedures.
Requires the department, before conducting an adoption of basic instructional materials for mathematics, to provide notice to all publishers or manufacturers that they are required to pay a fee to offset the cost of conducting the adoption process. Authorizes an LEA to use instructional materials aligned with academic content standards, including basic instructional materials that have not been adopted by the state board, and requires a majority of the participants of any review process conducted by the LEA to be classroom teachers assigned to the subject area or grade level of the materials.
Existing law requires the state board to give the Instructional Quality Commission a public hearing before making any adoption of elementary-level instructional materials. This bill requires the state board to hold a public hearing before adopting instructional materials for use in elementary schools. Also authorizes the superintendent of public instruction, upon review of the commission's recommendations for instructional materials, to make alternative recommendations for instructional materials, and requires the state board to consider the superintendent of public instruction's recommendations, and comments from other advisory bodies and the public, before making its decision to adopt instructional materials.
Extends deadline for state board to adopt a revised math curriculum framework to no later than November 30, 2013 (former deadline was May 30, 2013; bill maintains pre-existing May 30, 2014 deadline for revised English language arts curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria aligned to the content standards). Authorizes the state board to adopt K-8 instructional materials aligned to math content standards no later than March 30, 2014. Authorizes the state board to adopt evaluation criteria for mathematics no later than March 31, 2013. Requires the instructional materials adopted pursuant to these provisions to remain adopted until the next statewide adoption of instructional materials for mathematics.
Repeals the provisions relating to the Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program, which was statutorily established to provide districts with funding for instructional materials on the basis of an equal amount per pupil enrolled in public K-12 schools.
Provides that all aforementioned provisions become operative only if 2012 AB 1719 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1719_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf) is also enacted and
takes effect on or before January 1, 2013. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1246_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1246
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a publisher or manufacturer submitting a printed instructional material for adoption by the state board or a district governing board to ensure that the printed instructional material is also available in an equivalent digital format during the entire term of the adoption. Becomes operative only if SB 1154 of the 2011–12
Regular Session (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1154_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf) is also enacted and takes effect.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1790_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1790_Veto_Message.pdf
Note from last bill analysis (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1790_cfa_20120830_220909_asm_floor.html): As a result of the fiscal climate in the state, adoptions of instructional materials have been suspended until the 2015-16 fiscal year, thus there are no adoptions taking place at the moment and districts are not required to purchase instructional materials by a specified timeline. The requirements of this bill would be applicable only after the existing suspension is lifted.
Title: A.B. 1790
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 09/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a publisher or manufacturer that offers printed instructional materials or printed supplemental instructional materials in an equivalent digital format to offer the digital format at the same cost as, or lower cost than, the cost of the purchased printed format. If the publisher or manufacturer cannot obtain copyright due to a 3rd-party contract conflict, authorizes an equivalent digital format to be substituted with comparable digital materials. Authorizes a district to use instructional materials in digital format that were purchased by the district to create a districtwide online digital database for classroom use. Exempts from these requirements small publishers and small manufacturers of instructional materials, and specifies that these provisions be implemented in accordance with specified provisions suspending the adoption of instructional materials by the state board. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1154_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_1154_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 1154
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires each heritage school's electronic registration form filed with the superintendent of public instruction to include the address, including city and street, of the location at which the heritage school delivers services to pupils. Requires the electronic registration form to include an acknowledgment that the director of a heritage school and all employees are mandated reporters and subject to the
requirements established by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, and certification that (1) the employer is aware that it is encouraged to provide its employees with training in the duties imposed by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, (2) employees have signed a statement provided by the employer that the employees have knowledge of the act and will comply with its provisions, and (3) employees have been notified by the employer of their reporting obligations and confidentiality rights pursuant to a specified provision. If 2 or more heritage schools are under the effective control of a single administrative unit, requires the administrative unit submit an electronic registration form on behalf of every heritage school under its effective control or supervision. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1137_bill_20120829_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1137
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes social sciences instruction for grades 7-12 to include instruction on the Bracero program. Authorizes that instruction to include a component drawn from personal testimony. Requires that these provisions be carried out in a manner that does not result in new duties or programs being imposed on a school district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_993_bill_20120828_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 993
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 |
Amends provisions regarding the California High School Coaching Education and Training Program; provides that "training" include a basic understanding of the signs and symptoms of concussions and the appropriate response to concussions. Permits concussion training to be fulfilled through entities offering free, online, or other types of training courses. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1451_bill_20120817_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1451
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Exit Exams |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 |
Delays until Class of 2016 the implementation of alternative means for students with disabilites to demonstrate achievement of standards as required for high school exit exam (i.e., extends exemption of students with disabilities from exit exam requirement). Authorizes the state board, by regulation, to extend the July 1, 2015, date by up to one year. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1705_bill_20120827_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1705
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 |
Extends educational opportunities that may be offered through independent study to include leadership opportunities that support and strengthen student achievement. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1987_bill_20120817_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1987
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Adopted 08/2012 |
Postsec. |
Resolves that the Assembly unequivocally condemns all forms of intolerance, including anti-Semitism, on public postsecondary educational institution campuses in California. Resolves that the Assembly recognizes recent actions by officials of public postsecondary educational institutions in California and calls upon those institutions to increase their efforts to swiftly and unequivocally condemn acts of anti-Semitism on their campuses and to utilize existing resources, such as the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' working definition of anti-Semitism, to help guide campus discussion about,
and promote, as appropriate, educational programs for combating anti-Semitism on their campuses. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/hr_35_bill_20120828_amended_asm_v97.pdf
Title: A.R. 35
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 |
Encourages districts to include age-appropriate instruction related to child sexual abuse in their curriculum to help pupils understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate conduct in situations where child sexual abuse could occur, and to provide pupils with resources on how to handle these potentially dangerous situations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/scr_73_bill_20120824_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 73
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Vetoed 08/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the Commission on Teaching Credentialing to convene an advisory panel to explore the recognition of leadership roles within the teaching career pathway. Requires the commission to consider the findings of the advisory panel and report to the governor and the legislature on recommendations for the recognition of teacher leaders within one year of the advisory panel being convened. Requires the commission to use private funds to support the advisory panel, and prohibits the use of general fund moneys for this purpose. Requires the advisory panel to be convened only after the Department of Finance determines that private funds, in an amount sufficient to fully support the activities of the advisory panel, have been deposited with the state. Requires the department to file a written statement with specified persons that the determination has been made. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1765_bill_20120813_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB1765-veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 1765
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
STEM |
Adopted 08/2012 |
P-12 |
Resolves that the assembly continues to urge the development of summer camps, workshops, and after-school programs, and the extension of current grant and fellowship programs on the state and local levels,
to further the advancement of female students and workers in the STEM fields and to encourage women to get involved in the STEM fields. Resolves that the assembly urges the establishment of STEM outreach programs to encourage the recruitment of girls and women to study and work in STEM fields. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/hr_34_bill_20120822_amended_asm_v97.pdf
Title: A.R. 34
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Extends until June 30, 2013 exemptions to limits on the postretirement compensation that may be earned in specified types of employment by a retired member of the Defined Benefit
Program without a reduction in the member's retirement benefits. Until June 30, 2013, also exempts from the earnings limitation compensation paid to a retired member who has returned to work after the date of retirement as a trustee, administrator, or fiscal advisor approved pursuant to specified provisions by the superintendent of public instruction, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, or a county superintendent of schools to address academic or financial weaknesses in a school district. Specifies the documentation required for any of those persons exercising that compensation exemption. Additionally exempts from the earnings limitation an employee of a 3rd party that does not participate in a California public pension system if the activities performed by the person are not normally performed by employees of a public employer and it is for a limited-term assignment. Changes method of calculating limit to the amount of compensation for certain creditable service activities by a retired member in one school year.
Existing law authorizes a retired member of the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) to terminate his or her retirement allowance, reinstate as an active member, and later cancel the termination upon subsequently retiring, as specified. Existing law prescribes the conditions under which a STRS service retirement allowance becomes effective and requires, in this regard, that the effective date be at least one year following the date on which it is terminated pursuant to the above-described provision. New provisions (1) eliminate the one-year waiting period after the termination, and (2) prohibit a member who terminates
his/her retirement allowance pursuant to that provision and retires within one year of reinstatement from electing a different option or different set of beneficiaries than were in effect at the time of the termination. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_178_bill_20120717_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 178
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a qualifying district, after one complete fiscal year has elapsed following the district's acceptance of an emergency apportionment, to conduct an annual advisory evaluation of the administrator appointed by the superintendent. Requires (A) an advisory evaluation to focus on the administrator's effectiveness in leading the district toward fiscal recovery and improved academic achievement, (B) advisory evaluation criteria to be agreed upon by the district governing board of the and the administrator before the advisory evaluation, and (C) the advisory evaluation to include, among other things, commendations in the areas of the administrator's strengths and achievements. Also requires that the advisory evaluation of the administrator be submitted to the governor, the legislature, the state superintendent, and the county office fiscal crisis and management assistance team. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2278_bill_20120723_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2278
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
Provides a pupil who is a foster child who remains in his/her school of origin has met the residency requirements for school attendance (pre-existing requirements provided a student who is a foster child meets residency requirements if the student attends a school in the district in which his/her foster home is located). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1573_bill_20120713_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1573
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a charter school, if it applies for the federal qualified school construction bond volume cap, or any other federal bond borrowing authority, to notify, in writing and at least 30 days before submitting the application, the district superintendent of schools and the governing board of the school district in which the charter school is physically located of its intent to rehabilitate, encumber, or otherwise alter school district property. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1859_bill_20120710_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1859
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Bonds |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
Requires that members of an independent citizens' oversight committee (established by a district or community college if voters approve financing for certain types of school facilities) serve for a minimum term of 2 years without compensation and for no more than 3 consecutive terms. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1199_bill_20120710_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1199
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
Postsec. |
Requires a textbook publisher, or an agent or employee of a publisher, to provide prescribed data about the textbook to prospective purchasers, including a list of the products offered for sale by the publisher
germane to the prospective purchaser's subject area of interest, the wholesale or retail price of the product, the estimated length of time the publisher intends to keep the product on the market, and, for each new edition of the product, a list of the substantial content differences between the new edition and the previous edition of the textbook. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1539_bill_20120717_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1539
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
Community College |
Removes provision that previously prohibited certain community college property leases from exceeding $25,000 a year. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1748_bill_20120710_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1748
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: States findings and declarations regarding the pupils for whom an early college high school is designed and the key elements of an early college high school. Exempts an early college high school and a middle college high school from the 240-minute minimum schoolday. Instead provides that a day of attendance for an early college high school pupil or middle college high school pupil is 180 minutes if the pupil is a special part-time student enrolled in a community college under specified provisions, or the pupil is in grades 11 and 12 and is also enrolled part time in classes of the California State University or the University of California. Provides that a day of attendance for an early college high school pupil or middle college high school pupil who is neither a special part-time student enrolled in a community college nor enrolled part time in classes of the California State University or the University of California is 240 minutes. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1301-1350/sb_1316_bill_20120709_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1316
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes a district governing board to establish a school police department under the supervision of a school chief of police, and authorizes the employment of peace officers to ensure the safety of district personnel and pupils, and the security of the real and personal property of the district. Express legislative intent that only a district security department (existing law authorizes districts to establish a security department) is supplementary to city and county law enforcement agencies and is not vested with general police powers. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2368_bill_20120717_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2368
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
Amends provisions related to bullying by electronic means. From bill summary: Identifies specific conduct that constitutes a post on a social network Internet Web site, including posting to or creating a burn page, creating a credible impersonation of a pupil, and creating a false profile. Provides that an electronic act does not constitute pervasive conduct solely on the basis that it has been transmitted on the Internet or is currently posted on the Internet. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1732_bill_20120723_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1732
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Until December 31, 2015, in a district with a pupil population over 400,000, authorizes an employee appointment to specified classifications of positions to be made from other than the first 3 ranks on the eligibility list if specialized licenses, certifications, knowledge, or ability that cannot reasonably be acquired during the probationary period or a specific gender is required for successful job performance of a position, in which case the appointment would be required to be made from among the highest 3 ranks of applicants on the list who meet the special requirements and are ready and willing to accept the position. Requires a district that makes an appointment under these provisions to study the effectiveness of the selection method, the vacancy rates for each class, and the length of time to hire for each class, and submit a report of its findings to any affected labor union. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2125_bill_20120709_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2125
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From sections 1, 25.1, 25.3, 25.5, 25.7, 25.9, 33, 41, 42 of bill summary:
Until July 1, 2017, authorizes a county board of education, subject to the concurrence of the county superintendent of schools, to loan moneys from the proceeds of revenue anticipation notes to a charter school for which the county board or county superintendent has supervisory responsibility or, regardless of whether the charter school is within or outside of the county, with which a county board or county superintendent has a contractual relationship. Requires the county superintendent, before the county board makes the loan, to take specified actions regarding the advisability of the loan. Provides that any loan of moneys pursuant to these provisions does not constitute a debt or liability of the county superintendent, the county board, or the state. Prohibits a charter school from receiving more than one of these loans per fiscal year. Requires the county board, as a condition of making a loan to a charter school, to report to the department by September 15 of each year specified information on loans made to charter schools within the prior fiscal year, and requires the department to compile that information into a report to be annually submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature, the department of finance, and the legislative analyst's office.
Requires the governing board of a district seeking to sell or lease real property designed to provide direct instruction or instructional support it deems to be surplus property to first provide a written offer for the sale or lease of the surplus property to any charter school that has submitted a written request to the district to be notified of surplus real property offered by the district for sale or lease. Requires any real property sold or leased to a charter school to be used exclusively to provide direct instruction or instructional support for no less than 5 years from the date the real property is available to the charter school pursuant to a sale, or, if the charter school leased the real property, until the real property is returned to the possession of the district. Authorizes a district governing board to (1) sell surplus property to any park district, city, or county in
which the school district is wholly or partially situated for specified uses, (2) sell or lease surplus real property to a contracting agency, or (3) only sell or lease any schoolsite containing specified land to certain public agencies in accordance with particular priorities, only if a charter school has not accepted an offer to purchase or lease the property. Requires the sale or lease with an option to purchase of district real property to first be offered for sale or lease to any interested charter school for purposes of providing direct instruction or instructional support.
Requires the price at which the real property is sold to a charter school to not exceed the district's cost of acquisition, adjusted as specified. Requires the annual rate of real property leased to a charter school not to exceed 5% of the maximum sale price. Requires the school district advisory committee to hold hearings to receive community input before selling or leasing real property to a charter school. Requires these provisions to only apply to real property identified by a district as surplus property after July 1, 2012. (Makes this provision inoperative on June 30, 2013, and repeals it as of January 1, 2014.)
Requires the department of education to monitor the adequacy of the amount of funds in the Charter School Revolving Loan Fund and report annually to the department of finance and the controller on the need, if any, to transfer funds from the Charter School Security Fund to the Charter School Revolving Loan Fund to replace funds lost due to loan defaults. Provides for such a transfer to be made.
Until July 1, 2017, authorizes a charter school to contract with a county superintendent or county board to borrow moneys to establish or operate a charter school. Requires the borrowed moneys to be expended solely for purposes of meeting the charter school's cash management needs due to the deferral of apportionment payments and not for purposes of making capital acquisitions. Existing law requires the state superintendent to annually compute a general-purpose entitlement, funded from a combination of state aid and local funds, for each charter school. New provisions require the computation of the general-purpose entitlement to be reduced by any amount derived from a proposed constitutional provision relating to education funding.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Charter School Finance and Facilities
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From section 54 of bill summary: Permits a charter school to borrow and expend borrowed funds, and be subject to certain indebtedness provisions, in the same manner as a school district or county board of education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Charter School Borrowing
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partnership academies, instructional support to help pupils pass the high school exit examination, English language tutoring to limited-English-proficient pupils, incentive grants to support the hiring of more K-8 physical education teachers, the Arts and Music Block Grant, certificated staff mentoring, and community colleges. Makes available for reappropriation the unencumbered balances of specified appropriations made in prior fiscal years for various educational purposes and would reappropriate $220,137,000 to the state department of education for apportionment for special education programs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Urges the state's congressional delegation to sign on as cosponsors of, and requests that Congress and the president enact, the proposed federal Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2011 (HR 2229) or the proposed federal Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2012 (S 2047). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ajr_24_bill_20120618_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.J.R. 24
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Provides relative to the income eligibility limits in the family fee schedule for state-funded child care services. Requires that the family fee schedule that was in effect for the 2011–12 fiscal year remain in effect for the 2012–13 fiscal year. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Family Fee Schedule for State-Funded Child Care Services
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From sections 5-16 of bill summary: Previous provisions provide for both part- and full-day preschool programs. New provisions provide that the state preschool programs must include, but not be limited to, part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to facilitate the transition to kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-old children. New provisions define 3- and 4-year-old children as children who will have their 3rd or 4th birthday on or before November 1 for the 2012–13 fiscal year, October 1 for the 2013–14 fiscal year, and September 1 for the 2014–15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter (previously state preschool programs open to children having their 3rd or 4th birthday by December 2 of fiscal in which they are enrolled in a state preschool program). New provisions make conforming changes to delete references to full-day preschool programs. Replaces annual reporting requirement on the number of preschool age children receiving part-time and full-time development services with requirement that the department annually report a statewide summary identifying the number of preschool age children receiving part-day preschool and wraparound child care services.
Amends conditions of receipt of specified funds for child development and preschool programs. New provisions require a participating part-day preschool program, as a condition of receipt of funds, to coordinate the provision of (A) opportunities for parents and legal guardians to work with their children on interactive literacy activities, (B) specified parenting education, (C) referrals, as necessary, to providers of instruction in adult education and English as a second language in order to improve the academic skills of parents of children in participating classrooms, and (D) specified staff development. Repeals provision authorizing a local educational agency or a participating program on behalf of one or more participating programs to select a family literacy and education coordinator whose duties may include specified activities. Repeals provision directing the state superintendent, subject to the availability of specified funds, to conduct a specified evaluation of the effectiveness of legislatively-established prekindergarten and family literacy programs. Repeals provision authorizing the use of up to $5,000,000 of specified funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2005 by the state superintendent to provide direct child care services for children in participating classrooms to meet the child care needs of parents for the portion of each day that is not covered by services provided as part of a specified preschool program.
Requires a family literacy supplemental grant to be made available and distributed to state preschool classrooms, as determined by the state superintendent, at a rate of $2,500 per class. Among other things, assigns first priority to state preschool programs that contract to receive this funding before July 1, 2012. Requires family literacy supplemental grants to be used for specified purposes. Provides that implementation of the family literacy supplemental grant program is contingent upon funding being provided for the program in the annual Budget Act or other statute. Requires the state superintendent to encourage state preschool program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound general child care and development programs. Also requires fees to be assessed and collected for families with children in part-day preschool programs, families receiving wraparound child care services, or both. Allows the family fee schedule for child care and development services to include the assessment of fees on families whose children are enrolled in the state preschool program. Articulates family income threshold for eligibility standards for families to receive child care and development services, such that for 2012–13 fiscal year, the income eligibility limits are to be 70% of the state median income that was in use for the 2007–08 fiscal year, adjusted for family size.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Preschool Finance
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Preschool |
Passed 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Proclaims the importance of early childhood education; encourages senate constituents to enroll their chidren in preschool and other early childhood education programs.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sr_32_bill_20120621_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.R. 32
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Authorizes the governing board of each school district to, at the request of parents or guardians, provide the annual notice of parent or guardian rights and responsibilities in an electronic format. Requires the notice provided in an electronic format to conform to the provisions under current law requiring all notices, reports, statements, or records sent to a parent/guardian to be written in English and in a pupil's primary language if 15% or more of the pupils enrolled in the school speak that language. Requires a parent/guardian that receives the notice in an electronic format to submit to the school a signed acknowledgement of receipt of the notice.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2262_bill_20120615_chaptered.pdf
Bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2262_cfa_20120526_013524_asm_floor.html
Title: A.B. 2262
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Clarifies that existing law regarding the provision of information about athletic scholarships to student athletes applies only to postsecondary educational institutions with a physical campus and athletic facilities in California.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1743_bill_20120615_chaptered.pdf
Bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1743_cfa_20120530_172728_asm_floor.html
Title: A.B. 1743
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. |
From sections 45, 47, 48 of bill summary: Commencing with the 2013–14 award year, sets maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for new recipients attending private for-profit and nonprofit postsecondary educational institutions. Requires the renewal award amount for a student whose initial award is subject to one of those maximum award amounts to be calculated pursuant to specified law. Existing Cal Grant Program prohibits an applicant from receiving one or a combination of Cal Grant awards in excess of a specified amount and from obtaining a baccalaureate degree before receiving a Cal Grant award,
except in the case of Cal Grant T awards (http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=103). New provisions remove the exception for Cal Grant T awards and allow a recipient who initially qualified for both a Cal Grant A award and a Cal Grant B award, and received a Cal Grant B award, to be awarded a renewal Cal Grant A award if that recipient subsequently became ineligible for a renewal Cal Grant B award and meets the applicable Cal Grant A financial need and income and asset criteria. Existing Cal Grant Program provisions entitle a student transfering from a California community college to a qualifying baccalaureate-granting institution to receive a Cal Grant A or B award if the student meets specified criteria. New provisions additionally require that student to have attended a California community college in the academic year immediately preceding the academic year for which the award will be used; provides exceptions.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Cal Grant Awards
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. |
From section 46 of bill summary: Existing provisions provide that, effective with the 2012-13 academic year, for students at the institution to be eligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards, the institution's 3-year cohort default rate must be below 30%.New provisions decrease that 3-year cohort default rate threshold to 15.5%. Effective the 2012–13 academic year, makes an otherwise qualifying institution ineligible
for an initial or renewal Cal Grant award at the institution if the institution has a graduation rate of 30% or less for students taking 150% or less of the expected time to complete degree requirements, with certain
exceptions. Also requires the student aid commission to annually certify by October 1 the institution's latest graduation rate as reported by the U.S. Department of Education. Requires the commission to provide specified notifications and information to initial and renewal Cal Grant recipients seeking to attend, or attending, an institution that is ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards under these provisions.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Cal Grant Institutional Eligibility + Cohort Default Rates and On-Time Completion Rates
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Community College |
From section 50 of bill summary: Amends community college fee for nonresident students. Increases fee from $42 per course unit to a per-unit fee that is 2 times the amount of the resident fee until June 30, 2013, and 3 times the amount of the resident fee commencing on July 1, 2013. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Community College Fees for Nonresident Students
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Community College |
From section 69 of bill summary: Requires that, if the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 is approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, and all of the provisions of that act that modify personal income tax rates become operative, $50,000,000 is transferred between specified budget items for the purpose of providing growth funding to community college districts.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Community College Funding Boost If Tax Increase Approved
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From section 40 of bill summary: Provides that if the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 (Attorney General reference number 12-0009) is not approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, or if the provisions of that act that modify personal income tax rates do not become operative due to a conflict with another initiative measure that is approved at the same election and receives a greater number of affirmative votes, commencing December 15, 2012, this bill, for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 school years, allows a district, county office of education, or charter school to provide an instructional year of not less than 160 days or the equivalent number of instructional minutes. Requires implementation of this reduction that is subject to collective bargaining to be achieved through the bargaining process. Provides this authority would become inoperative on July 1, 2015, and would be repealed on January 1, 2016. Provides that this bill, if that measure is not approved by the voters or does not become operative due to the conflict discussed above, for the 2012–13 fiscal year, reduces the amount of revenue limit funding received by each district, county office of education, and charter school by a combined total of $2,740,377,000 and requires the state superintendent to adjust the amount of categorical funding allocated to basic aid districts in the 2012–13 fiscal year to achieve the reduction in the amount of revenue limit funding. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Potential Reduction of School Year to 160 Days
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education--Transition |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From section 44 of bill summary: Extends definition of eligible applicants for Project Workability program (to provide transition services for individuals with exceptional needs) to include local educational agencies, including districts, county offices of education, state special schools, charter schools, and nonpublic, nonsectarian schools. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Eligibility for Project Workability Funds
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From section 27 of bill summary: Provides that, if a district, county office of education, or charter school reduces the number of days of instruction pursuant to a specified provision for the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal years, the minimum standard for full time for purposes of calculating disability, retirement, and death benefits under the Defined Benefit Program are reduced to the number of days of instruction provided by that district, county office of education, or charter school and the number of hours of instruction equal to the number of days of instruction times 6. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Benefit Calculation When Instructional Days Reduced
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Assessment--Accommodations |
Adopted 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Adopts emergency regulation to extend to January 1, 2013 deadline for state board to implement regulations providing for an "alternative means" high school exit examination for students with disabilities. Pages 20-21 of 28: http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/14z-2012.pdf
Title: 5 CA ADC 1216.1
Source: www.oal.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 02/2012 |
P-12 |
Requires the state to readjust how budget cuts impact district funding. District funding would be reduced by a rate of 9.57% instead of 8.92%. The money saved by this budget move would be used to help restore $248 million to school district transportation funding. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_81_bill_20120210_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 81
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Governance |
Issued 02/2012 |
P-12 |
Designates the existing Head Start and Early Learning Advisory Committee as the state advisory council on early childhood education and care. Provides the committee will carry out the state advisory council role for the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 and the federal Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge grant. Rescinds Executive Order S-23-09. http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=17445
Title: E.O. B-15-12
Source: gov.ca.gov |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires that reporting for purposes of the Academic Performance Index (API) include performance data for pupil subgroups of 10 or more pupils with valid test scores (previous provision required either at least 50 students with a valid test score, or at least 15% of the total population of pupils at a school who have valid test scores, with exceptions). Requires that reporting conducted pursuant to these provisions for any pupil subgroup that is not numerically significant be marked with an asterisk that indicates less statistical certainty than data based on a numerically significant subgroup. Requires that this reporting be conducted in accordance with specified federal privacy laws, and states the legislature's intent that this data not be used for federal or state accountability purposes.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_512_bill_20110901_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_512_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 512
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Makes provisions relating to the Academic Performance Index (API) inoperative on July 1, 2014, and repeals them as of January 1, 2015. Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with a specified advisory committee, to develop an Education Quality Index (EQI), which would replace the API and consist of a State Assessment Index, a Graduation Rate Index, a College Preparedness Index, and a Career Readiness Index. Requires that these indices consist of specified criteria. In developing the EQI, requires the superintendent of public instruction and this advisory committee to consult with the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, the Employment Development Department, and other appropriate entities. Requires the state board to provide opportunities for public input, make changes as necessary, and adopt the EQI no later than August 1, 2014. Commencing with the 2014–15 school year, requires that all schools and school districts be evaluated using an EQI value. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to report to the governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, specified information relating to the creation of additional indices. Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with a specified advisory committee, and subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute for this purpose, to contract for an independent evaluation of the effectiveness and reliability of the EQI and any statutory changes recommended for improvement, and to submit the evaluation and recommendations in a report to the governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by July 1, 2018.
Also makes conforming and clarifying changes relating to the duties of a specified advisory committee. Requires this advisory committee, for purposes of work relating to the EQI, to seek input through the establishment of subcommittees or other methods from persons with expertise in various areas, and, commencing January 1, 2012, through July 1, 2016, to hold a public meeting at least once each quarter per year. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_547_bill_20110914_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_547_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 547
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law requires the superintendent of public instruction, with approval of the state board, to develop an alternative accountability system for specified types of schools, including, among others, community day schools and continuation schools. Existing law allows these schools to receive an Academic Performance Index (API) score, but prohibits them from being included in the API rankings of schools. New provisions, until January 1, 2017, require the superintendent of public instruction and the state board, as part of the alternative accountability system for schools, or any successor system, to allow no more than 10 dropout recovery high schools to report the results of an individual pupil growth model that is proposed by the school and certified by the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to specified criteria
instead of reporting other indicators. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_180_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 180
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires interventions to be implemented for a school that is identified as persistently lowest-achieving but does not receive specified school improvement grant funding. Requires a governing board of a local educational agency to allow parents and legal guardians to provide testimony at the regularly scheduled public hearing. Prohibits more than one parent or legal guardian per pupil from signing a petition, and requires the petition, and, if the petition includes a specific charter school operator, a summary of the charter petition, to meet specified language requirements. Requires, if the petition includes a
specific charter school operator, that the charter petition include specified elements. Requires that, if paid signature gatherers are being used, the petition include a statement indicating that some signature gatherers may be paid. Requires all parties involved in the signature gathering process to adhere to specified school procedures. Requires the state department of education to provide specified information on its Web site, in easy to understand terms, regarding the petition process, the 5 intervention options that parents and legal guardians may request, a sample petition that meets specified requirements, and an up-to-date list of schools that have implemented an intervention pursuant to these provisions. Makes clarifying changes to, and provide definitions for, those intervention petition provisions. Requires the schoolsite council at each school that is eligible for a petition to be submitted pursuant to these provisions to provide, at its next scheduled meeting, or a meeting within 90 days, whichever is sooner, information regarding the petition
process, including the intervention options available and the process for submitting a petition. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_203_bill_20110920_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_203_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 203
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a school district to charge a fee for a class in English and citizenship for foreigners until July 1, 2015. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_189_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 189 - Fee for Class in English and Citizenship
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop recommendations, to be reported to the fiscal and appropriate policy committees of both houses of the legislature by November 2012, for the reauthorization of the statewide pupil assessment program. Requires the recommendations to include a plan for transitioning to a system of high-quality assessments. Requires the recommendations to
consider including specified characteristics in the reauthorized assessment system. Defines, for purposes of the Leroy Greene California Assessment of Academic Achievement Act (the Greene Act), formative
assessment, high-quality assessment and interim assessment. Makes the Greene Act inoperative on July 1, 2014, and repeals the act as of January 1, 2015. By extending the time period during which school districts are required to perform various duties relating to the administration of achievement tests, the bill imposes a state-mandated local program. Requires the state department of education to use certain federal funds, and any other available state and federal funds, to implement the provisions of this bill. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_250_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 250 - Assessment System
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Assessment--Accommodations |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires California's assessments to be valid, reliable, and comparable for pupils who are limited English proficient and for pupils with developmental disabilities. Requires any primary language assessment developed by the state department of education and administered to limited-English-proficient pupils, as identified pursuant to existing law, to be considered for inclusion in the state's assessment system, or in any successor system, and in any measure or index developed or used for the state's federal and state accountability system and any successor system. Requires any successor system to the state's assessment system adopted on or after the effective date of this act to include accommodations and variations for limited-English-proficient pupils, as determined by the superintendent of public instruction. Requires any existing advisory committee, work group, task force, or technical assistance group operating on or after July 1, 2012, and that is either required by the legislature or governor, or established by the superintendent or the state board of education, to provide recommendations to the superintendent and the state board on state or federal assessment or accountability systems, to provide to the superintendent and the state board additional recommendations relating to systems of assessment and accountability. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_532_bill_20110909_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_532_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 532
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a school district to accept a wide range of documents and representations from the parent or legal guardian of a pupil living with his or her parent or legal guardian as reasonable evidence that the pupil meets specified residency requirements, including, but not limited to, property tax payment receipts, rental property contract, lease, or payment receipts, utility service contract, statement, or payment receipts, pay stubs, voter registration, correspondence from a government agency, or a declaration of residency executed by the parent or legal guardian of a pupil. If an employee of a school district
reasonably believes that the parent or legal guardian of a pupil has provided false or unreliable evidence of residency, authorizes the school district to make reasonable efforts to determine that the pupil actually meets the residency requirements. Specifies that it not be construed as limiting access to pupil enrollment in a school district as otherwise provided by state and federal statutes and regulations. Repeals provisions (1) providing that any school district that is adjacent to an international border may accept a wide range of documents and representations from the parent or guardian of a pupil for purposes of establishing residency in a school district, as specified, and (2) requiring those school districts to make reasonable efforts to determine whether a pupil meets the residency requirements if any employee of such a school district reasonably believes that the parent or guardian of the pupil has provided false or unreliable evidence of residency. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_207_bill_20111003_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 207
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Includes spending time with an immediate family member who is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from, deployment to a combat zone or combat support position, as a type of excused absence. Requires that absences granted pursuant to these provisions be granted for a period of time to be determined at the
discretion of the superintendent of the school district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_387_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 387
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Makes a clarifying change to the provisions relating to the standards for English language development. Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board, to update, revise and align the English language development standards adopted pursuant to existing law to the state board-approved academic content standards for English language arts. Requires the superintendent to convene a group of experts in English language instruction, curriculum and assessment to assist the superintendent in updating, revising and aligning the English language development standards, and requires the superintendent to present the updated, revised and aligned English language development standards to the state board by August 31, 2012. Further requires the state board to adopt, reject, or revise the standards presented by the Superintendent on or before September 30, 2012. Requires the superintendent and the state board to present to the governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature a schedule and implementation plan for integrating the English language development standards adopted pursuant to this bill into the state public education system. Expresses the intent of the legislature that the state department of education consider the work of the group of experts when developing any new English language acquisition assessments. Requires the department to use certain federal funds to implement these provisions. Repeals these provisions on July 1, 2013. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_124_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 124
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a school district to annually conduct the assessment of each English language learner's English language development during a period that commences on the day upon which 55% of the instructional year is completed through July 1 of that calendar year. Requires the assessment to be conducted upon a pupil's initial enrollment in order to provide information to be used to determine if the pupil is an English learner. Provides these changes will not be implemented unless and until the state department of education receives written documentation from the U.S. Department of Education that implementation is permitted by federal law or until the 2013–14 school year, whichever occurs later. Applies these provisions, to the extent required by federal law, to a county office of education and a charter school, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. Prohibits a pupil in grades 3-12 from being required to retake those portions of the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) that measure English language skills for which he/she has previously tested as advanced within the appropriate grade span, as determined by the state department of education in accordance with specified law. Notwithstanding the above prohibition, prohibits a pupil in grades 10-12 from being required to retake those portions of the CELDT that measure English language skills for which he/she has previously tested as early advanced or advanced. Provides these prohibitions will not be implemented until the CELDT publisher's contract that is in effect on January 1, 2012, expires and unless and until the department receives written documentation from the U.S. Department of Education that implementation is permitted by federal law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_753_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 753
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires the Student Aid Commission to develop, and regularly review and update at least every 5 years, the areas of occupational or technical training for which students may utilize Cal Grant C awards. Requires the commission to give priority in granting the awards to students pursuing occupational or technical training in areas that meet specified criteria. Requires a determination by the commission for a subsequent award year that the program under which a Cal Grant C was initially awarded is no longer deemed to receive priority to not affect an award recipient's renewal. Requires the commission to publish and retain on its Web site a current list of the areas of occupational or technical training meeting those specified criteria. Requires the commission to examine the graduation rates and job placement data of eligible programs and to give priority to students seeking to enroll in programs that rate high in those areas. Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the legislature, containing specified data on the outcomes of the Cal Grant C Program, on or before April 1, 2015, and on or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_451_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 451
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 school year, establishes the Linked Learning Pilot Program to be administered by the state department of education according to specified requirements for the purpose of implementing districtwide linked learning programs in all participating school districts. Authorizes a school district that maintains any of grades 9-12 to apply to the superintendent of public instruction to operate a pilot program. Requires the department to review these applications and authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to initially approve no more than 20 applications. Requires that, if funds become available for purposes of the pilot program, the superintendent allocate these funds on a competitive basis, based on the applications submitted. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to transmit a report to the legislature and the governor by September 30, 2016, that makes specified evaluations and recommendations. Makes these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2017, and repeals them as of January 1, 2018. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_790_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 790
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Makes legislative declarations and findings. Requests the Regents of the University of California, subject to availability of funds in the annual Budget Act, the availability of federal or private funds, or any combination thereof, to establish and maintain the University of California Curriculum Integration Institute (UCCII) to be administered by the president of the University of California.
Provides the UCCII would facilitate statewide collaboration and innovation among secondary level teachers, faculty, and instructors from various disciplines from the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, private higher education institutions, and statewide career technical education associations in providing pupils with course content and experience within priority industry sectors among those identified in the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards as adopted by the state board of education. Provides the UCCII would also develop, disseminate and promote career-oriented, integrated academic and technical education courses that meet course requirements for admission to the University of California and the California State University, and align with high-priority industry sectors among those identified in the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards as adopted by the state board. Requires the president of the University of California to determine the priority among the industry sectors in consultation with, but not limited to, educators, industry leaders, representatives of organized labor and appropriate state entities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_611_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 611
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law provides for the establishment and maintenance of subject matter projects by the Regents of the University of California with the approval of the Concurrence Committee. Existing law provides that these subject matter projects are to create opportunities for researchers, higher education faculty, and K-12 school faculty to work together to identify exemplary teaching practices, examine and develop research on learning, knowledge, and educational materials, and provide support to teachers to develop and enhance content knowledge and pedagogical skills. Existing law authorizes 6 topical subject matter projects. Existing law requires the Concurrence Committee to provide a final report to the governor and to appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by January 1, 2011, including specified information relating to the subject matter projects. New provisions add 2 areas of emphasis for the subject matter projects. The first provides teachers with instructional strategies for delivering career-oriented, integrated academic and technical content in a manner that is linked to high-priority industry sectors identified in the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards as adopted by the state board of education. The Concurrence Committee, in consultation with specified entities, determines the priority of industry sectors. The 2nd provides teachers with instructional strategies for ongoing collaboration on the delivery of career-oriented, integrated academic and technical content.
Enlarges the Concurrence Committee by adding a representative appointed by the superintendent of public instruction, and makes other changes. Repeals the requirement of the January 1, 2011 report and instead requires a report on or before January 1, 2016. This provision is inoperative on January 1, 2018. Adds the goal of providing teachers with support in the implementation of career-oriented, integrated academic and technical courses that meet course requirements for admission to the University of California and the California State University, and that align with high-priority industry sectors. New provisions add physical education, arts, and world language as topical subject matter areas. Existing law establishes a project advisory board within each subject matter project. New provisions make various changes to the board structure, including decreasing representation of specified groups, and adding a representative selected by the advisory board who is from an industry sector that principally utilizes the discipline addressed by the project. Existing law requires the project advisory board of each statewide subject matter project to use specified criteria in recommending funding for local project sites. New provisions add a criterion for local project sites that serve middle or high school teachers and require the project advisory board to give special consideration to sites that utilize or are preparing to utilize instructional strategies to deliver career-oriented, integrated academic and technical content.
Extends repeal date on the article relating to instructional strategies to January 1, 2018 (existing law repeals article on January 1, 2013). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_612_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 612
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 school year, adds completion of a course in career technical education as an alternative to the requirement that a pupil complete a course in visual or performing arts or foreign language. Requires the governing board of a school district or county office of education that elects to offer career technical education courses pursuant to these provisions to provide parents, teachers, pupils and the public, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board, with specified information relating to the impact that offering these courses would have on graduation requirements and admission requirements to the California State University and the University of California. Requires a school district that elects to allow a career technical education course to satisfy a specified course graduation requirement to include, as part of an existing notification requirement, information about the high school graduation requirements of the school district and how each requirement satisfies, or does not satisfy, college admission requirements, and a list of career technical education courses offered by the school district. Requires the state department of education to submit a comprehensive report to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature, on or before July 1, 2017, that includes specified information relating to this alternative means of satisfying the graduation requirement. Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to use existing state resources and federal funds for purposes of completing the report, and to apply for and receive grants and donations from public or private sources if existing resources are not available or sufficient. Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to accept support, including, but not limited to, financial and technical support, from high school reform advocates, teachers, chamber organizations, industry representatives, research centers, parents and pupils. Makes these provisions inoperative on the earlier of 2 specified dates and would repeal these provisions on January 1 immediately following that earlier date. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1330_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1330
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: With respect to charter petitions signed by teachers, requires that the petition be signed by a number of nonsupervisorial certificated staff and classified employees (rather than simply teachers, as previously required) that combined is equivalent to at least 1.2 of the total number of nonsupervisorial certificated staff and classified employees that the charter school estimates will be employed at the school during its first year of operation. With respect to a petition to create a conversion charter school, requires the petition to be signed by a number of permanent status nonsupervisorial certificated staff and permanent classified employees that combined is equivalent to at least 1.2 of the total number of permanent status nonsupervisorial certificated staff and permanent classified employees currently employed at the public school to be converted to a charter school (rather than 50% or more of the permanent status teachers currently employed at the public school to be converted, as currently required). Incorporates additional changes to Section 47605 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1034 that become operative if this bill and AB 1034 are enacted, and this bill is enacted last.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_86_bill_20110919_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_86_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 86
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Revises the provision relating to admission requirements so that admission policies and procedures are to be included in a petition. Authorizes a charter school to encourage parental involvement, but requires the charter school to notify parents and guardians of applicant pupils and currently enrolled pupils that parental involvement is not a requirement for acceptance or continued enrollment at the school. If the number of pupils wanting to attend a charter school exceeds its capacity, requires preference for siblings of pupils attending the charter school and children of employees at the charter school. Deletes the authorization for certain other preferences to be extended, and instead authorizes preference to be extended, on an individual school basis, provided that the type of preference is approved at a public hearing, the preferences are consistent with federal law and the California Constitution, and the preferences ensure access for pupils with disabilities, academically low-achieving pupils, English learners,
and low-income pupils. Incorporates additional changes to Section 47605 of the Education Code proposed by AB 86 that become operative if this bill and AB 86 are enacted, and this bill is enacted last.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1034_bill_20110920_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1034_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1034
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law sets the minimum schoolday in a high school, except certain schools, including a regional occupational center, and except for pupils enrolled in a work experience education program, at 240 minutes.
