California Administrative Code

(a) Projected countywide ADA has not changed for any of the current fiscal year or two subsequent fiscal years by more than two percent since budget adoption. (b) Projected funded ADA for county operated programs has not changed for any of the current fiscal year or two subsequen…

(a) Projected LCFF revenue for any of the current fiscal year or two subsequent fiscal years, has not changed by more than two percent since budget adoption. (b) For purposes of this section, first interim reports will be compared to adopted budgets; second interim reports will b…

In making the determinations required under Education Code section 52070(d)(3), the county superintendent of schools shall include review of any descriptions of districtwide or schoolwide services provided pursuant to sections 15496(b)(1) through (b)(4) when determining whether t…

For the purposes of administering the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Education Code section 42238.02(d)(3), the following definitions apply: (a) “Class” means a group of pupils scheduled to report regularly at a particular time to a particular teacher during the…

The governing board of any district or a county superintendent of schools maintaining a high school or a junior high school may permit an organization consisting solely of pupils of such school to sell food items during or after the regular school day if the following conditions …

(a) An organization or individual may file a complaint described in section 15580 by phone, email or letter. (b) A complaint filed on behalf of an individual student may only be filed by the student or the student's duly authorized representative. (c) The complaint must be submit…

Allegations of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability will be referred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) per the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Instruction 113-1 and Memo C…

(a) The Department shall directly intervene when notified of complaints involving the following: (1) Meal counting and claiming; (2) Reimbursable meals; (3) Eligibility of child; or (4) Use of cafeteria funds and allowable expenses. (b) The Department shall directly intervene whe…

The governing board of a school district shall not execute or complete any contract, agreement or arrangement with any agency of the Federal Government for any loan or advance to aid in financing the cost of architectural, engineering, and economic investigations and studies, sur…

All records not classified as Class 1--Permanent or Class 2--Optional shall be classified as Class 3--Disposable, including but not limited to detail records relating to: (a) Records Basic to Audit, including those relating to attendance, average daily attendance, or a business o…

Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, all Class 3--Disposable records shall be destroyed during the third school year after the school year in which they originated (e.g., 1976-77 records may be destroyed after July 1, 1980).

(a) “School library services” include, but are not limited to, the provision, organization, and utilization of materials and related activities supportive of the educational requirements prescribed by law and by the school districts which may include the following: (1) Library In…

Opportunity is to be afforded pupils to borrow school library materials at no charge for use in the district's libraries, classrooms and out-of-school. A school district shall make no charge for the late return of library materials unless authorized to do so by the governing boar…

The provisions of this article prescribe the conditions under which the Superintendent of Public Instruction will make allowances to reimburse necessary and actual travel expenses of county superintendents of schools or their designated staff members in connection with cooperativ…

A cooperative county publication project for the purpose of this article is a joint endeavor by two or more counties initiated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or by county superintendents with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop written…

Anticipated travel expenses in connection with co-operative publication projects shall be budgeted as a part of the proposed expense of the budget class to which the publication relates. If additional funds are required, they shall be derived from the other purpose balances of th…

The provisions of this article govern the purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of automotive equipment, title to which will be or is vested in the office of the county superintendent.

The county superintendent shall make an initial or replacement purchase of a motor vehicle, trailer, or other item of automotive equipment involving an expenditure of more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) through the county purchasing agent or he shall make the p…

The county superintendent shall observe the following limitations in the purchase of motor vehicles and trailers: (a) A motor vehicle purchased primarily for the transportation of staff personnel shall be an automobile of the light car class. (b) A motor vehicle of the light car …

Where damages to passenger type vehicles due to casualty not covered by insurance are suffered to the extent that repair and replacement of parts on vehicles are not possible within the budgeted allowances for operation and maintenance and normal replacement, sufficient amounts m…

When the cost of operation and maintenance of motor vehicles and trailers is paid from the county school service fund, the county superintendent shall comply with the following: (a) Motor vehicle fuel shall be purchased from either of the following: (1) County-owned garage facili…

For the purposes of Section 1703 of the Education Code, coordination of the educational program consists of the actions, efforts, and procedures of a county superintendent, directed to one or more districts, to: (a) Enforce minimum educational standards (b) Improve the educationa…

Coordination services provided by the county superintendent of schools shall be with full recognition that the responsibility for operating the educational program and for effecting internal improvements in a district is the responsibility of the governing board of the school dis…

Whenever a determination has been made that there is a lack of funds or lack of work: (a) The SSPI or designee may, without regard to area of layoff, separate from service any part-time exempt staff, substitute teacher, or summer session exempt staff. Such persons, if performing …

(a) Definitions contained in sections 17601 and 17630.2 apply to this article. (b) Categories of employees established in section 17604 apply to this article. (c) Exempt classifications established in section 17604.1 apply to this article.