Existing law, until July 1, 2012, requires the superintendent of public instruction to compute an amount of funding for each pupil concurrently enrolled in regular secondary school classes and classes operating pursuant to a joint powers agreement that became effective prior to January 1, 2008, for the period of time the pupil attends classes pursuant to the joint powers agreement, by performing specified calculations. Existing law requires, for these pupils, that a 180-minute schoolday be computed and reported as attendance for 3.4 of the full 240-minute schoolday for purposes of those calculations. Existing law requires that the number of hours of instruction at regional occupational centers or programs that are claimed for funding pursuant to these provisions be used, in addition to specified hourly rates, in the computation of the average daily attendance of the regional occupational center or program. Existing law, until July 1, 2012, makes the Center for Advanced Research and Technology, operating pursuant to a joint powers agreement between the Clovis Unified School District and the Fresno Unified School District, ineligible to receive charter school funding.
This bill would extend to July 1, 2017, the provisions regarding the ineligibility of the Center for Advanced Research and Technology for charter school funding and the computation of attendance for pupils concurrently enrolled in regular secondary school classes and classes operating pursuant to a joint powers agreement that became effective prior to January 1, 2008. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_361_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 361
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Extends the operation of the provision authorizing the district in which a pupil's parent or the legal guardian is physically employed to allow the pupil to attend a school in that district, through June 30, 2017 (this provision previously set to repeal July 2012), and repeals the provision on January 1, 2018. Additionally modifies this provision by requiring that the parent or legal guardian's employment occur within the boundaries of that school district for a minimum of 10 hours during the school week. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_381_bill_20111003_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 381
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law, the Open Enrollment Act, allows the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school to submit an application for the pupil to attend school in a district other than the district in which the parent of the pupil resides. Existing law defines a low-achieving school, for purposes of these provisions, as a school included by the superintendent of public instruction on a list of 1,000 schools ranked by increasing Academic Performance Index score. Existing law provides that no local educational agency may have more than 10% of its schools on the list and that specified types of schools, including charter
schools, may not be included on the list.
New provisions instead provide that the list created by the superintendent to define low-achieving schools may include up to 1,000 schools, that a local educational agency shall not have more than 10% of its schools on the list, calculated as specified, and that county offices of education operating a special education program and state special schools should not be included on the list. Provides that a school may only be identified as a low-achieving school if it is identified on the list for 2 consecutive years. Deletes the provision excluding charter schools from inclusion on the list. Provides that a school district of enrollment may
not reject the transfer of an individual with exceptional needs or an English learner if he or she is randomly selected through a lottery conducted if demand exceeds spaces available at a school.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_47_bill_20110909_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_47_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 47
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. Provides the State Seal of Biliteracy is awarded by the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with specified criteria. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to prepare and deliver to participating school districts the seal insignia. Requires participating school districts to maintain records in order to identify pupils who have earned a State Seal of Biliteracy and to affix an appropriate insignia to the diploma or transcript of pupils who earn a State Seal of Biliteracy. Makes an appropriation by authorizing the superintendent of public instruction to use money appropriated for purposes of the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma program to develop a Web site for electronic delivery of the seals for both the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma and State Seal of Biliteracy programs to school districts. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_815_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 815
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the state board to establish the Health and Fitness Award Program to recognize schools that conduct their physical education courses pursuant to the model content standards and demonstrate that increasing numbers of pupils enrolled in those schools meet minimum standards on the physical performance test designated by the state board. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to use currently collected data and specified eligibility criteria to identify one school from each legislative district in the state to receive recognition, which may include, but would not be limited to, classification as a
distinguished school, being listed on a published public school honor roll, and public commendations by the governor and the legislature. Requires that private funds be used to pay for all of the costs of implementing the program, including the administrative costs of the state department of education, and authorizes the superintendent to receive donations of private funds for purposes of implementing the program.
Requires the state board to establish the program once the department of finance certifies to the superintendent of public instruction that private donations received by the state are sufficient to implement the
program. Also requires the state board to suspend the program if the private donations received are insufficient to complete or continue program implementation.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_200_bill_20110909_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_200_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 200
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Science |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the state board to adopt science content standards pursuant to specified requirements. Requires the superintendent to convene a group of science experts with whom the superintendent must recommend science content standards for adoption to the state board. Requires the superintendent to hold at least 2 public meetings to provide public input on the science content standards. Requires the superintendent to present the recommended science content standards to the state board by March 30, 2013, and requires the state board to adopt, reject or modify those standards by July 30, 2013. Requires the superintendent and the state board to present to the governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature a schedule and implementation plan for integrating the adopted science content standards into the state educational system. Repeals these provisions on July 1, 2014. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_300_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 300
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Encourages instruction in social sciences for grades 7-12 to include instruction on the role of Filipinos in World War II, and encourages that instruction to include a component drawn from personal testimony. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_199_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 199
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Partially from bill summary: Requires the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the California Workforce Investment Board, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the state department of education, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission, to develop a strategic plan for connecting the delivery of education and workforce development. Require that the plan include the following provisions: (1) How the state determines appropriate measures for evaluating and collecting data on future workforce needs; (2) The alignment of workforce needs with future postsecondary education programs and capacity at both the state and regional levels; (3) Strategies for fostering long-term improvements in workers' skills and knowledge; (4) Methods for closing the skills gap and strengthening the nexus between education and the workforce; and (5) Appropriate measures for improving data collection on future workforce needs. Establishes legislative intent that the secretary solicit input from K–12 and postsecondary education institutions, local workforce investment boards, regional occupational centers and programs, adult school programs, and other appropriate governmental entities in developing recommendations for the strategic plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development to commence the strategic plan only upon a determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient federal
funds or private donations are available to the state to fully support the activities required for development of the strategic plan.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1310_bill_20110912_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1310_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1310
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Equity |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Creates definition of "gender expression" in the Education Code. Adds that a public education is to be offered to all, regardless of gender identity and gender expression; prohibits discrimination in public schools and charter schools based on gender identity or gender expression in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls pupils who
receive state student financial aid. Adds that gender identity and gender expression includes a perception that the person has any of those characteristics or that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics. Adds gender identity and gender expression to characteristics that supplemental resources to combat bias should be available in the public schools. Also prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender expression and gender identity in the Government Code. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_887_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 887
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a public hearing to be held prior to and independent of a meeting where the governing board of a school district or county office of education adopts a budget. Also requires the governing board to identify the program or programs to be closed before the public hearing.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_189_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 189 - Hearing Before Adoption of Local Budget
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
Makes specified new construction and modernization projects eligible for an incentive grant if the project meets the criteria prescribed in the 2006 Bond Act for incentive grants to high-performance schools. Provides that by allowing an existing appropriation to be spent for a new purpose, the bill makes an appropriation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_128_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 128
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Contingent on the cooperation of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, requires the state lands commission to enter into a memorandum of agreement by April 1, 2012, with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to facilitate land exchanges consolidating school land parcels into contiguous holdings that are suitable for renewable energy-related projects. Requires the commission, by January 1 of each year, to report to the legislature on the status of the memorandum of agreement and school land consolidation efforts for renewable energy-related projects. Requires that a portion of the revenues generated from renewable energy leases pursuant to provisions of the bill be made available to the commission, upon appropriation by the legislature, to cover the commission's costs attributable to the land exchange process. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0951-1000/ab_982_bill_20111006_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 982
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent that statutes creating a reimbursable state mandate on local educational agencies be periodically reviewed, and that the legislature consider recommendations on whether those statutes should be amended, repealed, or remain unchanged. Requires that, in addition to a report submitted pursuant to existing law, the Legislative Analyst review and report on each reimbursable state mandate relating to local educational agencies that meets prescribed criteria. Specifies the information to be provided in the review and report, and requires that the review and report be provided to the chairpersons of the Assembly and Senate Committees on Education, and the fiscal committees of the Assembly and the Senate, on or before the January 1 following the adjournment of the regular session of the
legislature for which the review was made. Defines a local educational agency for the purposes of those provisions. Authorizes a successful test claimant that is a local educational agency to designate another local educational agency to prepare and submit the proposed reimbursement parameters and guidelines to the commission, as specified. Modifies provisions governing the development of a draft reasonable reimbursement methodology and provides for binding arbitration in the case of an impasse. Enacts other related provisions.
Requires the Controller to notify the appropriate fiscal and education policy committees of the legislature within 30 days of the date upon which the Controller determines that the total claims for reimbursement filed in a fiscal year, on any mandate where the test claim was filed by a local educational agency, exceed the adopted statewide estimate of costs for that mandate by more than 25%. Also requires the Commission on State Mandates to notify the above-referenced committees within 30 days of the date upon which a test claim is filed by a local educational agency, where that agency submits a written narrative that identifies certain information regarding a regulation alleged to contain a mandate. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_202_bill_20110909_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_202_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 202
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Student Fees |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Prohibits a public school pupil from being required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity, as specified. Provides that this prohibition is not to be interpreted to prohibit
solicitation of voluntary donations, voluntary participation in fundraising activities, or school districts, schools and other entities from providing pupils prizes or other recognition for voluntarily participating in fundraising activities. Specifies that these provisions apply to all public schools, including, but not limited to, charter schools and alternative schools, are declarative of existing law, and should not be interpreted to prohibit the
imposition of a fee, deposit or other charge otherwise allowed by law.Requires a superintendent of a school district, county superintendent of schools, or chief executive officer, or a person in the equivalent position, of a charter school, to determine, within the first 8 weeks after the first day of the school year, or during a specified time period for the 2011–12 fiscal year, whether an unlawful pupil fee has been, or is being, charged in the current fiscal year, or on or after January 1, 2012, for the 2011–12 fiscal year. If the superintendent of a school district, county superintendent of schools, or chief executive officer, or a person in the equivalent position, of a charter school makes this determination, he/she would be required to present the determination at a public hearing or meeting of the applicable governing board or body at which the governing board or body would be required to identify the nature of the violation and take action to provide full reimbursements to all affected pupils, parents or guardians within a specified time period. Requires the hearing or meeting to meet specified requirements. Requires a compliance audit, commencing with audits of the 2011–12 fiscal year, to include the verification of compliance with the prohibition against the imposition of pupil fees for participation in educational activities in violation of specified law. Notwithstanding specified law, requires this verification to be added to the audit guide commencing with audits of the 2011–12 fiscal year. Also allows for the adoption of emergency regulations to achieve this goal and requires charter schools to be subject to those audits to ensure compliance with the prohibition against the imposition of unlawful pupil fees. Require a school district and a charter school to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any deficiencies related to the imposition of pupil fees for participation in educational activities, as those terms are defined.
Provides persons with a complaint regarding the imposition of pupil fees the right to file an appeal to the superintendent of public instruction and requires the superintendent to provide the written report to the state board and the complainant no later than 30 working days after the appeal is received by the superintendent. If the report finds a violation, the superintendent of public instruction must require the offending school district, charter school, or school to fully reimburse all affected pupils, parents or guardians. Requires the classroom notice to include certain information about the prohibition against charging pupil fees for participation in educational activities. Requires a school district, county office of education, and charter school to establish local policies and procedures, post notices, and implement the uniform complaint process provisions regarding the imposition of pupil fees for participation in educational activities by March 2012. Commencing with the 2011–12 audit of local educational agencies, requires the county superintendent of schools to also include in the review of audit exceptions those audit exceptions related to the imposition of pupil fees for participation in educational activities in violation of specified law, and to determine whether the exceptions are either corrected or an acceptable plan of correction is developed. Prohibits an audit exception related to the imposition of unlawful pupil fees from being deemed corrected until the school district, county office of education, or charter school fully reimburses all affected parents, guardians and pupils. Requires the county office of education to review audit exceptions relating to the imposition of unlawful pupil fees. If, in an audit for a subsequent year, the auditor finds an uncorrected or new audit exception related to the imposition of unlawful pupil fees, requires the auditor to make a specified disclosure and requires the superintendent of public instruction to withhold certain payments to the school district, county office of education, or charter school reimbursement is provided.
Excepts specified claims for reimbursement of pupil fees for participation in educational activities from the requirement that all claims for money or damages against local public entities be presented in accordance with specified law. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_165_bill_20110909_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_165_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 165
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Prohibits any member of the board of, and any designated employee of, the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) or State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) from accepting gifts in any calendar year with a total value of more than $50 from any single person who has secured a contract with, or submitted a contract proposal to, PERS or STRS within the previous 5 years. Provides a gift is not deemed to have been accepted if the gift or its equivalent dollar value is returned to the donor within 30 days after receipt of the gift. Disqualifies a vendor or contractor that makes gifts in violation of the above-described gift limit on 2 separate occasions in a 5-year period from bidding on, and being awarded, any contract for a period of 2 years from the date of the 2nd penalty assessment made by the FPPC for commission of the violation. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_439_bill_20110912_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_439_Veto_message.pdf
Title: S.B. 439
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Until January 1, 2017, authorizes a school district, county office of education, or charter school to participate in a program to provide nonmedical school employees with voluntary emergency medical training to provide, in the absence of a credentialed school nurse or other licensed nurse onsite at the school or charter school, emergency medical assistance to pupils with epilepsy suffering from seizures, in accordance with guidelines developed by the state department of education in consultation with the state department of public health. Requires the state department of education to post these guidelines on its Web site by July 2012. Allows a parent or guardian of a pupil with epilepsy who has been prescribed an emergency antiseizure medication by the pupil's health care provider, to request the pupil's school to have one or more of its employees receive voluntary training in administering the emergency antiseizure medication, in the event that the pupil suffers a seizure when a nurse is not available. Requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school that elects to train school employees to ensure that the school or charter school distributes an electronic notice to all staff regarding the request. Authorizes the state department of education to include on its Web site a clearinghouse of best practices in training nonmedical personnel in administering an emergency antiseizure medication pursuant to these provisions. Makes various legislative findings and declarations, and states the intent of the legislature in enacting this measure. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_161_bill_20111007_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 161
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a school district that elects to offer athletic programs to immediately remove from a school-sponsored athletic activity for the remainder of the day an athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury during that activity. Prohibits the return of the athlete to that activity until he/she is evaluated by, and receives written clearance from, a licensed health care provider. Requires a concussion and head injury information sheet to be signed and returned each year by the athlete and the athlete's parent or guardian before the athlete's initiating practice or competition. Provides these provisions do not apply to an athlete engaged in an athletic activity during the regular schoolday or as part of a physical education course. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_25_bill_20111004_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 25
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--College Readiness |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to establish a common assessment system with specified objectives, including selection of an existing commercially available and centrally delivered system of student assessment, to be used as one of multiple measures, consistent with specified law, for the purposes of community college placement and advisement.
Requires the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to work in collaboration with the state department of education and the California State University when developing a common college-readiness standard that will be reflected in the creation of assessment instruments. Requires the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to submit a report to the legislature and the governor on the progress of implementation of the common assessment system by December 31, 2012, and requires the above provisions to become operative upon the receipt of state, federal or philanthropic funds to cover the costs of the common assessment system. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_743_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 743
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill summary: Makes legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Long Beach Unified School District and the Long Beach Community College District. Enacts the College Promise Partnership Act, and authorizes the Long Beach Community College District and the Long Beach Unified School District to enter into a partnership to provide participating pupils with an aligned sequence of rigorous high school and college coursework leading to capstone college courses, with consistent and jointly established eligibility for college courses. Authorizes the Long Beach Community College
District to admit to any community college under its jurisdiction, as a special part-time or full-time student, a student participating in the partnership and to assign priority for enrollment and course registration to specified students. Authorizes the district to include high school students, who attend a community college within the district and participate in the partnership, for the purpose of receiving state apportionments on
the same basis as other community college districts. Requires the Long Beach Community College District to report to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges the moneys utilized for the partnership by no later than November 1 of each year the partnership is in operation. Requires the Long Beach Community College District, if it decides to enter into a partnership, to provide for an independent evaluation of the partnership, funded with resources provided by the participating entities. Requires the evaluation, at a minimum, to provide recommendations for the improvement of, and issues related to, the establishment of admittance, enrollment, and course registration priority provided to pupils participating in the partnership, and on whether the partnership has met specified objectives. Requires that the evaluation be submitted to the legislature by December 30, 2016, and repeals the evaluation process requirement on January 1, 2018. Provides the other provisions of this bill become inoperative on June 30, 2017, and are repealed as of January 1, 2018, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_650_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 650
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--GED (General Education Development) |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
Adds being at least 17 years of age, having accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit before enrollment in the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, and successfully completing the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, as an additional option to satisfy eligibility criteria to sit for the GED to earn a California high school equivalency certificate and/or an official score report. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_461_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 461
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a school district and county office of education to accept coursework satisfactorily completed by a pupil in foster care while attending another public school, a juvenile court school, or a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency even if the pupil did not complete the entire course and to award that pupil full or partial credit for the coursework completed. Prohibits a pupil in foster care from being required to retake a course if the pupil satisfactorily completed the entire course in a public school, a juvenile court school, or a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency. If the pupil did not complete the
entire course, prohibits the district or county office of education from requiring the pupil to retake the portion of the course the pupil completed unless the district or county office of education, in consultation with the holder of educational rights for the pupil, finds that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the requirements in time to graduate from high school. Prohibits a pupil in foster care from being prevented from retaking or taking a course to meet the eligibility requirements for admission to the California State University or the University of California. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_578_bill_20111004_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 578
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Leadership--District Superintendent |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
Makes numerous changes to retirement provisions, including permitting a retired member of the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), pursuant to specified limitations, to perform the work of county and district superintendents who are responsible for the supervision of persons or administration of certain duties and to perform trustee work for the Cash Balance Benefit Program.
In addition: From bill summary: Existing law establishes the Cash Balance Benefit Program, administered by the State Teachers' Retirement Board, as a separate benefit program within the State Teachers' Retirement Plan. This bill would permit a member retired for service under the Cash Balance Benefit Program to perform specified activities as an employee of an employer in the system, as an employee of a
third party, or as an independent contractor within the California public school system, but would prohibit the member from making contributions to the retirement fund. The bill would condition this authorization on a variety of factors including limitations on the rate of pay of the member and the total amount of compensation, as well as on the employer maintaining accurate records in this regard, among other things. The bill would also repeal provisions that require that a participant in the Cash Balance Benefit Program who becomes reemployed under certain conditions have his or her annuity terminated. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_349_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 349
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Child Care |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes family child care providers to choose whether to be represented by a single provider organization designated pursuant to a specified petition and election process overseen by the Public Employment Relations Board or a neutral 3rd party designated by the board. Requires the state department of social services and the state department of education, with the assistance of specified state departments and agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors, to make specified information regarding individual family child care providers available to provider organizations and requires the provider organization requesting the information to bear the costs of collecting the information. Authorizes a certified provider organization to perform various functions, including meeting with state regulatory agencies and engaging in various types of negotiation on matters within a specified scope of representation with the department of personnel administration, in consultation with the superintendent and other state agencies that administer programs of publicly funded child care. Prohibits provider organizations from calling strikes and from interfering with, intimidating, restraining, coercing or discriminating against a family child care provider because the family child care provider joins or refuses to join a provider organization. Provides that the state also is subject to the latter prohibition.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_101_bill_20110920_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_101_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 101
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Provide that the governing bodies of the California State University and each community college district have the authority to enforce specified smoking and tobacco control requirements by citation and fine. Provides that if a campus adopts the enforcement and fine authority, it may post signs stating its tobacco use policy and inform employees and students of the policy. Authorizes the Regents of the University of California to adopt the above provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_795_bill_20111010_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 795
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Provides that any student, including a person without lawful immigration status, or a person who is exempt from nonresident tuition, as described in statute, may serve in any capacity in student government at the California State University or the California Community Colleges and receive any grant, scholarship, fee waiver or reimbursement for expenses that is connected with that service to the full extent consistent with federal law. Requests the University of California to comply with this provision. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_844_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 844
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Directs the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish a voluntary pilot program on up to 10 community college campuses to increase student participation in state and federal financial aid programs. Requires that the program be targeted at (1) students who are potentially eligible for financial aid who complete an application for a fee waiver but do not complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and (2) Students potentially eligible for financial aid who do not receive any campus, state or federal financial aid. Encourages the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to pursue both private and federal funding to support implementation and operation of the pilot program. By January 10, 2014, directs the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to provide to the Legislative Analyst's Office (1) Strategies and techniques that participating community college campuses employed in administering the pilot program, and (2) Data on student participation in state and federal financial aid programs. Directs the Legislative Analyst's Office shall report to the legislature on the results of the pilot program and make recommendations for statewide expansion of the program. Requires that these provisions remain in effect only until January 1, 2015. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_91_bill_20110902_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_91_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 91
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Existing law requires that a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who has attended high school in California for 3 or more years, who has graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent thereof, who has registered at or attends an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 2001–02 academic year, and who, if he/she is an alien without lawful immigration status, has filed a prescribed affidavit is exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California Community Colleges and the California State University. This bill amends the Donahoe Higher Education Act, as of January 1, 2013, to require the trustees of the California State University and the board of governors of the California Community Colleges, and to request the regents of the University of California, to establish procedures and forms that enable students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under the above-described provision, or who meet equivalent requirements adopted by the regents, to participate in all student aid programs administered by these segments to the full extent permitted by federal law, except as provided. This provision applies to the University of California only if the regents, by appropriate resolution, act to make it applicable.
Provides that students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under the above provision, or who meet equivalent requirements adopted by the regents, are eligible to apply for, and participate in, any student financial aid program administered by the state of California to the full extent permitted by federal law. Requires the Student Aid Commission to establish procedures and forms that enable those students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under the above provision to apply for, and participate in, all student financial aid programs administered by the state to the full extent permitted by federal law. Prohibits students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under the provision described above from being eligible for Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards unless specified conditions are met. Makes these provisions operative as of January 1, 2013. Existing federal law requires that a state may provide that an alien who is not lawfully present in the U.S. is eligible for any state or local public benefit for which that alien would otherwise be ineligible under a specified federal law only through enactment of a state law that affirmatively provides for that eligibility. This bill finds and declares that the amendments to the Donahoe Higher Education Act described above are state laws within the meaning of this federal provision. As of January 1, 2013, requires community college districts to waive the fees of students who are exempt from nonresident tuition under the provision described in the first paragraph above, and who otherwise qualify for a waiver under this provision, under regulations and procedures adopted by the board of governors. Because the bill imposes new duties on community college districts with respect to determining eligibility for fee waivers, the bill constitutes a state-mandated local program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_131_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 131
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Amends state law to conform with federal law granting a member of the Armed Forces, or his or her dependent, entitlement to resident classification for so long as he or she is continuously enrolled at that institution. Requests the Regents of the University of California to establish the same residency requirements as those established by this bill for students enrolled at the University of California. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_882_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 882
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires the California State University trustees' policies and procedures for the acquisition of food services to ensure a service contractor fully discloses to the campus, auxiliary organization, or other unit of the California State University all discounts, rebates, allowances and incentives received by the service contractor from its suppliers, and to disclose and pay to the campus, auxiliary organization, or other unit of the university the full amount of the discount, rebate or applicable credit. Requires that policies and procedures for the acquisition of services be available for review as part of any audit conducted under
specified provisions. Requires any necessary changes to the policies and procedures for the acquisition of services to be implemented upon the renewal, extension or amendment of an existing agreement or as part of any new service agreement. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_450_bill_20110908_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_450_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 450
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Expands the Best Value Construction Contract Pilot Program, which currently allows a University of California campus in San Francisco to award construction contracts based on the best
value procedures, to apply to all campuses of the University of California, including the medical centers, for projects over $1,000,000. Requires the Regents of the University of California to adopt and publish procedures and required guidelines for evaluating the qualifications of the bidders to ensure that best value selections by the university are conducted in a fair and impartial manner. Requires the Regents of the University of California to submit a report on the pilot program before January 1, 2016. Extends the pilot program until January 1, 2017. Makes conforming changes to related provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_835_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 835
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to change election systems in accordance with the provisions of this bill and the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, subject to approval by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to establish elections by trustee areas. In establishing trustee areas, the territory of a district must be divided into trustee areas, and one member of the governing board must be elected from each trustee area. A candidate for election as a member of the governing board is required to reside in, and be registered to vote in, the trustee area he/she seeks to represent. The governing board is authorized to set the initial boundaries of each trustee area to reflect the population enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census. Thereafter, the boundaries of trustee areas must be adjusted, abolished or rearranged as specified. Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to determine the number of trustees, and requires the governing board to be composed of 5 to 9 members. Authorizes the board to establish, abolish or adjust trustee areas and terms of office, as specified. Specifies that the act does not apply to any community college district that is authorized by statute to provide for its own trustee elections. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_684_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 684
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to either deny enrollment, permit enrollment or permit conditional enrollment to any individual who has been expelled from a
community college within the preceding 5 years, or who at the time of the application is undergoing expulsion procedures for certain offenses, if the board determines that the person continues to pose a risk to the safety of others. Requires the board or a delegate to hold a hearing before taking action to deny enrollment or permit conditional enrollment, to determine whether the person continues to pose a risk. Authorizes a governing board of a district to delegate its authority under these provisions to the superintendent or president of the district, or to his/her designee. Expressly applies specified immunities to an exercise of discretion by a community college district, and its officers and employees, under these provisions. Allows the community college district to request information from another community college district in determining whether the applicant continues to pose a danger to the physical safety of others. Requires any community college district receiving the request to respond to the request within 5 working days.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_288_bill_20110909_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_288_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 288
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Authorizes the University of California and the California State University to consider race, gender, ethnicity and national origin, along with other relevant factors, in undergraduate and graduate admissions, to the maximum extent permitted by the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, Section 31 of Article I of the California Constitution, and relevant case law. Requires the trustees of the California State University, and requests the regents of the University of California, to report in writing to the legislature and the governor by November 1, 2013, on the implementation of the bill. Requires these reports to include information relative to the number of students admitted, disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, geographic origin and household income, and compared to the prior 2 years of admissions. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_185_bill_20110902_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_185_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 185
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Until January 1, 2017, requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to foster youth or former foster youth. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_194_bill_20111004_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 194
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Authorizes the organization of a California Cadet Corps (http://www.cadet.org/cadet/site/default.asp) at each college, community college or school where there is not currently a J.R.O.T.C. or R.O.T.C. program, and under such rules and regulations as the governing body of the schools and the Adjutant General may prescribe. Also authorizes the Adjutant General to appoint officers, warrant officers and noncommissioned officers for duty in each college, community college or school under the jurisdiction of the governing board, and requires that their pay, allowances and expenses be disbursed from the college, community college or school in which they serve. Authorizes the Adjutant General to order those officers to temporary state active duty to perform functions in support of the California Cadet Corps. Authorizes the governor, upon recommendation of the Adjutant General, to appoint Special Project Officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers for service in the California Cadet Corps, and authorizes the Adjutant General to adopt rules and regulations for the promotion of officers, warrant officers and noncommissioned officers of the California Cadet Corps. Authorizes members of the California Cadet Corps to use California National Guard facilities for training purposes. Authorizes any executive officer, assistant executive officer, advisor, officer, warrant officer or noncommissioned officer hurt in the line of duty to receive workers' compensation. Creates a presumption that the yearly earning of such individual is not less than $10,000.
Authorizes the instructors of a military academy meeting specified requirements, including having more than 80 students, to be commissioned in the California Cadet Corps, and authorizes the Adjutant General to enter into a cooperative agreement with a governing board of a school district or a county office of education to establish a military academy or an alternative education option. Requires the executive officer, the assistant executive officer, the regional advisors or military officers of the California National Guard, State Military Reserve, or Naval Militia detailed by the Adjutant General to inspect units of the California Cadet Corps at least once every 2 years and annually for any unit receiving a rating of unsatisfactory in a prior year's inspection. Also requires units in their first year of operation to receive an assistance visit to ensure assigned personnel receive the training and support needed to adequately prepare for their first formal, for-record inspection. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_537_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 537
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Religion |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
Defines "undue hardship" for purposes of allowing a student at a California State University campus to take an exam when that activity would not violate the student's religious creed, except when it would impose an undue hardship that could not reasonably have been avoided. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_668_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 668
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Vetoed 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Permits a participating program operated by a city, county or nonprofit organization in the After School Education and Safety Program (ASES) to operate for up to 60 hours per week without obtaining a license or special permit otherwise required (previously maximum was 30 hours per week). Provides that no individual child can be in care in the program for more than 30 hours per week.
Title: S.B. 737
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Provides that any school that establishes a program pursuant to the After School Education and Safety Program, or establishes a program with a before school program component pursuant to the program, is eligible to receive a supplemental grant to operate the program in excess of 180 regular schooldays or during any combination of summer, intersession, or vacation periods for a maximum of 30% of the total grant amount awarded, per school year, to the school. (Current provisions make a school that establishes a before school program component pursuant to the After School Education and Safety Program eligible for a supplementary grant to operate the program in excess of 180 schooldays during any combination of summer, intersession, or vacation periods.) Allows supplemental grantees to change the location of
the program and to open eligibility for the program. Requires a supplemental grantee operating a 6-hour extended day program to submit, for prior approval by the state department of education, a revised program plan. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_429_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 429
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes school districts and county offices of education, in consultation with law enforcement officials, to elect not to have their schoolsite councils develop and write the portions of their comprehensive school safety plans that include tactical responses to criminal incidents that may result in death or serious bodily injury at the schoolsite. Authorizes school district and county office of education administrators to develop those portions of a comprehensive school safety plan that include tactical responses to criminal incidents, in consultation with law enforcement officials and representatives of exclusive bargaining units of employees of that school district or county office of education, and to elect not to disclose these portions of the comprehensive school safety plan that include tactical responses to criminal incidents. Specifies that the governing board of a school district or county office of education is not precluded from conferring in a closed session with law enforcement officials to approve a tactical response plan developed in consultation with those officials pursuant to the bill. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_680_bill_20111003_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 680
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the policy adopted by the local educational agencies to prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics. Requires the process for receiving and investigating complaints to include complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, and to include a requirement that school personnel who witness such acts take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so, a timeline to investigate and resolve complaints, and an appeal process. Makes other conforming changes. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to post, and annually update, on his/her Web site, and to provide to each district, a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support
to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_9_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 9
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requests the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to adopt and publish policies on harassment, intimidation and bullying to be included within the rules of student conduct governing their respective segments of public postsecondary education. Expresses the intent of the legislature that rules and
regulations governing student conduct be published, at a minimum, on the each public postsecondary educational campus's Web site and as part of any printed material covering those rules and regulations within the respective public postsecondary education systems. Revises the definition of gender to include "gender expression" for purposes of the Equity in Higher Education Act. Requests the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to designate an employee at each of their respective campuses as a point of contact to address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty, staff and students. Requests each segment to collect aggregate demographic information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity of staff and students within other aggregate demographic data collected, and requires annual transmittal of any report to the legislature, and posting of the information on each respective institution's Web site.
Encourage the Legislative Analyst to conduct an assessment of the campuses of each of the segments of public postsecondary education to develop recommendations to improve the quality of life on those campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty, staff and students, and to publish a summary of those recommendations on its Web site. Makes various conforming changes to existing nondiscrimination laws affecting postsecondary educational institutions and programs, and requirements related to reporting hate violence, to additionally include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression within the scope of those programs and requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_620_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 620
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: As of July 1, 2012, encourages the inclusion of policies and procedures aimed at the prevention of bullying in comprehensive school safety plans. Requires the department of justice and the state department of education to contract to provide training in the prevention of bullying. As of July 1, 2012, requires that a pupil who has been determined by personnel of either the school district of residence or the school district of proposed enrollment to have been the victim of an act of bullying committed by a pupil of the school district of residence be given priority for interdistrict attendance under any existing interdistrict attendance agreement or, in the absence of an agreement, be given additional consideration for the creation of an interdistrict attendance agreement, at the request of the person having legal custody of the pupil. As of July 1, 2012, amends the definition of bullying by specifying that bullying means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, hate violence, or harassment, threats, or intimidation, that has the effect or can reasonably be predicted to have the effect of placing a reasonable pupil in fear of harm to that pupil's or those pupils' person or property, causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her physical or mental health, causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her academic performance, or causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1156_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1156
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: With respect to a school district involved in a reorganization, requires the interim or governing board of the existing school district or districts, and, where applicable, the administrators of the existing school district or districts, to notify the county superintendent of schools in writing and provide relevant documents and information no less than 10 school days before taking any action on any matter that could have a material fiscal impact on, or impose a debt or liability on, the existing, proposed, newly formed or newly organized school district. Authorizes the county superintendent of schools to review any action taken or proposed to be taken by any interim or existing governing board of the school district or school district administrators to determine whether that action would have a material fiscal impact, debt or liability on the existing, proposed, newly formed or newly organized school district. Further provides that if, based on the county superintendent of schools's review, the county superintendent of schools determines that the action or proposed action would have a material fiscal impact on the existing, proposed, newly formed or newly organized school district, and that action is unnecessary for the immediate functioning of the existing or newly formed school district, the county superintendent of schools is authorized to stay or rescind that action. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_821_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 821
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes a school district or county office of education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local agency that determines CalFresh program eligibility, or its designee, to share information provided on the School Lunch Program application to determine an applicant's CalFresh program eligibility. Provides that the School Lunch Program application is confidential and prohibits the
information used in the application from being disclosed to any governmental agency, including the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Social Security Administration, or used for any purpose other than enrollment in the CalFresh program. Also requires a county that has entered into a memorandum of understanding to determine CalFresh program eligibility for children from the information provided on a School Lunch Program application shared with the county pursuant to the provisions discussed above, and, if the child is eligible, to enroll the child in the CalFresh program, upon receipt of a signed CalFresh program application. Also requires each county to request that the parent or guardian of each child who it determines meets the eligibility requirements for participation in the CalFresh program to provide additional documentation necessary for retention of eligibility in the CalFresh program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_402_bill_20111006_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 402
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Specifies that the new school is required to immediately enroll a foster child even if he or she is unable to produce medical records, including, but not limited to, records or other proof of immunization history. Makes a conforming change by requiring the governing authority to admit a foster child whose immunization records are not available or are missing and prohibiting this change from altering specified obligations of the governing authority. States the legislature's intent to reconcile the provisions of the Health and Safety Code with those of the Education Code. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_709_bill_20111004_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 709
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
Community College |
From bill summary: Requires the office of the chancellor of the California Community Colleges, by January 1, 2012, to implement a procedure to facilitate the electronic receipt and transmission of student transcripts by districts. Also requires all community college districts, contingent upon the office of the chancellor's receipt of new, one-time state, federal or philanthropic funding sufficient for this purpose and as a
condition for receiving funding, to implement a process for the receipt and transmission of electronic student transcripts. Requires the office of the chancellor to determine the requirements and procedures for dispersing those funds to participating community college districts and to report to appropriate legislative committees, a year after funds are dispersed, the community colleges that have adopted electronic transcripts and the remaining community colleges that have yet to adopt the electronic transcript delivery system. Allows a community college district that has elected to implement a process for the receipt and transmission of electronic student transcripts to later opt out of the program in any subsequent year. States the intent of the legislature in enacting this measure, and repeals its provisions on January 1, 2015. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1056_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1056
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Redefines pupil directory information that districts may release to no longer include a pupil's place of birth, but to include a pupil's e-mail address. Allows school districts to permit a counsel of record for a minor to access pupil records for the same purposes as other persons in a professional capacity (i.e., district attorney, probation officer) are permitted to access those records. Requires a probation officer, district attorney, and counsel of record for a minor to be deemed to be local officials for purposes of specified federal law, and would require pupil records obtained pursuant to the above provision to be subject to specified evidentiary rules. Requires officials and authorities receiving pupil records pursuant to specified law to certify in writing to the school district that the information will not be disclosed to another party, except as provided under specified federal law and state law, without the prior written consent of the parent of the pupil or the person identified as the holder of the pupil's educational rights. Authorizes a local educational agency or other person or party to release pupil records or information to specified persons or parties not otherwise permitted access if the records or information are deidentified, as specified. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_143_bill_20111003_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 143
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the board of administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement Board to each provide a 5-year strategic plan for emerging investment manager participation across all asset classes. Requires each of the boards to submit an annual report to the legislature, until January 1, 2018, regarding the progress of the strategic plan. Requires the boards to define "emerging investment manager" for purposes of these provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_294_bill_20110908_enrolled.pdf
According to the last bill analysis before bill enrollment, "According to the [bill] author, "While both entities have voluntarily adopted emerging manager programs as a strategy to increase diversification, there is no existing law that governs these programs. This bill is to encourage expanded opportunities for newer and smaller investment companies in the state procurement of financial services, including the management of assets managed by the state's public pension funds." http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_294_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 294
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Amends provisions related to state board review and adoption of instructional materials. Requires the state board to adopt regulations to govern the social content reviews conducted at the request of a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials outside the primary instructional material adoption process. Authorizes the state department of education to contract with agents to conduct the specified social content reviews and requires the department to assess a fee for the review that meets specified requirements, including notice to publishers and manufacturers. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2017. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_339_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 339
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the state department of education to recommend, and the state board to approve, evaluation criteria to guide the development and review of supplemental instructional materials. Also requires the department, on a one-time basis, to develop a list, by July 2012, of supplemental instructional materials for use in grades K-8 that are aligned with the California common core academic content standards for language arts and mathematics. Requires the state board to perform specified reviews and to approve or reject all, or a portion, of the list of supplemental instructional materials proposed by the department. Authorizes the state board to add an item to that list. Permits a school district governing board to approve supplemental instructional materials other than those approved by the state board if the governing board performs specified reviews and determines that other supplemental instructional materials are aligned with the California common core academic content standards and meet the needs of the pupils of the district. Requires supplemental instructional materials approved by the state board and a school district governing board in mathematics and English language arts to be reviewed by content review experts. Requires supplemental instructional materials to comply with specified social content review requirements. Requires the department to maintain a list of state board-approved supplemental instructional materials on its Web site. Requires the department to use certain federal funds to implement the provisions of the bill. Provides the provisions of the bill become inoperative on July 1, 2014, and are repealed on July 1, 2015. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_140_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 140
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Deletes the schedule for submission of instructional materials for foreign languages and health for state board approval, and the exception to the requirement that criteria for the evaluation of instructional materials be approved when curriculum frameworks are approved or at least 30 months before the date that the materials are to be approved for adoption. Requires the state board to adopt revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria that are aligned to the common core academic content standards developed by the consortium and adopted by the board for mathematics and English language arts no later than May 30, 2013, and May 30, 2014, respectively. Requires state board policies to ensure that the K-12 English language arts curriculum frameworks and K-8 instructional materials include the English language development standards as adopted by the state board in 1997 and revised thereafter, and English language development strategies in the core subjects of mathematics, science, and history-social science. Requires state board policies to ensure that K-12 curriculum frameworks and K-8 instructional materials include strategies to address the needs of pupils with disabilities in mathematics, science, history-social science, and English language arts. Requires the curriculum frameworks to describe the manner in which content can be delivered to intentionally build pupil creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and communication into and across each content area.
Renames the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission the Instructional Quality Commission and makes conforming changes. Deletes the requirement that the commission review specified educational films or video recordings. Requires the criteria developed for evaluating instructional materials to include specified directions to publishers and requires the commission to perform additional prescribed functions. States the intent of the legislature to ensure that school districts are provided with as many standards-aligned instructional material options as possible. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop model professional development modules, as specified, and to report to the state board on the development of those modules. Requires the state department of education to use certain federal funds, and any other available state and federal funds, to implement the provisions of this bill. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_250_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 250 - Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules
Source: |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Authorizes each school district to purchase the newest adopted instructional materials for pupils in all of the neediest schools in the school district without incurring a duty to purchase these materials for pupils in the remaining schools in the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_509_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 509
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12,
Community College |
Authorizes a community college district to enroll high school pupils who are not residents of the district in a California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program developed and implemented by the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_835_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 835
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of study for linked learning competence. Identifies requisite members of the workgroup. Proposes content that a successful candidate for the linked learning teacher credential may be required to demonstrate. Encourages the California State University and other teacher preparation institutions to establish goals for increasing the number of teachers prepared through linked learning programs. Encourages Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment programs to provide appropriate support, mentoring and assistance to beginning teachers teaching in linked learning programs, including candidates who are in externships. Provides a teacher with a linked learning credential is not authorized to teach subject matter content or English learners unless he/she holds an appropriate authorization or is employed on the basis of a local assignment option. Provides a linked learning credential must not be considered a type of authorization, must not be used as a condition of employment, must not replace a subject matter competence requirement, and must not be used in making employment decisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1304_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1304
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
Repeals the Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program, which awards grants to selected school districts, county offices of education, and regional occupational centers and programs to establish industry-based certification programs within their career technical programs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_942_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 942 - Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending 09/2011 |
P-12 |
Existing law defines a school district of choice as one in which the district's governing board has, by resolution, elected to accept interdistrict transfers and has determined the number of transfers it is willing to accept through a random, unbiased process. Existing provisions either require or permit priority for transfers to be given to children from certain specified groups. New provision requires a school district of choice to give priority for attendance to English learners, pupils who are individuals with exceptional needs, and pupils who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Requires that a school district of choice ensure that a pupil who transfers into the district is enrolled in a school with a higher Academic Performance Index score than the school in which the pupil was previously enrolled.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_745_bill_20110823_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_745_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 745
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Vetoed 09/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires the director of finance to meet specified requirements if he/she proposes to reduce an item of appropriation pursuant to specified provisions. Repeals provision setting student fee at each community college district at $36 per unit per semester, effective May 1, 2012 (previously this repeal became effective January 1, 2012). Specifies that the raising of this fee to $46 per unit per semester occurs effective with the summer term of the 2012 calendar year. Makes this provision operative May 1, 2012. Provides a statement of legislative intent relating to this delay in the fee increase. States that this bill addresses the fiscal emergency declared and reaffirmed by the governor by proclamation issued on January 20, 2011, pursuant to the California Constitution.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx1_6_bill_20110912_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SBX1_6_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: S.B. 6
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Eliminates the secretary of education's duties with regard to specified programs, including, among others, the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund, the Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs, the Healthy Start Support Services for Children program, the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System, the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, and the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System advisory board. Transfers certain of these duties to the president of the state board of education.