Within thirty days after receipt of notice of termination of a supervisory appointment or of a managerial appointment, the employee may appeal to the SPB upon the grounds that the termination was effected for reasons of age, sex, sexual preference, marital status, race, color, na…

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Assessment of suitability for placement” is the period of evaluation and review for purposes of determining whether the California School for the Deaf (CSD) is the appropriate placement for a deaf appli…

For purposes of determining whether a deaf applicant meets the criteria for enrollment, the following process shall be followed: (a) The school district of residence (local education agency [LEA]) shall refer a deaf applicant to CSD by submitting an application packet to CSD. (b)…

Each contractor shall include in its program a health and social service component that: (a) Identifies the needs of the child and the family for health or social services; (b) Refers a child and/or family to appropriate agencies in the community based on the health or social ser…

(a) The first priority for services shall be given to CSPP three- or four-year-old children who are recipients of child protective services or who are at risk of being neglected, abused or exploited upon written referral from a legal, medical or social service agency. (b) The sec…

Each contractor shall include a community involvement component in its program which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Facilitating relationships between the local educational agency or local regional centers and families that need services. (b) Soliciting …

(a) Each contractor shall include in its program a nutrition component that ensures that the children have nutritious meals and snacks during the time in which they are in the program. (b) The meals and snacks shall be culturally and developmentally appropriate for the children b…

Staff must meet the qualifications in subsection (a), (b), or (c) below to be considered a “site supervisor” in the CSPP. (a) A permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing authorizing supervision of a childcare and development program operating in a single site. This…

(a) An applicant must submit a complete application in accordance with the instructions and timeline(s) contained in the RFA. (b) Any change made to the contents of the RFA, shall be posted on the CDE's funding website located at http://www.cde.ca.gov/. (c) All complete applicati…

(a) Prior to announcing an award, the CDE shall verify: (1) The applicant's eligibility for funding pursuant to section 17722 of this chapter; and (2) As applicable, all applicants who have filed appeals have either been notified of the results of their appeal or the applicant ha…

(a) Contractors opting to enroll children using CSPP Neighborhood School Site eligibility shall submit the following documentation and information, as applicable, and obtain written approval from the California Department of Education (CDE) prior to enrolling children using this …

(a) The contractor shall not expel or unenroll a child who is exhibiting persistent and serious challenging behaviors, except as authorized in subsection (c) below. (b) The contractor must pursue and document steps to maintain the child's safe participation in the program, includ…

(a) Contractors are required to set aside a percentage of their funded enrollment for enrolling children with disabilities pursuant to Education Code section 8208. (b) Children can only be enrolled under the set aside if: (1) The child is a child with disabilities as defined in s…

Contractors enrolling families for full-day services shall use the most recent family fee schedule adopted by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(a) If the parent disagrees with an action, taken by a contractor in a Notice of Action, Application for Services or Notice of Action, Recipient of Services, the parent(s) may file a request for a hearing with the contractor within 14 calendar days of the date the Notice of Actio…

(a) A contractor shall not require additional payments, in cash or in kind, as a condition of participation, except as provided in subsection (b). (b) A contractor may charge recipients of services for field trips only under the following conditions: (1) The fee has been establis…

(a) Fees shall be considered delinquent after seven calendar days from the date the fees were due. (b) A Notice of Action, Recipient of Services shall be used to inform the family of the following: (1) The total amount of unpaid fees; (2) The fee rate; (3) The period of delinquen…

Upon termination of services for nonpayment of delinquent fees, the family shall be ineligible for preschool services until all delinquent fees are paid.

Reimbursable costs include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Start-up costs specified in Education Code section 8255, not to exceed 15 percent of the expansion amount. (b) Administrative costs, not to exceed 15 percent of net reimbursable program costs. Such costs inclu…

The following costs shall not be reimbursable under the preschool contract: (a) Bad debts, including losses arising from uncollectible accounts and any related legal costs. Uncollected parent fees are not considered to be bad debts if sufficient documentation of collection attemp…

(a) The CDE shall recoup any payments made for costs which were not reasonable and necessary. The amount that is recouped shall be the excess payment over the reasonable or fair market value, or 100 percent of the cost, if the cost was not necessary. (b) The CDE may elect to reco…

(a) When expenditures for equipment, equipment replacement and improvements exceed the level specified in the annual preschool contract, private contractors shall obtain at least three bids or estimates; (1) Award shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder; (2) If three bids …

(a) Contractors shall be reimbursed for out-of-state travel expenses only with prior written approval from the Early Education Division. The Early Education Division shall not approve out-of-state travel expenses: (1) For more than one employee per contract per year; (2) For cont…

Contractors shall report expenditures on an accrual basis.

(a) All contractors shall establish a fund to be known as the “Child Development Fund” as specified in Education Code section 8271, except that private contractors shall establish the fund in a federally insured banking institution located in California. (b) Contractors with mult…