Existing law establishes the Education Technology Grant Program to provide one-time grants to school districts and charter schools for purposes of acquiring computers for instructional purposes at public schools and requires the Office of the Secretary for Education to administer the application process for the award of grants. Existing law establishes the Digital High School Education Technology Grant Program with the objective of providing all high school pupils with basic computer skills. The Governor's Office of Child Development and Education is required to provide input on grant application criteria. This bill would transfer to the president of the state board of education the duties of the Governor's Office of Child Development and Education and the Office of the Secretary for Education under these programs.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_942_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 942 - Duties of Secretary of Education
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires reports submitted to the Legislature by the University of California, the California State University, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission to be delivered to the Office of the Governor instead of the Office of the Secretary for Education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_940_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 940 - Office of the Governor
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Advanced Placement |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to annually update the information on Advanced Placement on the department Web site to include current information on the various means by which districts may offer or access Advanced Placement courses, including online courses, and to annually communicate with high schools offering Advanced Placement courses in fewer than 5 subjects and inform them of the various options for making Advanced Placement courses and other rigorous courses available to pupils who may benefit from them. Also requires the superintendent of public instruction to to annually update information on the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program on the department's Web site and to provide support to high schools offering International Baccalaureate courses. Encourages the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges, the Academic Senate of the California State University, and the Academic Senate of the University of California to continue their efforts to adopt consistent systemwide guidelines for the acceptance and granting of credit for International Baccalaureate Diploma Program courses taken by students while they are in high school. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_532_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 532
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Revises the conditions for a tuition and fees refund for National Guard and reservist students called into active duty to remove the requirement of the student's withdrawal by a specified date. Also requires any refund toward an academic term to equal 100% of the tuition and fees paid to the institution for the academic term in which the student was required to report for military service, regardless of whether the student was called to military service before after the academic term had commenced. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_636_bill_20110921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 636
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Raise the maximum parking services fee limits at community colleges, and authorizes the governing board of each community college district to annually increase the parking and transportation services fee limits by the same percentage increase as the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services published by the U.S. Department of
Commerce. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_774_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 774
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
To governor 09/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Provides that provision setting community college student fees at $36 per unit per semester repeals May 1, 2011 instead of January 1, 2012 as formerly specified. Increases student fee to $46
per unit per semester, effective with the summer term of the 2012 calendar year, rather than winter term of 2011-12 academic year, as previously specified. Provides a statement of legislative intent relating to this delay in the fee increase. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx1_32_bill_20110921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 32
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Eliminates the intersegmental working group within the California Postsecondary Education Commission to determine state funding priorities consistent with the institutional missions of the systems of higher education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_940_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 940 - Intersegmental Working Group
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
Postsec. |
Amends definition of a "private college" or "private participating college" for purposes of the California Educational Facilities Authority to mean a private college that does not restrict the admission of a student based on his/her race or ethnicity, provided that the financing does not violate specified constitutional provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1163_bill_20110907_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1163
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to any member or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces for any academic term attended at one of these institutions within 2 years of leaving active duty. This bill would grant priority enrollment to these members or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are California residents, within 4 years of leaving active duty.
Because the bill would impose additional duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill provides that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs must be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_813_bill_20110930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 813
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires that transfer students admitted to the California State University pursuant to the the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act receive priority for purposes of enrollment planning and admissions, if the students have met the requirements of an approved transfer agreement consistent with this priority.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_940_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 940 - Certain Transfer Students Receive Priority for Enrollment Planning and Admissions
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
Repeals the Governor's Reading Award Program, a grant program for school districts that maintain any of grades K-8. Repeals the requirement that the secretary contract for the public involvement campaign to inform Californians that promoting reading in the public schools as a key to success in life is the responsibility of all Californians. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_942_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 942 - Governor's Reading Award Program
Source: /www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
Expresses legislative intent that public schools have access to supplemental resources to combat bias on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_559_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 559
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
Replaces references to "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" in provisions governing special education programs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_942_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 942 - Intellectual Disability
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Extends provisions governing the operation of the California Interscholastic Federation to January 2017 (these were due to expire in January 2012), and requires the California Interscholastic Federation to report to the legislature and the governor on its evaluation and accountability activities by January 1, 2016. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_107_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 107
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires records maintained by an auxiliary organization of the governing board of a community college district, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and California State University, or a University of California (UC) campus foundation, as defined, to be available to the public to inspect or copy at all times during the office hours of the organization or foundation. Requires an auxiliary organization and a UC campus foundation to follow specified requirements when fulfilling or denying a request for a record. Prohibits specified records maintained by an auxiliary organization or UC campus
foundation from being subject to disclosure. Prohibits an auxiliary organization from disclosing trade secrets, as defined, and requires this information to be redacted from the organization's records before disclosure. Provides specified judicial relief to persons seeking disclosure of records from an auxiliary organization or a UC campus foundation pursuant to this bill. Requires a disclosure of a record, which is exempt from disclosure, by an auxiliary organization or a UC campus foundation to constitute a waiver of the exemptions provided by this bill with regard to that record, except as specified. Provides that a contract entered into after the effective date of this bill, which would prevent the disclosure of information required to be disclosed pursuant to this bill, is void and unenforceable. Provides that these provisions do not apply to any records subject to a request made pursuant to the California Public Records Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_8_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 8
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Removes reference to a "professional clear teaching credential" in provisions regarding credentialing of out-of-state prepared applicants, and instead simply refers to a "clear teaching credential." Requires that an out-of-state prepared applicant in both special education and general education, who has earned a clear California education specialist credential, be granted a clear multiple subject or clear single subject teaching credential without first holding a preliminary multiple subject or single subject teaching credential, unless the commission on teacher credentialing determines that the applicant does not meet other specified requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_941_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 941 - Out-of-State-Prepared Credential Applicants
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the commission on teacher credentialing to issue an authorization for an additional subject or for a new teaching credential type to the holder of a valid multiple subject or single subject teaching credential, or eligible applicant, who has earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the additional single subject content area or the new multiple subject
or single subject teaching credential type. Notwithstanding these provisions, authorizes the commission to require the applicant to pass a commission-approved subject matter examination before the issuance of the credential or authorization request when there is no direct equivalence between the national certification and the state subject or credential type. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_941_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 941 - Awarding of Additional Subject Credential or New Teaching Credential Type
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Permits the commission on teacher credentialing to waive requirements relating to beginning teacher support and assessment for an individual who has completed a clear credential program after completion of a baccalaureate degree at a regionally accredited institution. (Existing law provides that any credential candidate who is eligible for a preliminary credential must be eligible for a classroom teaching position with beginning teacher support and assessment; however, requirements relating to beginning teacher support and assessment may be waived by the commission for individuals who are pursuing alternative entry programs, including the successful completion of at least 2 years of classroom instruction under a district intern certificate.)
Repeals provisions stating legislative intent that beginning teachers who have been issued a preliminary credential receive support and assistance, and that the commission establish procedures to assess the teaching performance of beginning teachers. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_941_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 941 - Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law requires the commission on teacher credentialing to adopt and implement an accreditation framework, setting forth commission policies on the accreditation of educator preparation in California, and to modify the framework in accordance to specified provisions. Existing law requires the system for accreditation of educator preparation to replace the prior system of program approval established in 1970. Existing law also requires the commission, with the Committee on Accreditation, to select an external evaluator to conduct an evaluation of accreditation policies.
This bill deletes provisions relating to replacement of the prior system of program approval, provisions relating to the modification of the framework, and provisions requiring selection of an external evaluator. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_941_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 941 - Accreditation of Educator Preparation
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Repeals the Education Technology Professional Development Program to provide teacher training on the use of technology in the classroom. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_940_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 940 - Education Technology Professional Development Program
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: States legislative intent to pursue every means necessary to ensure that the California School Climate, Health, and Learning Survey (CAL-SCHLS) remains viable and urges the state
to pursue federal funding, grants, or other sources to ensure that school districts receive the necessary funding to support the CAL-SCHLS. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/scr_18_bill_20110825_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 18
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 08/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Require the trustees of the California State University to ensure that campuses meet specific requirements with respect to appeal procedures for a denial of admission. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_670_bill_20110803_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 670
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 08/2011 |
Postsec. |
Provides that if the U.S. Department of Education does not have a relevant exam for an ability-to-benefit student (i.e., a student without a high school diploma or equivalent) to take before an enrollment agreement is executed with a private postsecondary institution, the bureau for private postsecondary education may publish its own list of acceptable exams. Reduces the time period during which an institution not participating in federal student financial aid programs may receive a student's notice of cancellation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1013_bill_20110803_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1013
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Specifically requires a representative of school, county or community mental health personnel to be appointed to a county school attendance review board. Authorizes a representative of school, county or community mental health personnel to be appointed to a local school attendance review board. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_614_bill_20110708_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 614
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
Until June 30, 2012, allows a county office of education, district governing board or charter school governing body to allow a student in grades 7-12 to conditionally attend school for up to 30 days if that pupil
has not been fully immunized with all pertussis boosters appropriate for the pupil's age if specified conditions are met. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_614_bill_20110725_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 614
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Expresses legislative intent that school districts and county boards of education use their best efforts to expeditiously process interdistrict attendance appeals. Also requires, until July 1, 2015, that, in a class 1 county, which is defined in existing law as a county with 1994–95 average daily attendance of more than 500,000, or a class 2 county, which is defined in existing law as a county with 1994–95 average daily attendance of at least 180,000 but less than 500,000, the county board of education determine whether the pupil should be permitted to attend the school district in which the pupil desires to attend and the applicable period of time within 40 school days after the appeal is filed rather than 30 calendar days after the appeal is filed. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1085_bill_20110715_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1085
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Updates references to certain categories of persons and requires instruction in social sciences to include a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other cultural groups, to the development of California and the U.S..
Amends provision prohibiting instruction or school sponsored activities that promote a discriminatory bias because of certain characteristics (i.e., race, gender), so that such provisions refer to race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, and sexual orientation, or other characteristic listed. Amends provision prohibiting a district governing board from adopting instructional materials that contain any matter
reflecting adversely upon persons because of specified characteristics, to refer to race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and occupation, or other characteristic listed as specified. Amends provision requiring adopted instructional materials to accurately portray the role and contributions of culturally and racially diverse groups, to include Pacific Islanders, lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender Americans, and persons with disabilities. Clarifies legislative intent to require that alternative and charter schools take notice of these provisions in light of existing provisions that prohibit discrimination in any aspect of their operation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_48_bill_20110714_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 48
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that for purposes of state board allocation of federal funds to districts, "districts" are defined to include school districts, county offices of education, and other educational agencies or entities deemed eligible pursuant to state and federal law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_169_bill_20110725_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 169
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Amends the Budget Act of 2011 by reducing the amount of moneys appropriated from the general fund to the state department of education for special education instruction. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_108_bill_20110726_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 108 - Special Education Funding
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Memorializes the legislature's support for the school-based health center program authorized by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an appropriation by Congress to fund this program, policies that include school-based health centers as a partner in creating a medical home for all children, and the inclusion of school-based health centers in the reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_34_bill_20110728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.J.R. 10
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
Postsec. |
Memorializes the President of the United States and the Congress to renew the commitment to accessible higher education and the support of research in the interest of the nation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sjr_1_bill_20110714_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.J.R. 1
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
Postsec. |
Enacts the California Dream Act of 2011. Provides that on or after January 1, 2012, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 of the Education Code http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=68001-69000&file=68130-68134, who is attending the California State University, the California Community Colleges or the University of California is eligible to receive a scholarship derived from nonstate funds received, for the purpose of scholarships, by the segment at which he/she is a student. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_130_bill_20110725_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 130
Source: |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Amends circumstances under which the governing board of each community college district must raise student fees to $46 per semester, and when this fee change takes place. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_108_bill_20110726_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 108 - Community College Fees
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Extends to January 1, 2014 deletion of requirement that the board of governors of the California Community Colleges review and approve courses of instruction that are not offered as part of an educational program approved by the board of governors. Extends to January 1, 2018 authorization for a community college district governing board to offer credit courses of instruction without the approval of the board of governors under conditions authorized by regulations adopted by the board of governors. Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges by January 1, 2013 (instead of January 1, 2012) to submit a report to the chairpersons of the appropriate legislative policy and fiscal committees describing the results of the monitoring of these courses undertaken pursuant to board of governors regulations and the extent to which community college districts have complied with those regulations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1029_bill_20110725_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1029
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Prohibits a private postsecondary institution from offering an unaccredited doctoral degree program without disclosing to prospective students prior to enrollment that the degree program
is unaccredited, whether the degree issued is in a field that requires licensure in California, and any known limitation of the degree, including whether the degree is recognized for licensure or certification in California and other states. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_611_bill_20110725_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 611
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
Specifies that an "electronic act" as defined under anti-bullying policies includes a post on a social network Web site. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_746_bill_20110708_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 746
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
Amends provisions related to rehiring of laid-off teachers. Deletes provisions requiring that reemployment be in the reverse order of layoff, and instead requires that reemployment be in order of seniority. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1269_bill_20110725_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1269
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
Postsec. |
Provides relative to the administration of standardized tests for purposes of postsecondary education.
From bill summary: Requires a test sponsor to provide alternative methods to verify a test subject's identity and to clearly post on the test sponsor's Web site contact information for test subjects who cannot provide the required identification and need further assistance. Allows a test sponsor to require test subjects to obtain approval from the test sponsor in advance of the registration test deadline in order to be admitted to the test with an alternative form of identification. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_176_bill_20110701_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 176
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Provides that, to the extent funds are provided, for the 2010–11 to the 2014–15 fiscal years, a supplemental categorical block grant is allocated to charter schools commencing operations during or after the 2008–09 fiscal year. Provides that a locally or direct funded charter school, not just a locally funded charter school, that converted from a preexisting school between the 2008–09 and 2014–15 fiscal years would be prohibited from receiving these funds. Provides that for the 2010–11 to the 2014–15 fiscal years, the supplemental categorical block grant received by eligible charter schools equals $127 per unit of charter school average daily attendance for charter schools commencing operations during or after the 2008–09 fiscal year. Pages 41-42: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110630_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 114 - Charter School Finance
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health--Mental Health |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Makes certain provisions authorizing referral, through a prescribed process, of a pupil suspected of needing mental health services to a community mental
health service inoperative as of July 1, 2011, would repeal them as of January 1, 2012.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110630_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 114 - Referral to Mental Health Services
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Existing law requires the governing board of a community college district to assign a low enrollment priority to middle college high school students, to ensure that these students do not displace regularly admitted students. This bill provides that the low enrollment priority provisions do not apply to a student attending a middle college high school, if the student is seeking to enroll in a community
college course that is required for the student's middle college high school program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_230_bill_20110701_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 230
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Specifies that, effective with the 2012-13 academic year, an institution with a 3-year cohort default rate that is equal to or greater than 30%, and that would otherwise be eligible for participation in the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards programs is ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution. Provides exceptions. Pages 40-50: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110630_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 114 - Cal Grant Institutional Eligibility
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Makes provisions prohibiting the out-of-state absence of a local school board member (with exceptions for illness, military service, etc.) applicable to a member of a community college district governing board member. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_334_bill_20110701_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 334
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Adds new Section 46201.3 to specify (only if subdivision (c) of Section 3.94 of the Budget Act of 2011 is operative) that for the 2011–12 school year, the minimum number of instructional days and minutes school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools are required to offer is reduced by up to seven days. Provides that implementation of the school calendar reduction must be achieved through the bargaining process. Establishes method for reducing each school district, county office of education, and charter school's revenue limit. Provides that this section does not affect the number of instructional days or instructional minutes that may be reduced pursuant to Section 46201.2. Pages 42-43: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110630_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 114 - School Calendar Reduction for 2011-12 School Year
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 |
Provides that legislature declares March 2011 to be California School Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and urges that the issue of bullying, and methods of prevention be discussed with appropriate
activities in California schools during this time. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_22_bill_20110512_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 22
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to award grants to districts that propose to implement or maintain a partnership academy focused on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses, and that provides skilled workforces for products/services related to energy and/or water conservation, renewable energy, pollution reduction, or other technologies. Requires the controller annually to allocate $8,000,000 from the Renewable Resource Trust Fund or other related fund, upon appropriation by the legislature, to the superintendent of public instruction for expenditure in the form of grants to districts for creating and maintaining partnership academies. Provides that if funds from the Renewable Resource Trust Fund are insufficient to fully meet that funding requirement in specified fiscal years, the controller is required to allocate the balance of funds required to meet the funding requirement from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund for these purposes.
Requires the energy commission, no later than 60 days after the effective date of these provisions, in consultation with the superintendent, to adopt guidelines to ensure that programs receiving grants reflect current state energy policies and priorities as well as provide skills and education linked to the needs of relevant industries.
Authorizes a district to apply for a planning grant to implement a partnership academy, and allows the superintendent to use up to 5% of the funds transferred to the superintendent for the program's administrative costs. Requires the superintendent, in consultation with the energy commission, to provide a report to the legislature that includes a description of the curriculum and substance of the programs funded by grants awarded pursuant to these provisions, and specified data. Provides that the bill's provisions become inoperative on June 30, 2017, and are repealed as of January 1, 2018.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx1_1_bill_20110405_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Amends eligibility requirements for children to receive child care and development services. Existing law provides children must be at least 13 or younger. Under amendment, eligible children are:
--Age 10 or younger
--Children with exceptional needs
--Children 12 years of age or younger who are recipients of child protective services or at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation
--Children 12 years of age or younger who are provided services during nontraditional hours
--Children 12 years of age or younger who are homeless
--Children who are 11 and 12 years of age, as funding permits.
From bill summary: Specifies that a child who is 11 or 12 years old and who is otherwise eligible for subsidized child care and development services, except for his or her age, must be given first priority for enrollment, and in cases of programs operating at full capacity, first priority on the waiting list for a before- or after-school program, and requires contractors to provide each family of an otherwise eligible 11- or 12-year-old with information about the availability of before- and after-school programs in the family's community. Removes provisions requiring contractors to report savings to the department. Amends definition of "income eligible" for purposes of participation in the Child Care and Development Services Act. Provides that an eligible family's adjusted monthly income is at or below 70% (formerly 75%) of the state median income. Provides for the reduction of child care and development services, and the disenrollment of specified families from subsidized child care services, in accordance with prescribed priorities.
Pages 15-21 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 8201, 8208, 8263.1
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Class Size |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law appropriates funding for class size reduction grades K-3, to be expended consistent with specified requirements.
New legislation:
--Reduces that appropriation in accordance with specified requirements, and identifies funds that the state department of education is required to use if the funds appropriated for this program are determined to be insufficient.
--Requires the superintendent of public instruction to certify to the controller the amounts needed for the 2011–12 fiscal year to fund the class size reduction program and set forth a schedule for the transfer of
that funding. Requires the controller to transfer that funding from the general fund to the state school fund, thereby making an appropriation.
--Requires the superintendent, before making each certification, to notify the department of finance, the legislative analyst, and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature regarding
the amounts he/she intends to certify. Requires the notification to include the data used in determining the amounts to be certified. Pages 78-79 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 58
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Extends through the 2014-15 fiscal year the temporary provision that reduces the deposit that districts applying for ongoing and major school maintenance must make from 3% to 1% of the district's total general fund expenditures. Continues through the 2014-15 fiscal year the provision that exempts from this 1% requirement a district that maintains its facilities in good repair .
Pages 29-30 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 17070.766
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Extends through 2014-15 school year the provision allowing a school district, county office of education or charter school to shorten its instructional year by up to 5 days without incurring fiscal penalties.
Page 45 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 46201.2
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Extends through the 2014-15 fiscal year a provision authorizing a community college district to use funds apportioned to the district for specified categorical programs, for purposes of a prescribed list
of programs (thereby allowing community college districts greater freedom when expending categorical funds). (Prior to this legislation, this provision extended through the 2012–13 fiscal year.) Pages 56-57 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 84043
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. |
Makes amendments to the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards programs. From bill summary:
--Provides that the maximum household income and asset levels applicable to a renewing applicant are the greater of the adjusted household income and asset levels or the maximum household income and
asset levels at the time of the renewing recipient's initial Cal Grant award.
--Imposes additional requirements on qualifying institutions, requiring the state postsecondary education commission to certify by October 1 of each year the institution's latest 3-year cohort default rate as most recently reported by the U.S. Department of Education. Provides that an otherwise qualifying institution with a 3-year cohort default rate at or greater than specified percentages is ineligible for initial or renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution.
--Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the legislature by January 1, 2013, on the implementation of the 3-year cohort default rate provisions of the act.
--Specifies that financial need, for the purposes of the act, is determined to establish both an applicant's initial eligibility for a Cal Grant award and a renewing applicant's continued eligibility using federal financial need methodology, as prescribed.
--Also requires participating institutions, beginning in 2012, as a condition for participation in the Cal Grant program, to annually report to the commission for its undergraduate programs: (1) enrollment, persistence and graduation data for all students, and (2) job placement rate and salary and wage information for each program that is either (a) designed or advertised to lead to a particular type of job; or (b) advertised or promoted with any claim regarding job placement.
Clarifies that Cal Grant awards may be renewed as long as minimum financial need as re-defined in statute continues to exist.
Pages 46-52 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 69432.7, 69432.9, 69433.2, 69433.6
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary:
Requires the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University, in implementing reductions contained in the Budget Act of 2011, to minimize fee and enrollment impacts
on students by targeting actions that lower the costs of instruction and administration. Requires the regents and the trustees to submit recommended budget options, with savings estimates for each identified
solution, to the legislature, the governor, and stakeholders for review and comment by June 1, 2011, prior to adoption of a final plan.
States enrollment goals for the 2011–12 academic year, and requires the regents and the trustees to report to the legislature by May 1, 2012, on whether the University of California and the California State University met their respective 2011–12 enrollment goals. Provides that if the goals are not met, the director of finance will be directed to revert the total amount of enrollment funding associated with the total share of the enrollment goal that was not met to the general fund by May 15, 2012. Requires the regents and the trustees to submit a final detailed report to the governor, the department of finance, and the legislature by September 1, 2012. Pages 79-80 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 59 and 60
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Community College |
From bill summary: Under existing law, a community college or community college district may not permit any person to access student records without the written consent of the student or under judicial order for access, with specified exceptions generally relating to education. Existing law provides that a person, persons, agency, or organization that is permitted access to student records is prohibited from further disclosing the records without the written consent of the student.
This bill allows a person, persons, agency, or organization that is permitted access to student records to disclose them pursuant to the extent permitted under specified federal and state laws.
Pages 52-53 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 76243
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Appropriates $2,257,000 from the Federal Trust Fund to the state department of education, in accordance with a specified schedule, for purposes of the implementation and support of the CALPADS (California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System). Requires the state department of education, as a condition of receiving funds to administer CALPADS, to ensure that local educational agencies are provided with standardized templates that include prepopulated data necessary to meet the requirements of the School Accountability Report Card. Page 75 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 54 and 55
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Extends until July 1, 2015 the mandate that county superintendents make an annual visit to each school in his/her county, with the priority objective of determining whether each school has sufficient textbooks.
Pages 12-13 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 1240.3
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Extends until the 2015-16 school year a provision prohibiting the state board of education from adopting instructional materials. Also extends until the 2015-16 school year a provision that a district governing board is not required to provide pupils with instructional materials by a specified period of time following adoption of those materials by the state board of education. (Until this legislation was enacted, the 2013-14 school year was when these temporary provisions were to expire.)
Page 46 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 60200.7
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires initial parental notification of child's status as truant to be made using the most cost-effective method possible, including e-mail or telephone. (Previous legislation required this notification to be made by first-class mail.)
Defines "conscientious effort", for purposes of defining a child as a habitual truant. (No child may be defined a habitual truant until truant three or more times per school year, and an appropriate district officer or
employee has made a conscientious effort to hold at least one conference with the pupil and his/her parent.)
Pages 25-26 of 52: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - Truants
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
Primarily from bill summary: Repeals English Language Acquisition Program for students in grades 4-8. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to increase the amount of economic impact aid received by a school district by the amount the district received from the English Language Acquisition Program for the 2009–10 fiscal year. Continues in existence the English Language Development Professional Institutes and
authorizes a local educational agency to use economic impact aid funds for those purposes. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - English Language Acquisition
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law authorizes a local educational agency, including a direct-funded charter school, to apply for any state categorical program funding included in the annual budget act on behalf of a school that begins operation in the 2008–09 to the 2012–13 fiscal years.
New legislation requires the superintendent of public instruction to allocate a supplemental categorical block grant for the 2010–11 fiscal year to a charter school that begins operation in the 2008–09, 2009–10, or 2010–11 fiscal year, and authorizes the charter school to use the block grant funds to be used for any educational purpose.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - Charter School Facility Grant Program
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
Allows the state to defer up to $3.2 billion in payments to school districts until additional funding can be found. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1624_bill_20101008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1624
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Prohibits the trustees of the California State University from allocating, and would request the regents of the University of California to not allocate, any fees that are proposed by a student body
organization and imposed pursuant to a vote of the students registered at a campus, branch or location of the respective institution, for purposes of supporting intercollegiate athletics programs for any purpose or in any amount not approved by the vote of the students. Requires the trustees, and request the regents, at the end of an academic year, to refund to each feepaying student a pro rata share of any portion of the fee that is not allocated for the authorized purposes during that academic year. Pages 33-34 of 52: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - Prohibition of Student Fees to Support Intercollegiate Athletics Programs
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Existing provision expresses legislative intent that no new general fund augmentation be made available for contributions to the University of California Retirement Plan. New legislation repeals this provision. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - University of California Retirement Plan
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Makes inoperative until July 1, 2013 the requirement that districts offer programs of direct, systematic and intensive supplemental instruction (during summer, before or after school, on Saturdays or during intersession--not during the regular instructional day) to pupils in grades 2-9 who have been recommended for retention or who have been retained at their grade for the next year. Provides that until July 2013, relieved from performing any activities under this provision that are deemed to be reimbursable state mandates. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - Supplemental Instruction
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop, and the state board of education to adopt, regulations governing the use of behavioral interventions with individuals with exceptional needs receiving special education and related services.
New provisions specify that the aforementioned law and its implementing regulations are declaratory of federal law and are intended to provide the clarity, definition and specificity necessary for local educational agencies to comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Provides that this provision and the implementing state regulations may not exceed the requirements of federal law, create new or separate state requirements, or result in a level of state service beyond that needed to comply with federal law and regulations. Requires local educational agencies to agree to adhere to implementing federal and state regulations as a condition of choosing to receive funding from the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Authorizes the state superintendent to monitor the compliance of local educational agencies and take appropriate action, including fiscal repercussions, if a local educational agency fails to comply or fails to implement the decision of a due process hearing officer based on noncompliance.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - Behavioral Interventions for Students with Disabilities
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Makes a county juvenile court school eligible to receive economic impact aid funding commencing with the 2010–11 fiscal year. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - County Juvenile Court Schools
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Existing law makes a teacher who earns National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification and meets other specified criteria eligible for an award. Existing law requires a school district that receives an application for an award to certify the applicant's employment and that the applicant meets the criteria and to submit the application to the state department of education for its review and approval.
This bill eliminates the school district's obligations under this program. Pages 21-22 of 52: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1610_bill_20101019_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1610 - Awards for National Board-Certified Teachers
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires that any primary language assessment developed by the department and administered to limited English proficient students, as identified pursuant to existing law, on or after July 1, 2013, be included in the state's assessment system or any successor system, and in the state's federal and state accountability system and any successor system. Requires the results of the primary language assessment to be used in any successor measure or results reported for the state's assessment systems and in any other successor measure. Also requirse the results to be used in any measure, index or results reported for the state's federal and state accountability system, or any successor system. Identifies the accommodations and modifications for English language learners that must be included in any successor system to the state assessment system adopted on or after July 1, 2013
Provides these provisions would become operative on July 1, 2013. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_930_bill_20100827_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dmak883loy0/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1290123755.b9c0c7a073748e62e8692973710bbfd4
Title: S.B. 930
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Adopted 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Adopts emergency regulations to implement Senate Bill 4, Chapter 3, 5th Extraordinary Session of 2010. This Senate Bill and these emergency regulations establish the parent empowerment process whereby parents of students who are or will be enrolled in up to 75 schools that are subject to federal corrective action plans, are not making adequate yearly progress, and have Academic Performance Index scores below 800, have the right to petition for the implementation of specified school reform interventions. The rulemaking, among other things, specifies the requirements for these petitions and the petition process. Also provide more detailed descriptions of thei ntervention models (turnaround, restart, school closure, transformation and alternative governance arrangement) than are provided in statute.
Title: 5 CA ADC 4800, 4801, 4802, 4803, 4804, 4805, 4806, 4807
Source: |
Assessment |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the superintendent of public instruction, by April 1, 2011, to contract for an independent evaluation of the Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR Program). Requires that numerous specified aspects of the STAR Program be evaluated, and that the evaluator provide recommendations on specified issues. Requires the superintendent to provide the evaluation report to the legislature, the governor, and the state board of education by November 1, 2011. Requires the state department of education to use federal funds to contract for the evaluation. Makes the operation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation for their purposes in the annual Budget Act or another statute. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_391_bill_20100901_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw3k72vi9zrh?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861539.831a21ff301f0477718185a375228e53
Title: A.B. 391
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Modifies the criteria for determining "at risk" for purposes of eligibility to participating in a California Partnership Academy (CPA) as follows: (1) Defines irregular attendance to mean absence from school 20 percent or more of the school year; (2) Adds the following to the existing indicators to be considered in making the determination "at risk:"
(a) Scoring "below basic" or "far below basic" in math and English language arts on standardized tests administered through the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program.
(b) Maintaining a grade point average of 2.2 or below or the equivalent of a C minus.
Deletes provisions that specify the academic criteria applying to non-at-risk pupils participating in a CPA, and deletes the requirement that students be provided a laboratory class related to the academy's occupational field. Requires an assurance that each CPA pupil will be provided with:
(a) Instruction in at least three academic subjects each school term that prepares the pupil for a high school diploma, and where possible and appropriate, meets subject requirements for admission to the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC).
(b) Career technical education courses at each grade level that are part of an occupational course sequence that targets comprehensive skills.
Deletes the authority of the superintendent of public instruction to issue a maximum of 155 grants per year for purposes of planning partnership academies. Requires districts, whenever practical, to provide a second planning period for the CPA teacher. Specifies that a CPA pupils must be provided with an employer-based internship or work experience in the summer following 11th grade or during 12th grade.
Makes provisions of this bill operative on July 1, 2011, and requires implementation of this bill commencing with the 2011-12 school year.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1354_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1354
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the department of education, contingent on federal funding for this purpose and in consultation with the department of finance and the legislative analyst's office, to prepare the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) to include data on a quarterly rate of pupil attendance. Requires that CALPADS be capable of issuing to local educational agencies periodic reports on district, school, class and individual pupil rates of absence and chronic absentees. States legislative intent to support the development of early warning systems to identify and support individual pupils who are at risk of academic failure or of dropping out of school.
Existing law requires the superintendent of public instruction annually to submit to the governor, the legislature, and the state board of education a report on dropouts using the data produced by CALPADS.
New provision requires the report to include chronic absentee rates when that data is available. Makes implementation of the provisions regarding the inclusion of pupil attendance data in CALPADS contingent upon the appropriation of federal funds specifically for such purposes. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1357_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1357
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Requires school districts to accept reasonable evidence that a pupil meets residency requirements for school attendance within the district. Specifies certain types of documents that must be considered reasonable evidence. Authorizes a school district, if a school employee believes a parent has provided false or unreliable evidence of residency, to make reasonable
efforts to determine whether the pupil actually meets the residency requirements. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1854_bill_20100830_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mm14q1dntlzg?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1285799198.823394ce30a65d9a394ec66f14aac0d9
Title: A.B. 1854
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Attendance |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Defines a chronic truant as any pupil absent from school without a valid excuse for 10% or more of the school days in one school year, from the date of enrollment to the current date, provided that the appropriate school district officer or employee has complied with specified provisions of law. Provides that a parent or guardian of a pupil in grades K-6 who is a chronic truant, who has failed to reasonably supervise and encourage the pupil's school attendance, and who has been offered language accessible support services to address the pupil's truancy, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Provides that a parent or guardian may not be punished for a violation of both these provisions and another specified law involving criminal liability for parents or guardians of truant children. Authorizes a superior court to establish a deferred entry of judgment program, meeting specified conditions, to adjudicate cases involving parents or guardians of elementary school pupils who are chronic truants. Authorizes a deferred entry of judgment program established under the bill to refer defendant parents or guardians for services, including but not limited to case management, mental and physical health services, parenting classes and support, substance abuse treatment, and child care and housing. Authorizes the deferment of entry of judgment in these cases upon the defendant's compliance with terms and conditions set forth by the court. Requires that funding for the deferred entry of judgment program come solely from nonstate sources. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1301-1350/sb_1317_bill_20100902_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1317
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires school facilities constructed or modernized with specified bond funds set aside for career technical education purposes to be used for career technical education purposes for a minimum of 5 years. Requires the governing board of an applicant school district to adopt a resolution stating the intent to use those facilities for career technical education purposes and provide certification of that use during the first year of occupation. Authorizes the governing board of a school district to seek a waiver of the career technical education use requirement from the state allocation board if the facility or educational program of the school district changes during the initial 5 years of use and specifies criteria by which to evaluate the waiver request. Requires the governing board of school districts with projects approved by the board to meet the evaluation criteria. Encourages school districts applying for a career technical education grant to include teachers of career technical education and members of the local career technical education advisory committee in the design and planning process. Authorizes up to 25% of the funds provided for equipment to be used for the purchase of items or equipment with a life expectancy of at least 5 years. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1380_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mlr2sx995j5r?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1285799832.2acfab433c57fecabae78fd24c6be07f
Title: S.B. 1380
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
Primarily from bill summary: Requires that Cal C grants (which may already only be used for occupational or technical training) be used only for areas of occupational or technical training identified by the Student Aid Commission (areas to be reviewed and updated at least every 5 years). Requires the commission to give priority in granting the awards to students pursuing occupational or technical training in areas that meet at least two of the following criteria: (1) high employment need; (2) high employment salary or wage projections; (3) high employment growth. Requires that such occupations be identified in consultation with the Employment Development Department using projections available through the Labor Market Information Data Library.
Requires that the commission publish on its Web site a current list of the areas of occupational or technical training meeting those specified criteria. Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the governor and the legislature, containing specified data on the outcomes of the Cal Grant C Program, on or before April 1, 2014, and on or before April 1 of each even-numbered
year thereafter.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_957_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z64x81xk9g1mnp?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z651jtjl0g7yaz&_ce=1290123979.df98a6fab85580644f8ef0a523c78ed9
Title: S.B. 957
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Defines "linked learning programs". Authorizes the commission on teacher credentialing to convene a workgroup consisting of specified members to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of study for linked learning competence for holders of a single subject teaching credential who will be teaching pupils enrolled in linked learning programs. Encourages the California State University and other teacher preparation institutions to establish goals for increasing the number of teachers prepared through linked learning programs. Encourages Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment programs to provide appropriate support, mentoring, and assistance to beginning teachers teaching in linked learning programs, including candidates who are in externships. Authorizes the commission to work with the superintendent of public instruction to gather and post, on an appropriate Web site, best practices from school districts and schools on curriculum development and professional development relating to implementing and sustaining multiple pathway programs. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1223_bill_20100901_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw6py5q1d0fz?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861375.2301a19acd6b63f4d9c1302c2dbfa17d
Title: A.B. 1223
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the Controller annually to allocate $8,000,000 from the Energy Resources Program Account, upon appropriation by the legislature, to the superintendent of public instruction for expenditure in the form of local grants to be allocated pursuant to the existing provisions for creating and maintaining partnership academies. Requires a grantee to implement or maintain a partnership academy that
focuses on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses and provides skilled workforces for the products and services for energy and/or water conservation, renewable energy, pollution reduction or other technologies.
Require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the state department of education, to develop guidelines, that would be exempted from the Administrative Procedure Act, to ensure that programs receiving grants reflect current state energy policies and priorities as well as provide skills and education linked to the needs of relevant industries.
Authorizes a school district to apply for planning grants for implementing a partnership academy, and allows the state superintendent to expend up to 5% of the funds transferred to the superintendent to pay the costs incurred in the administration of this program. Requires the state department of education, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to provide a report to the legislature that includes a description of the curriculum and substance of the programs funded by grants awarded pursuant to these provisions, and specified data. Provides that the bill's provisions become inoperative on June 30, 2016, and, as of January 1, 2017, would repeal these provisions.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_675_bill_20100902_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dhsep4fto3d/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1289863956.75c7a2b56873b223dec9ba973b2528bc
Title: S.B. 675
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires a charter school to submit a renewal petition to the chartering authority no later than September 15 prior to the expiration of the charter, or by an earlier or later date if mutually agreed upon by the chartering authority and the charter school to accommodate local circumstances. Requires the governing board of a school district or a county board of education to approve or deny a charter renewal petition no later than December 15 prior to the expiration of the charter. Requires a charter school that elects to appeal the denial of its renewal application to submit the application to the county board or the state board, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of the denial. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2543_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mmchj7nopo6b?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1285799579.48ebb0e553436fe9cc5ef405f2acee33
Title: A.B. 2543
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Specifies that charter schools are subject to state sunshine laws, the California Public Records Act and specified ethics and conflict-of-interest laws. Authorizes an individual to serve as a member of the governing body of a charter school and be employed in a separate position at that charter school. Requires a member of the governing body of a charter school to abstain from voting on any matter affecting his or her own employment or any personnel matter that uniquely affects a relative of the member. Makes provisions operative on July 1, 2011. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_572_bill_20100903_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mlwf8hy7pkli?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1285799669.1f4a0538af041715c53d4add82796361
Title: A.B. 572
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California School Financing Authority (CSFA) to assign and distribute the state's 2010 federal tax credit bond volume cap for qualified school construction bonds (QSCB). Authorizes charter schools to participate, and sets eligibility criteria and requirements for charter schools. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2560_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2560
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Requires the state board of education to include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools and other agencies deemed eligible pursuant to state and federal law, in any application for federal aid to education, in any allocation of federal funds made pursuant to law, and in any rules and regulations adopted governing the allocation of those funds.
Bil text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1683_bill_20100830_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z64toun9texiy7?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z651jtjl0g7yaz&_ce=1286209518.ef82a5a73803871303f72f0746c9c7d3
Title: A.B. 1683
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Precludes a pupil enrolled in a school through an interdistrict transfer provision from having to reapply for an interdistrict transfer and requires that a district allow a pupil to continue to attend the school in which he/she is enrolled, except as specified in terms and conditions for reapplication or revocation agreed to by the district of residence (DOR) and district of enrollment (DOE). Also prohibits a district from rescinding transfer permits for pupils entering grades 11 or 12. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2444_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2444
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Applies specified background check procedures to heritage schools, which serve children between the ages of 5 and 18 who attend a public or private full-time school, and offer foreign language education or tutoring and cultural education relating to a foreign country.
Requires heritage schools to maintain membership in a state or national cultural or language association, comply with relevant applicable local regulations, and not operate out of a residential home. Requires the director of a heritage school to undergo at least 15 hours of health and safety training, and requires employees and volunteers of the heritage school to be in good health, as verified by a health screening performed by a licensed physician and surgeon. Exempts a heritage school from licensure by the state department of social services as a child day care center. Requires a heritage school to provide a notice to the parent of a pupil enrolling in the school stating that the school is exempt from child care licensure and that attendance at a heritage school does not satisfy state compulsory education requirements.
Establishes the Heritage Enrichment Resource Fund. Authorizes the superintendent to expend moneys deposited in the fund, upon appropriation by statute.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1116_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1116
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the state board of education and the curriculum development and supplemental materials commission to include self-defense instruction and safety instruction in the next revision of the physical
education framework for pupils in grades 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1290_bill_20100830_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1290
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Establishes the week of April 12 through April 18, 2010 as "California Holocaust Memorial Week," and urges Californians to observe these days of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_31_bill_20100909_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 31
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Academic Content Standards Commission for Science and History-Social Science. Upon the state superintendent's recommendation, directs the state board to adopt a schedule for the commission to review and recommend revisions to the science and history-social science curriculum area content standards, when funding permits. Directs the commission to develop academic content standards
in science and history-social science, which must be internationally benchmarked and build toward college and career readiness. Directs the superintendent and state board to present to the governor and the appropriate legislative policy and fiscal committees a schedule and implementation plan for integrating these new academic content standards into the state educational system. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_97_bill_20100820_amended_sen_v94.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw33f8c09znr?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861585.cc71e211ee0393cc32a7b6a9806c7f14
Title: A.B. 97
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Adds each January 30, Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, to the days having special significance for public schools; encourages all public schools and educational institutions to conduct exercises on that day remembering the life of Fred Korematsu and recognizing the importance of preserving civil liberties, even in times of real or perceived crisis. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1775_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1775
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires the state board to inform the chairs of the assembly and senate education committees and the secretary for education of content that it interprets to be the result of certain changes made to the Texas Administrative Code. Repeals this provision on January 1, 2016. Also requires the state board, upon the next adoption of the history-social science curriculum framework, to ensure that the framework is consistent with specified standards governing instructional materials.
From comments in last bill analysis: Seeks to ensure that the revisions of Texas' Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies do not influence the content of California textbooks by requiring the state board of education to ensure that the next revision of the history-social science framework is consistent with existing requirements pertaining to social content and annually report to the legislature if it finds content that it interprets to be a result of Texas' revised social studies standards.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1451_bill_20100902_enrolled.pdf
August 31 bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1451_cfa_20100831_092219_sen_floor.html
Veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw28z54lpzfk?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861701.c29cd0e449dd370878e50d0f5d583b9b
Title: S.B. 1451
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Community College |
Establishes the Pilot Program for Innovative Nursing and Allied Health Care Profession Education at the California Community Colleges. Provides the goal of the program is to facilitate graduation of community college nursing and allied health students by testing innovative program delivery models. Requires the chancellor's office to establish the pilot program at up to 5 campuses throughout the state. Requires that pilot programs test education models that use tools such as technology and flexible scheduling, and that programs coordinate student services and financial assistance to the maximum extent possible to facilitate program completion. Directs the chancellor's office to develop a request for application for community colleges to participate in the pilot program commencing on or after the 2011–12 academic year.
Requires that programs chosen to participate in the pilot do all of the following:
(1) Provide students with an industry-recognized certificate or degree in health care fields with a demonstrated shortage of workers in the labor market and documented support from employers.
(2) Demonstrate a capacity to train specified health care workers, and/or the ability to sustain or expand current innovative health care education and training programs. (Limited capacity may
be demonstrated by waiting lists to enter existing community college allied health care or nursing programs.)
(3) Provide evidence of sufficient clinical sites for offering the pilot program
(4) Include high-quality curriculum delivery models as part of the pilot program
(5) Provide flexibility in the delivery of coursework, i.e., intensive weekend, evening, and summer courses
(6) Offer coordinated supportive services to students, including tutoring and financial advising
(7) Demonstrate clear, nonduplicative and articulated education pathways with local high schools and postsecondary institutions
(8) Identify resources to support the pilot program, including funding provided by the chancellor's office obtained from outside sources for the support of the pilot program, local workforce investment funding, and locally provided employer or philanthropic resources.
Expresses legislative intent that the pilot program be funded with a combination of state apportionment funding, federal grants, employer-based partnerships, and private philanthropic resources. Requires the chancellor's office to collect appropriate data to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program. Requires the chancellor's office to analyze this data, and contract with an external evaluator to conduct an independent evaluation, with findings and recommendations on the pilot program to be reported to the legislature by January 1, 2017. Provides that these provisions be implemented in any fiscal year only to the extent that the chancellor's office determines that sufficient moneys are available to administer the program. Provide that the pilot program becomes inoperative on July 1, 2017, and as of January 1, 2018, is repealed.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2385_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2385
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, requires as a condition of receiving federal funds provided under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998, and to the extent permitted under federal law, that school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts demonstrate that at least one-half of the course sequences offered are linked to high priority workforce needs in the career sectors identified by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency or the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department for the state of California, for the economic region established by the state where the regional occupational center or program, community college district, or school district is located, or for the county where the regional occupational center or program, community college district, or school district is located. Encourages school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts to work with local workforce investment boards and the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department in the identification of career sectors of high priority.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_515_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mlgx1ovj9gm7?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1289862893.145413cb31d9cf94d9b48b30c4b3d670
Title: S.B. 515
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Defines the standards and methodologies to be used on performance audits for funds related to certain school facilities projects. Requires that such audits be conducted in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1473_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1473
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Beginning January 1, 2014, requires all schoolsites to adopt an integrated pest management program as established, administered, and enforced by the department of pesticide regulation. Also requires, beginning January 1, 2012, that the rate of the assessment on registered pesticide products be augmented to reimburse the department, local agencies and school districts for the cost of adopting integrated pest management programs at schoolsites. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1157_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5vptbqb0jt1jc?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5vz87s2cpa0wu&_ce=1286395134.0b174e451e0d03aba243458b712ba697
Title: S.B. 1157
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12,
Community College |
From bill analysis: Authorizes a physician's assistant to:
(1) Certify that teacher certification or renewal candidates are free from any contagious or communicable disease or other disabling disease or defect
(2) Conduct tuberculosis exams for individuals initially employed by a district in certificated or classified positions
(3) Order medications for any pupil to take during the regular school day and provide written statements to the school district detailing information about the medication
(4) Certify the results of a determination of a child's vision to be presented by a parent to the school district for waiving a required vision assessment of school-aged children.
(5) Perform a physical exam of a student participating in an interscholastic athletic program
(6) Conduct a medical exam and certify that an applicant for an academic position at a community college district is free from any communicable disease, including tuberculosis.
(7) Conduct a medical exam and certify that a retirant applicant of a community college district is free from any disabling disease.
(8) Conduct a medical exam and certify that anyone who wishes to be employed in an academic or classified position at a community college is free of active tuberculosis
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1069_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1069
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas by July 1, 2011, unless the governing board of a school district adopts a resolution stating that it is unable to comply with this requirement and demonstrating the reasons why it is unable to comply due to fiscal constraints or health and safety concerns. Requires that the resolution be publicly noticed on at least 2 consecutive meeting agendas and approved by at least a majority of the governing board. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1413_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1413
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--College Readiness |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Requires the board of governors of the California Community Colleges to establish a pilot project that seeks to create a centrally delivered system of student assessment to be used as one of multiple measures for community college placement and advisement. Provides that the pilot must include creation of:
(1) A single assessment instrument in English, math and English as a second language ("the California Community Colleges Common Assessment")
(2) A secure, centrally housed data warehouse to collect (a) all available assessment scores generated by assessed students at all participating community colleges, and (b) all available K–12 assessment data and transcript information for students at all participating community colleges. Requires that use of this data be limited to placing and advising community college students to enhance their success with and completion of their postsecondary education objectives.
(3) A Web portal accessible to community college personnel and students and that provides: (a) An assessment profile, generated for each student upon request, that includes all assessment information in the data warehouse, for purposes of counseling, matriculation and course placement; (b) A pretest application that emulates the structure of the centrally delivered student assessment that students can practice on and familiarize themselves with before taking future assessments; (c) An advisement tool that provides students with information on historical success rates of remedial courses for students at various levels of academic remediation.
Requires the board to convene an advisory committee for the pilot project and report on specified progress by February 28, 2011. Requires that the report include estimated costs for full implementation of the centralized delivery and warehousing of assessment instruments, as well as the technical feasibility of expanding the pilot project, legislative changes needed, and the best model for providing ongoing funding for the pilot project. Requires the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in developing the California Community Colleges Common Assessment, to use the existing test item banks created by the California State University and the K-12 system as part of the state's college readiness assessment. Requires the office of the chancellor of the California Community Colleges to work with the California State
University to align and leverage the state's college readiness assessment to facilitate the implementation of the California Community Colleges Common Assessment.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2682_bill_20100908_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw8s8x3up0x3?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861485.234b57d44a3ea07ba24a86f8c3de5d17
Title: A.B. 2682
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Authorizes the California Community Colleges (CCC) to consolidate annual reports on concurrent enrollment and special admits into a single report and changes the due date from November 1 to March 1. Changes the due date from May 1 to July 1 for an annual report on the amount of full-time equivalent students claimed by each CCC district for career development and college preparation courses.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1713_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1713_cfa_20100806_123345_asm_floor.html
Title: A.B. 1713
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Beginning with the 2011–12 school year and until July 2016, adds completion of a career technical education course as an alternative to the requirement that a pupil complete a course in visual or performing arts or foreign language. Requires the governing board of a school district or county office of education that elects to offer career technical education courses pursuant to these provisions to provide
parents, teachers, pupils and the public with specified information on the impact that offering these courses would have on graduation requirements and admission requirements to the California State University and the University of California. Requires the state department of education to report to the legislature by January 2015 specified information relating to this alternative means of satisfying the requirement. Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to use existing state resources and federal funds for purposes of completing the report, and to apply for and receive grants and donations if existing resources are not available or sufficient. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2446_bill_20100913_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65ezevwir9y52/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1286214801.f1944e79062b05a8711fa7e2de2bce62
Title: A.B. 2446
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Existing law establishes California American Indian education centers to serve as community-based educational resource centers for American Indian pupils, parents, guardians and the public schools to promote the academic and cultural achievement of the pupils. Extends repeal of California American Indian Education Center Program from January 2012 to January 2017.
Existing law requires the superintendent of public instruction, with input from existing California American Indian education center directors, to appoint an American Indian Education Oversight Committee by January 30, 2007, composed of at least 7 educators, 4 of whom are required to be California American Indian education center directors. Existing law requires the committee to provide input and advice to the Superintendent on all aspects of American Indian education programs established by the state. New provision allows the superintendent, if he/she is unable to find a qualified individual to fill a vacancy in one of the 4 positions for center directors within 30 days of the vacancy arising, to fill the vacancy with an educator who is not a center director.
On or before January 1, 2016, requires the department of education to once again (1) conduct an evaluation of the centers to determine whether to renew each existing center's application, or approve an application to establish a new center and (2) report consolidated results for all centers and provide the information required for a comprehensive evaluation of those results, and make recommendations for program
improvement. (Existing law requires these duties to be performed by January 2011. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2089_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2089
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Kindergarten |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Changes the required birthday for admission to kindergarten and first grade to November 1 for the 2012–13 school year, October 1 for the 2013–14 school year, and September 1 for the 2014–15 school year and each school year thereafter. Requires a child whose admission to a traditional kindergarten is delayed to be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program. Requires pupils who are participating in transitional kindergarten to be included in computing the average daily attendance of a school district in accordance with specified requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1381_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1381
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Beginning January 2012, requires California colleges and universities that offer athletic scholarships to provide the following information on their Web sites:
(1) The college's most recent cost of attendance expenses
(2) The portion of these expenses prohibited, per the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) rules, from inclusion in a full grant-in-aid scholarship
(3) Whether the college provides athletic scholarships for summer school
(4) The average monthly scholarship payment received by students living on- and off-campus
(5) Information regarding the college's and NCAA policies on scholarship renewals, payment of athletically-related medical expenses, and athletic release for student athletes wishing to transfer; and,
(6) NCAA scholarship rules related to verbal offers and National Letters of Intent.
Beginning January 1, 2012, requires a college or university that provides written material regarding its athletic program to a student athlete to include a direct link to the institution's Web site, where the student athlete must be able to access all of the information regarding the institution's athletic scholarship program as described above.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2079_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2079
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Requires the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, until January 2014, to establish a voluntary pilot program to increase student participation in state and federal financial aid programs. By January 10, 2013, requires the office of the chancellor to provide the the Legislative Analyst's Office with information from the pilot program on (1) Strategies and techniques that the participating community colleges employed in administering the pilot program, and (2) Data on student participation in state and federal financial aid programs. Directs the Legislative Analyst's Office to use this information to report to the legislature on the results of the pilot program and make recommendations for statewide expansion of the pilot program.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1997_bill_20100901_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z62d2q6km5tjib?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z62gzd7qv6i961&_ce=1286210131.5bad21be22d07590e247b368bbc9a602
Title: A.B. 1997
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Enacts the California Dream Act of 2010. As of July 1, 2011, exempts a person who has attended, for 3 or more years, at least one of which shall have been in a high school, and graduated from, high school in California from paying nonresident tuition at the California Community Colleges and the California State University. Provides that persons attending and graduating from California technical schools and adult schools, as well as high schools, are included within the scope of this provision.
As of July 1, 2011, requires the trustees of the California State University and the board of governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the regents of the University of California, to establish
procedures and forms that enable persons who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under the aforementioned provision, or who meet equivalent requirements adopted by the regents, to apply for, and participate in, all student aid programs administered by these segments to the full extent permitted by federal law. Provides exceptions. Specifies this provision applies to the University of California only if the regents, by appropriate resolution, act to make it applicable. Provides that if a state court finds that this provision, or a similar provision adopted by the regents, is unlawful, the same limitations described
above would apply.
Further provides that, on and after January 1, 2011, a student attending the California State University, the California Community Colleges, or the University of California who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under the provision described above would be eligible to receive a scholarship derived from nonstate funds received, for the purpose of scholarships, by the segment at which he or she is a student.
Finds and declares that the amendments described above are state laws, to come into compliance with federal law, which requires that a state may provide that an alien who is not lawfully present in the U.S. is eligible for any state or local public benefit for which that alien would otherwise be ineligible under a specified federal law only through enactment of a state law that affirmatively provides for that eligibility.
Requires community college districts to waive the fees of persons who are exempt from nonresident tuition under the aforementioned provisions and who otherwise qualify for a waiver under this provision, under regulations and procedures adopted by the board of governors.
From last bill analysis: This bill is an effort to expand the availability of financial aid to those UC, SCU, and CCC students eligible for nonresident tuition status under AB 540. These students are typically aliens without lawful immigration status or United States citizens or permanent residents who are residents of another state and would be ineligible for state-administered or campus-based financial aid programs without the provisions of AB 540.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1460_bill_20100902_enrolled.pdf
Last bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1460_cfa_20100831_092110_sen_floor.html
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dzq76mk1rdj/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1286406230.caa20266fd6da02234f4cb44025bb5a2
Title: S.B. 1460
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
Effective July 1, 2011: Provides that persons who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition (per section 68130.5 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=68001-69000&file=68130-68134) at the California State University and California Community Colleges (or who meet equivalent requirements set by the regents of the University of California), are eligible to apply for, and participate in, any student financial aid program administered by the state. Directs the student aid commission to establish procedures and forms that enable persons eligible for resident tuition to apply for, and participate in, all student financial aid programs administered by the state. Bars a student who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition from eligibility for Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards unless funding remains available after all California students not exempt received the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards they are
eligible for.
Provides this bill becomes operative only if S.B. 1460 of the 2009–10 regular session is enacted and becomes
operative on or before January 1, 2011. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1413_bill_20100913_enrolled.pdf
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1413_bill_20100913_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65ekjkuq4hvet/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1286206971.2f899c6dbfb31dfd321d4a0be488be55
Title: A.B. 1413
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
Requires the Trustees of the California State University (CSU), and requests the Regents of the University of California (UC) to review and revise their student transfer policies to ensure that faculty may choose textbooks regardless of the publication date for as long as the textbook is available and the information provided is current and reflects contemporary thinking. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2203_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2203
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Authorizes community college districts to use an alternative method to set nonresident tuition rates. Deletes the requirement that community college district's governing board consider the nonresident tuition fees of public community colleges in other states when adopting a tuition fee for nonresident students. Instead authorizes the governing board to adopt a nonresident tuition fee that is no greater than the average of the nonresident tuition fees of public community colleges of at least 12 states with a comparable cost of living. Requires the additional revenue generated by the increased nonresident tuition permitted under these changes to be used to expand and enhance services to resident students. Prohibits the admission of nonresident students at the expense of resident enrollment.
Requires the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges to make specified data relating to nonresident tuition available to the Legislative Analyst's Office, and requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to include a summary of this data in its annual analysis of the Governor's budget proposal. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2251-2300/ab_2297_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2297
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Increases the combined limit of the transportation fee (for the transportation costs incurred by the district or the costs of reducing fares for services provided by common carriers or municipally
owned transit systems to students and employees) and the parking services fee to $70 per semester or $35 per intersession. Requires these fee limits to increase annually based on a specified calculation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_82_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Expresses legislative intent that part-time and temporary faculty receive pay and benefits that are equal to those of specified tenured and tenure-track faculty, to the extent funding is provided, and that the California Community Colleges increase the percentage of full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_138_bill_20100909_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 138
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Directs the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to adopt a plan for promoting and improving student success within the California Community Colleges. Directs the board of governors to establish a taskforce to examine best practices in the community colleges and effective models nationwide for achieving student success. Directs the taskforce to develop and present recommendations to the board of governors for incorporation into the plan. Requires that these recommendations focus on, but not be limited to, the following considerations:
(1) Multiple measures and effective programs for assessing student success and completion, including attaining college-level skills, accumulating college-level course credits, earning a degree or certificate, or transferring to a four-year college or university
(2) Statutory and regulatory barriers to student success and completion
(3) Best practices for promoting student success and completion, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of basic skills
(4) Alternative funding options for providing necessary services to students and promoting best practices for student success and completion
(5) Alternative funding options instituted in other states for improving student success and completion
(6) The effective use of technology by community colleges and districts to promote, evaluate and improve student success and completion
Directs the taskforce, prior to presenting its recommendations to the board of governors, to facilitate discussions with key community college stakeholders and other appropriate parties to provide input on the findings and recommendations. Directs the board of governors, prior to implementing the plan, to report the contents of the plan and the taskforce's recommendations to the senate committee
on education and the assembly committee on higher education at a joint hearing by March 1, 2012. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1143_bill_20100928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1143
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
Expresses the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education's recommendation that its existence be extended into the 2011–12 regular session, until November 30, 2012.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/acr_184_bill_20100914_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 184
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
Directs the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the trustees of the California State University, the California Postsecondary Education Commission and the Student Aid Commission, and requests the regents of the University of California, to provide for live audio transmission of all public meetings via Webcast, cable television or another technology accessible to as large a segment of the public as possible. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1436_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1436
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Requires institutions subject to the Private Postsecondary Education Act (Act) and the related oversight provided by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (Bureau) to comply with placement rate calculations for specified programs, and requires remedies that could have been ordered to redress a violation of the Former Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Act (Former Act) to remain available for certain actions. Specifically:
(1) Provides that for the purposes of determining job placement rates for an occupation or job for which the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) has approved a certified apprenticeship program, "graduates employed in the field" means graduates gainfully employed for at least 60 days within graduation in a position with job duties meeting all of the criteria of the apprenticeable occupation or job set forth by DAS.
(2) Provides that for the purposes of determining job placement rates for an occupation or job for which the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) has established licensure requirements, "graduates employed in the field" means graduates who are gainfully employed for at least 60 days within six months of passage of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination in a position with job duties meeting all of the criteria of the licensed occupation or job set forth by BRN.
(3) Provides that a remedy that could have been ordered on or before June 30, 2007, to redress a violation of the Former Act must remain available for all actions based on a violation of the Former Act that were commenced after June 30, 2007, and before January 1, 2010, except claims to the Student Tuition Recovery Fund.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2393_bill_20100913_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mm9qagoqlnm6?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1285799498.b8c962d6986ee5f8d7c4f9fce9f5eff0
Title: A.B. 2393
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Prohibits an institution from offering an unaccredited doctoral degree program without disclosing to prospective students that the degree program is unaccredited, and any known limitation of the unaccredited degree, including, but not limited to, whether the degree is recognized for licensure or certification in other states. Authorizes the bureau for private postsecondary education to publish its own list of acceptable examinations (that a student without a high school diploma or GED may achieve a passing score on to enroll in an institution) if the U.S. Department of Education does not have a list of relevant examinations that pertain to the intended occupational training. Ensures students are provided until the 1st class day or the 7th day after enrollment, whichever is later, to cancel a program and receive a refund. Alters the definition of "graduates employed in the field" to require that graduates be gainfully employed within 6 months of graduation in a position for which the skills obtained through the education and training provided by the institution are required or utilized to perform the purpose or objective of the position or major responsibilities of the position.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1889_bill_20100910_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5mm4sacea9mq8?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5msx9bcq0v1fm&_ce=1285799382.7ad27d87964e36d05ca36e00ba40f8f4
Title: A.B. 1889
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
Changes repeal date on the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2015. (Act provides for the regulation of private postsecondary educational
institutions by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs.) http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_294_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 294
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Existing law creates the California Education Information System, consisting of the CALPADS (California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System) and the CALTIDES (California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System). Adds an expression of legislative intent 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. Requires all teacher preparation programs, including but not limited to local educational agencies or other programs not accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, to provide information to prospective candidates on the licensure exam pass rates of its program completers for the most recent available year, if that data is available electronically through the Commission on Teacher Credentialing Web site. Provides the link may also include access to additional data from the commission and from the CALTIDES regarding the types of programs offered and data on program effectiveness.
Redefines "qualifying institution" for purposes of the Cal Grant Program to mean any institution that is (1) either a California private or independent postsecondary educational institution that participates in specified
federal student aid programs, a nonprofit institution that is headquartered and operating in California that meets specified criteria, or a California public postsecondary educational institution AND (2) that complies with a requirement to provide information on where to access California licensure exam pass rates for graduates of undergraduate programs leading to employment for which passage of a California licensing exam is required, if that data is electronically available through the Web site of a California licensing or regulatory agency. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2086_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2086
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Requires that, before adopting a change in admissions criteria that affects applicants residing within the local service area (LSA) of a California State University (CSU) campus (including changes to transfer requirements and determinations regarding impaction of majors), the campus affected by the proposed change:
a) Consult, in a public meeting, with the governing boards of school districts and community college districts and with community organizations located within the LSA of the affected campus
b) Hold three public hearings in the LSA of the affected campus to solicit public comments relative to the proposed changes in admissions criteria
c) Provide public notice of the proposed change in admissions criteria, as specified, and at least 10 days before the first public meeting or public hearing; and,
d) Submit the proposed change to the CSU Chancellor for approval, who must report the decision regarding approval, and the reasoning behind the decision, to the CSU Board of Trustees in writing at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Requires a change in the criteria to take effect only after a period at least one year has elapsed following approval by the CSU Chancellor, unless the change is based on resources, in which case it may take effect after six months.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2402_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2402
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Authorizes the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) to consider geographic origin and household income, along with other relevant factors, in undergraduate and graduate admissions. Also authorizes the University of California and the California State University to consider race, gender, ethnicity, and national origin, along with other relevant factors, in undergraduate and graduate admissions, to the maximum extent permitted by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and relevant case law. Requires the CSU trustees, and requests the UC regents, to report, in writing, to the legislature and the governor by November 2012 on the implementation of the bill. Requires these reports to include information on the number of students admitted, disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, geographic origin, and household income, and compared to the prior 2 years of admissions.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2001-2050/ab_2047_bill_20100830_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z64txotp079lt5?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z651jtjl0g7yaz&_ce=1286210350.4f33d59998bb8edecbd5ca5e55e2e7f7
Title: A.B. 2047
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
As an alternative to specified protections for a student granted an academic leave of absence for military service, requires an institution, upon election by the student, to make arrangements to reasonably accommodate and assist the student so that he/she is able to meet any and all coursework requirements that he/she may have missed due to military service. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1075_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1075
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Enacts the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, which, commencing with the 2011–12 academic year, requires a student who receives an associate degree for transfer to be deemed eligible for transfer into a California State University baccalaureate program when the student meets prescribed requirements. Conditions a community college district's receipt of state apportionment funds on its
development and granting of associate degrees for transfer, unless each of the state's community college districts waives reimbursement for specified state-mandated costs of implementing the bill in accordance with a prescribed procedure. Prohibits a community college district from imposing any additional requirements for a student to be eligible for the associate degree for transfer, and prohibits remedial noncollegiate level coursework from being counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. Requires the California State University to guarantee admission with junior status to any community college student who meets the requirements for the associate degree for transfer. Does not guarantee a student admission for specified majors or campuses, but requires the California State University to grant a student priority admission to his/her local California State University campus and to a program or major that is similar to his/her community college major or area of emphasis, as determined by the California State University campus to which the student is admitted. Authorizes the California State University to require a transferring student to take additional coursework at the California State University, provided the student is not required to take any more than 60 additional semester units or 90 quarter units at the California State University for majors requiring 120 semester units or 180 quarter units. (Exempts specified high unit majors from this provision upon agreement by the chancellors of the California State University and the California Community Colleges and their respective academic senates.) Prohibits the California State University from requiring a transferring student to repeat courses that are similar to those taken at the community college that counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. Also requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report to the assembly higher education committee, the senate education committee, and the assembly and senate education finance budget subcommittees in the spring of 2012, with an update on the implementation of these provisions. Also directs the Legislative Analyst's Office to report to the aforementioned committees and subcommittees, within four years of implementation of these provisions, on outcomes related to the program, and make recommendations for statutory changes necessary to facilitate the goal of a clear and transparent transfer process, including whether this article
should be made applicable to students transferring from community colleges to the University of California. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1440_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1440
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Directs the California State University (CSU) and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (CCC) to work together to establish the most effective methods to inform students, college advisers and the general public about the associate degree for transfer and specific details that help students navigate this transfer pathway. Authorizes community college districts to use the methods established by the CSU and the Office of the Chancellor of the CCC to inform community college students of the CSU majors considered to be similar to community college majors or areas of emphasis required to obtain an associate degree for transfer. Requires the final methods to be completed prior to the beginning of the fall term of the 2011–12 academic year and to be included as part of a specified report.
Requests that the University of California (UC):
(1) Continue its examination of articulation of lower division major prerequisites in high-demand transfer majors to design community college transfer degrees that adequately prepare students for entry into a major
(2) Consider offering guaranteed eligibility for admission into a UC campus that accepts a designated community college transfer degree for admission into a designated UC major
(3) Designate a series of community college courses that provide sufficient lower division preparation for a designated UC major and that will be accepted by the University of California.
(4) Provide an interim progress report on its review of the aforementioned transfer pathways to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by June 30, 2011, and to provide a final report to those committees, with specific findings regarding the University of California's implementation of those transfer pathways, by December 31, 2011.
Effective July 1, 2011: Directs the Office of the Chancellor of the CCC to establish a process for the identification of courses that satisfy lower division preparation requirements throughout the CCC system, and to include a description of this process in a report. Establishes legislative intent that community college districts accept credits from other community college districts toward an associate degree for transfer. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2301-2350/ab_2302_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2302
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
To the extent consistent with federal and state privacy laws, authorizes local educational agency (LEA) grantees funded through to the After School Education and Safety Program and grants for 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs to submit the following information to afterschool program operators with which the LEA has a contract:
(a) School attendance data
(b) Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test scores, and scores on individual California Standards Tests
(c) High school exit exam scores
(d) English language development test placement or reclassification scores
(e) California Healthy Kids Survey results in aggregate form.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2151-2200/ab_2178_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2178
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Specifies that for the After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program, the cost of a program site supervisor may be included as direct services, provided that at least 85% of the site supervisor's time is spent at the program site. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_434_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 434
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Primarily from bill summary: Requires, in any fiscal year in which the total state appropriation for that fiscal year under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program exceeds the total state appropriation for the 2008–09 fiscal year after certain funds have been allocated, that the excess amount be allocated for direct grants to community learning centers in accordance with the following schedule: 35% to community learning centers serving high school pupils; 50% to community learning centers serving elementary and middle school pupils; and 15% to summer programs serving elementary and middle school pupils. Requires priority for funds allocated to programs serving elementary and middle school pupils to be given to programs with expiring grants, subject to specified requirements.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_798_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 798
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill analysis: Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to enforce the building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal on all University of California campuses and properties administered or occupied by the University of California. Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to delegate that authority to the person of his/her choice for each university campus or property, who would be known as the Designated Campus Fire Marshal. Requires any Designated Campus Fire Marshal to enforce those regulations and building standards relating to fire and panic safety. Extends the authority to make those written
requests for fire inspections state-owned or state-occupied buildings, and to perform those inspections, to a Designated Campus Fire Marshal. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2001-2050/ab_2021_bill_20100927_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2021
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires all new construction projects submitted to the division of the state architect to include locks that allow doors to classrooms and rooms with an occupancy of 5 or more persons to be locked from the inside. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_211_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 211
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Requires a school district or county office of education, as a condition of receiving approval by the state department of education for a construction project, to provide written confirmation or documentation that each has conferred with the other, and certify that the project includes appropriate facilities, which may include, but are not limited to, the necessary classrooms, toilet rooms, and medical therapy facilities for pupils who are individuals with exceptional needs with due consideration for identifying and planning for the least restrictive environment that supports the education of these pupils or certify that the project site has dedicated acreage of sufficient size and in an appropriate location to support the construction of appropriate facilities, which may include, but are not limited to, classrooms, toilet rooms, and medical therapy facilities in the future by the district or the county office of education, unless the applicant school district or county office of education certifies that the district and the county office of education have conferred and determined that there are no special education facilities needs. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1432_bill_20100823_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z62cx4x6c4tidn?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z62gzd7qv6i961&_ce=1287007150.a54c3e9f2c20eb0e0ab4633413b16fd3
Title: S.B. 1432
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Prohibits the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development from issuing a building permit for any construction absent certification from the appropriate school district that any fee, charge, dedication, or other requirement levied by the governing board of that school district has been complied with. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2001-2050/ab_2048_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2048
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Clarifies which local educational agency is responsible for the provision and payment of special education services for pupils with disabilities in the foster care system that have been detained in a juvenile hall and who are subsequently placed in a residential treatment facility. Provides that a school district into which a pupil is placed in a regularly licensed children's institution, a licensed foster home, or a family home pursuant to a placement under a designated statute is the district of residence. Also specifies that this school district of residence is responsible for providing the pupil with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Provides that the county board of education is responsible for providing special needs pupils detained in juvenile halls with a free appropriate public education. However, if the expanded individualized education program team determines that placement is appropriate, requires the provider of educational services to determine the school district responsible for paying and providing for education placement, pursuant to criteria specified by the bill.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1059_bill_20100823_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dx754ubhqyl/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1286394506.209c38dd7056afc055dbbd8c2df9ecb8
Title: S.B. 1059
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Makes findings and declarations about the importance of a child's education; the negative effects on foster children of their transfers from school to school; the value of delaying a transfer until the end of a term, semester, or academic year; and the absence in California law of provisions encouraging such a delay when a foster child transfers from one school to another. Provides that the best interests of a foster child must include educational stability and the opportunity to be educated in the least restrictive educational setting necessary to achieve academic progress. Provides that the child's health and education summary must also include the number of school transfers the child has experienced and the child's educational progress, as demonstrated by factors including, but not limited to, academic proficiency scores and credits earned toward graduation. Adds to a foster child's bill or rights the right to attend school with minimal disruptions to attendance and educational settings caused by transfers. Provides that the decision of which foster care setting to choose for a child must include selecting a setting that is available in close proximity to the parent's home and the child's school. Encourages the California Department of Education and the department of social services to develop other indicators of educational stability to complement the current indicators of proximity of the home to the school or origin, school attendance area, the number of transfers the child has previously experienced and accommodation of the child's matriculation schedule. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1353_bill_20100812_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1353
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Requires an LEA, at the initial detention or any subsequent change in a foster child's placement, to allow that child to remain in his/her school of origin for the duration of the court's jurisdiction. Provides that an LEA must allow a child in foster care who remains in his/her school of origin, following initial detention or following a change in placement, to attend the secondary schools designated for matriculation in accordance with the established feeder patterns of the school district when that child is transitioning between school grade levels. Stipulates that if jurisdiction of the court has terminated prior to the end of an academic school year, that a child must be allowed to remain in his/her school of origin for the duration of the academic school year. Specifies that these provisions must not be construed to require a school district to provide transportation services to allow a child to attend a school or school district, unless required by federal law. Further specifies that this language should not be construed to prohibit a district from, at its discretion, providing transportation services. Expresses legislative intent that the provisions of this bill must not supersede or exceed other laws governing special education services for eligible foster children. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1933_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1933
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Migrant Education |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
Reduces the number of years a child may be deemed a migrant child from 5 years to 3 years. Deletes provisions (1) requiring priority to be given to programs and activities for migrant children and (2) prohibiting migrant programs from being provided solely for children who have ceased to migrate, and instead specifies that priority for services must be consistent with federal law. Deletes the cap on the number of migratory children that may be served in a region established by the service regional system (the primary method for the delivery of services to migrant children). Requires the annual report on the status of the migrant education program to include an evaluation of the program, a review of annual needs, a year-end assessment, policy recommendations, and the data collected regarding the program. Requires the State Parent Advisory Council to submit the report within 120 days from the conclusion of a training program on preparing the report provided by the state superintendent.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_331_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 331
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
STEM |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Sets forth various legislative findings and declarations relating to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Defines STEM education as courses or a sequence of courses that prepare pupils for occupations and careers that require technically sophisticated skills, including the application of mathematical and scientific skills and concepts. Expresses the legislature's intent that the superintendent of public instruction allocate funds designated for STEM education consistent with the definitions set forth in the bill.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1444_bill_20100830_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw1n1do9tzcg?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861666.6c2e1b6389c4c01ed4f5aa509ba3505a
Title: S.B. 1444
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
STEM |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
Postsec. |
From bill summary: Requires the High-Speed Rail Authority to contract with the Employment Development Department to develop a labor market assessment of the workforce and identify the education and skills
needed for construction, operation and maintenance of the high-speed train system. Requires the department to consult and work cooperatively with the Mineta Transportation Institute at the California State University at San Jose and to consult with other workforce assessment efforts. Requires the authority and the department to form an advisory committee to advise the authority and the department on the availability of skilled labor relative to the high-speed train project and on options for workforce training programs in that regard. Requires the labor market assessment to be submitted to the legislature and incorporated into the authority's biennial revised business plan.
Appropriates $500,000 from the High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Fund to the authority for these purposes. Also makes related legislative findings and declarations.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_964_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dnikb4rtp4c/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1292003817.bde62519d5b4247e86677c0ef880926a
Title: S.B. 964
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires specified entities to comply with the California Public Records Act (i.e., an auxiliary organization created by the governing board of a community college district, the board of governors of the California Community Colleges, entities related to the California State University or University of California), but does not require these entities to disclose information obtained in the process of soliciting potential donors that has actual or potential independent economic value because it is not generally known to the public or because the individuals can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.
Specifies that it is not the intent of the legislature to designate specified organizations as state agencies by subjecting these organizations to the requirements of the act. Exempts from disclosure under the act the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons who volunteer services or donate to specified entities if those persons request anonymity. Provides, however, that this exemption does not apply if a volunteer or donor meets specified conditions. Also provides that it is the intent of the legislature to reject the court's interpretation of state law regarding the application of the act to auxiliary organizations, such as the CSU
Fresno Association, at issue in California State University, Fresno Assn., Inc. v. Superior Court (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 810. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_330_bill_20100819_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dg7ivka5nt3/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1289861156.104b01fe0977404a048fc1f79e224c7a
Title: S.B. 330
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill summary: Provides that any change in salary, compensation or remuneration principally for the purpose of enhancing a member's benefits will not be included in the calculation of a member's final compensation for purposes of determining that member's defined benefit. Generally requires the board of each state and local public retirement system to establish, by regulation, accountability provisions that include an ongoing audit process to ensure that a change in a member's salary, compensation, or remuneration is not made principally for the purpose of enhancing a member's retirement benefits. Revises the definition of "creditable compensation" and limits the calculation of a member's final compensation to an amount not to exceed the average increase in compensation received within the final compensation period and the 2 preceding years by employees in the same or a related group as that member.
Also provides that a person who retires on or after January 1, 2012, may not perform services for any employer covered by a state or local retirement system until that person has been separated from service for a period of at least 180 days. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1425_bill_20100902_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dz43ujjhran/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1287006994.934004271c8aadf3717e37fa644da411
Title: S.B. 1425
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
From bill analysis: Includes in the definition of "supplementary instructional materials" instructional materials that use current relevant technology that further engages interactive learning in the classroom and beyond. Requires a local board, when adopting instructional materials for use in schools, to include relevant technology-based materials, as defined, if the materials are both available and comparable to other, equivalent instructional materials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2694_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2694
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 |
States legislative findings regarding work-based learning. Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in
programs of study involving work-based learning, off school grounds. Authorizes partnership academies, regional occupational programs, and local educational agencies to deliver work-based learning opportunities for pupils that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education programs, and job shadowing experience. Authorizes regional and local business organizations, in conjunction with school districts and community colleges, and any other representatives deemed appropriate, to develop principles and guidelines for the establishment of work-based learning programs.
Provides that for purposes of defining "sufficient textbooks or instructional materials", these may include digital materials, as long as each pupil has the ability to access the digital material at home and, at a minimum, has the same content in class and to take home as all other pupils in the same class or course in the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2211_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2211
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability |
Vetoed 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires that, in the report evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, the department identify the strategies that demonstrate the effectiveness of schools in meeting accountability requirements pursuant to the act. Directs the department, when evaluating the effectiveness of pupil-counselor ratios, to consider its impact on school and district dropout rates, performance on the high school exit exam, the number of pupils graduating with a postsecondary education or career plan, and the Academic Performance Index of schools and districts.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1191_bill_20100810_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://users.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z2wr0q75tip89u
Title: S.B. 1191
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Vetoed 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Existing law provides that persistently lowest-achieving schools include a high school with a graduation rate below 60% in each of the last three years. New provision provides that, until data become available to enable the calculation of this graduation rate, the superintendent and the state board must use the closest possible approximation of that graduation rate, calculated for each of the previous three years,
using existing data.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_2083&sess=CUR&house=B&author=committee_on_education
Governor's veto message: http://users.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z2wr1j9ablt8ii
Title: A.B. 2083
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Makes clear that provisions protecting public school students' right to freedom of speech and of the press are also applicable to charter school students. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_438_bill_20100817_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 438
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Emergency Regulations 08/2010 |
P-12 |
This emergency rulemaking action establishes the process for determining the 1,000 California open enrollment schools from which students may apply to transfer to higher achieving schools within their school district or in another school district. The emergency rules specify the time by which a school district containing one of more of these 1,000 schools must notify parents of their children's rights to apply for a transfer. The emergency rules also specify that pupils enrolled in higher achieving schools as a result of transfers pursuant to these regulations need not reapply for enrollment in order to remain in attendance regardless of whether the pupil's previous school remains on the list of 1,000 open enrollment schools.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 4700, 4701, 4702
Source: Westlaw/StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Permits specified health care professionals acting under the direction of a supervising physician and surgeon to administer immunizations to students through a school immunization program (existing law already allows physicians, surgeons and registered nurses to administer immunizations through such programs). Specifies conditions that must be met for any specified health care professional to administer immunizations. Specifies immunizations that a health care practitioner may be permitted to administer. Expresses legislative intent to encourage school-based immunization programs, when feasible, to use the California Immunization Registry to assist providers to track patient records, reduce missed opportunities, and to help fully immunize all children in the state. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1937_bill_20100827_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1937
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
Vetoed 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Directs the commission on teacher credentialing to convene an advisory panel to consider:
(1) The various roles of teacher leaders in today's public schools (i.e., master teachers, mentors, induction support providers and fieldwork supervisors, instructional leaders, department chairs, curriculum coordinators, peer coaches, literacy or mathematics coordinators, assessment coordinators, and accreditation coordinators.)
(2) The use of teachers as instructional leaders and peer role models to foster innovation needed to effect change in turnaround schools.
(3) How recognition of teacher leaders may promote teacher retention.
(4) Formal preparation and recognition of the leadership roles that teachers assume.
(5) Application of adult learning theories to improve the instruction of teacher peers.
(6) Processes and procedures in other states for recognition of teacher leaders.
(7) The nexus of recognition of teacher leaders with the national board certification process.
(8) How the recognition, including an authorization, credential, recognition of study, special recognition, emphasis or specialization, could be developed while maintaining local flexibility in hiring and staffing needs.
(9) The feasibility of teacher leader career ladders that districts could use to align salary schedules or alternative salary structures.
(10) Current research and practices in teacher leader and mentor programs, including the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System standards for support provider and assessor training, statewide subject matter projects, and the Certificated Staff Mentoring Program.
Requires the commission to consider the findings of the advisory panel and report to the governor and the legislature by January 2012 on recommendations for the recognition of teacher leaders.
Bill text: http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2001-2050/ab_2040_bill_20100806_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://users.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z2h9abfksypux2
Title: A.B. 2040
Source: leginfo.ca.gov |
Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Declares the last week of March each year as a statewide week of advocacy for Latino education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_137_bill_20100817_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 137
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Expresses legislative intent to increase funding for child development centers and preschools in future years, as resources become available, to provide staff of Title V child development centers and
preschools with adequate salaries and benefits, provide adequate resources to support program quality, and keep programs open.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/scr_47_bill_20100811_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 47
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
Postsec. |
Amends 66002, regarding the state Master Plan for Higher Education, to reference "Appreciating Our Past, Ensuring Our Future: A Public Agenda for Public Higher Education in California," the report of the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education. Adds to the act legislative intent that the master plan review committees be used to guide higher education policy. Further adds to the act legislative intent to outline in statute clear, concise statewide goals and outcomes for effective implementation of the master plan, attuned to the public interest of the people and state. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1901_bill_20100827_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1901
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
STEM |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Establishes, until January 1, 2014, the California Task Force on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education for the purpose of promoting the improvement of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology education across the state. Provides the task force consists of members of the legislature and experts appointed by the speaker of the assembly and the senate committee on rules. Provides the duties of the task force are to (1) increase legislative awareness about mathematics, science, engineering, and technology education issues, (2) inform legislators regarding trends in mathematics, science,
engineering, and technology education, and (3) raise awareness among the public regarding the shortage of Californians prepared to contribute to the state's future technology workforce. Directs the task
force to submit an annual report on its work to the legislature. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_88_bill_20100817_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 88
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Student Surveys |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a high school's student government to establish a committee of pupils and teachers to develop a survey by which pupils may provide feedback to teachers to improve communication between pupils and
teachers and improve individual classes and teaching methods. Requires that the survey solicit pupil opinion on different aspects of a class and the effectiveness of the teacher of the class. Provides the survey would be provided annually to teachers who would survey the pupils in the classes they teach. Requires that survey responses be confidential and made known only to the teacher whose class is surveyed. Prohibits administrators and school or district officials from viewing or having access to any completed pupil survey without the express written consent of the teacher to whom the survey relates. Prohibits the surveys from becoming part of a teacher's personnel record, from being included in or used to influence the existing teacher evaluation process, and from being used for collective bargaining purposes.
http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1422_bill_20100825_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1422
Source: leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Existing law requires the commission on teacher credentialing to send on a monthly basis to each private school a list of all teachers who have had their state teaching credential revoked or suspended. New provision instead requires the commission to make available to each private school a listing of all credentialholders who have had final adverse action taken against their credential.
Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2685_bill_20100823_chaptered.pdf
Bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2685_cfa_20100803_103810_sen_floor.html
Title: A.B. 2685
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Extends provision to October 2013 allowing a teacher with a Level 1 credential to provide instruction to pupils with autism. http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2151-2200/ab_2160_bill_20100813_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2160
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 |
Adds that a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides K-12 special education services must, in providing state-adopted, standards-based, core curriculum and instructional materials, also provide technology-based materials as defined in statute. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1742_bill_20100804_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1742
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the Governor to proclaim January 23 of each year as Ed Roberts Day, and encourages public schools and educational institutions to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that date. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1256_bill_20100719_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1256
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Designates February 6 of each year as Ronald Reagan Day, and encourages public schools and educational institutions to conduct exercises remembering the life of Ronald Reagan, recognizing his accomplishments, and familiarizing pupils with the contributions he made to the state. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_944_bill_20100719_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 944
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Amends Section 45125.01. Adds to existing provision allowing a single district or county superintendent to act on behalf of multiple districts to run a background check if a person is an applicant for employment, or is employed on a part-time or substitute basis, in a position not requiring certification qualifications in multiple school districts within a county. New provision extends this provision to include background checks on noncertificated candidates assuming a paid or volunteer position.
Amends Section 49024. Specifies that a parent volunteering in a classroom or on a field trip, or a community member providing noninstructional services, is included in the definition of "nonteaching volunteer aide" (and as such, is not required to obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing). Adds that the requirement to obtain a certificate does not
apply to a candidate who is required by the school district to clear a Department of Justice and FBI criminal background check prior to beginning the paid or volunteer activities.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_346_bill_20100709_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 346
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Access |
Vetoed 07/2010 |
Postsec. |
Adds Section 99155, requiring a test sponsor to accept the Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridad (Consular Matriculation of High Security), issued by the Mexican government within the last five years, as a valid form of identification when admitting a test subject to take a standardized test administered by the sponsor.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2001-2050/ab_2026_bill_20100630_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2001-2050/ab_2026_vt_20100715.html
Title: A.B. 2026
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Vetoed 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Authorizes administrators of an After School Education and Safety Program to provide activities on weekends. Provides costs associated with weekend activities must be paid from a program's maximum grant or supplemental grant awarded. Provides that except for programs funded by the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, participation of pupils in the weekend activities should not be included in the attendance reported to the state department of education for the calculation of either the maximum grant amount or a supplemental grant amount. Authorizes before-school programs to operate on weekends.
Provides that priority for After School Education and Safety Program funding must be given to programs with expiring grants if these programs have met projected pupil outcomes set forth in Section 8484 (i.e., http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=08001-09000&file=8483.3-8484.5.duplicate).
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1876_bill_20100708_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://users.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z0v2ckbj1ppp4e
Title: A.B. 1876
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Encourages school districts to engage in recycling programs and to promote awareness of available state resources that schools may utilize to establish and maintain recycling programs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_128_bill_20100706_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 128
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
From Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing Section 35542 provides that whenever the boundaries of an elementary school district and a high school district become coterminous, the districts are merged into a new unified district. Existing law also authorizes an elementary school district that has boundaries within a high school district to be excluded from an action to unify those districts if the governing board receives approval from the state board of education.
New provision instead authorizes an elementary school district that has boundaries within a high school district to be excluded from an action to unify those districts if the governing board receives approval from the county committee, if specified conditions are met, or from the state board if these conditions are not met. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2081_bill_20100715_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2081
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Standards |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Calls upon the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to develop common core state standards in the core academic disciplines of English-language arts,
mathematics, history-social science, and science. Asks NGA and CCSSO to replicate the process used to develop English-language arts and mathematics common core state standards to now develop common core state standards for social studies and science. Asks the NGA and CCSSO to also examine the viability of developing common standards in other subject areas, including foreign language, visual and performing arts, physical education, and career technical education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ajr_39_bill_20100707_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.J.R. 39
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Amends Section 33353 of the Education Code. Adds legislative intent that the California Interscholastic Federation (a voluntary organization of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools) implement policies to comply with the California Public Records Act, and in doing so, as a third party recipient of pupil and school personnel information, be afforded the same public records disclosure exemptions that are extended to school districts, so as to protect the confidentiality of pupil and school personnel records and information. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_352_bill_20100715_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 352
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Adds Section 44251.2, which provides that a credential, permit, certificate or other document that is lawfully issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing remains in force in accordance with existing laws and regulations, and is exempt from new laws and regulations, unless sections of the education code are specifically amended to the contrary. Revises Section 44260.2 relating to minimum requirements for the preliminary adult education teaching credential, to distinguish between requirements for academic and nonacademic subjects. Revises Section 44260.3, to recast the minimum requirements for the 5-year clear
designated subjects adult education teaching credential. Repeals Section 44260.8, which includes health education in the clear designated subjects teaching credential, and computer technology in the teaching credential for vocational education or adult education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1374_bill_20100706_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1374
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 |
Respectfully memorializes the Congress and the President of the United States to enact one of the bills pending before Congress that would fully fund the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ajr_31_bill_20100628_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.J.R. 31
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Adopted 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Relates to the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program. Adds definitions of "Academic Performance Index Growth" and "Adequate Yearly Progress". Adds language in 10177, "Eligible Applicant" allowing a charter school to appeal any response by the chartering authority's staff directly to the chartering authority's governing board, and clarifying that it is the charter school's responsibility, and not the authority's, to ensure that the good standing and compliance response letter is received by the stated deadline. Clarifies in 10178 that grant funds may not be used toward the same debt or project (purchase/construction/renovation) related to a project designated in a prior grant award. Adds language in 10181 that each application for grant funds must include (1) a description of how an award of grant funds for facilities will be used and (2) verification the charter school is in good standing with its chartering authority and in compliance with the terms of its charter at the time of application submission and without interruption throughout the term of the grant. Requires that this be provided directly from the chartering authority on a form provided by the Authority. Permits charter schools to appeal any response by the chartering authority's staff directly to the chartering authority governing board.
10182: Amends evaluation criteria to allow a charter school grant application to receive additional points if the applicant charter school is within 3 miles of any traditional public school (serving the same grade levels as the applicant charter school) that (1) did not meet all AYP criteria for the most recent year, and the applicant charter school did meet all AYP criteria for the most recent year and/or (2) did not meet its API Growth Target for Both Schoolwide and Subgroups for the most recent year, and the applicant charter school did meet its API Growth Target for Both Schoolwide and Subgroups for the most recent year. Also awards additional preference points to an applicant charter school that did not receive an award under the 2004 State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program (Rounds 1-5).
10188: Adds provision that documentation of continued eligibility requires verification the subgrantee charter school is continuously in good standing with its chartering authority and continuously in compliance with the terms of its charter without interruption throughout the term of the grant. Requires that the Authority rely on information from the chartering authority regarding the school's good standing and compliance with the terms of its charter. Permits charter schools to appeal any response by the chartering authority's staff directly to the chartering authority's governing board, and makes it the charter school's responsibility, and not the Authority's, to ensure that the good standing and compliance response letter is received by the stated deadline.
10190: The Authority reserves the right to conduct site visits to any charter school facility or project receiving a grant pursuant to these provisions.
Title: Title 4 CCR Sec(s) 10175, 10176, 10177, 10178, 10179, 10180, 10181,10182, 10185, 10187, 10188, 10190
Source: www.lexis.com |
School Climate/Culture |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Encourages schools and districts to take proactive and preventative steps to create healthy school environments, including training staff on best maintenance practices, developing and implementing
self-assessments and indoor environmental quality management plans, using less toxic cleaning products, implementing integrated pest management programs, and ensuring adequate ventilation, as recommended by the state air resources board and the state department of public health. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_145_bill_20100430_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 145
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Encourages public education institutions to:
--Designate each campus as a "Discrimination-Free Zone" to provide a safe haven from intolerance or discrimination
--Enact appropriate procedures (such as counseling services and conflict management) that meaningfully address acts of discrimination that occur on campus
--Notify parents and the campus community of existing policies and procedures that encourage tolerance of others
--Use existing resources to identify themselves as "Discrimination-Free Zones" to create a campus climate that welcomes diversity and supports the tolerance of others.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_82_bill_20100421_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 82
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Amends three sections of the audit guide to bring the regulations into conformance with legislation enacted effective July 28, 2009 (Assembly Bill 2 of the 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session (ABX4 2), Chapter 2, Statutes 2009). Legislation, which is applicable to fiscal years 2009-10 through 2012-13, provides that "a school district, county office of education, or charter school may reduce the equivalent of up to five days of instruction or the equivalent number of instructional minutes without incurring the penalties set forth in Sections 41420, 46200, 46200.5, 46201, 46201.5, 46202, and 47612.5".
Title: Title 5 CCR Sections 19824, 19851, 19854
Source: |
Career/Technical Education |
Adopted 02/2010 |
P-12 |
Allows advanced industry certifications to meet one year of the three years of experience required for the Three-Year Preliminary CTE Teaching Credential, as determined by a Commission-approved program. Accepts one year of general education teaching experience toward the three years of experience required for the Three-Year Preliminary CTE Teaching Credential. Creates a teaching authorization for industry experts who may want to teach part-time for only a brief period as their skills are in high demand in the workplace on the recommendation made by the CTE advisory committee and approved by the Commission at the April 2009 Commission Meeting. Reduces the number of hours of full-time work experience required.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sections 80034.1, 80034.2, 80034.3, 80035, 80035.1,80035.5
Source: |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
By January 2011, directs the superintendent and state board, in consultation with the advisory committee established through 52052.5(a), to make recommendations to the legislature and governor on approaches to increase the emphasis on science and math in calculating the Academic Performance Index or any successor measure, and methods to incorporate a work-ready and college-ready measure into the Academic Performance Index, or into other aspects of the state accountability system.
By July 2013, directs the superintendent and state board to make recommendations to the legislature and the governor on establishing a methodology to use individual student assessment results to measure group and individual academic performance growth. Requires these recommendations to address any interactions between the Academic Performance Index and individual test scores, as well as implications for the reauthorization of the state assessment system. Pages 7-8 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 7
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Creates new sections 53300 and ff. of the Education Code, establishing new "Parent Empowerment" section. Provides that for any school not identified as a persistently low-achieving school under new Section 53201 (see enacted S.B. 1E http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf), that is subject to corrective action under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and after one full year continues to fail to make adequate yearly progress (AYP), and has an Academic Performance Index score of less than 800, and in which at least half of parents of students or a combination of at least half of such and of parents of students in a feeder elementary or middle school sign a petition asking the district to implement one or more of the four interventions specified in new Section 53202 (the turnaround model, the restart model, school closure or the transformation model) or the federally mandated alternative governance arrangement identified in NCLB, requires the district to implement the option requested by the parents unless, in a regularly scheduled public meeting, the district makes a finding in writing stating why it cannot implement the specific recommended option and instead designates in writing which of the other
options it will implement in the subsequent school year consistent with federal requirements. Directs the district to notify the state superintendent and state board upon receipt of a petition, and upon its final disposition of that petition. Provides that if the district indicates it will implement a different alternative governance arrangement than requested by the parents, it must notify the state superintendent and the state board that the alternative governance option selected has substantial promise of enabling the school to make AYP. Provides that no more than 75 schools may be subject to such a petition (with schools counted toward this total upon state receipt of its final disposition of the petition). Pages 6-7 of 7: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 4E - Parent Empowerment
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Numbers below relate to Section numbers in Education Code.
60601: Extends repeal date on Chapter 5 of Education Code, "California Assessment of Academic Achievement", to January 2014.
60604.5: Adds new section establishing legislative intent that the reauthorized statewide pupil assessment program include:
(a) A plan for transitioning to a system of high-quality assessments, as defined in the federal Race to the Top guidance and regulations
(b) Alignment with the new college- and career-ready, internationally-benchmarked English language arts and math standards developed by the newly-established Academic Content Standards Commission
(c) Any common assessments aligned with the aforementioned standards
and conforms to the assessment requirements of any reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act or its successor.
60605.7: Adds new section requiring that the state participate in the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
60605.8: Adds new section establishing the Academic Content Standards Commission to develop academic content standards in language arts and mathematics. Specifies that the standards be internationally benchmarked, and be geared toward college- and career-readiness by high school graduation; requires that at least 85% of these standards be the common core academic standards developed by the consortium sponsored by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Requires that these standards be presented to the state board by July 15, 2010, and that the state board accept or reject the standards by August 2, 2010. Directs the superintendent and state board to develop a schedule and implementation plan for integrating the academic content standards adopted pursuant to this section into the state educational system.
60605.9: Adds new section releasing instructional materials aligned with new content standards from requirement that criteria be approved at least 30 months prior to the date that the materials
are to be approved for adoption.
Pages 13-17 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Sections 9, 12, 14, 15, 16
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education, by January 2011, to ensure that the data elements pertaining to success in the 21st century workforce described in the federal America COMPETES Act be collected for career technical education programs operated by a local educational agency. Page 6 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 3
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Open Enrollment Act. Creates new Sections 48350 and ff. of the Education Code, allowing students attending low-achieving schools to attend public schools in districts other than their district of residence. Provides no district may have more than 10% of its schools on the list of transfer-out schools. Provides that charter schools may not be included on a list of transfer-out schools. Establishes application procedures. Allows a school district of residence or transfer district to prohibit a student's transfer or limit the number of students who transfer if the local board determines such transfer would negatively impact the district's desegregation plan or racial/ethnic balance. Bars districts from adopting any other policies that prevent or discourage students from applying to transfer to another district. Specifies that students transferring districts must be enrolled in a school with a higher Academic Performance Index than the school in which the student was previously enrolled and must be selected through a random, unbiased process. Directs the state superintendent to contract for an independent evaluation of the open enrollment program. Directs the superintendent to provide a final evaluation report to the
Legislature, Governor, and state board on or before October 1, 2014. Pages 1-6 of 7: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 4E - Open Enrollment
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Adds Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 53100) to the Education Code. Numbers below relate to new section numbers.
53100: For purposes of implementing the federal Race to the Top program, (1) authorizes the state superintendent and president of the state board to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a local education agency (LEA), and (2) directs participating LEAs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state superintendent and president of the state board.
53101: Directs the governor, state superintendent and state board to develop one or multiple plans to submit as part of a Race to the Top application. Requires that the plan address how the Race to the Top program funds and any other applicable federal funds will be used to provide resources to the low-achieving and persistently lowest-achieving schools as defined in statute, and provides that these resources may include professional development, technical assistance, and partnering with schools that have successfully transitioned from low- to higher-performing status. Provides legislative intent that funding for LEAs be the highest priority in the allocation of Race to the Top program funds.
53102: By January 2011, directs the state superintendent to contract for an independent evaluation of the implementation and impact of the state plan submitted in application for a federal Race to the Top Fund grant award. Requires that the legislative, governor and state board be provided an interim report by June 2012, and a final report by June 2014.
53201: Defines "low-achieving school" as any Title I school in improvement, corrective action or restructuring. Defines "persistently lowest-achieving school" as meeting any of a number of criteria. Some of these criteria include: the lowest 5% of low-achieving schools as measured by proficiency on NCLB assessments in reading/language arts and math; any secondary school eligible for but not receiving Title I funds that is in the lowest 5% as measured by proficiency on NCLB assessments in reading/language arts and math; and any of either such school (or any high school in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring) that has had a graduation rate below 60% in each of the previous three years.
53201.5: Requires the state superintendent to notify a local governing board, or governing body of a charter school, if any school in its jurisdiction has been identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school.
53202: Provides that for purposes of implementing the federal Race to the Top program, a local board must implement for any persistently lowest-achieving school the turnaround model, the restart model, school closure, or the transformation model (as described in Appendix C of the Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, Selection Criteria for the Race to the Top program published in Volume 74 of Number 221 of the Federal Register on November 18, 2009). Provides an exception. Establishes a hearing process for any school subject to an intervention prior to selection of an intervention. Establishes parameters to allow a school implementing the turnaround or transformation model to participate in a school-to-school partnership program by working with a mentor school that has successfully transitioned from a low-achieving school to a higher-achieving school. (Higher-achieving school must either have exited Program Improvement under NCLB, or increased (in statewide Academic Performance Index rankings) by two or more deciles over the last five years, using the most recent data available.) Requires the principal and, at the principal's discretion, the staff of a mentor school to provide guidance to a persistently lowest-achieving school to develop a reform plan, and provide guidance on how the mentor school transformed the culture of the school from low-achieving to higher-achieving and how that transformation could be replicated at the school implementing a turnaround or transformation model. To the extent such funds are available, requires the mentor school to receive federal funds for serving as a mentor school; as a condition of receipt of funds, requires the mentor school's principal (and staff, at the principal's discretion), to meet regularly with the assigned persistently lowest-achieving school for at least three years.
53203: Directs regional consortia to provide technical assistance and support to LEAs with one or more persistently lowest-achieving schools in implementing any interventions for persistently lowest-achieving schools. Identifies 11 areas that such technical assistance may address, including:
(1) Identifying staff recruitment and retention strategies
(2) Identifying strategies to provide increased instructional time
(3) Implementing professional development activities identified in the state's Race to the Top proposal
(4) Developing a new governance structure, which may include establishment of a turnaround office in the LEA or the department, that a school implementing the turnaround model
will report to
(5) Developing social-emotional and community-oriented services (including parental involvement strategies)
(6) Identifying, reviewing, and recommending quality charter school operators, charter management organizations, or education management organizations that can operate a persistently lowest-achieving school
(7) Identifying higher-achieving schools in the district, including charter schools, to relocate pupils attending a school that is scheduled for closure
(8) Developing a rigorous, transparent and equitable teacher and principal evaluation system that includes student growth data and other factors such as multiple observation-based assessments that all schools implementing the turnaround or transformation model may use
(9) Identifying strategies to identify and reward school leaders, teachers, and other staff who, in implementing the transformation model, have increased pupil achievement and high school graduation rates and have identified and removed those, who, after ample opportunities, have been provided for them to improve their professional practice, have not done so
(10) Identifying and approving mentor schools
(11) Consistent with the collective bargaining agreement, assisting an LEA in:
(a) meeting federal guidelines that encourage the state to ensure that persistently lowest-achieving schools are not required to accept a teacher without mutual consent of the teacher and principal, regardless of the teacher's seniority.
(b) Implementing schoolsite-based teacher hiring decisions
(c) Giving persistently lowest-achieving schools first priority in selecting from the qualified district applicant pool, among those teachers who have specifically applied to work at the school.
Pages 8-13 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 8
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Establishes legislative intent regarding California's efforts in the federal Race to the Top competition. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 1
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the department of education, the University of California, the California State University, the chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the commission on teacher credentialing, the employment development department, and the California School Information Services to enter into agreements in order to facilitate the implementation of a longitudinal education data system. Page 6 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 4
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Sections below refer to sections of bill. Text below largely from Legislative Counsel's Digest:
Section 1: Amends Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, relating to the release of personal information. Requires the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS) to enter into a written agreement with the institutional review board to provide the required data security approvals for the release of data to researchers.
Section 2: Existing law directs the department to establish a process for but does not require districts to issue unique pupil identifiers to students in preschool programs. New provision *requires* center-based child care and development programs to maintain unique pupil identifiers. By January 2011, requires the department to establish a process for districts to issue, maintain, and report information using the unique statewide pupil identifiers for students in state- and federally-funded center-based child care and development programs under the department's purview. Establishes legislative intent that by January 2011, the department ensure that the preschool data elements described in the America COMPETES Act be collected for all district-operated preschool programs. Specifies that, except to the extent required by federal law, center-based child care and development programs are not required to implement unique pupil identifiers until an appropriation is provided.
Sections 4 and 5: Beginning July 2010, authorizes the department, to the extent permissible under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and state law, to conduct pupil data management on behalf of local educational agencies (LEAs). States legislative intent to accomplish specified objectives, including complying with all applicable federal laws, including FERPA, the California Constitution, and all applicable state laws, in order to protect pupil rights and privacy. Authorizes LEAs to access specified data via the state data system, and, to the extent permissible under federal and state law, to share specified data via the state data system. Requires the department to establish an education data team to act as an institutional review board to review and respond to all requests for pupil data. Requires the department, to the extent feasible, to redirect department personnel for the purposes of the education data team rather than establishing new positions. Makes the department responsible for data management decisions for data under its jurisdiction and makes the department and an LEA jointly liable for any data management decisions in which the department and the LEA participate jointly. Requires the department to develop appropriate
policies and procedures for the education data team by July 2010. Authorizes the department to assess a fee on research applicants to cover prescribed costs. Requires the department to perform the duties specified in these provisions with its existing resources. Makes these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2013, and repeals them on January 1, 2014.
Section 6: Establishes legislative intent to create a P-20 statewide longitudinal data system to inform education policy and improve instruction. Establishes intent to require the department of education, commission on teacher credentialing, California Commmunity Colleges, University of California and California State University and any other state agency to require the disclosure of personally identifiable pupil records to this P-20 system, as permissible under state and federal law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_2_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 2E
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Adds Section 10601.6 to the education code. Permits districts to use data in the California Education Information System and/or any other data system to evaluate teachers and administrators and to make employment decisions, but only if these decisions comply with Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 3540) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Pages 5-6 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 2
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education to charge reasonable fees to researchers applying for access to individually identifiable data, in order to cover costs of responding to time-intensive requests. Requires fees to equal the costs incurred by the department in responding to the applicant's request. Bars fees from being charged to any state agency, except when related to the release of data for research purposes to the University of California, the California State University, or the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Page 7 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 6
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Adds that further purposes of state longitudinal data system are (1) to allow the state to publicly report data, as specified by the federal America COMPETES Act and as required by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and (2) to ensure that any data access provided to researchers, as required by the federal Race to the Top regulations and guidelines is provided, only to the extent that the data access is in compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
Existing law requires the department of education to submit an expenditure plan to the department of finance detailing any administrative costs to the department and costs to any local educational agency, if
applicable, of retaining data elements required for compliance with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. New provision requires the appropriate postsecondary agencies also to submit such an expenditure plan. Adds provision that, to enable the department and two- and four-year public institutions in the state to meet federal ARRA requirements, these entities must be authorized to obtain quarterly wage data, effective July 2010, on students who have attended their respective systems, to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of those students, to conduct the annual analysis of district-level and individual district or postsecondary education system performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the legislature and the governor. Pages 24-27 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 21
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Permits unemployment and disability compensation information to be used to allow the state department of education and the 2- and 4-year public postsecondary systems, pursuant to the requirements prescribed
by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to obtain quarterly wage data on students to assess the impact of education on the employment and earnings of those students, to conduct the annual analysis of district-level and individual district or postsecondary education system performance in achieving priority educational outcomes, and to submit the required reports to the legislature and the governor. Requires that the information be provided to the extent permitted by federal statutes and regulations.
Page 31 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 22
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Career Technical Education Educator Credentialing Program to provide alternative routes to teacher licensure, in accordance with federal Race to the Top Fund guidelines. Directs the commission on teacher credentialing, by June 2010, to develop a process to authorize additional high-quality alternative preparation programs provided by districts, county offices of education, community-based organizations and nongovernmental organizations. Authorizes participating organizations to offer preparation programs for any science, math, and career technical education credential type issued by the commission if the organization meets authorization requirements set by the commission. Pages 6-7 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Section 5
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 11/2009 |
Postsec. |
Requires the successor agency to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education to transmit school performance data from schools under its jurisdiction to the Postsecondary Education Commission (but only if A.B. 48 of the 2009–10 regular session is enacted and becomes effective on or before January 1, 2010, and A.B. 48 creates a successor agency to the former Bureau for Private
Postsecondary and Vocational Education). Provides, relative to federal Stimulus Act workforce development program funds, that a local workforce investment board may work directly with institutions of higher education and other state- or federally-approved training providers, including private postsecondary institutions participating in certain federal student financial aid programs, to quickly design education and training to fill the needs of job seekers and employers. Provides that, for purposes of the California Workforce Investment Act and any laws governing workforce development programs provided for under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that entrance into a registered apprenticeship program is to be considered placement into a job. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_599_bill_20091102_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 599
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Adopted 11/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 as it relates to the Charter and Critically Overcrowded School (COS) Facilities programs. Prevents preliminary apportionments from expiring, thereby preserving the ability for school districts and charter schools to convert to final apportionments in the future.
Title: Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.121, 1859.148.2, 1859.164.2,1859.166.2, 1859.197
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 11/2009 |
Postsec. |
Under existing law, Cal Grants are need-based awards granted by the Student Aid Commission. New provision requires the Student Aid Commission to adopt regulations establishing a pilot program for an alternative Cal Grant delivery system under which a qualifying institution, if it elects to participate and meets specified requirements, would be authorized to voluntarily administer award grants under the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Programs and the Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program. Provides that institutions participating in the pilot alternative delivery system are to function as a one-stop shop for student financial aid by providing assistance to all students, parents and high school counselors seeking information about Cal Grant awards and other financial aid, including information about the availability of, requirements for and amount of Cal Grant awards available at other institutions in all segments of postsecondary education. Provides that eligible institutions are to be selected from among their respective campuses by the regents of the University of California, the board of trustees of the California State University and the board of governors of the California Community Colleges. Appropriates $4.3 million to the commission for the 2009-10 fiscal year. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_187_bill_20091105_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 187
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with an independent evaluator by April 2010 for evaluation of the Standardized Testing and Reporting Program. Enumerates elements the evaluation must include, and the findings that the evaluator's report must contain. Directs superintendent to provide the evaluation to the legislature, the governor and the state board by November 2010 so as to provide the legislature with adequate information to consider reauthorization of the STAR Program. Requires the advisory committee established to advise the superintendent and state board on the Academic Performance Index and Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools and High Achieving/Improving Schools programs to advise the superintendent on the independent evaluation by providing recommendations on specified areas, and reviewing any reports submitted by the independent evaluator. Specifies that NCLB funds are to be used to cover the costs of contracting for this evaluation. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_476_bill_20090916_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_476_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 476
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the department to ensure that a California Standards Test that is augmented for the purpose of determining readiness for college-level coursework inform a pupil in grade 11 that he or she may request that results from that assessment be released to a postsecondary educational institution. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_511_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 511
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to produce a consequences of dropping out notice to inform pupils of the consequences of dropping out of school prior to reaching 18 years of age or completing the requirements for high school graduation. Requires the superintendent to make the notice available to school districts by posting it on the department Web site. bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_374_bill_20090909_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_374_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 374
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requires, among other things, the report contain specified information on: one-year dropout rates for grades 7-12, four-year cohort dropout rates for grades 9-12, two- or three-year cohort dropout rates, as appropriate, for middle schools, graduation rates, grade 9 to 10 pupil promotion rates, the percentage of students in each grade 9-12 who are on track to earn sufficient credits to graduate, the average number of nonpromotional school moves that pupils make between grades 6-12, "full-year" dropout rates for alternative schools, including dropout recovery high schools, and California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) passage rates, and completion of A-G and CTE courses by high school graduates and dropouts. Requires that the report include data from the most recent year and, at a minimum, the two prior years. Requires the contents of the report to be available on the department of education Web site. Removes a requirement that local educational agencies receive a specified allocation in order for the Academic Performance Index (API) for a school or school district to include, beginning July 2011, test scores and other accountability data from pupils who were referred to alternative education programs, and include school and district dropout rates for pupils who drop out of school in grade 8 or 9.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_651_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 651
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires a noncertified candidate, prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to supervise, direct, or coach a pupil activity program sponsored by, or affiliated with, a school district, to obtain a specified clearance certificate from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing upon verification that the candidate meets specified requirements. Provides that the certificate is issued initially for five years, and may be renewed. Requires the commission to submit certain information to the obtain state and federal criminal background information prior to the issuance of a certificate. Authorizes a fee for the certificate. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1025_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1025
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue the authorization to provide services to limited-English-proficient pupils to an applicant who possesses a valid teaching credential and who holds certain certificates issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Authorizes school district interim credential holders to teach K-8 classes in self-contained programs or in self-contained bilingual classes if they have passed the subject matter examination approved by the commission. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_239_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 239
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Bilingual/ESL |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes parents or guardians of English learners to bring an oral language interpreter to all conferences, meetings or proceedings held at a district building or schoolsite or sponsored by the district or school, except when prohibited by state or federal law. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1510_bill_20090825_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1510_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 1510
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Bilingual/ESL |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to the advisory committee on the creation of the Academic Performance Index and the implementation of the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program and High Achieving/Improving Schools Program. By July 2010, directs the advisory committee to make recommendations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding the inclusion of the results of the English language development test or series of tests developed or acquired pursuant to Section 60810 and the feasibility of including English learner proficiency as part of the Academic Performance Index. Requires the inclusion of those test results and English language proficiency levels and growth of those levels in the Index. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1435_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1435_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 1435
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Partially from Legislative Counsel's Digest:
States legislative intent relating to the role of school counselors and counseling programs. Authorizes the academic counseling component of educational counseling to include an individualized review of pupil's academic and deportment records and career goals, and the opportunity for a counselor to meet with each pupil and his or her parents or legal guardian to explain the academic progress needed to complete middle or high school, and pass the high school exit examination, and be eligible for admission to a 4-year institution of postsecondary education and the availability of career technical education, among other things. Authorizes the career and vocational counseling component of educational counseling to include identifying personal interests, skills, and abilities, career planning, course selection, and career transition, and assisting pupils to understand the changing work environment, the effect of work on lifestyle, the relationship between academic achievement and career success, the importance of maximizing career options, the value of participating in career technical education and work-based learning activities and programs, and the need to develop essential employable skills and work habits, among other things. Requires ongoing professional development related to career and vocational counseling to include strategies for pupils pursuing postsecondary education, career technical education, multiple pathways, college, and global career opportunities. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_272_bill_20090825_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_272_vt_20091011.html
Title: S.B. 272
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires the trustees of the California State University to develop and implement a procedure for allowing a student to satisfy the completion of a general elective course requirement for the purposes of admission to the university by completing a high school career technical education course that meets specified academic standards. Requires all high school career technical education courses that meet model curriculum standards established by the superintendent to be recognized by the university as satisfying the completion of a general elective course requirement for purposes of admission, if, by January 2014,
the university has not developed that procedure. Requires the Trustees to adopt related requirements based on the recommendations and judgment of the University's academic senate. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_147_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 147
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
From Legislative Counsel's Digest:
Amends existing law which requires that, prior to receiving funding, title to property used for a charter school facilities project shall be held by the school district in which the facility is to be physically located, in trust, for the benefit of the state public school system. Authorizes a local governmental entity or a charter school to hold title to charter school project facilities. Requires applicants, prior to the release of funds for site acquisition or new construction final apportionments, to provide documentary evidence that the school district in which the facility is to be physically located, a local governmental entity, or the charter school holds title to the project facilities, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes a charter school to request a school district to transfer title to project facilities to an entity authorized by the bill if the district entered into an agreement, prior to January 1, 2010, to hold title to the project facilities. Authorizes a school district that receives such a request to transfer the title to the entity designated in the request pursuant to terms
and conditions mutually agreed upon by the district and the charter school. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_592_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 592
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Provides that modified funding calculations do not apply to charter schools that convert to charter schools on or after a specified date. Provides for such charter schools to receive general-purpose funding. Declares that these provisions do not preclude a charter school or unified school district from agreeing to an alternative funding formula. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_191_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 191
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Repeals provision that provides that charter schools are eligible for a transportation allowance to cover the costs of purchasing or renting vehicles, contracting and paying for the transportation of pupils to and from school by a common carrier or a municipally owned transit system, or contracting with and paying responsible private parties for the transportation. Page 4 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_509_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 509 - Charter School Transportation
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires any communication made by a school district of choice to parents or guardians to be factually accurate and not target individual parents or residential neighborhoods on the basis of personal characteristics of pupils. Requires a district of choice to ensure that the auditor who conducts the district's annual financial audit reviews compliance with the requirements for a random, unbiased selection process
and appropriate communications, and requires the district to notify the auditor regarding this compliance review prior to the commencement of the annual audit. Prohibits a school district of choice from rejecting
the transfer of a special needs pupil, including an individual with exceptional needs or an English learner. Eliminates limitations on the ability of a district of choice to accept children of military personnel.
Sets conditions on the ability of a school district of residence to limit the number of students who transfer out each year. Specifies that the accounting of all requests made for alternative attendance by school districts of choice include specified categories to the required accounting of requests for transfers. Existing legislation requires this information to be reported to the superintendent of public instruction; new legislation would also require that this information be reported to the department of finance. Requires the department of finance to make the information available upon request to the legislative analyst. Requires the
legislative analyst annually to make specified information regarding interdistrict transfers available to the governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature. Deletes provision that prohibits a district's local board from electing to become a district of choice after August 24, 2007.
Directs the legislative analyst to conduct, after consulting with appropriate legislative staff, a comprehensive evaluation of the interdistrict transfer program, make recommendations regarding the extension of the program, incorporate in that evaluation the data annually made available by the department of finance, and complete and submit the evaluation and the recommendations to the appropriate education policy
committees of the legislature and the governor by November 2014. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_680_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 680
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentials to issue an American Indian Languages eminence credential to a candidate who has demonstrated fluency in that language. Authorizes the holder of an American Indian languages credential to teach the language in public schools and in adult education courses. Makes such credential holder eligible for a professional clear teaching credential. Encourages each federally recognized American Indian tribe to develop related written and oral assessments for credential applicants. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_544_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 544
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes the state workforce investment board to accept any revenues, moneys, grants, goods or services from federal and state entities and other sources, to be used for purposes relating to the administration and implementation of the Green Collar Jobs Council's strategic initiative to train and develop a skilled green economy workforce. Requires revenues to be deposited into the Green Collar Jobs Account. Requires the revenue to be expended for administration and the purpose of implementing the initiative and awarding grants. Requires the Green Collar Jobs Council to consult with appropriate state and local agencies to identify opportunities to coordinate the award of grant and green workforce training funds received by the state under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any other funding sources. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1394_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1394_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1394
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Requires the state workforce investment board to establish a Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative to ensure green collar career placement and advancement opportunities within the renewable energy generation, manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance and operation sectors and provide guidance to local workforce investment boards on assessment, training and placement programs that reflect local economies. Requires the state workforce investment board, in developing the initiative, to assist the local workforce investment boards in collecting and analyzing specified labor market data, in order to assess accurate local or regional industry cluster workforce development and training needs. Requires the state workforce investment board to submit to the legislature, by January 1, 2012, a report on the implementation of the initiative. Relates to initiative funding sources. Revises local board investment plan requirements. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_3_bill_20090916_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_3_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 3
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Declares legislative intent that other intensive services, such as out-of-area job search assistance, literacy activities related to workforce readiness, relocation assistance, internships and work experience programs
also be provided at the comprehensive one-stop career centers in each local workforce investment area to individuals who have met specified requirements, based on an assessment or individual employment plan. Prescribes eligibility criteria for recipients of financial assistance in the form of needs-related payments, and requires the one-stop career centers, given sufficient resources, to take various actions with respect to the coordination and delivery of supportive services to individuals who are enrolled in job training programs. Also requires local workforce investment boards to develop a policy on supportive services. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_410_bill_20090915_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_410_vt_20091012.html
Title: S.B. 410
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Equity |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Requires school districts, the president or chief executive officer of a community college campus, the president of a California State University campus, and requests the chancellor of each University of California campus, to place on their respective Web sites a list of pupil rights based on federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities under Title IX. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_248_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_248_vt_20091011.html
Title: S.B. 248
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Equity |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the state department of education to include, as part of its review of an application for new construction plan approval, a determination of whether a project that includes athletics-related facilities provides the opportunity for gender equitable access to such facilities or provides equity in the size and quality of areas to be used exclusively by either boys or girls, including locker rooms, playing and practice facilities, or medical and training service areas. Authorizes the department to convene a working group to develop guidelines and procedures for the implementation of this review process. Authorizes the department to submit a report, including the guidelines and procedures developed for implementing the bill, and any additional pertinent recommendations, to the chairpersons of the assembly and senate education committtes by December 31, 2010. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_685_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_685_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 685
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Conditions the reduction of the revenue limit or general purpose entitlement for school districts upon certification by the superintendent of public instruction that an equivalent amount of additional federal or state funds that may be used by a district or chartering authority for revenue limit or general purposes uses have been made available to the district or authority. Requires a report on the amount of reductions that will not be eligible for restoration using federal funding. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_84_bill_20090915_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_84_vt_20091011.html
Title: S.B. 84
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires, for the 2009-10 fiscal year, recalculation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the prior year average daily attendance for each regional occupational center or program pursuant to a prescribed statute to apply a percentage reduction equal to the percentage applied for center or program growth in the Budget Act of 2008. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_673_bill_20090827_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_673_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 673
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
From Legislative Counsel's Digest:
Existing law provides a revenue limit adjustment for a school district or county office of education that offers a minimum beginning teacher salary. This bill would recast and revise these provisions to generally delete their application to school districts as of July 1, 2010. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_851_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 851 - Revenue Limit Adjustment
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes school districts to create an education finance district that may impose a qualified special tax that applies uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the school district or education finance district pursuant to specified procedures. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_267_bill_20090916_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_267_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 267
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Deletes a reference to school districts in provisions specifying the organizations that may conduct bingo games. Authorizes charitable organizations affiliated with a school district to conduct bingo games. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_126_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 126
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection and to make copies available upon request and payment of a fee unless those records are exempt from disclosure. The act defines the terms "local agency" and "state agency" for purposes of the act.
Revises the definition of "local agency" under the the Public Records Act to include specified auxiliary organizations established for the purpose of providing support services and specialized programs for the general benefit of a community college. Revises the definition of "state agency" to include auxiliary organizations related to the University of California and California State University systems and other specified entities. Exempts from disclosure the names of individuals who donate to those entities if those individuals request anonymity. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_218_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_218_vt_20091011.html
Title: S.B. 218
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Governance--School Boards |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the governing board of a school district to appoint a pupil member or members within 30 days of receiving a petition from students to do so, or at its next regularly scheduled meetings if no meeting is held within 30 days of receipt of said petition. Authorizes a local board to adopt a resolution authorizing a pupil advisory board to assist the pupil member or members in executing duties relating to serving on the board. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1007_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1007_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1007
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the state board of education and the state allocation board to provide for live video and audio transmission of all meetings and hearings that are open to the public through a technology that is accessible to as large a segment of the public as possible. Provides technologies to be used would include cable, satellite, over-the-air, or any other type of transmission accessible through a television, and Webcast. Requires the boards to make sure transmission is accessed through the K-12 High-Speed Network. Directs the boards to consult with the state chief information officer for purposes of implementing these provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_312_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 312
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the department of public health to develop information about meningococcal disease, including information pertaining to children between the ages of 11-18, by April 2010. Authorizes the state Department of Education to add this information to any health education material sent home to parents of students who are at least 11 years of age. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_249_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 249
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health--Child Abuse |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Creates new Section 32297. Provides that immigration agents shall not interfere with the education of pupils. Specifies that this policy not impede or restrict any lawful authority of immigration agents. Prohibits school officials and employees from collecting information or documents or inquiring about the immigration status of pupils or their family. Encourages the schools comply with procedures relating to procuring care for pupils if a school employee is aware that a pupil's parent is unable to care for the pupil, and to provide counseling services for pupils affected by enforcement activities at the pupil's home, in a pupil's community, or at a parent's place of employment. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_132_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_132_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 132
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Includes 5- and 6-year graduation rates in the indicators reported to the department for purposes of calculating a school's Academic Performance Index (API). Specifies a formula to calculate these rates, and provides that schools receive partial credit in their API scores for graduating pupils in 5 and 6 years, except that schools would be granted full credit for graduating in 5 or 6 years a pupil with disabilities who graduates in accordance with his or her individualized education program. Starting page 19: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_509_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 509 - Five- and Six-Year Graduation Rates
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the governing board of a school district to offer credit for hours of community service provided by a pupil outside of school hours for a maximum of two semesters. Requires such district to establish and maintain a list of suitable community service organizations from which a pupil would be required to choose to complete the hours. Requires the district to require a report or other academic assignments by the pupil to verify service. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_520_bill_20090908_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_520_vt_20091012.html
Title: S.B. 520
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Minority/Diversity Issues |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Enacts the State School Racial Equality Designation Act. Expresses legislative findings and declarations relating to the collection of data on the race or ethnicity of persons who identify themselves as members of more than one race. Requires any agency, board or commission that directly, or by contract, collects demographic data on the race or ethnicity of pupils in any elementary or secondary school to provide instructions for reporting racial information that specify that multiracial pupils may select 2 or more racial categories.
Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1281_bill_20090908_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1281_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1281
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Provides legislative findings and declarations on nutrition and health in children's early years. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to establish a minimum 12-month pilot program in which selected child care centers and day care homes participating in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program must implement certain nutrition and physical activity standards in exchange for a higher state meal reimbursement. Requires the department of education to design and implement the program. Requires the department to contract with an independent agency within a year of the conclusion of the program to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the pilot program, and for the evaluation results to be sent to senate and assembly education committees. Identifies components that must be included in the evaluation.
Provides that this program will only be implemented if the superintendent determines that non-General Fund funding sources, including, but not limited to, federal funding or grant sources, are available to
implement it. Establishes January 2015 repeal date. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_627_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_627_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 627
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the Regents of the University of California, to work with their respective colleges and universities to confer an honorary degree upon each person, living or deceased, who was forced to leave his or her studies as a result of the federal Executive Order 9066 which caused the incarceration of individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_37_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 37
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec. |
Relates to State Whistleblower Protection Law law which authorizes a University of California employee or applicant for employment to recover damages caused by acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats or coercion only if the university failed to reach a decision regarding a complaint filed with a specified officer by the injured party within established time limits. Authorizes an available action for damages if the university reached a decision regarding the complaint filed with the officer. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_219_bill_20090825_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_219_vt_20091011.html
Title: S.B. 219
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec. |
Authorizes each ex officio trustee of the California State University, except the chancellor, to designate a person to attend a meeting or meetings of the trustees at the California State University in his or her absence. Prohibits an ex officio trustee from designating more than one person to attend meetings of the trustees in any calendar year. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_690_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_690_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 690
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Postsec. |
Requires that publishers of textbooks offered for sale at a public or a private postsecondary institution of education make the textbooks available, in whole or in part, to the extent practicable, in an electronic format by January 2020. Requires that electronic versions of textbooks include the same content as the printed versions and would allow the electronic versions to be copy-protected. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_48_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 48
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Postsec. |
Relates to existing law which requires publishers and manufacturers of printed instructional material for use at public postsecondary educational institutions to provide the material in an electronic format for use by a disabled student. Requires publishers to provide a captioned format of instructional materials or an electronic format of those materials and a license to create a captioned format. Authorizes a postsecondary education institution to create a captioned format if a license is provided. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_386_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 386
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Authorizes a community college district to charge the additional fee to any nonresident student by deleting a condition that a nonresident be a citizen and resident of a foreign country. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_947_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 947
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Postsec. |
Allows an exception to the uniform residency requirements for a student 19 years of age or under at the time of enrollment in postsecondary education, who resides in the state and is a dependent or ward of the state through the child welfare system, or was served by the system and is no longer being served either due to emancipation or aging out of the system. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_669_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 669
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Postsec. |
Requires the department of general services to negotiate and establish a model contract with standard contract provisions with both the regents of the University of California (UC) and the trustees of the California State University (CSU) by July 2010. Requires the trustees, and urges the regents to negotiate and establish with the department of general services the model contract applicable to their university by July 1, 2010.
Defines "contract" to mean a research, training or service agreement between the state and the UC or CSU, or a grant from the state to the UC or CSU for research, training or service. Requires that, to the extent feasible, these standard contract provisions include, but are not necessarily limited to, provisions relating to specified legal issues. Requires that the standard provisions in a model contract agreed upon be used in contracts entered into between the UC or CSU and the state, unless both contracting parties mutually determine that a specific standard contract provision is inappropriate or inadequate for a specific contract. Authorizes the department of general services to use the services of any state agency, defined to include every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board and commission, in implementing the bill. Makes the universities responsible for the department's costs related to this legislation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_20_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 20
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to either deny enrollment, permit enrollment or permit conditional enrollment to any individual who has been expelled from a community college within the preceding 10 years for certain offenses, or who is undergoing expulsion procedures, if the person continues to pose a risk to others. Authorizes the board to hold a hearing before making the determination as to whether the person continues to pose a risk. Allows a district to request information from another district in determining whether the applicant continues to pose a danger to the physical safety of others. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1400_bill_20090909_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1400_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1400
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Requests community college campuses, and requires California State University and University of California campuses that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation, and next give priority to current and former foster youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year and housing for which they are eligible. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1393_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1393
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Specifies that priority registration provisions of the University of California, California State University and community college districts apply to any member or former member of the Armed Forces who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Military Reserve, but not to those who have received either a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge. Defines Armed Forces of the United States for these purposes. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_361_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 361
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to existing law expressing legislative intent to encourage the California State University (CSU) to establish partnerships with community colleges to facilitate the education of students in bachelor of science in nursing or entry-level master's nursing programs. Requires the chancellor of the California State University to implement articulated nursing degree transfer pathways between the California Community Colleges and CSU before the 2012–13 academic year. Requires the articulated nursing degree transfer pathways to meet prescribed requirements. Authorizes the Chancellor of the California State University and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to appoint representatives from their respective institutions to work collaboratively to provide advice and assistance relating to prescribed topics concerning the articulated nursing degree transfer pathways. Requires the Legislative Analyst's Office, by March 15, 2011, to prepare and submit to the legislature and governor a report on the status of plans to implement the articulated nursing degree transfer pathways. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1295_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1295
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Provides that the Governor proclaims May 22 of each year as Harvey Milk Day and would designate that date as having special significance in public schools and educational institutions and would encourage those entities to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that date. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_572_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 572
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Extends the authority to operate one or more schools on a 4-day week and apply those minimum annual instructional time requirements and other specified requirements, to the Alpaugh Unified School District, beginning in the 2010-11 fiscal year. Provides that if a school operating on a 4-day school week fails to achieve its Academic Performance Index growth target for two consecutive years, the authority to operate a 4-day week would be permanently revoked commencing with the beginning of the following school year. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_691_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 691
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Makes it a misdemeanor or felony to bring or possess razors with unguarded blades or box cutters upon school grounds of any public or private school providing instruction in grades K-12. Provides an exception for those providing instruction in such schools. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_870_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 870
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Prohibits, as an infraction, the possession of an alcoholic beverage container, or consumption of an alcoholic beverage, on a public street, alley or sidewalk within 600 feet of the property line of a public or private school. Provides exceptions. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_888_bill_20090909_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_888_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 888
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires a school principal or the principal's designee to report any act involving either the possession, sale, or furnishment of a firearm, or the possession of an explosive committed by a pupil or nonpupil on a schoolsite to the city police or county sheriff with jurisdiction over the school and the school security department or the school police department. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1390_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1390
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Authorizes a chief administrative officer of a private postsecondary educational institution, or a person designated to maintain order on the school campus or facility, whose student has suffered a credible threat of violence made off the school campus or facility which can reasonably be construed to be carried out at a campus or facility, to seek a temporary restraining order and an injunction, on behalf of the student and other students. Provides a misdemeanor for violating an order. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_188_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 188
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to the crime of loitering, after being asked to leave, near any school or public place at which children attend or normally congregate. Provides enhanced penalties for this crime if the person is required to register with the chief of police of sheriff for committing any of specified criminal street gang offenses. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_492_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 492
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Revises and clarifies the definition of an action to reorganize a school district. Authorizes a county committee to approve a petition to form school districts if specified conditions are met, including the granting of approval authority by each county superintendent of schools with jurisdiction over an affected district that elects to grant approval authority. Relates to the annexation of a lapsing district into one or more other districts. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_174_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 174
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a school district to enter into leases and agreements relating to real property and buildings to be used jointly by the district and a local government agency. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1080_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1080
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the Office of the State Architect to update the seismic safety inventory of school buildings and related report to more accurately identify building deficiencies in school facilities currently being used for public school purposes. Requires the State Allocation Board to use the updated information and report to inform the development of eligibility criteria for the Seismic Mitigation Program. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_305_bill_20090824_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_305_vt_20091012.html
Title: S.B. 305
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the department of general services to distribute information on the use of constructability reviews of plans and specifications used for the construction of school facilities and the potential for cost savings that may be realized by the use of such reviews. States legislative intent that the department of general services incorporate this information into existing venues and schedules of communication that the department has established with school districts as a result of its role in the review and approval of school construction plans. Defines "constructability review" as a cost control technique by which the project plans and specifications are reviewed to identify potential claim or problem areas and deficiencies in the plans and specifications that may occur as a result of errors, ambiguities, omissions, discrepancies and conflicts in the plans and specifications. Provides that one or more professionals, including mechanical, electrical, structural, or construction professionals would be authorized to conduct a review.
Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1120_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1120_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1120
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Amends existing law that authorizes the governing boards of specified community college districts to require that a transportation service fee be paid only by students and employees using those services. Extends the transportation fee authority to include any community college district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_774_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 774
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law which establishes toxic control measures to limit schoolbus idling and idling at schools and regulates drivers of schoolbuses, transit buses, school pupil activity buses, youth buses, general public paratransit vehicles and specified transit buses and commercial motor vehicles by requiring drivers of those vehicles to turn off the bus or vehicle engine upon stopping at a school, and subjects violations to civil penalties. Increases the minimum penalty and authorizes additional penalties. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_124_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 124
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the governing board of any school district to establish and maintain a walking schoolbus, defined as a group of pupils walking to and from school with one or more supervising adults, for the purpose of ensuring the safe passage of pupils to and from school. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_315_bill_20090904_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_315_vt_20091012.html
Title: S.B. 315
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Service-Learning |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons. Includes civic engagement activities offered by a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity among the types of absences that are excused. Provides a pupil may not be excused from school when the absence is due to participation in a demonstration or political campaign. Provides participation in civic engagement activities may not exceed 10 days per academic year. Defines "civic engagement activities" as volunteering to work in a community to help address a problem or interact with the institutions of representative democracy, and provides that such activities may include volunteering at a community-based nonprofit organization, serving on a neighborhood association, tutoring or mentoring young children, testifying before the local city council or appearing before a state or federal board or committee. Specifies that civic engagement activities do not include participation in a demonstration or political campaign, and prohibits a school from excusing a pupil from school when the absence is due to participation in a demonstration or political campaign. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_796_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_796_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 796
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act, which requires the state allocation board to allocate funding to school districts for school facilities and requires the board to determine the maximum total new construction grant eligibility of an applicant. New provision requires an increase made to the per-unhoused-pupil grant amounts also to be made to the per-unhoused-pupil who is a qualifying individual with exceptional needs grants amounts. Relates to funding for exceptional needs pupils. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_334_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 334
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Extends to 2013 provision requiring the department to amend the Medicaid state plan with respect to the billing option for services by local educational agencies to ensure that schools are reimbursed for all
eligible services that they provide that are not precluded by federal requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1540_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1540
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Education--Transition |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to individual development programs for persons with a developmental disability. Encourages the individual program planning process team to discuss school-to-work opportunities for consumers commencing at 14 years of age. Requires the formation of a standing Employment First Committee to implement an Employment First Policy by July 2011. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_287_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 287
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
States findings and declarations regarding children of youth who are in custody, or on probation or in the foster care system. Requires priority for participation in state preschool programs to be given to children who have a biological custodial parent who is, or who has recently been a dependent or ward of the juvenile court pursuant to specified provisions of law. Prohibits priority enrollment from being used to displace children who are currently receiving care. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_769_bill_20090908_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_769_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 769
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires a school district to exempt a pupil in foster care from all coursework and other requirements adopted by the district's governing board in addition to the statewide coursework if the pupil, while he/she is in grade 11 or 12, transfers to the district from another school district or between high schools within the district, unless the district finds that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the additional requirements in time to graduate from high school while he or she remains eligible for foster care benefits pursuant to state law. Requires the district to notify the pupil in foster care of the exemption and to let the pupil know if the waived requirements will affect the pupil's ability to gain admission to a postsecondary institution. Requires a district to provide information about transfer opportunities available through the California Community Colleges. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_167_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 167
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Provides that a pupil who has fulfilled the requirements to receive a diploma of graduation from a high school, is otherwise eligible to participate in a graduation ceremony, and has completed the basic training for, and is an active member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces, has the right to wear the dress uniform issued to him or her by that military branch while participating in the graduation ceremony for his or her high school. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1463_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1463
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Ratifies the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to facilitate the enrollment, placement, advancement and transfer of the academic records of the children of military families for the purpose of removing barriers to their educational success due to the frequent moves and deployment of their parents. Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to accept nonstate funding to offset the cost of the annual assessment. Directs the superintendent to reconvene a task force initially convened pursuant to a provision of existing law to review and make recommendations regarding the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Requires this task force to be reconvened on or after July 1, 2012, and on or before September 1, 2012, and to issue a final report of findings and conclusions on prescribed topics to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of both houses of the legislature no later than December 1, 2012. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_343_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 343
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the advisory committee that advises the superintendent of public instruction regarding matters relative to the creation of the Academic Performance Index in the implementation of of related school performance programs to make recommendations to the superintendent by January 2011 for the establishment of a methodology for measuring a school's and pupil's academic achievement growth more accurately and validly over time. Requires the committee to consider a related pilot study in making these recommendations. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_429_bill_20090921_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_429_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 429
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to the the California Education Information System, which consists of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) and the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System (CALTIDES). Requires data included in the system concerning pupils or personnel to be maintained in compliance with pupil or personnel federal or state privacy laws. Deletes a prohibition on the use of data for purposes of pay, promotion, sanction or evaluation of individual teachers or groups of teachers, or any other employment decisions related to individual teachers. Requires a plan to link education data systems to identify specific procedures and policies to facilities data sharing and transfer, and changes the date the plan is required to be delivered to the legislature and governor to January 1, 2010. Also authorizes these provisions to be implemented using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds received pursuant to that act's provision of funds for statewide data systems. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_19_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 19
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
State findings and declarations regarding standards-based education reform, assessments, and accountability and the use of cohort growth measures in accountability systems and intervention determinations.
Provides that if the advisory committee established to study academic performance and achievement growth models considers any measure of annual growth, the measure of annual academic achievement growth by cohort approved must meet certain requirements. Requires the state board to approve the model under certain conditions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1130_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1130
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Existing law requires the state superintendent of education to provide the Controller with certain data no later than 6 months following the close of each fiscal year. New provision requires the superintendent to make this information available on an as-needed basis. Page 27: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_509_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 509 - Provision of Data to Controller
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Expresses legislative findings and declarations regarding the state's school funding system. Requires a working group to be convened to make findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor by December 2010 regarding restructuring the state's school finance system. Requires the findings to include alternative structures for funding public schools, the policy and fiscal implementations of such structure or structures, and an evaluation mechanism to facilitate continuous improvement, maximum transparency, and accountability. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_8_bill_20090916_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_8_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 8
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Adds Article 15.1., "Education Technology Task Force" to the education code. Defines "technology literacy". Establishes a task force for education technology to make preliminary recommendations on technology literacy model standards for grades 7-12. Specifies role groups that must be represented on the task force. Directs the task force to make preliminary recommendations to the superintendent of public instruction within a year of the task force's convening. Requires the superintendent to recommend technology literacy model standards to the state board within two months after receiving the task force's recommendations, and for the state board to adopt technology literacy model content standards pursuant to the superintendent's recommendations, within two months of receiving the superintendent's recommendations. Identifies specific areas on which the task force must make recommendations to the legislature and the state board within 18 months after the task force is convened, namely (1) Professional development, (2) Electronic learning resources and instructional materials, (3) Hardware, (4) Telecommunications infrastructure, and (5) Funding, based on an assessment of various funding models. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_836_bill_20090916_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_836_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 836
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
STEM |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Creates the Stem Cell and Biotechnology Education and Workforce Development Act of 2009. Establishes stem cell and biotechnology education and workforce development as a state priority and to promote stronger links among industry sectors, the state Institute for Regenerative Medicine and public schools. Directs the department to promote stem cell and biotechnology education and workforce development in
the department's existing programs, including specified programs. Requires the department to post information and links about biotechnology programs and other information to its Web site, and to inform science teachers and school districts about the availability of the model stem cell science curriculum. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_471_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 471
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Student Supports--Remediation |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Expresses legislative intent to refine higher education reporting requirements to provide for more effective, manageable and transparent reporting by the higher education segments.
Requests that the University of California notify each high school's governing board of (1) the number of graduates who enrolled in the university in the previous year and the number of graduates who were required to take the entry level writing requirement and (2) the comparable numbers of all California high school graduates who enrolled in the university. Requests that the university of California report such information to the department of finance and the joint legislative budget committee. Establishes legislative intent that California State University (CSU) assess and report the entry-level proficiency of all first-time freshmen. Requires the CSU system to annually report to the legislature, by campus:
(1) The total number of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen
(2) The proportion of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen that are exempt from entry-level proficiency exams
(3) The proportion of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen that become exempt through each of the approved alternatives
(4) The entry-level proficiency exam pass rates of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen.
Directs the California State University to and requests that the University of California report annually to the legislature on specified components of their institutional financial aid programs for undergraduate, graduate and professional degree students, including the typical financial aid package for a typical dependent undergraduate student with a parent income of $20,000, $40,000, $60,000, $80,000 and $100,000.
Amends Section 66057 by establishing legislative intent that the University of California and the California State University accommodate enrollment growth by maximizing the utilization of existing instructional facilities during the summer term before building new classrooms and teaching laboratories. Also establishes legislative intent that the University of California and the California State University make requests for capital outlay funding for space for classrooms and class laboratories justified using legislatively approved utilization standards and a reasonable assumption of summer-term enrollment. Adds provisions related to five-year capital outlay for UC and CSU systems. Requests that the University of California and requires that California State University report annually to the legislature on summer enrollment counts and on efforts undertaken to increase summer enrollment.
Repeals 66352, "Task force on instruction in business ethics." Eliminates provision in 67312(b) that the California State University must and the University of California system may report on its efforts to serve students with disabilities (requirement that California Community Colleges submit such reports remains in place).
Adds Section 67501, which directs the California State University and California Community Colleges, and permits the University of California, to annually submit to the legislature a comprehensive five-year capital outlay plan that includes specifeid components. Requires five-year plans to be updated annually.
Adds Section 67502, which requests that the the Regents of the University of California provide the joint legislative budget committee and the department of finance with a summary of all instructional and research space in the university system. Specifies elements the summary must address. Requires the California State University to provide the joint legislative budget committee and the department of finance with a summary of all instructional and faculty office space in the university system.
Adds Section 67503, which requests that the Regents of the University of California, and requires California Community Colleges and the California State University, to annually report on the utilization of classrooms and teaching laboratories.
Adds Section 67504, which relates to the Long Range Development Plans (LRDPs) that each University of California campus and medical center periodically develops to guide physical development.
Repeals 71020, requiring the California Community Colleges Board of Governors every three years to develop and submit a diversity paper concerning its own membership.
Adds 92611.9, establishing legislative intent that the University of California carefully monitor the use and effects of the contracting of services at newly developed facilities. Requests that the UC system annually report to the fiscal committees of the legislature on specified provisions related to hiring and contracting.
Adds Chapter 10.5. University of California-Mexico Research Programs and Section 92830 under that chapter, requesting the University of California to report annually until 2013 to the legislature on specified components regarding the facility for University of California-Mexico research and academic programs in Mexico City. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1182_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1182
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the governing board of each school district maintaining a high school to provide for the annual cleaning and sterilization of wrestling equipment as specified by the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education. Provides the agencies would be required to develop and approve, respectively, information and guidelines on the prevention of communicable diseases at school sites, including the maintenance of locker rooms, athletic equipment, and synthetic ground covers used for athletic fields and ways to minimize the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and meningococcal disease.. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to post the information and guidance on the department Web site. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_212_bill_20090904_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_212_vt_20091011.html
Title: S.B. 212
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Employment |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the principal of a public or private school, subject to specified requirements and conditions, to issue, or designate another administrator in the school to issue, work permits to pupils who attend the school. Requires that the hour limitations that apply to a work permit issued by any of the officials or employees authorized to issue work permits be based on the school calendar of the school the pupil attends. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_66_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 66
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that prohibits a school district from permitting access to pupil records to any person without parental consent or judicial order. Makes various changes to these pupil record provisions to conform them to federal law. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_261_bill_20090820_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_261_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 261
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue an education specialist, multiple- or single-subject teaching credential to a teacher prepared in another country who has earned a valid corresponding elementary, secondary or special education teaching credential in another state and who meets specified requirements. Requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school that provides examination prep courses for preparing credential holders to meet certain requirements. Authorizes those local educational entities to contract with other specified entities for services to provide intensive examination preparation courses to assist teacher participants to prepare for taking commission-approved subject matter examinations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_751_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 751
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Applies a limitation of $0 to the compensation for performance of specified activities as an employee of an employer, an employee of a third party, or as an independent contractor during the first 6 months after a member retired for service under this part, if the member is below normal retirement age at the time the compensation is earned. Relates to an exemption in retirement benefit reduction for working as trustee or administrator. Revises provisions regarding earning limitations for retirees. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_506_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 506
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Existing law establishes the Vision Care Program for State Annuitants, administered by the Department of Personnel Administration. New provision establishes a vision care program for public agency,
school and the university system members of the Public Employees' Retirement System, and their dependents to be known as the Retired Public Employees Vision Care Program. Requires the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System to administer the program, and creates the Retired Public Employees Vision Care Program Fund. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_65_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 65
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires, for members of the State Teachers' Retirement System, that the calculations of a retirement allowance for a state employee subject to mandatory furloughs include earnings, contributions and compensation earnable that would have been reported had the employee not been subject to mandatory furloughs, and requires that the employer pay the cost of the increased service credit that results from these inclusions. Also requires that, for all retirement purposes, credit for service and compensation earnable for members of the Public Employees' Retirement System employed by the state who are subject to mandatory furloughs be based on the amount that would have been credited had the employee not been subject to mandatory furloughs. Defines mandatory furloughs in these regards. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_399_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 399
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to standards and procedures for the issuance and renewal of teaching credentials. Specifies that an individualized program of professional growth may include a course in negotiation, meditation, and conflict resolution, including peer meditation training, the theory and practice of nonviolence, basic negotiation skills, communication skills, basic meditation and peer meditation, and theory and practice of nonviolence peace building. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_1_bill_20090827_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_1_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 1
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
From Legislative Counsel's Digest:
Existing law establishes the Jack O'Connell Beginning-Teacher Salary Incentive Program, under which a county superintendent of schools, or the county board of education, may increase the salary for certain teachers on its adopted certificated employee salary schedule. If a school district elects to meet specified requirements, it is eligible to receive an incentive amount. This bill would recast and revise these provisions to generally delete their application to school districts as of July 1, 2010. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_851_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 851 - Beginning Teacher Salary Incentive Program
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to instructional materials. Revises the definition of technology-based materials to specify that they may include the electronic equipment required in order to use them if that equipment is to be used by pupils and teachers as a learning resource. Prohibits a school district from procuring electrical equipment if a county office of education determines that the district is out of compliance with the obligation to provide pupils with suffcient textbooks or instructional materials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1398_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1398
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends the Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program. Provides a local governing board may use funding received pursuant to this program to purchase state-adopted instructional materials for grades K-8, and state standards-aligned materials for grade 9-12 in an electronic or hardbound format if it can ensure that each pupil will be provided with a copy of the materials to use at school and at home without purchasing two sets of materials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_247_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 247
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends provisions requiring a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials to guarantee delivery by the date specified in the contract with the district. Provides that if a publisher or manufacturer fails to deliver instructional materials within 60 days of the receipt of a purchase order from a school district, the publisher or manufacturer is liable to $500 in damages for each working day that the order is delayed beyond 60 calendar days, for a maximum $20,000 fine per purchase order. Provides exemption in the event that the delivery of instructional materials is delayed due to natural disaster, terrorist attack, act of war, or worker strike, or if there is a delay in the implementation of governing board requirements. Provides that the aforementioned provisions apply only to districts enrolling 25,000 pupils or fewer. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_146_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_146_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 146
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Vetoed 09/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Encourages schools to conduct exercises on that date recognizing the contributions of those involved in the conflict. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_264_bill_20090826_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_264_vt_20090908.html
Title: A.B. 264
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 09/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Encourages schools to conduct exercises on that date each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the conflict. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_717_bill_20090925_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 717
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 09/2009 |
P-12 |
States legislative intent that the state of California generate sufficient funds for, and allocate sufficient funds to education, so as to bring per-pupil spending up to or beyond the national average, and to a level that accounts for the actual cost of educating California's diverse pupil population. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_54_bill_20090916_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 54
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning off school grounds. Authorizes partnership academies, regional occupational programs and other educational programs to deliver work-based learning opportunities for pupils that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education programs and job-shadowing experience.
Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_332_bill_20090626_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_332_vt_20090805.html
Title: A.B. 332
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires an employer advisory board to recommend measures, criteria and methods to evaluate the skills and knowledge of students in a regional occupation center or program established and maintained by a county board of education. Requires an employer advisory board to assist a regional occupational center or program in identifying scholarships. Prohibits funding redirection to other centers or programs while a center or program is in corrective action. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_640_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 640
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--District |
Vetoed 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Existing law requires the state board of education to direct the allocation and apportionment of federal funds to school districts. Proposed provision includes county offices of education and other agencies within the definition of school district for purposes of these provisions. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_339_bill_20090713_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_339_vt_20090805.html
Title: A.B. 339
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
From Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires that pupils of public and private schools, be offered the opportunity to receive, within the school year, the topical application of fluoride or other
decay-inhibiting agent to the teeth. Existing law requires the application to be under the direction of a dentist and allows for self-application. Under existing law, a dental assistant may only perform topical fluoride applications under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.
New provision provides that, when services are provided to elementary or postsecondary pupils, specifically include fluoride varnish in the topical applications that may be used and allow application by any person, including a dental assistant. Also permits any person, including a dental assistant, to apply topical fluoride, including fluoride varnish, to the teeth of a person being served in a public health setting or program that is created or administered by a state or local governmental entity. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_667_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 667
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Establishes procedures for the resolution of disputes between a regional center and a generic agency over provision of, or payment for, services that are contained in an individualized family service plan or individual program plan for any child under 6 years of age. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_140_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 140
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Adopted 08/2009 |
Postsec. |
Allows the president of each California State University campus to preclude a student from enrolling in any additional state-supported courses when the student has met all conditions for a degree but has not taken the steps to be awarded the degree. Allows each president under such circumstances to take the actions necessary to confer the degree upon the student.
Title: Title 5 CCR Section 40411
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Provides that any person who hangs a noose, knowing it to be a symbol representing a threat to life, on property of a K-12 educational facility or college campus must be punished by up to one year's imprisonment, a fine of up to $5,000, or both for the first conviction, or by a fine of up to $15,000, or by both the fine and imprisonment for any subsequent conviction..
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_412_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 412
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires that a foster child who changes residences pursuant to a court order or decision of a child welfare worker be immediately deemed to meet all residency requirements for participation in interscholastic sports or other extracurricular activities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_81_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 81
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to the existing Career Resource Network, the primary duty of which is to provide career development information and resources to middle and high school counselors, adminstrators and educators to ensure that schools and high schools have the necessary information available to provide students with guidance and instruction on education and job requirements necessary for career development. Establishes the network as a program in the state department of education. Establishes the State Agency Partners Committee to be composed of the members of the program. Requires the committee to coordinate the use of network information and resources in its programs. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_123_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 123
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that requires a candidate for a position within a school district who has not been employed previously in the state or as an retirant, to provide a medical certificate that shows the candidate is free of a disabling disease making him/her unfit to instruct or associate with children. Authorizes the submission of such certificate by a physician assistant practicing in compliance with specified statutes or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse acting under specified statutory provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_171_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 171
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to waive all application and processing fees for the initial issuance of a teaching credential to an out-of-state applicant who relocates to the state due to orders received from a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces that require the applicant's spouse to relocate to the state. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_794_bill_20090806_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 794
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
From legislative analysis:
Existing law establishes the Charter School Facility Grant Program to provide assistance with facilities rent and lease costs for pupils in charter schools by reimbursing charter schools for those expenses. This bill, commencing with the 2009–10 fiscal year, would instead require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to annually allocate the facilities grants to eligible charter schools no later than October 1 of each fiscal year but would require that funding appropriated for this program in the 2009–10 fiscal year be used first to reimburse eligible charter schools for rent or lease
costs for the 2008–09 fiscal year.
Existing law requires the categorical block grant for charter schools for the 2007–08 school year to be $500 per unit of charter school average daily attendance, as determined at the 2nd principal apportionment for the 2007–08 fiscal year, to be adjusted for cost of living each fiscal year thereafter, and to be supplemented, as specified, for economic impact aid-eligible pupils. Existing law states the intent of the legislature to fully fund the categorical block grant for charter schools and sets forth a mechanism to appropriate additional funding if needed for unanticipated increases in average daily attendance and counts of economic impact aid-eligible pupils.
This bill would strictly limit funding deficiencies to unanticipated increases in average daily attendance and counts of economic impact aid-eligible pupils and would prohibit additional funding from being provided
to restore certain reductions made to categorical programs pursuant the annual Budget Act.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2 - Sections 22-24
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to provide emergency apportionment assistance to the King City Joint Union High School District and makes an appropriation for an emergency loan to the district. Requires the state superintendent of public instruction to assume all rights, duties and powers of the governing board of the King City Joint Union High School District and to appoint a state administrator to exercise the superintendent's authority over that district. Provides the authority of the superintendent of public instruction and the state administrator must continue until all of specified conditions are met. Provides the superintendent of public instruction may return power for any of the areas of financial, pupil, personnel, facilities management or community relations if performance under the recovery plan for that area has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the superintendent of public instruction. Directs the superintendent of public instruction to assist the district in specified tasks. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_130_bill_20090722_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 130
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Provides that no automatic increases will be provided to the University of California, California State University or to state agency operations, including, but not limited to, annual price increases to state
departments and agencies. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_12_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 12D - Section 6
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Section 4: Repeals Section 8278 of the Education Code, which made child development appropriations, with the exception of funds appropriated for the After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program and for CalWORKs child care, available for expenditure for 3 years, and required the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish criteria and procedures for the reallocation of unearned contract
funds in the 2nd and 3rd years of availability, in accordance with specified priorities.
Section 5: Amends Section 8279.7, regarding the retention of qualified child care employees who work directly with children who receive state-subsidized child care services.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2D - Sections 4 and 5
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
From Legislative Counsel's Digest:
In providing early intervention services and support to all eligible infants and toddlers and their families, requires a family's private insurance for medical services or a health care service plan identified in the individualized family service plan to be used, except for specified purposes. Revises the definition of an eligible infant or toddler for purposes of eligibility for services under the California Early Intervention Services Act. Revises the contents of the individualized family service plan that all infants or toddlers receiving services under the Act must have, including, commencing July 1, 2009, requiring the development, review or modification of an individualized family service plan to consider certain group training and preschool activities. Makes related changes. Prohibits regional centers from purchasing nonrequired services, as defined, except durable medical equipment.
Requires any vendor of applied behavioral analysis services or intensive behavioral intervention services under either the California Early Intervention Services Act or the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act to conduct a behavioral assessment of each infant or toddler to whom the vendor provides these services and design an intervention plan for the child. Requires the regional center to purchase these services, subject to prescribed limitations. Requires the state department of developmental services to establish a prevention program for at-risk babies, as defined, under which intake, assessment, case management and referral to generic agencies would be provided. Requires each regional center to purchase or provide services under the program pursuant to its allocation from the department.
Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the state department of developmental services is responsible for providing various services and supports to individuals with developmental
disabilities, and for ensuring the appropriateness and quality of those services and supports. Existing law requires that life quality assessments be conducted with consumers served by private nonprofit regional centers, pursuant to specified criteria. New policy requires the state department of developmental services to implement an improved, unified quality assessment system, on or before January 1, 2010. Requires the department to identify a valid and reliable quality assurance instrument that includes assessments of consumer and family satisfaction, provision of services, and personal outcomes. Requires the department to contract with an independent agency or organization for this purpose. Provides implementation of these provisions is subject to an annual appropriation of funds in the Budget Act.
Imposes various requirements relating to the funding of transportation services for persons with developmental disabilities at the time of the development, review or modification of a consumer's individual program plan (IPP) or individualized family service plan (IFSP). Existing law permits a regional center to purchase services or supports for the consumer from any individual or agency that the regional center and consumer (or consumer's parents, where appropriate) determine will best accomplish all or any part of the consumer's IPP. New provision requires the selection of the least costly available provider of comparable services that is able to accomplish all or part of the consumer's IPP. Also prohibits a regional center from purchasing experimental treatments, theraputic services or devices that have not been clinically determined or scientifically proven to be effective or safe or for which risks and complications are unknown. Requires a regional center to annually provide the consumer and his/her parents a statement of services and supports that the regional center purchased, for the purpose of ensuring that they are delivered.
Existing law contains various requirements pertaining to the responsibilities of the department and regional centers concerning the monitoring of consumers in health and residential care facilities. New provision, effective July 1, 2009, provides that a regional center is not required to perform triennial evaluations of specified community care facilities. Effective July 1, 2009, with specified exceptions, prohibits a regional center from newly vendoring a 24-hour residential care facility licensed by the state department of social services with a licensed capacity of 16 or more beds.
Existing law requires a regional center to identify and pursue all possible sources of funding for consumers, including governmental or other entities or programs required to provide or pay the costs of providing services. New provision requires that the department, in consultation with stakeholders, develop an alternative service delivery model that provides an Individual Choice Budget for obtaining quality services and supports that provides choice and flexibility within a finite budget that, in the aggregate, reduces regional center purchase of service expenditures, reduces reliance on the General Fund and maximizes federal financial participation. Effective July 1, 2009, prohibits a regional center from purchasing specified services pending implementation of the Individual Choice Budget, except that an exemption from this prohibition may be granted under prescribed circumstances.
Effective July 1, 2009, also imposes restrictions on the amount of respite services that may be purchased for a consumer, except that a regional center may grant an exemption from these restrictions under
prescribed circumstances. This respite service provision would be repealed upon the occurrence of prescribed conditions relating to the implementation of the Individual Choice Budget. Effective July 1, 2009, and except as prescribed, provides that a regional center must not purchase any service that would otherwise be available from prescribed publicly funded program, private insurance or a health care service plan when the consumer or family meets the criteria of that coverage but chooses not to pursue that coverage. Also, effective July 1, 2009, and except as prescribed, prohibits a regional center from purchasing medical or dental services for a consumer 3 years of age or older from the Medi-Cal program private insurance or health care service plan unless the regional center is provided documentation of a Medi-Cal, private insurance or health care service plan denial appeal is being pursued, and the regional center makes a specified determination regarding the appeal.
Existing law requires the director of developmental services to establish, annually review, and adjust as needed, a schedule of parental fees for services received through the regional centers. Under existing law, adjustment of the parental fees by the department is subject to the approval of the state council on developmental disabilities. New provision revises the provisions relating to parental fees, by, among other things, exempting the July 1, 2009, parental fee adjustment from approval by the state council on developmental disabilities and providing for additional factors to be used in determining the fee adjustment.
Existing law authorizes an in-home respite worker to perform gastrostomy care and feeding of regional center clients, after completing designated training. New provision expands these provisions to include colostomy, ileostomy and urinary catheter care, and would refer to these services collectively as incidental medical services. Revises applicable training requirements, and provides for specified wage increases for in-home respite agencies and staff providing incidental medical services.
Require the department and the State Department of Health Care Services, jointly, to seek a Medi-Cal program state plan amendment from the federal government to expand federal financial participation for services to persons with developmental disabilities provided by regional centers.
Existing law requires the Director of Developmental Services to establish, maintain, and revise, as necessary, an equitable process for setting rates of state payment for nonresidential services purchased by regional centers, and authorizes the director to promulgate implementing regulations. New provision, effective July 1, 2009, prohibits regional centers from compensating designated nonresidential service programs for providing any service to a consumer on any of a list of holidays specified in the bill, with the department authorized to adjust these holidays through a program directive.
Requires the department to provide information to the Assembly Committee on Budget and Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review during budget hearings for the 2010–11 fiscal year about the effect on the developmental service system of the specific cost containment measures implemented to achieve designated General Fund reductions for the 2009–10 fiscal year pursuant to a specified item of the Budget Act of
2009. Also requires the department to continue to convene, as appropriate, a stakeholder review process to obtain information and comments about implementation of these cost containment measures and their effect on the developmental service system. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_9_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 9D
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
Postsec. |
From legislative analysis: Establishes the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program on behalf of qualifying members of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia under the administration of the commission. Requires the Student Aid Commission, in consultation with the Military Department, to adopt emergency rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing the
program. Requires the Student Aid Commission to report annually to the legislature regarding program participation. Requires the Legislative Analyst, on or before January 1, 2016, to prepare and submit to the legislature a report on the program. Provides that the program would become operative only if funds are appropriated for the purposes of the program. Also provides that implementation of the program would be contingent upon the receipt of federal funds. Provides the program would become inactive on July 1, 2019, and would be repealed on January 1, 2020. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_12_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 12D - Section 4
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
From legislative analysis: Existing law prescribes the minimum length of time for the instructional school year and the minimum number of instructional minutes per schoolday. Existing law imposes fiscal penalties on school districts and county offices of education that fail to maintain those minimum instructional times per school year or schoolday.
Effective 2009–10 through the 2012–13 school years, would authorize a school district, county office of education, and charter school to reduce the equivalent of up to 5 days of instruction or the equivalent number of instructional minutes without incurring the fiscal penalties.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2D - Section 21
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
The purpose of the After School Education and Safety Program is to create incentives for establishing before- and after-school enrichment programs (including during the summer) that partner public schools and communities to provide academic and literacy support and safe alternatives for youth. Adds section 8481 to the Education Code, to provide that article 22.5, "After School Education and Safety Program," will become inoperative on September 1, 2009 and is repealed as of January 1, 2010.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2 - Section 8
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
From legislative analysis: Existing law sets forth the minimum requirements for the professional clear multiple or single subject teacher credential. Among those requirements is the completion of a program of beginning teacher induction. This requirement is contingent on the availability of funds in the annual Budget Act to provide statewide access to eligible beginning teachers. Removes the contingency of this requirement on the availability of funds. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2 - Section 17
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 |
From legislative analysis: Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools of each county to make annual visits to each school, primarily to determine whether each school has sufficient textbooks, as defined. Existing law states for the 2008–09 and 2009–10 fiscal years legislative intent that each pupil be provided with the same state-adopted standards-aligned textbook or instructional material as is provided to every other pupil enrolled in the same grade and same course offered by the local educational agency.
Extends the definition of "sufficient textbooks" to the 2012–13 fiscal year and modifies the statement of legislative intent. Clarifies that a local educational agency is not required to purchase all of the instructional materials included in an adoption if the materials that are purchased are made available to all the pupils for whom they are intended in all of the schools within the local educational agency.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2D - Section 1
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Adopted 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends several sections within Title 4 to clarify that charter schools can only receive a State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant if they've never received one before. In addition to the ongoing calculation for overcrowded school districts, allows the designation of overcrowded preference points based on the greater calculation for either overcrowded school districts or the newly defined "overcrowded school site" which establishes that a charter school may receive 10 preference
points for being within 3 miles of an overcrowded school site when applying for the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant. Pages 7-10 of 55: http://www.oal.ca.gov/pdfs/notice/51z-2008.pdf
Title: Title 4 CCR Sections 10175, 10176, 10177, 10182, 10185, 10187, 10188, 10189, 10190
Source: www.lexis.com |
Private Schools |
Adopted Rule Filing 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules pertaining to special education and nonpublic schools. Clarifies requirements for certification of California nonpublic schools and agencies. Increases monitoring of nonpublic schools and agencies and aligns nonpublic schools and agency requirements for certification to the public school standards of instructional materials and qualified personnel. Clarifies consistent procedures and criteria in the administration of California's nonpublic school and agency certification program to ensure that affected public and private agencies and interested persons are informed of their rights and responsibilities in the certification process.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 3001, 3051, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Creates application and eligibility criteria and procedures for two extensions of time for preliminary teaching credentials to enable credential holders to complete clear credential requirements. One extension is for two years and is for those whose preliminary credentials have expired or are about to expire but the credential holders have found employment. The second is for three years and is for those whose preliminary credentials have expired or are about to expire and they have not found employment. The rulemaking also incorporates by reference several forms in connection with the credential extension application process.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 80413, 80487
Source: www.lexis.com |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Adopted 02/2009 |
P-12 |
Establishes the process for follow-up adoptions and the fee to be paid by publishers and manufacturers for participation in follow-up adoptions of instructional materials for grades K-8.
Title: Title 5 CCR Section 9517.1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Adopted 02/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the social content review of instructional materials. Establishes the procedures for the special content review of non-adopted instructional materials, including the fee assessed publishers and manufacturers for conducting the review. Adds approved instructional materials to the list of instructional materials in compliance with social content requirements.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 9800, 9810, 9820, 9830
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Curriculum--Science |
Rule Adoption 01/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning single-subject teaching credential authorization. Allows for an additional option for employers to assign individuals to teach science.
Title: Title 5 CCR Section 80004
Source: www.lexis.com |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 01/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health assessments, local agency program improvement under the No Child Left Behind program, the High Priority Schools Grant Program, funding for regional occupational centers and programs, school transportation funds, and local education agency budgets.
Title: A.B. 4A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 Preschool |
Adopted Rule Filing 12/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning state preschools. Amends the enrollment priorities for state preschool programs to give priority to three- and four-year-old neglected or abused children who are recipients of child protective services or recipients who are at risk of being neglected or abused upon written referral fom a legal, medical or social service agency without regard to income. Second priority goes to (1) children enrolled in the State Preschool Program as three-year-olds, (2) children whose families have the lowest income ranking based on the most recent ranking schedule adopted by the state superintendent of public instruction, (3) when two or more families have the same income ranking, the child with exceptional needs as defined in Education Code Section 8208(1) shall be admitted first, and (4) if no families with children with exceptional needs, the contractor may establish priorities in an order determined by the contractor for (a) children identified as limited English or non-English proficient or (b) children from families whose special circumstances may diminish the children's opportunities for normal development. Regulation also adds a section regarding collaborative full-day services.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 18131, 18131.1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Lotteries |
On June 8 10/2008 |
P-12 |
2010 Ballot., (PROPOSITION TBA; SCA 12, CHAPTER 143, 2008) Proposes an amendment to the State constitution to provide that an additional purpose of the State Lottery is to provide funds for other public purposes. Authorizes the Legislature to obtain moneys for the purposes of the State Lottery through the sale of future revenues to the State Lottery and rights to receive those revenues to an entity authorized by the Legislature to issue debt obligations for the purpose of funding that purchase.
Title: V. 24; (NEW BILL)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Rule Adoption 10/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the Leroy F Greene School Facilities Act of 1998. Adds components to the enrollment projection calculation method used to establish eligibility for school facilities program (SFP) new construction funding. CALIFORNIA 18833
Title: Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.41, 1859.41.1, 1859.42, 1859.42.1,1859.43, 1859.51, 1859.147
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the determination regarding growth targets for the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) be averaged for funding. Requires a school that fails to meet or exceed certain growth targets but shows significant growth in a certain number of reporting cycles of the Academic Performance Index to no longer be deemed a state-monitored school and to exit the program. Amends provisions regarding the High Priority Schools Grant Program and powers of the school district.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2438
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College |
Authorizes school districts to claim and expend a percentage of their adult block entitlement for various adult education programs if approved by the Superintendent. Requires a district to maintain specified accountability mechanisms for those programs, including maintaining documentation of the hours of student attendance required for apportionment purposes. Requires an application for adult education innovation and alternative instructional delivery to include methods of maintaining student data. Chapter 655
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1163
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education to minimize the amount of testing time and duplication required to complete the state standards tests, but without the reduction of testing rigor or standards. Requires the board to revise testing requirements so that pupils may satisfy any assessment requirement through administration of an achievement test already required by state law. Prohibits the board from requiring the administration of any test based solely on federal requirements but on a state statute.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1111
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College |
Expresses legislative intent that the Early Assessment Program (EAP) be expanded to include state community colleges. Authorizes community college districts to use the State Standards Test (CST) and augmented CST to provide diagnostic advice to prospective community college students participating in the EAP. Requires that the individual results of the CST and augmented CST be released to California State University to provide such advice and for placement of prospective students participating in the EAP. Chapter 473
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 946
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law which requires the Learning Resource Network to establish review criteria for electronic learning assessment resources and requires the review to include a descriptive model. Requires the model to include the extent to which the product is compatible with the Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System and the School Information Services. Authorizes the Network or other entity to issue documentation to the publisher of such resource that certifies the resource has been reviewed.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1767
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Assessment--Accommodations |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to a high school exit examination in English language arts and mathematics. Creates a panel to make recommendations regarding alternative means for eligible pupils with disabilities to demonstrate that they have achieved the same level of academic achievement in the content standards in English language arts or mathematics, or both, required for passage of the high school exit examination. Authorizes a disabled pupil to participate in such alternative means of demonstration. Chapter 666
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2040
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Assessment--Accommodations |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Reenacts provisions of former law which required a school district or state special school to grant a high school diploma to a pupil with a disability who was scheduled to graduate from high school, did not pass high school exit examination, did not receive a high school exit examination waiver, and met other specified criteria. Provides for retroactive application of these provisions to pupils with disabilities who are scheduled to graduate in a specified school year.
Title: S.B. 1446
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Specifies that eligible pupils who are enrolled in intensive instruction and services to help those pupils pass the High School Exit Examination shall not be counted as dropouts for purposes of specified data collection requirements. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to determine how those pupils shall be accounted for and reported by school districts for data collection purposes.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1885
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Attendance |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires a school district to accept any documents and representations from the parent or guardian of a pupil that reasonably provide evidence that the pupil meets the residency requirements. Provides examples of the types of documents or representations that are acceptable to include pay stubs, utility service contracts, rental contract, lease or payment receipts, voter registration, and other evidence using the state as a permanent address.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1735
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Attendance--Truancy |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires a public school, school district, and county office of education that issues a device that uses radio frequency identification for the purpose of recording attendance or establishing or tracking the location of a pupil to notify and obtain written consent from the pupil's parent or guardian before the device may be issued to the pupil. Requires such a school, district or county office to ensure that the privacy of the pupil under state and federal law is protected.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 29
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requests the California State University, and the University of California to take specified actions with respect to the recognition of career technical education coursework in connection with the admissions criteria of the respective universities. Chapter 650
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 876
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work experience, which may include work-based learning off school grounds. Defines work-based learning. Authorizes specified entities to deliver work-based learning that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education and job shadowing experience.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2078
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Charter Schools Facilities Program under the Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 that provides funding to qualifying entities for the purpose of establishing school facilities for charter school pupils, and regulations that provide for the payment schedule for lease payments in lieu of local matching funds and requires the payments to include interest at a rate paid in moneys in the Pooled Money Investment Account. Revises the manner in which the interest rate is determined. Chapter 273
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2033
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires charter schools to adopt and comply with a conflict-of-interest policy to include specified requirements set forth in existing law. Sets the eligibility qualifications to be elected or appointed to a charter school governing board. Prohibits a school employee from serving unless they resign employment. Relates to board term limits and board member voting requirements. Requires charter schools to comply with specified acts relating to open meetings.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2115
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires that, when pupils are instructed with regard to the words of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America as part of patriotic exercises, the school provide a combination of the giving of the pledge and the instruction described above, which shall be provided by school districts during the time allotted for the patriotic exercise. Chapter 523
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1274
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Class Size |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Extends the sunset date for the mitigation provisions in the Class Size Reduction Program, in which participating school districts are provided funding for each class in which the class size is reduced to a ration of 20 or fewer pupils per certified teacher in kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 3, inclusive. Extends the implementation of provisions that require the Controller to reduce funding for participating districts for failing to reduce a class size from the next apportionment or apportionments. Chapter 515 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1112_bill_20080928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1112
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Curriculum |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to ensure that information about financial literacy is included in appropriate subject area frameworks. Encourages school districts to include, during instruction in economics, instruction related to the understanding of personal finances, including, but not limited to, budgeting, savings, credit, and identity theft.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1502
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Curriculum |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Encourages the State Board of Education and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to ensure that the history-social science framework, evaluation criteria, and instructional materials include information about American Indians and encourage instruction about American Indians including their tribal and sovereign governments and their relationship with the state government. Requires a related report by the board.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2034
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Curriculum |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Encourages schools to include the role and contribution of Italian Americans in social science instruction. Encourages the State Board of Education to include the role and contribution of Italian Americans in the curriculum frameworks in the social sciences at the next revision of those frameworks. Makes findings and declarations relating to the contributions Italian Americans have made to California and the United States.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1863
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Language Arts |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education to include a chapter in its regulations concerning the development of curriculum frameworks and the adoption of instructional materials that provides for language and content instruction focusing particularly on those designated to be in the lowest proficiency levels by the English Language Development Test.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1607
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to ensure that the history-social science framework adopted includes instruction on the Vietnam War, including the Secret War in Laos, the role of Southeast Asians in that war, and the refugee/immigrant/new American Experience.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2064
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY: Recommend concurrence in SENATE amendments., Requires the State Economic Strategy Panel to prepare and submit a preliminary version of the Economic Development Strategic Plan to the Governor and Legislature and to prepare a final version of the plan within a specified period of the conclusion of required hearings by the Legislature on the preliminary version. Requires specified agencies to collaborate in plan preparation. Requires the panel to consult with state entities regarding the plan. Requires the plan be development by private donations.
Title: A.B. 1916
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College |
Establishes the existing Career Resource Network that provides career development information and resources to people in the state to enable them to attain their career goals, as a program in the State Department of Education. Establishes a state agency partners committee to coordinate the use of network information and resources.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1230
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that requires the Employment Training Panel to establish a three year plan that includes the identification of specific industries, production and quality control techniques, and regions of the state where employment training funds would most benefit the state's economy. Requires each plan to consider new and emerging industries, such as clean technology. Requires the panel to develop a definition of clean technology.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2622
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop, in conjunction with certain organizations, a report that explores the feasibility of expanding and establishing career multiple pathway programs in the state. Authorizes the Superintendent to use existing state resources and federal funds to complete the report and to apply and accept grants and receive donations and other financial support from public or private sources if funds are not available. Chapter 681
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2648
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires county juvenile justice plans for high-risk juveniles to assess job training services and strategies, and requires a demonstration of the effectiveness at reducing delinquency through job training and employment to qualify for funding allocation. Chapter 326
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2125
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Enacts the Green Collar Jobs Act of 2008. Requires the State Workforce Investment Board to establish the Green Collar Jobs Council that shall develop a comprehensive array of programs, strategies, and resources to address the workforce needs that accompany the state's growing green economy and to establish green job training programs for eligible individuals, and develop related partnerships. Chapter 312
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 3018
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Education Research |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
Community College |
Authorizes the Board of Governors of the State Community Colleges to establish a pilot program to provide faculty and staff from community college districts with the information, methods, and instructional materials to establish open education resource centers. Provides grant selection criteria. Requires the participating districts to report program information to the Chancellor of the Community Colleges. Chapter 671
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2261
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Community College |
Provides for the integration of reports by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges that relate to pupils enrolled in summer session courses and full-time equivalent students. Requests the University of California and requires the California State University and community colleges to report specified information. Deletes a report requirement related to students with disabilities. Relates to applications for funding for CalWORKs students by community colleges.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1821
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute an amount of funding for each pupil concurrently enrolled in regular secondary school classes and classes operating pursuant to a joint powers agreement that became effective prior to a certain date. Authorizes the Center for Advanced Research and Technology to receive general-purpose funding for certain years for a total average daily attendance. Provides for the computation of the average daily attendance of a regional occupational center. Chapter 762
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2246
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to apportion to each school district a per pupil amount of funds for providing intensive instruction and services to pupils who have not met the high school exit examination requirement and have failed one or both parts of that examination by the end of grade 12, and sets forth the calculation to determine funding. Makes a technical correction in the manner in which that calculation is described and other technical changes.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 359
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to the After School Education and Safety Program Act. Authorizes the administrators of a before- or after-school program to operate during weekends. Provides that costs associated with providing after school activities on weekends would be paid from a program's maximum or supplemental grant. Requires a program participant that contracts with another agency to provide some or all of the program's services to ensure that it includes funds for reasonable indirect and administrative costs.
Title: S.B. 1674
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires that a regional occupational center or program established and maintained by school districts or joint powers agencies pursuant to a joint powers agreement receive, in annual operating funds, an amount per unit of average daily attendance equal to the revenue limit received by each of the participating school districts directly from the county office of education in which it is located. Chapter 519
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1197_bill_20080928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1197
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Repeals a provision of the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 which sets specific per- unhoused-pupil grant eligibility levels. Increases, by a certain percentage, the per-unhoused-pupil grants, including grants for individuals with exceptional needs, that were in effect pursuant to the provision and further increases these grants by a specified percentage on a specified date. Requires the State Allocation Board to increase specified grants made to qualifying individuals with exceptional needs.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 100
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Allocation Board to permit an elementary school district, with a certain number of elementary schools, that is located within a high school district with more than a certain number of high schools, has a specified average daily attendance, and that has geographical boundaries encompassing more than a certain number of square miles to calculate its eligibility for new construction funding on a provision that is otherwise applicable only to high school attendance areas. Chapter 723
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1556
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to school finance. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compute the average monthly enrollment of each elementary, high school and unified school district for the 2007-08 school year and the 2008-09 school year using the active enrollment of those districts as reported. Requires the Superintendent to company average monthly enrollment for each district calculated for those school years using a specified formula. Requires related reports by the Superintendent.
Title: S.B. 146
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Lotteries |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends the State Lottery Act of 1984. Provides that the purpose of the act is preservation of the rights, liberties, and welfare of the people by providing additional moneys to benefit education without imposing additional or increased taxes. Relates to distribution of Lottery revenues. Allows the Lottery Commission to adopt regulations for alternate methods of examining the qualifications and criminal history of lottery game retailers and lottery suppliers. Relates to contracting by the Commission. Chapter 764
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1654
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Recasts provisions of existing law as the State Preschool Program. Deletes campus child care and development programs and child abuse protection and prevention services from the definition of child care and development programs. Establishes minimum hours per day and days per year for part-day and full-day state preschool programs. Relates to fees for such services that are charged to families and fee schedules. Requires annual monitoring of funding utilized in child care and development programs. Chapter 308
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2759
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Health--Mental Health |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Department of Developmental Services to establish a pilot project to provide methods, instruments, and systems of care between regional centers and school districts for the early identification and assessment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from birth to age 5. Requires the department to file a related report. Requires the department to apply to the Children and Families Commission for funding for the program and conditions the program on obtaining those funds.
Title: S.B. 1475
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Specifies that a school health center may conduct routine physical health, mental health, or oral health assessments, and provide for any services not offered onsite or through a referral process. Requires the State Department of Public Health to establish a grant program to provide technical assistance, and funding for the expansion, renovation, and retrofitting of existing centers, and the development of new centers. Chapter 381
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 564
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that prescribes the course of a study a pupil is required to complete while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to receive a diploma of graduation, including additional coursework required by a school district board. Requires a district to exempt a pupil in foster care from the additional requirements under certain conditions. Requires the district to notify the pupil if any waived requirements will affect admission to a postsecondary educational institution and transfer information.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2138
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm |
Middle School |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College |
Establishes the Early Commitment to College Program. Requires schools designated and not designated as a College Opportunity Zone to provide pupils in grades 6 to 9, inclusive, the opportunity to sign a pledge declaring a commitment to finish high school and prepare for, and enroll in, college. Requires participating districts to provide college information and preparation events for pupils. Relates to the Community College Board of Governor's fee waiver program. Chapter 472
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 890
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to supplemental instructional programs for pupils who do not demonstrate sufficient progress toward passing the high school exit examination or for pupils who are recommended for retention or retained. Authorizes a school district or charter school offering these programs to offer courses that integrate instruction in English and mathematics and core curriculum areas with real-world applications delivered through project-based teaching strategies.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1442
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish the Statewide Education Technology Policy Task Force for the purpose of developing recommendations for a comprehensive statewide plan to increase and enhance the level of technology used to deliver instruction in public schools, including professional development and the funding thereof.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1330
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
P-3 |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends the Child Care and Development Services Act which establishes various full and part-time programs for a comprehensive, coordinated and cost- effective system of developmental services for children up to a certain age. Permits certain other information, including information that the Superintendent of Public Instruction deems appropriate and helpful to be included on the form. Authorizes the parent or guardian to provide additional information if the information is transferred to the elementary school.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2467
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee which would be required to develop the policy and implementation plan for an Early Learning Quality Improvement System. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to apply to the State Children and Families Commission for funding to cover costs. Chapter 307
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1629
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
P-3 Finance |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Revises various provisions of the Child Care and Development Services Act relating to the reimbursement and auditing of child care and development providers. Requires a child care contractor receiving additional funding to separately account for all sources and amounts of funds, and to report the fund amounts, to ensure a contractor is not reimbursed twice. Prohibits the Department of Education from including specified sources of funds in calculations of the funding available for contractors.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1028
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Require the State to establish a new accountability framework for achieving prescribed educational and economic goals for public higher education institutions. Provides requirements for this framework. Requires the data collected be reported and provided to the public. Authorizes state university, community college, and private institution organizations to provide biennial reports. Requires the convening of a related advisory committee. Repeals a postsecondary transfer pattern report requirement.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 325
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the Regents of the University of California to establish procedures and forms that enable persons who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, or who meet equivalent requirements adopt by the regents, to be eligible to receive institutional financial aid awards. Defines such awards. Provides such awards to not include a fee waiver.
Title: S.B. 1301
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Expands the number of employment training programs of the Employment Training Panel that qualify for priority funding to include projects that support veterans and members of the State National Guard, especially individuals who have become disabled as a result of their military service. Requires the panel to include in its 3-year plan, goals, objectives, and strategies to support target populations, including veterans.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 3066
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Relates to student financial aid programs. Requires a public or private postsecondary educational institution to make specified disclosures related to private student loans in financial aid material, to distinguish private loans from federal loans in individual financial aid awards, and for any private loan lender list, to provide general information on the terms of the loan available through the lender, and to disclose the reason for each lender's inclusion on the list. Provides exceptions.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1355
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Creates the State Scholarshare Advancement Vehicle for Education program to fund scholarships for beneficiaries to be determined by the Scholarshare Investment Board and the CalSAVE account, a continuously appropriated fund, within the program fund. Authorizes contributions from any person, firm partnership, or corporation, to be deposited into the CalSAVE account even if not designated for a specified beneficiary. Creates subaccounts within the CalSAVE account for each category of beneficiary. Chapter 474
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1457
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Requires the Chancellor of the State Community Colleges to distribute a pre-existing model grade changing policy updated in 2008 to each community college district. Provides that the Legislature encourages the community college districts to establish grade changing policies and procedures that reflect the standards in the model policy.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1754
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Requires the Chancellor of State Community Colleges to establish an Improve Transfer Success Pilot Program to increase the number of transfer-declared students who begin in basic skills courses that are below transferable coursework and successfully progress to transferable coursework leading to their successful transfer to a 4-year university. Provides for the Trustees of the California State University and Regents of the University of California to establish outreach programs in support of the program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1585
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Recasts, revises, and reenacts the provisions of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989 as the Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2008. Establishes the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education. Continues the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Administration Fund and the Student Tuition Recovery Fund. Changes educational requirements for licensure as a marriage or family therapist.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 823
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. |
Authorizes the State Virtual Campus to partner with education entities and community-based organizations to facilitate efforts relating to the use of technology resources and Internet connectivity. Authorizes campus grantees to accomplish certain online education objectives. Requires reports by the campus. Relates to reduced related utility rates for schools. Relates to high school principal's pupil recommendations for community college summer school attendance. Chapter 718
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1437
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Reading/Literacy |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education to revise reading/language arts framework to include, as a core program, the English Language Development Literacy Program, a basic comprehensive English language literacy program for English learners, that would be aligned to both the reading/language arts and content standards and the English language development standards adopted by the state board.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2135
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Reading/Literacy |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to the State Board of Education and school curriculum content standards. Requires that prior to the adoption of a curriculum framework, a content standards review panel must be appointed for reading/language arts and history/social sciences. Requires the review panel to review content in its subject area and recommend changes to the state board. Requires hearings on recommended changes to content standards. Amends provisions regarding a repeal.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1097
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Repeals a provision of the After School Education and Safety Program Act of 2002 that makes a continuous annual appropriation to the Department of Education for purposes of the Program. Authorizes the Legislature to amend any provision of the act by a statute passed by a majority vote of each house. Requires the Secretary of State to submit those provisions to the voters at the statewide general election.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1526
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides for the phase out of the Year-Round School Grant Program by reducing the grant amounts each fiscal year until a specified fiscal year. Prohibits the approval of new grants. Requires the funds for the grant program be augmented in the annual Budget Act in a specified amount and transferred to the Department of Education. Provides for the transfer of a specified amount of funds appropriated for the grant program to the Charter School Facility Grant Program to accomplish the reallocation of funding. Chapter 271. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_658_bill_20080924_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 658
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to a 4-day school week. Extends requirements, including that participating schools achieve their API growth targets to the Potter Valley Community Unified School District. Authorizes the State Board of Education to waive specified consecutive-day operating requirements for schools operating requirements for preschools, before and after school programs, community day schools, regional occupational centers, independent study, continuation high schools, child nutrition and food service programs. Chapter 661
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1889
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
|
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Relates to existing law which makes it a crime for persons to possess specified weapons on the grounds of any University. Expands that prohibition on weapons to make it a misdemeanor to bring or possess a less lethal weapon or stun gun upon the grounds of or within a public or private college or university. Expands the definition of a public place where it is a crime to openly display or expose any imitation firearm to include a public or private college or university. Chapter 676
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2470
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the training for group home administrators, licensed foster parents and relative caretakers to also include basic instruction of the existing laws and procedures regarding the safety on foster youth at school and the ensuring of a harassment and violence free school environment contained in separate provisions of existing law known as the State Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act. Chapter 557
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 3015
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Requires that reports submitted to the Legislature by the State Postsecondary Education Commission be submitted to specified committees and subcommittees, and other entities. Requires the commission to make reports regarding postsecondary institution regarding safety plans and campus security available to the Legislature and the public on the commission's Internet Web site. Repeals provisions of existing law regarding specified commission requirements. Chapter 514
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 361
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that makes it an offense to openly display or expose a imitation firearm in a public place. Includes public schools within the definition of a public place for purposes of these provisions. Chapter 422
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 352
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Defines and expands the distance of Safe School Zones. Specifies the term school includes any public or private school. Amends existing law the prohibits certain suspended or dismissed students or employees and certain persons who have been directed to leave a school campus or facility, to apply these provisions to public and private schools. Specifies certain provisions regarding drug offenders who come into areas of a school campus being guilty of a public offense relate to public and private schools. Chapter 726
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1666
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Specifies that bullying, as used in the Interagency School Safety Demonstration Act of 1985, includes acts that constitute sexual harassment, hate violence, or severe or pervasive intentional harassment, threats, or intimidation and that are committed personally or by means of an electronic communications device or system. Provides grounds for school officials to suspend a pupil or recommend a pupil for expulsion for bullying, including bullying by electronic act. Chapter 646
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 86
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety--Special Education |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Prohibits an educational provider from using chemical restraint, mechanical restraint, physical restraint, or seclusion, for the purpose of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff against a pupil. Provides certain exemptions. Relates to students with special needs and special education. Allows nonpublic, nonsectarian schools, and certain district-designation alternative programs to use seclusion under specified conditions. Requires safety plans to include restraint and seclusion rules.
Title: S.B. 1515
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Prohibits a statement or document that is false or unsubstantiated from being placed in the personnel records of a classified employee of a local educational agency. Allows such employee to challenge, and have removed such a statement or document. Requires that the process be governed by the grievance procedure of the agency as established by a collective bargaining agreement or the agency itself. Excludes records obtained prior to employment or in connection with an examination.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2167
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a county committee to approve a petition to form one or more new school districts, if specified conditions are met. Applies these requirements to transfer territory, notification of the county superintendent, and calling an election to petitions to create new districts. Designates the committee as the lead agency for purposes of the State Environmental Quality Act for petitions to transfer territory and petitions to form one or more districts. Relates to petition approval or disapproval.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2243
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College |
Adds the acquisition and construction of residential rental property to be used to house teachers and employees of a school district or community college district to the purpose for which a district is authorized to issue bonds. Provides that such property is not a school facility and prohibits it from being deemed such property. Prohibits the apportionment of funds for acquisition or construction of such property. Prohibits the bonds from being considered for capital outlay school facility purposes.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1112
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Revises the process by which a governing board of a school district calculates the maximum fee, against school facility construction that may be collected. Provides that any member of the public would be able to request a meeting with the board to discuss and understand school facilities needs analysis and the governing board would be required to hold a meeting as requested a certain number of days prior to the public hearing to adopt the school facilities needs analysis.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2173
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Division of the State Architect to develop uniform criteria for precheck approval processes for solar design plans for a school facility that comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of General Services and the applicable requirements of the State Building Standards Code. Requires the department to complete review of such design plan applications submitted by a school district that conform with the standards and to act on corrected applications.
Chapter 653
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1062
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law relating to direct certification for enrollment in the School Lunch and Breakfast Program. Permits the State Department of Education to directly certify children into the school meal program. Authorizes the Department of Health Care Services to exchange the information necessary to verify eligibility. Authorizes the department to perform direct certification and enrollment of children. Authorizes related data review for improving data match effectiveness for certification purposes. Chapter 673
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2300
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Expresses findings of the legislature related to childhood obesity and the significance of free tap water at schools. Prohibits the governing board of a school district from entering into or renewing a contract that restricts the availability of free tap water at a location on the school campus. Authorizes each school district to provide free tap water in school food service areas including areas where reimbursable meals are served or consumed under federal lunch and breakfast program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2704
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides a school or a school district would not be liable for transportation services provided by an operator of a charter-party carrier for which neither has contracted, arranged, or provided. Requires the review and, if necessary, revision of training and other requirements for drivers who operate charter-party carriers used for pupil transportation. Requires a vehicle to pass an annual inspection and authorizes a fee for the inspection. Requires operators to have certain documents in their possession. Chapter 649
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 830
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes the State Autism Spectrum Disorder Clearinghouse within the State Department of Education to provide evidence-based resources, research materials, information and practices regarding the education of pupils with autism spectrum disorders. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene an oversight committee to represent the major stakeholders responsible for education of pupils with autism spectrum disorders and to perform other related duties. Allows solicitation of donations.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1872
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. |
Requires the open course provisions in statute or regulations of the board of governors to be waived for any governing board of a community college district that provides classes for inmates in correctional facilities, including state facilities. Authorizes the inclusion of full-time equivalent student units for purposes of state apportionments. Prohibits a community college district from claiming any class for which a district receives full compensation for its direct education costs.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 413
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Encourages each county superintendent of schools or school district and county chief probation officer to enter into a memorandum of understanding or an equivalent mutual agreement to support a collaborative process for meeting the needs of wards of the court who are receiving their education in juvenile court schools. Specifies various items that may be included in the memorandum of understanding or equivalent mutual agreement. Chapter 531
Title: S.B. 1638
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene and support a task force to review and make recommendations regarding the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Chapter 589
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2049
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt regulations necessary to maintain the state's county-district-school codes system for educational institutions that enroll pupils in any of kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, for the purpose of identifying and tracking educational institutions for enrollment, state and federal reporting requirements, accountability, and fiscal purposes.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2757
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to establish a process by which local educational agencies maintain and report information for center-based child care and development programs using identifiers of the Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System when an appropriation has been made for this purpose. Requires community colleges and state institutions of higher education to report information using specified identifiers. Requires teacher and academic information be given to the Chief Information Officer. Chapter 561
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1298
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to the extent permissible under existing federal law, to conduct pupil data management on behalf of local education agencies (LEAs). Provides the agencies access to the Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System for the purpose of obtaining specified data. Requires the department to establish an institutional review board to review and respond to all requests for aggregate and nonidentifiable data. Relates to LEA and Department liability for data management decisions.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1425
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov/ |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the the Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System to also have the ability to disaggregate data related to Asian Pacific Islander pupils in order to provide a more accurate view of the academic achievement of the subgroups of pupils. Provides the pupil subgroups. Requires the State Department of Education to publish the disaggregated data on its Internet Web site.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1524
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
STEM |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Digital Arts Studio Partnership and Workforce Program to train youth in digital technology skills. Requires the program to be administered by the Governor's office according to specified criteria and subject to the availability of private funding for that purpose. Requires the office, as the host agency for the program, to contract with a nonprofit corporation meeting prescribed criteria to implement the program. Creates a related fund for purposes of the program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2471
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Student Achievement |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Academic Performance Index (API). Includes 5- and 6-year graduation rates in the indicators currently reported for purposes of calculating a school's API. Specifies a formula to calculate these rates. Provides that schools receive partial credit in their API scores for graduating pupils in 5 and 6 years, except that school would be granted full credit for graduating in 5 or 6 years, a pupil with disabilities who graduates in accordance with his or her individualized education program. Chapter 710
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1251
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Students |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Commission on Youth to examine policy and fiscal issues affecting the youth of this state and to make recommendations on those issues including education, employment, social services, behavioral and physical health, criminal justice, homelessness, foster care, child welfare, emancipation, financial literacy, substance abuse, driver's licensure, poverty, and youth participation in state and local government. Creates the Commission on Youth Account to carry out these duties.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2252
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Students |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the principal of a public or private school to issue, or designate another administrator in the school to issue, work permits to pupils who attend the school. Requires that the hour limitations that apply to a work permit issued by any of the officials or employees authorized to issue work permits be based on the school calendar of the school the pupil attends.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2213
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law which prohibits a school district from permitting access to pupil records to any person without written parental consent or judicial order. Makes various changes to those access to pupil record provisions to conform them to federal law.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2630
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires a school district to include a notice in an emergency information request form informing a parent or guardian and pupil of their right to request that the pupil's name, address, and phone number not be released to military recruiters or institutions of higher education without consent. Authorizes a secondary school to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test to pupils only if information obtained by the test will not be used by the Armed Forces for recruiting.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2994
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue certificates of English language development and bilingual-cross cultural competence to teachers who will be serving limited-English proficient pupils. Authorizes the commission to issue authorization to those credential holders. Requires candidates to demonstrate knowledge, skills and language proficiency. Authorizes candidates to demonstrate those abilities by completing approved coursework and examinations. Chapter 660.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1871
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Exempts from the state basic skills proficiency test an applicant for an eminence credential, and an applicant who achieves scores on specified tests sufficient to waive the specified English and mathematics placement test and examination. Extends the authority to hire a certificate teacher who has been afforded the opportunity to take the basic skills proficiency test to county offices of education. Revises the criteria for grants to entities with mentor programs. Provides mentor's requirements. Chapter 518
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1186
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Community College |
Repeals the authority of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a 2-year preliminary designated subjects teaching credential upon the completion by an applicant of certain specified requirements. Provides that the preliminary credential is valid for a period of 3 years. Revises the requirements to receive the credential. Requires holder of technical education credential to satisfy minimum experience requirements established by local educational agency for each course holder is assigned to teach. Chapter 576
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1104
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to suspend the credential of a holder when it receives notice that another State has taken final action to revoke a credential or license authorizing the holder of the credential to perform any duty in the public schools of another State or that the ability of the holder to associate with minors has been limited as a term or condition of probation or sentencing resulting from a criminal conviction. Prohibits reinstatement until certain conditions are met. Chapter 578
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1110
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides procedures for credential reinstatement for a credential holder after dismissal of a misdemeanor sex offense accusation or information. Allows credential suspension for no contest plea to loitering in or about a public toilet. Includes a conviction or guilty plea to a sex or controlled substance offense to provisions allowing credential suspension or revocation. Adds new requirements regarding the release of findings to a school district by the Committee on Credentials relating to adverse actions. Chapter 577
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1105
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires that a certificated or classified employee who was placed on a compulsory leave of absence after being charged with certain offenses be paid their full compensation for the period of leave if they are acquitted or the charges are dismissed. Provides that, if the charges against the employee are dismissed as a result of the employee's successful completion of a drug diversion program, the school district, would pay to the employee any accrued leave and differential pay for the leave of absence. Chapter 579
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1303
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a local educational agency or school to employ and assign an individual to provide instruction to pupils who are of a specified age group and who are diagnosed as autistic, if the individual holds a valid level 1 or clear education specialist credential, is authorized to provide instruction to pupils with autism, and meets specified competence criteria. Requires the agency or school to maintain a file verifying that the individual has met the competence criteria. Chapter 487
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 131
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a school district to use funds received pursuant to the professional development block grant to compensate new and existing mathematics, science and special education teachers in schools ranking in decile 1, 2, or 3 of the Academic Performance Index in a manner separate from the uniform allowance for years of training and years of service. Requires a school district to submit an annual report on the amount of funds used to compensate such teachers. Chapter No. 276
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1660
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Expands educational loan assumption program eligibility to include an applicant who agrees to teach on a part- time basis for a specified number of academic years in a public school and a credentialed teacher who is teaching at a public schooled ranked among the lowest deciles on the Academic Performance Index. Limits the number of loan assumption agreements that can be provided to specified credentialed teachers. Deletes the authority to provide agreements to out-of-state teachers. Chapter 516
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1158
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Technology--Funding Issues |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides that provisions of the State Technology Assistance Project, which provides a regionalized network of technical assistance to schools and school districts and funding to districts, on the implementation of education technology, remain in effect through a specified date. Chapter 530 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1601-1650/sb_1637_bill_20080928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1637
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Adds to the procedures relating to basic instructional materials that the State Board of Education is required to adopt as regulations procedures to ensure that price is not considered by the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, but is considered by the state board and procedures to ensure that school districts, charter schools, and county superintendents of schools can purchase unbundled instructional materials and program components.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2468
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that which requires the State Board of Education to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive. Requires a public meeting to be held and a list of materials to be made available to school districts and posted on-line. Provides for submission of materials. Authorizes a district receiving specified funds to submit recommendations of credentialed individuals to serve in the review and evaluation of instructional materials and their appointment.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2315
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 08/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires the Employment Development Department, in addition to its existing duties and obligations, to report annually to the Governor, Legislature, and the Workforce Investment Board regarding the training expenditures made by local workforce investment boards in the prior fiscal year. Provides guidance to the Workforce Investment Board regarding the development of a strategic workforce plan. Relates to training services provided by the local boards. Authorizes certain related actions by the department. Chapter 376
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 302
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Health--Nutrition |
Adopted 08/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends rules pertaining to child nutrition programs. Provides essential guidance to entities selling foods and beverages on school campuses so that they can comply with applicable requirements. Defines food and beverage terms and clarifies compliant food items.
Title: Title 5 CCR Division 1, Chapter 15, Subchapter 1, Article 6, Sec(s)15575, 15576, 15577, 15578
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 08/2008 |
Postsec. |
Revises the minimum requirements for the competitive Cal Grant B award to additionally authorize a student, in lieu of meeting the high school grade point average, to demonstrate attainment of a specified community college or college grade point average. Repeals the statute authorizing a governing board of a community college district to contract out the operation of bookstores. Chapter 235
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2260
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that creates a state council on developmental disabilities appointed by the Governor. Requires that the state council include a representative from each of the university centers for excellence, thus increasing the council membership. Allows the head of certain state departments and agencies or their designees to serve on the council. Chapter 419
http://www.senate.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1774
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup for the purpose of providing guidance to programs in determining the comparability of coursework or field experience completed in other commission-accredited programs to special education programs. Requires the commission to report the findings of the workgroup. Chapter 233.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2226
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Allows a teacher to fulfill requirement to receive follow up training and instruction in areas that include data analysis, alignment of assessment and instruction, implication of data analysis and effect on increasing pupil achievement, impact on pupil success through diagnostic teaching, differentiating instruction through pacing and complexity, grouping, and data management systems. Requires a local educational agency to contract with a training provider approved by the State Board of Education. Chapter 239 http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2391_bill_20080801_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2391
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires a charter school or group of charter schools that directly administer pupil assessments to submit a notice of direct administration to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Allows a charter school to terminate administering those assessments by submitting notice to the Superintendent. Authorizes the State Department of Education to post and maintain on its Internet Web site a list of charter schools that administer those assessments in lieu of their chartering authorities. Relates to funding.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2305
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov/ |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the governing board of a school district to calculate the capacity of the schools in the district for purposes of the open enrollment policy in a nonarbitrary manner using pupil enrollment and available space. Makes various technical and conforming changes to related provisions of existing law. Chapter 113.
http://www.senate.ca.gov/
Title: S.B. 1207
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Curriculum |
Vetoed 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that requires the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to recommend minimum standards of course of study of schools in the state and requires the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to revise the framework in science to include specified topics in environmental education. Requires climate change to be included among the topics.
Title: S.B. 908
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Finance |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to notification of Superintendent of Public Instruction when the county board of education approves proceeding with the issuance of certificates of participation or revenue bonds or to entering into an agreement for financing pursuant the School Finance Authority Act. Requires these notices to be made no later than a specified time period before the approval of the debt in the case of certificates of participation. Imposes this requirement on other debt instruments. Chapter 128.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2197
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to annexation of specified territory by a school district or county board of education, waiver requests from specified education entities governing the preparation or licensing of educators, the career technical education teaching credential, the evaluation of district intern programs, the assignment of teachers for specified assignments, and the definition of a parent for special education purposes. Requires an annual nutrition-related prohibitions and requirement report by a school or district. Chapter 223
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2057_bill_20080716_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 2057
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Health--Suicide Prevention |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a school district that receives a professional development block grant to offer to each of its teachers staff development in the prevention of youth suicide.
Chapter 143
http://www.senate.ca.gov/
Title: S.B. 1378
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Requires that any person who is employed to teach adult or community college classes for a specified percentage of the hours constituting a full-time assignment for regular employees having comparable duties, excluding substitute service, be classified as a temporary employee. Provides that if these provisions are in conflict with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, the provisions of this act would govern the employees subject to that agreement upon its expiration. Chapter 84
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 591
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 07/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Authorizes the performance audit of a school or community college district to ensure that bond funds have been expended only on the specific projects authorized, to include reviews of the compliance of the district with its bond ballot language and certain costs and procedures.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 125
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Vetoed 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to the After School Education and Safety Program Act which requires that each component of a program established pursuant to the act include an educational enrichment element that may include fine arts, career technical education, recreation, physical fitness, and prevention activities. Authorizes a program to include visual and performing arts, instead of fine arts. Includes foreign languages in the educational enrichment component.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2843
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed by Governor 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Makes technical changes to the California Environmental Quality Act that prohibits an environmental impact report for any project involving the purchase of a schoolsite or the construction of a new elementary or secondary school by a school district unless specified conditions are met. Defines hazardous air emissions and extremely hazardous substances for the Act that prohibits the certification of a report or approval of a negative declaration for a project near a school emitting such substances. Chapter 148
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2720
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that requires the parent of a pupil be given, in writing, a proposed assessment plan within a specified time frame of the referral of the pupil for assessment for the development or revision of an individualized education program and a copy of the parent's or guardians rights be attached to the plan. Requires the copy of the notice of parent rights include information regarding the state special schools for pupils who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind. Chapter 245
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2555
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Student Achievement |
Vetoed 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes school districts to provide nonmonetary incentives to pupils in grades 7 to 11, inclusive, for achievement or improvement based upon the individual results of each pupil test in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, including a designation of achievement on their diplomas. Encourages school districts to solicit ideas from pupils for local incentives for achievement or improvement on the test.
Title: S.B. 1709
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Provides that a state or local agency may not allow another party to control the disclosure of information that is otherwise subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. Provides that any contract entered into by a state or local agency subject to the act, including the University of California, that requires a private entity to review, audit, or report on any aspect of that agency shall be public, notwithstanding any contrary term in the contract. Chapter No. 62
http://www.senate.ca.gov/
Title: S.B. 1696
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes the California Community Colleges and California State University, and requests the University of California, to coordinate services for qualified students who are veterans and members of the military by clearly designating Military and Veterans Offices and individuals to provide specified services. Authorizes these institutions to report specified information relating to such offices. Chapter 123
Title: S.B. 1680
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that a pupil may be granted exemption from courses in physical education if the pupil has met at least 5 of the 6 standards of the physical performance test. Chapter 32
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 602
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Rejected by voters 06/2008 |
P-12 |
2008 Ballot., Proposition 10, Petition 1332 (07-0101, Amdt. 2S). Creates the Renewable Energy and Clean Alternative Fuel Act. Authorizes the issuance of a specified amount of bonds to provide cash payments to purchasers of certain high fuel economy and alternative fuel vehicles, incentives for research, development and production of renewable energy technology, incentives for research and development of alternative fuel vehicle technology, incentives for purchase of renewable energy technology, and grants to cities for related education.
Title: V. 19
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a local education agency or school to assign a teacher who holds a level 1 education specialist credential, or a previously issued credential, that authorizes him or her to provide instruction to individuals with mild or moderate disabilities to provide instruction to pupils with autism, if the teacher consents to the assignment and satisfies certain criteria. Requires the agencies and schools that make such assignments to report such assignments as part of their annual assignment monitoring. Chapter No. 41
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2302
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 05/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends rules to utilize flexibility in federal guidance. Creates an alternative HOUSSE to help middle and high school level teachers in alternative education, special education, and schools in the Small Rural Schools Achievement (SRSA) program be considered highly qualified for purposes of meeting the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) High Quality Teacher requirements as outlined in the reauthorization.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 6100, 6104, 6105
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Adopted 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the state school deferred maintenance program (DMP). Provides state matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, to assist school districts with expenditures for major repair or replacement of existing school building components. Outlines the source of funds from which districts can deposit their matching share into the district deferred maintenance fund.
Title: Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1866.1.3, 1866.4.3, 1866.13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Clarifies and expands existing provisions with regards to facilities and the operation and maintenance of charter schools. Adds content to the section pertaining to procedures and timeliness for dispute resolution.
Title: Title 5 CCR
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2008 |
P-12 |
Delays the encumbrance of funds appropriated for the After School Education and Safety Program. Defers the entire amount of the July warrant for the County School Service Fund and a specified percentage of the amount of the July warrant for school district apportionments, County School Service Fund apportionments for classes maintained under the county Superintendent of Schools. Reappropriates specified funds to the Department of Education for the Instructional Improvement Block Grant. Chapter No. 2
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 4C
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
Proposed Rule COMMENT DEADLINE: 05/07/2007 Rule Adoption 12/2007 |
P-12 |
Introduces a fee for local educational agencies (LEA) that order excessive test materials, requires LEAs to submit unlisted accommodations and modifications to Department of Education (CDE) for review and approval, requires charter schools to annually designate whether they will test as part of their chartering district or county office of education, clarifies number of times students may take the exit exam in each grade, permits grade 11 students to take the exit exam in successive administrations, adds demographic data elements collected for each student, and specifies data reporting requirements and deadlines for exemption and local waiver. CALIFORNIA 17777
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 1200, 1202, 1204, 1204.5, 1205, 1207, 1207.1,1207.2, 1207.5, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1211.5, 1215, 1215.5, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219,1225
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Adult Basic Education |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Authorizes the Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program to be used for services targeted to young adults 16 years of age and over who are not enrolled in school to improve their literacy skills by providing adult basic literacy tutoring and related services. Requires a public library to perform certain functions in implementing this service program. Deletes a requirement that the program have private financial support.
Veto message:
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1030_vt_20071011.html
Title: A.B. 1030
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires a school district or state special school to grant a diploma to a pupil with a disability who is scheduled to graduate in a specified year, that has not passed the high school exit examination, has not received a exam waiver, and meets specified criteria. Requires the district or school to provide certain documentation to the State Board of Education for a pupil that fails to meet the criteria. Requires the development and administration of a standards-based assessment for such pupils.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_123_bill_20070914_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_123_vt_20071014.html
Title: S.B. 123
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to provide the mathematics portion of the high school exit examination to the Franklin-McKinley School District for administration to pupils enrolled in grade 8 on the dated designated for the administration of that portion of the examination to pupils in grade 10. Prohibits the district from administering the mathematics portion of the examination to a pupil in grade 8 more than one time during a school year. Eliminates certain high school exit exam requirements.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_144_bill_20070917_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_144_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 144
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/ |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to revise the Academic Performance Index to include additional information by a specified deadline regarding specified data of pupils who were referred to an alternative education program and school and district dropout rates. Requires the Superintendent to establish a specified advisory committee to advise him or her and the state Board of Education on issues related to revision of the Academic Performance Index.
Chapter 731
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_219_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 219
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have mastered languages in addition to English. Requires the seal be awarded by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Requires the State Department of Education to prepare and deliver to school districts the seal insignia. Requires participating school districts to maintain certain records and to affix an appropriate insignia to the diploma or transcript of pupils who earn the seal.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_280_bill_20070920_enrolled.pdf
Veto Message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_280_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 280
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Renames the designated subjects vocational education teaching credential the designated subjects preliminary career technical education teaching credential. Repeals authority for issuance and renewal of designated subjects teaching credentials for part-time service. Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish a list of authorized subjects for the designated subjects preliminary and professional career technical education teaching credential. Provides for related tests. Chapter 520
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_52_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 52
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the governing board of a charter school to use monthly installments and withholding options in making salary adjustments to the school's certificated employees. Grants the authority to issue work periods to minors, or to designate other individuals to issue work permits, to the chief executive officer, or the equivalent position, of a charter school. Authorizes specified charter schools to receive specified instruction related apportionments. Requires such schools to provide specified reports. Chapter 524
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_345_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 345
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Civic Education |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes service by a pupil as a member of a precinct board for an election to be independent study. Exempts that pupil from the requirement that the pupil participate in the activity for 5 or more consecutive schooldays if, among other things, the pupil is required to complete a report or written assignment on the subject of the activities engaged in by the pupil while serving as a member of the board.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_466_bill_20070917_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_466_vt_20071012.html
Title: A.B. 466
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Curriculum |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Financial Literacy Initiative for improving financial literacy by offering instructional materials for teachers and schools to provide high-quality financial literacy education for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide an online library of financial literacy resources and materials and to convene a related advisory committee. Requires a related biennial report about online materials by authors and publishers.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_150_bill_20070920_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_150_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 150
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/ |
Curriculum--Science |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes eligibility criteria for a residential outdoor science program. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to apportion to each school district or county office of education that operates a residential program, an amount per eligible participating pupil per day of participation up to a maximum of 5 days.
Chapter 521
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_95_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 95
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub |
Curriculum--Sex Education |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Sexual Health Education Accountability Act. Requires any program conducted by an outside agency at a publicly funded school, that provides education to prevent adolescent or unintended pregnancy or to prevent sexually transmitted infections and that is conducted, operated, or administered by the state or any state agency, or is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by the state to meet specified requirements. Chapter 602
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_629_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 629
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Allocation Board to provide a grant for 50% of the replacement cost of an existing building to be demolished if a school district proposes to demolish the existing building and replace it with a multistory building serving the same grade group configuration or a different grade group configuration on the same or a separate site, and if the total cost of all new multistory buildings included in the total project is equal to or less than the total cost of providing a new school facility. http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1450_bill_20070919_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1450_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 1450
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Chino Valley Unified School District to transfer specified surplus property owned by the school district to the City of Chino Hills, in the County of San Bernardino, upon payment to the district by the city and the execution of an agreement between the school district and the city for development of the property into a park. Requires the property to revert to the school district, if the property ceases to be used for parks and recreation purposes.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_789_bill_20070906_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_789_vt_20071013.html
Title: S.B. 789
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Governance |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Makes various clarifying and technical changes to the Education Code which assigns various duties to state and local educational agencies and governs the operation of public schools, community colleges, and universities in the state. Deletes obsolete provisions from the code. Chapter 730
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_132_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 132
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Governance--School Boards |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to existing law that establishes the amount of compensation for the services of a member of the city board of education or governing board of a school district who attends all meetings based on the average daily attendance of the district for the prior school year. Doubles the compensation amount that may be prescribed for each average daily attendance category of school districts.
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_909_vt_20071011.html
Title: S.B. 909
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Health |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to vaccinations. Adds pneumococcus to the list of childhood diseases for which the Legislature intends the eventual achievement of total immunization. Adds pneumococcus to the list of childhood disease a pupil must be immunized prior to admission to any private or public elementary or secondary school, child care center, nursery school, family day care home, or development center.
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_533_vt_20071005.html
Title: S.B. 533
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act that prohibits the furnishing of tobacco products to, and the purchase of tobacco products by, a person under the age of 18 and requires the Department of Health Services to take primary responsibility for enforcement and to conduct random onsite sting inspections of retail stores, and the use of minors. Makes changes to the requirements for guideline provisions, including provisions relating to authorized state and local enforcement agencies. Chapter 653
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_624_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 624
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Amends the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Prohibits a campus of the State University or the State Community Colleges that operates a registered nursing program from requiring a student admitted to that registered nursing program and who has already earned a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, to complete general education requirements. Authorizes requiring a any prospective student to provide criminal record clearance prior to enrollment. Chapter 522
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_139_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 139
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
P-3 |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Child Care and Development Service Act that includes funds for reimbursement of part- day and preschool appropriate program located in the attendance area of elementary schools in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive. Requires the State Department of Education, if the funds are offered, due to the termination, suspension or relinquishment of an original award, in order to maintain an existing class, to assign first priority to successful applicants that will maintain a class within a specified area. Chapter 278
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1080_bill_20071005_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1080
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
P-3 Child Care |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes family child care providers to choose to be represented by a single provider organization. Provides that the designated provider organization is authorized to operate substitute child care provider pools if those pools are not available in the community, market family child care programs, offer business development programs, meet with state regulatory agencies, and engage in negotiations with public and private entities that administer state- funded subsidies for child care services.
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1164_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 1164
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1164_bill_20070924_enrolled.pdf |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Expresses the intent of the Legislature that resident students with financial need be made aware of the opportunities afforded to them through the various state and federal financial aid programs. Establishes the Cash for College Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Authorizes the commission to allocate funds for support of local Cash for College projects designed to accomplish prescribed goals. Creates the Cash for College Fund for voluntary contributions or donations. Chapter 741.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1540_bill_20070925_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1540
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Amends the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947. Amends the definitions of bonds and revenue bonds and the authority of Trustees to make determinations on the interest rate of such bonds. Authorizes the Trustees to loan or advance proceeds of revenue bonds or revenue bond anticipation notes to any person, state or local government entity, and to enter into loan agreements, leases, installment purchase agreements and similar financing instruments. Chapter 352
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_855_bill_20071008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 855
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Relates to extending the repeal date of provisions of existing law that set forth the procedures for the adoption of regulations by the Trustees of a California State University, the directing of each campus of the university and University of California and the community colleges board of directors to disclose all exclusive arrangements with banks and other commercial entities to engage in on-campus credit card marketing activities, and California State University vehicle procurement.
Chapter 679
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_262_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 262
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/ |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Authorizes an ex officio trustee of the California State University to designate a staff person to attend a meeting or meetings of the board in his or her absence and to act on his or her behalf. Prohibits the trustees from approving a contract for hiring an executive officer, until the contract has been adopted at a noticed meeting. Relates to compensation for the executive officer. Prohibits the trustee from designating more than one staff person to attend board meetings in any calendar year.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1413_bill_20070925_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1413_vt_20071012.html
Title: A.B. 1413
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Authorizes a school district or community college district to issue notes that mature within a period not to exceed a specified number of years. Reinstates the prohibition on the fiscal officer of such districts issuing a renewal note that would have a maturity date later than a specified number of years from the date of the original issuance of the note. Chapter 334
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1368_bill_20071008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1368
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Provides that the provision of existing law relating to the issuance of bonds for financing of public and private higher education facilities that requires the applicant to provide evidence that the project meets specified requirements would not apply to a private nonprofit university medical education project consisting of a single building, if it is determined that the university received from an underwriting firm, a draft engagement agreement for purposes that included the issuance of state bonds. Chapter 424
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1749_bill_20071010_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1749
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Minority |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Requires the Trustees of the California State University to authorize San Jose State University and the National Hispanic University to enter into a collaborative agreement that would include outreach, transfer, joint classes for credit, and other programs of education, research, and public service as the trustees and the National Hispanic University deem to be in the public interest. Requires an independent entity to evaluate the program by contract. Appropriates funds therefor.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_65_bill_20070914_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_65_vt_20071013.html
Title: S.B. 65
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Requires the Postsecondary Education Commission to assess and discuss issues, information, and barriers relating to, and progress made in the accomplishment of, the creation of additional speech-language pathology assistant training programs in a report to the Legislature. Requires the commission to confer with specified stakeholder groups in connection with this report.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0951-1000/ab_962_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 962
Source: http://info.sen.ca.go |
School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires a proprietary private security officer to complete training in security officer skills within a specified period of time. Requires the Department of Consumer Affairs to develop a standard course and curriculum for such training to be administered by an employer, an organization, or a school approved by the department. Requires the convening of an advisory committee. Exempts certain peace officers from this requirement. Requires employers to provide annual review of training and to maintain records. Chapter 721
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_666_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 666
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 471 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to design-build contracts for the design and construction of a school facility. Authorizes a school district governing board to enter into contracts that exceed a specified amount. Extends the repeal date of such authority. Prohibits retention proceeds withheld by the district or community college district from the design-build entity to exceed 5% if a performance and payment bond, issued by an admitted surety insurer, is required in the solicitation of bids. Chapter 471
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_614_bill_20071011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 614
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes state and local entities to secure and expend federal funds appropriated under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users for programs relating to highway safety improvements that can reduce the number of fatal and serious injury accidents. Requires the Department of Transportation to administer the Safe Routes to School construction program and to distribute any federal funds to be distributed under the competitive grant process. Chapter 673
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_57_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 57
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Specifies standards for biodiesel and biodiesel blends and for renewable diesel and renewable diesel blends. Requires notification of consumers by retailers of the fuel's biodiesel content. Authorizes school districts to use a biodiesel fuel blend to operate all of their diesel-powered schoolbuses if certain conditions are met. Authorizes the use of a biodiesel fuel blend to operate diesel-powered vehicles owned or leased by the State, by a city, county, or city and county, or by a mass transit district.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20070914_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_vt_20071014.html
Title: S.B. 70
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to existing law which establishes the right of individuals with exceptional needs to receive free public education and ensures the right to special instruction and related services needed to meet their unique needs. Makes various revisions conforming state law to federal requirements relating to pupil identification, assessment, and eligibility, individualized education program development, procedural safeguards, and pupil information confidentiality. Chapter 454
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1663_bill_20071010_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1663
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the auditor of a county whose Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) contains excess funds to apportion funds sufficient to cover not more than 50% of the amount determined to a special education local plan area (SELPA) for the funding of out-of-home care in licensed children's institutions. Requires the State Board of Education to apportion the remaining 50% or a larger percentage for that purpose if the ERAF has insufficient funds. Prohibits requiring a county to provide excess funds. Chapter 463
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_418_bill_20071011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 418
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. |
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish reentry programs for parolees between 16 and 23 years of age to assist in community reintegration upon discharge from detention. Provides the programs would include construction training, academic services, counseling and tracking of graduates after completion of the program. Requires the department to maintain statistical information related to the reentry program.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1049_bill_20070919_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1049_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 1049
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Students |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes certificated employees, who are employed by the applicable school district, authorized by the superintendent of the school district or principal where the employee works, to issue a permit to a minor enrolled in the school. Authorizes a similar procedure for private schools. Requires the individuals responsible for issuing work permits to review the academic and attendance of a pupil prior to issuing the permit. Authorizes exceptions. Provides procedures governing permit reauthorization.
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_406_vt_20071011.html
Title: S.B. 406
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Allows students to submit completed voter registration forms to the Secretary of State in addition to returning the forms in person or by mail to the elections official of the county where the student lives. Requires every community college and California State University campus that operates an automated class registration system to permit students, through an automated program, during the registration process, to elect to receive a preprinted voter registration form. Requires a related contact person. Chapter 481
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_854_bill_20071011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 854
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Office of Privacy Protection in the Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a task force to conduct a review of the use by all public and private colleges and universities in this state of social security numbers in order to recommend practices to minimize the collection, use, storage, and retention of social security numbers. Provides no person, entity or government agency shall record or file a document displaying more than the last 4 digits of a social security number. Relates to fees. Chapter 627
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1168_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1168
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/ |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Extends the operation of both the State Teachers' Retirement Law and the Defined Benefit Program. Extends provisions related to an exemption based on the employer not being able to receive state apportionment or to compensation that is not creditable indefinitely. Exempts from the earnings limitation, compensation received by a retired member providing direct remedial instruction. Requires a school district to submit qualifying documentation for temporary employment of a retired member. Chapter 353
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_855_bill_20071008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 901
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Adds the College Textbook Transparency Act to the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Establishes various requirements for textbook publishers including that they print certain information on the outer cover of, or within, a textbook. Establishes requirements for a public postsecondary educational institution regarding faculty, departments, or other adopters with course material selection responsibilities. Prohibits the sale of instructor copies or complementary teacher editions of textbooks. Chapter 574
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1548_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1548
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to provide the Secretary of Education, the Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Education Finance, and the Department of Finance, copies of price quotations submitted by publishers in connection with instructional materials adopted by the Board of Education, a summary of requirements imposed on publishers in connection with such materials, and an estimate of the cost to provide a complete set of instructional materials.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1148.html
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1148_vt_20071013.html
Title: A.B. 1148
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 10/2007 |
Postsec. |
Relates to the cost of college and university textbooks. Requires a publisher of a textbook, its agents and employees to make available to each prospective purchaser of that textbook at a public postsecondary educational institution, a complete list of all the products offered and are germane to the subject area of the prospective purchaser, the wholesale price, and a complete list of all substantive differences or changes made between the current and most recent previous edition of the textbook.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_832_bill_20070907_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_832_vt_20071013.html
Title: S.B. 832
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Accountability |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to notify a school district that a review is scheduled to occur if the department intends to waive that review or extend the time before the next onsite review. Provides for a waiver or extension of the next review if the current review is positive. Provides that a school with a specified Academic Performance Index score or that has achieved a school rank of 9 to 10 in each of the prior 3 years, that receives a positive review, will not be reviewed for at least 6 years.
Title: A.B. 494
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to incorporate various indicators into the Academic Performance Index, including high school graduation rates, rates by which pupils are offered and complete a course of study at an achievement level that fulfills the requirements and prerequisites for admission to public institutions of postsecondary education, and rates by which pupils complete a course of study that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to attain entry-level employment.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_400_bill_20070919_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_400_vt_20071014.html
Title: A.B. 400
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 which establishes the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program to provide funding to schools that perform below the 50th percentile on certain achievement tests. Establishes guidelines for determining a schools performance and continuing eligibility in the program based on growth targets assessed over a specified time frame. Establishes actions to be taken when a school fails to meet growth targets established by the program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 438
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistant Team, until all operational areas have been returned to the governing board of the Oakland Unified School District, to prepare and submit a progress report on the district's assessment and recovery plan. Requires the governing board and the appointed state administrator to agree on and execute a memorandum of understanding regarding the details of returning authority for one or more of the operations areas to the school district.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Veto Message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_45_vt_20071013.html
Title: A.B. 45
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Assessment |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Department of Education to make a primary language assessment available to public schools for assessing pupils enrolled in dual language immersion programs that include the primary language of the assessments at their own expense. Requires districts to enter an agreement with the state testing contractor. Requires the Superintendent of Public Education to release annually to the public a percentage of test items from any of the state Standards Tests administered in previous years.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1540_bill_20070925_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_252_vt_20071013.html
Title: A.B. 252
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
Postsec. |
Extends the provisions of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989. Provides for the extension of voluntary agreements with institutions regarding compliance with related state statutes. Authorizes accredited institutions to make specified modifications. Continues the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Administration Fund and the Student Tuition Recovery Fund. Establishes the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education.
Chapter 635
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_45_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 45
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a community college or apprentice training instructor to teach a career technical education course in a subject that is not a core academic subject on a high school campus. Authorizes a pupil to take an apprenticeship, job training, or community college technical education course after regular school hours for credit. Authorizes a school district to bring in professionals as guests lecturers for career technical education courses according to specified parameters.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_598_bill_20070910_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_598_vt_20071013.html
Title: A.B. 598
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Department of Education to include in the application for school districts for new construction funding certain questions relating to career technical education facilities, including whether the funding would be used for facilities related to such education and if not, how the applicant district plans to meet the needs of pupils related to that education. Requires the department to maintain the answers in a publicly accessible manner and to provides a summary to a specified entity. Chapter 519
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_13_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 13
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Makes the State Department of Education responsible for the creation of comprehensive, easy to access, user-friendly Web site pages with specified information about opportunities and programs available in the state on career technical education in elementary and secondary schools. Requires the department to select a career technical education program for pupils to develop the Web site pages as a part of a career technical education course of study related to technology and Web site development. Chapter 529
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_597_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 597
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to existing law that establishes an incentive grant program for the purpose of improving, expanding, and establishing instructional programs in home economics careers and technology career technical education to improve the academic achievement and career preparation of pupils in those fields. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to complete and submit an evaluation of the grant program to the Legislature.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 666
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires each school district offering any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, prior to class registration, for each school in the district, to provide parents or guardians with written notification relating to the courses offered by the school satisfying the requirements for admission to the California State University and the University of California and information on career technical education, including a brief description of it, as defined by the State Department of Education. Chapter 527
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_428_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 428
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to charter schools that serve at-risk pupils. Extends allowable term of operation until a specified date, subject to the approval of the county board of education for continued operation beyond that date. Extends the provisions of existing law that relate to funding for charter schools. Chapter 525
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_177_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 177
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to Charter School Act of 1992. Revises the description of the procedures relating to pupil suspension or expulsion. Requires a description of how the school intends to serve pupils with disabilities and the qualification and planned professional development of teachers and administrators who will serve this population. Requires a petition to define and demonstrate the ability and training to develop a special education program and the capacity to serve special education pupils.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1281_vt_20071010.html
Title: A.B. 1281
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends the Charter Schools Act which authorizes a chartering agency to charge for up to 1% of a charter school's revenue for the actual costs of supervisorial oversight of the charter school. Requires the Research Bureau of the State Library to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the key elements and actual costs of charter school oversight. Requires the bureau to consult with an advisory panel to ensure technical accuracy. Chapter 650
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_537_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 537
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Civic Education |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires each school district with at least one high school to report the voter registration efforts described in provisions of existing law and to publish those efforts prominently and annually on the Internet Web sites of its high schools and in parent newsletters or other communication vehicles used within the school community.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_183_vt_20071012.html
Title: A.B. 183
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
To governor 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have mastered languages in addition to English. Requires the seal be awarded by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Requires the State Department of Education to prepare and deliver to school districts the seal insignia. Requires participating school districts to maintain certain records and to affix an appropriate insignia to the diploma or transcript of pupils who earn the seal.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_280_bill_20070920_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 280
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to ensure that data collected through Categorical Program Monitoring indicates the extent to which each school in a school district or county office of education performs specified duties regarding provision of physical education instruction, including providing the required minimum minutes of instruction and conducting physical fitness testing. Requires the department to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature and post a summary of that data on the Internet. Chapter 720
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_601_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 601
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Encourages instruction in social science for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include instruction on World War II and the role of Filipinos in that war.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_72_bill_20070907_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_72_vt_20071013.html
Title: A.B. 72
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
Postsec. |
Expresses findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the relationship between postsecondary education and workforce development. Adds to the Donahoe Higher Education Act a provision requiring that the Postsecondary Education Commission convene a task force to deliberate and report their findings and recommendations with respect to certain questions. Adds public employee professional development training to the community colleges economic and workforce development program.
Title: A.B. 365
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
Postsec. |
Deletes the staff development requirement for certificate for instruction delivered in English to limited-English-proficient pupils. Requires the holder of a preliminary multiple subject teaching credential, preliminary single subject teaching credential, or preliminary education specialist credential issued to an out-of-state prepared teacher to meet the basic skills proficiency requirement. Relates to teacher intern training. Relates to facilities funding for private nonprofit research organizations.
Chapter 345.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 280
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
To governor 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act, that provides a school district's eligibility for new construction funding is determined by making calculations related to certain factors. Authorizes the State Allocation Board to supplement a funding projection with modified weighting mechanisms and an adjustment to reflect the efforts of changes in birth rates. Authorizes school district to submit an enrollment projection for either the 5th or 10th year beyond the fiscal year of the application. Chapter 691
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1014_bill_20070919_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1014
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
High School--Exit Exams |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to identify alternative criteria and measures by which high school pupils who are regarded as proficient but unable to pass the high school exit examination may demonstrate their competence and receive a high school diploma, and to hold related public hearings. Requires the Superintendent to report the findings and make recommendations for the development of a multiple measures approach to the Legislature.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1379_bill_20070919_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1379_vt_20071010.html
Title: A.B. 1379
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
High School--Exit Exams |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to funding for intensive instruction for pupils that have not satisfied the exit examination requirements, the use by a school district of its uniform complaint process to identify and resolve deficiencies related to availability of the intensive instruction and services options, requiring school counselors explain the availability of intensive instruction and services, and school visits by county superintendents of schools to verify pupils are informed of such instruction. Revises the definition of "eligible pupil" to include pupils who have not satisfied the requirement that they pass the high school exist exam and have failed one or both parts of the exam by the end of grade 12; authorizes the receipt of instruction and services on Saturdays, evenings or at a time and location deemed appropriate by the school district for eligible pupils; expans the authorized scope of intensive instruction and services to include instruction in English language arts or mathematics. Requires a county superintendent of schools to conduct school visits and verify that pupils who have not passed the high school exist exam by the end of grade qw are informed that they are entitled to receive intensive instruction and services for up to 2 consecutive academic years after completion of grade 12 or until the pupil has passed both parts of the exit exam and verifying that those pupils who elected to receive the instruction and services are being served. Chapter 526.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_347_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 347
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
High School--International Baccalaureate |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends law relating to the International Baccalaureate Program for high school and middle school pupils. Repeals provision regarding startup grants and an obsolete limitation on the amount of grants for middle school programs. Appropriates funds to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the purpose of funding all eligible schools that offer an International Baccalaureate Program. Assigns funding priority if funds are insufficient to fully fund all authorized grants. Chapter 220.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 556
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requests the Regents of the University of California, acting through subject matter projects, to carry out specified responsibilities in existing law with respect to Native American education that are assigned to the State Librarian.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_826_bill_20070917_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_826_vt_20071013.html
Title: S.B. 826
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/ |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
Postsec. |
Makes all meetings of the California State University Trustees to be subject to the Bagley- Keene Act. Requires the trustees to take action in open session on an executive compensation proposal concerning the Chancellor of the university, the President of an individual campus, a Vice Chancellor, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the General Counsel, or the trustees' Secretary. Provides the University of California Board of Regents includes specified advisory and study groups or task forces. Chapter 523
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_190_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 190
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
Postsec. |
Amends the Donahoe Higher Education Act to require the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and request the Regents of the University of California to establish procedures to enable persons who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition to be eligible to receive student aid awards from private entities that are administered by these segments. Relates to eligibility requirements. Requires community college districts to waive fees.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_1_bill_20070917_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_1_vt_20071013.html
Title: S.B. 1
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Enacts the Community College Student Federal and State Financial Aid Opportunity Act. Expresses various findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the use of the Pell Grant program by students of Community Colleges. Requires the Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to take various actions to inform students of opportunities to participate in the Pell Grant Program, to analyze the participation rate of community college students in the program, and to have high school counselor workshops. Chapter 607
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_668_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 668
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Private Schools |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to special education. Requires that the educational materials, services, and programs provided by the nonpublic, nonsectarian school be consistent with the pupil's individual education program. Revises the provision of existing law relating to standards-based, core curriculum and instructional materials. Chapter 382
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_216_bill_20071010_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 216
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
Community College |
Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding emergency preparedness plans. Requires the Office of the Chancellor of the Community Colleges, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services and the Office of Homeland Security, to develop emergency preparedness standards and guidelines to assist community college districts and campuses in the event of a natural disaster, hazardous condition, or terrorist activity on or around any campus. Chapter 461.
Title: S.B. 166
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Revises the list of prohibited bases of discrimination and the kinds of prohibited instructions and activities in public or private elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary education institutions in the state. Adds any characteristic contained in the definition of hate crimes contained in the Penal Code. Revises the definitions of persons with disabilities in existing education laws. Chapter 569
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_777_bill_20070917_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 777
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/ |
School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to monitor adherence to the antidiscrimination and antiharassment requirements as part of its regular monitoring and review of local educational agencies and to assess whether schools have done certain things, including, among others, adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination and harassment and adopted a process for receiving and investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment. Relates to the Safe Place to Learn Act. Requires a related Web site. Chapter 566
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_394_bill_20070919_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 394
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires an applicant school district for new construction to submit to the State Allocation Board a one-time report of existing school building capacity. Requires the maximum school building capacity for each school district applying for new construction funding to be increased by the number of pupils reported by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for that grade level. Provides procedures to reduce dependence on year round educational programs.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_121_bill_20070912_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_121_vt_20071014.html
Title: S.B. 121
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Prohibits a school or school district, through a vending machine or school food service establishment during school hours and up to 1/2 hour before and after school hours, from making available to pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, a food containing artificial trans fat. Prohibits the use of artificial trans fat in the preparation of a food item served to those pupils. Excludes food provided as part of a USDA meal program. Chapter 648
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_490_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 490
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Expands the Fair Competition for College and Career Opportunity Program to include provisions for individualized review of the career goals of the pupil and academic and career-related opportunities available to the pupil and for explanation of the coursework and academic programs required for admission to a 4-year college. Requires school districts to perform certain additional duties to identify pupils who are not on track for admission and to mandate schools perform specified related duties. Chapter 732
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_405_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 405
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue and renew visiting faculty permits authorizing instruction in departmentalized classes to individuals satisfying specified requirements, including having at least 3 years of full-time teaching experience or equivalent experience at an accredited community college, private, nonprofit postsecondary institution, or a campus of the State University or University of California. Requires a 5-year preliminary single subject credential be issued. Chapter 723
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 859
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires a school district or county office of education to require a person participating in the Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program to to obtain a certificate of clearance from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and provide academic achievement verification. Extends the time period for repayment of assistance if a participant is unable to fulfill repayment obligations due to certain circumstances. Requires reports by the Commission related to the collection of repayments.
Chapter 554
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_193_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 193
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/ |
Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
Postsec. |
Establishes the Teacher Cadet Program. Requires the State University to convene an advisory committee to develop a common core teacher cadet curriculum designed to expose pupils to teaching careers through development of hands-on curriculum that is aligned with prerequisites for entry into teacher preparation programs and includes specified elements, and to develop criteria and standards that would be used to create a request-for-proposal for the program. Provides for related school district grants.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_44_bill_20070914_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_44_vt_20071013.html
Title: S.B. 44
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Technology |
Vetoed 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to the state Technology Assistance Project (CTAP). Makes evaluation findings and declarations relating to the CTAP and the Statewide Educational Technology Services (SETS). Revises the list of requirements the plan of a school district or county office of education seeking to be a regional lead agency. Revises the specific SETS to be supported by the CTAP. Prohibits funding provided to a regional lead agency would be from being allocated to another agency. Makes projects contingent on funding.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_72_bill_20070907_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_72_vt_20071013.html
Title: A.B. 764
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends The Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program. which requires the State Department of Education to apportion funds to school districts to ensure each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials as adopted by the board and adopted for specified grades. Requires the program to be administered for purposes of funding as if it had been operative at the beginning of the 2007-08 fiscal year. Chapter 304.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 733
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to the selection of materials by the State Board of Education for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8. Relates to a fee assessed by the board for reviewing and adopting, or recommending for adoption, submitted basic instructional materials based on the number of programs the publisher or manufacturer indicates will be submitted. Requires social content reviews conducted outside the instructional material adoption processes. Authorizes contracting for such reviews. Chapter 476
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 734
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act. Deletes items from the list of school conditions for which assessments are required to be included in the school accountability report card (SARC), including the quality of instruction and leadership, classroom discipline and climate for learning, the availability of qualified substitute teachers, the degree to which pupils are prepared to enter the workforce, and whether the school qualifies for the Governor's Performance Award Program. Requires the state department of education, the legislature and the governor to report on the feasibility of combining elements, linking reporting of elements in other locations or otherwise improving the usability and readability of the SARC.Requires the department of education to include on the standardized template for the SARC the URLs for the department's Dataquest site, the Univ. of California president's and a statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other public locations. No less than triennially, each school district is to compare the content of the SARC of the school district to the model SARC adopted by the state. Chapter 530
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1061_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1061
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov |
Finance |
To governor 08/2007 |
P-12 |
Provides funding for education under the State Budget Act for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
http://www.senate.ca.gov/
Title: S.B. 80
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
Postsec. |
Repeals provisions of existing law relating to the establishment and operation of the auxiliary organization and the state's participation in the federal Family Education Loan Program if the Director of Finance makes a notification that specified occurrences, related to either the sale of the state Student Loan Guarantee Program assets or a transaction with a transferee guarantee program operator have been consummated and 30 days lapse after the receipt of the notice. http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_91_bill_20070824_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 91
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
Postsec. |
Makes a exclusion from the definition of a beginning teacher. Deletes specific exemptions described in existing law and instead exempt a person who has passed the state basic skills proficiency examination at least once, achieved a passing score on the Graduate Record Examinations General Test, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, Reasoning Test, or the ACT Plus Writing Test, or possessed a credential before the enactment of the statute that made the test requirement. Chapter 191
http://www.senate.ca.gov/
Title: S.B. 112
Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
To governor 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to special education. Prohibits a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency whose certification has been revoked, and certain other administrators and entities involved with the school or agency, from being eligible to apply for recertification for 2 years from the revocation date.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 485
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Attendance--Truancy |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the Commission on State Mandates to amend the parameters and guidelines regarding the notification of truancy mandate program and definition of a truant and the elements included in the initial truancy notifications to conform to existing law. Provides the Controller would be required to revise the appropriate claiming instructions to be consistent with the revised parameters and guidelines Chapter No. 69
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1698_bill_20070630
Title: A.B. 1698
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Curriculum--Language Arts |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Requests the Governor and all state agencies to work together to alleviate the critical shortage of speech-language pathologists in the state.
Resolutions points to the increasing number of children in the state with autism and the shortage of skilled pathologists to address the issue.
Resolution Chapter No. 104
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/scr_40_bill_20070412_introduced.html
Title: S.C.R. 40
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov |
No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
To governor 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that establishes within the Department of Education an American Indian Education Unit to provide technical support to, and administrative oversight of, American Indian education programs. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to request input from the American Indian Education Oversight Committee regarding changes to the 1975 guidelines prior to the submission of the guidelines to the Board of Education. Relates to the funding levels for each center. Establishes criteria for establishing an American Indian Education Center including: 1) potential impact; 2) number of pupils K-12 within the community of the applicant; 3) degree of commitment to the purpose of American Indian education demonstrated by allocation of staff, fiscal and material resources and integration of existing resources and services; 4) extent and degree of collaborative efforts among local community resources, organizations, schools and tribal communities; and 5) existing centers developed by the department are to receive priority based on demonstrated impact of each program. Chapter No. 170
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_273_cfa_20070509_113106_sen_floor.html
Title: S.B. 273
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Makes technical changes to various provisions of existing law regarding special education and related services to conform various provisions of the new federal regulations and update cross-references in response to those regulations. Deletes obsolete provisions. Makes other clarifying and technical, nonsubstantive changes. Chapter No. 56
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 685
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends the Teacher Credentialing Law. Requires the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing to establish a nonpersonally identifiable education identification number for each educator to whom it issues a credential to provide service in the public schools. Chapter No. 79
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 363
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to existing law which authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by any school district to provide classroom instruction to pupils with mild and moderate disabilities in special education classes. Deletes the January 1, 2008, termination date, thereby authorizing the commission to issue district intern credentials indefinitely. Chapter No. 73
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 196
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires certain measures of the 21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens Program effectiveness related to reporting of positive behavioral changes or skill development consistent with program elements be based on reporting by schoolday teachers or after school staff who supervise pupils. Clarifies the 2005-06 funding level for the After School Education and Safety Program Act to include adjustments to increased reimbursement rates and grant amounts for before school programs. Chapter No. 22
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1685
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 |
Gives public school employees the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the public school employer, except that once the employees in an appropriate unit select an exclusive representative and it is recognized or certified, the employee in that unit would be prohibited from meeting and negotiating with the public school employer. Chapter No. 21
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1194
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes clear procedures to be implemented in the event of theclosure of a charter school. Requires that a petition for a charter schoolinclude a reasonably comprehensive description of the procedures to be used ifthe charter school closes. Requires the designation of a responsible entity toconduct closure-related activities. Specifies the parties to be notified and theminimum information to be included in a notification of closure. Identifiesfunding for closure activities. CALIFORNIA 17844
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 11962, 11962.1
Source:
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 11962.1
|
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Deletes certain items from the list of school conditions for which assessments are required to be included in the school accountability report card, including the quality of school instruction and leadership, the degree to which pupils are prepared to enter the workforce, and whether the school qualifies for the Governor's Performance Award Program. Requires each school district to make it most recent report care available through the Internet or hard copies by a specified date each year.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1510_bill_20060831_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1510
Source: California Legislature |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Relates to students whose primary language is not English. Requires the Department of Education to monitor adherence to requirements relating to parental notification in their primary language as part of its regular monitoring and review of public schools and districts to make certain related determinations, and to notify school districts of certain related information. Requires the notification be made using electronic methods.
Title: A.B. 680
Source: California Legislature |
Accountability--Rewards |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Flexible Funding for Pupil Achievement Program. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer the program. Permits a specified percentage of schools in the state to participate in the program at any one time. Requires the Superintendent to ensure a balance of elementary, middle, and high schools and urban, suburban and rural schools among participating schools. Requires the governing board of a district to adopt a participation agreement containing specified provisions.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_756_bill_20060914_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 756
Source: California Legislature |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Department of Education to administer prekindergarten and family literacy programs. Requires a participating program to provide certain child development and family literacy services in order to receive funding. Requires a local educational agency to select a program coordinator. Makes an appropriation to provide direct child care services for children in participating classrooms. Encourages participating providers to offer full-day services.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_172_bill_20060907_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 172
Source: California Legislature |
Assessment--Accommodations |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires a pupil identified as limited English proficient and who is either literate or receives instruction in his or her primary language to take the standards-based achievement test in his or her primary language as soon as the primary language test is available. Requires the Department of Education to use funds appropriated in the annual budget for the purpose of developing and adopting primary language versions of assessments aligned to the state academic content standards in the primary language.
Title: S.B. 1580
Source: California Legislature |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Amends existing law that requires the Attorney General to conduct a biennial survey of drug and alcohol use among pupils enrolled in grades 7, 9, and 11 to provide the survey shall also assess pupils' experiences with harassment and bullying. Requires the Attorney General to prepare and distribute a separate report focusing on bias- related discrimination and harassment incidents.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2510_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2510
Source: California Legislature |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires each school district, as a condition of receiving funding under this act, to develop a plan, to be approved by the governing board, certifying that the agency will accomplish certain objectives relating to providing personal English language tutoring to children from backgrounds of limited English proficiency and to collect certain data for use in revising and updating the plan. Requires the board review, revise as necessary, and approve the plan, as a condition for funding.
Title: S.B. 368
Source: California Legislature |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes a grant pilot project to identify existing best practices regarding curriculum, instruction, staff development, for teaching English learners and promoting English language acquisition and development. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a advisory committee for development of criteria for evaluating applications for grants. Specifies that certain moneys already appropriated be used for the grant project. Requires a contract to be let for a project evaluation.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2117_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2117
Source: California Legislature |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the Career Technical Education Coordinating Council for purposes of identifying state and federal career education programs in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive and recommending ways to coordinate programs and funding to enhance the economy of those programs, to identify barriers to the articulation of the programs with the various state institutions of higher education and ways to link such grades programs with community college certificate and degree programs. Requires reports.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2101-2150/ab_2115_bill_20060906_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2115
Source: California Legislature |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
Postsec. |
Adds a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that if either the University of California or California State University had not adopted model uniform academic standards for career technical education that will satisfy the completion of a general elective course requirement for the purposes of admission to their universities, the Regents are requested to, and trustees required to, recognize the completion of all career technical education courses that meet the model curriculum standards.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1501-1550/sb_1543_bill_20060906_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1543
Source: California Legislature |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Program to train youth in digital technology arts. Requires the program to be administered by the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Requires the office to contract with a nonprofit corporation to implement the program in partnership with other participating regional organizations, to convene a advisory panel, and to report annually on the progress of the program.
Title: A.B. 252
Source: California Legislature |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires a chartering authority to provide a written notice of intent to revoke and notice of facts in support of revocation to a charter school prior to revoking its charter. Authorizes a charter school, if the chartering authority is a school district, to appeal the decision of the chartering authority to the county board of education. Requires a charter school, if the chartering authority is a county office of education, to appeal the decision to the state Board of Education and judicial review.
Title: A.B. 2030
Source: Charter Schools |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Provides that charter schools are eligible for assistance under the School Finance Authority Act. Revises various definitions and procedures contained in the Act.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2717_bill_20060918_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2717
Source: California Legislature |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Provides that for the purposes of the computation of a sponsoring school district of its average daily attendance, a pupil enrolled in a grade at a charter school sponsored by the district shall not be counted if the school district does not offer classes for pupils enrolled in that grade and, for that computation, prohibits the amount of the attendance counted for any pupil to be greater than the attendance claimed for that pupil by the charter school in the current year.
Title: S.B. 1446
Source: California Legislature |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Adds the finding that a charter school would have a negative fiscal impact on the school district where it is located to the list of findings that the governing board of a school district may rely on to deny a petition for the establishment of a charter school. Prohibits the denial of such school for the sole reason that such school would have a negative fiscal impact on the district where the school is located.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2951-3000/ab_2954_bill_20060911_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2954
Source: Charter Schools |
Civic Education |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Relates to existing law which prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities and the adopting of textbooks or other instructional materials that contain any matter that reflects adversely upon specified persons. Revises the list of characteristics included in these provisions to include race or ethnicity, gender, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.
Title: S.B. 1437
Source: California Legislature |
Civic Education |
Vetoed 09/2006</ |