Title EDC, California Educ. Code

(a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Chancellor’s Higher Education Innovation Awards Program. (b) The Chancellor’s Higher Education Innovation Awards Program is hereby established to award funds appropriated for purposes of this article. (c) The Board of Gove…

(a) The funds appropriated to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges in Schedule 23 of Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017 are for allocation by the board of governors to make awards to community colleges pursuant to this article. (b)…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The use of racially derogatory or discriminatory school or athletic team names, mascots, or nicknames in California public schools is antithetical to the California school mission of providing an equal education to all.…

(a) For purposes of this section, “derogatory Native American term” includes, but is not necessarily limited to, Apaches, Big Reds, Braves, Chiefs, Chieftains, Chippewa, Comanches, Indians, Savages, Squaw, and Tribe. (b) (1) All public schools, except for a school operated by an …

It is the intent of the Legislature that if federal funding becomes available for the purposes of the article, the governing board of each school district and each county superintendent of schools equip schools with two-way communication devices to be installed in each classroom …

As used in this article, “two-way communication devices” include, but are not necessarily limited to, telephones, intercoms, walkie-talkies, or portable radios. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 972, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

It is the intent of the Legislature that efforts by high school faculty, staff, and students to improve student attendance at their schools be recognized. It is also the intent of the Legislature that this recognition shall be provided through a state high school attendance award…

Individuals with exceptional needs attending charter schools pursuant to Part 26.8 (commencing with Section 47600) shall be served in the same manner as individuals with exceptional needs are served in other public schools. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 691, Sec. 20. Effective Janua…

It is the intent of the Legislature that local plans for special education local plan areas, adopted pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 56195) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 56205), shall provide for federal funds available under Part B of the federal Indivi…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that California students with financial need be made aware of the opportunities afforded to them through the various state and federal financial aid programs, including the Cal Grant Program established pursuant to Chapter 1.7 (commencing w…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The Cash for College Program has successfully established local regional partnerships that annually provide hands-on help in filling out financial aid forms necessary to receive financial assistance for college. Thi…

For purposes of measuring the effectiveness of online education as a tool in systemwide efforts toward degree or certificate completion, the trustees shall establish a series of uniform definitions for online education. The definitions developed by the trustees under this section…

(a) On or before January 15, 2019, and on or before January 15 every two years thereafter, the trustees shall report to the Legislature key performance data on state-supported online courses as defined in Section 89225, including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the follow…

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 620, Sec. 2. (AB 970) Effective January 1, 2013.)

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Consultation” or “consult” means a meeting between representatives from the University of California or the California State University and their respective statewide student association represent…

The following requirements apply to student financial aid for resident students, and mandatory systemwide fees charged at the University of California and the California State University: (a) As any changes in mandatory systemwide fees and financial aid resources are considered, …

(a) Ten days prior to holding a meeting to discuss or adopt an increase in mandatory systemwide fees, the University of California and the California State University shall provide public notice of the proposed mandatory systemwide fee increase as a discussion item in the public …

(a) On or before April 2, 2013, the regents and the trustees each shall develop a list of factors that shall be taken into consideration when developing recommendations to adjust mandatory systemwide fees consistent with the policies set forth in this article. The factors shall i…

(a) The regents and the trustees are urged to maintain their commitment to institutional financial aid program funding by ensuring that at least 33 percent of the revenues of an increase to existing mandatory systemwide fees charged to undergraduate students is set aside by the r…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, commencing with the 2012–13 academic year, the regents and the trustees shall annually provide the Legislature, by February 1 of each year, with detailed information regarding expenditures of revenues derived from studen…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the California Center for Inclusive College increase awareness of, and access to, inclusive and experiential postsecondary education and employment opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities through degree, certificate, …

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Center for Inclusive College” or “center” means the California Center for Inclusive College established pursuant to this article. (b) “Inclusive college program” means a college program administered by…

(a) The California Center for Inclusive College is hereby established and shall be administered by the county office of education or county offices of education selected pursuant to subdivision (b), working in partnership with regional centers, public postsecondary educational in…

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Executive director” means the Executive Director of the California Educational Facilities Authority. (b) “Financial institution” means a bank as defined under par…

(a) The California Student Loan Refinancing Program is hereby established under the administration of the authority. The goal of the program is to help college graduates who meet the eligibility criteria of the program, who are defined as qualified borrowers under Section 94157, …

(a) The authority shall establish a loss reserve account for each financial institution with which the authority enters into a contract. (b) The loss reserve account for a financial institution shall consist of moneys deposited by the authority and, as applicable, deposited by th…

(a) If a financial institution seeks to enroll a qualified loan in the program in order to obtain the protection against loss provided by its loss reserve account, after disclosing relevant qualified loan financial information to the qualified borrower, it shall notify the author…

(a) The authority shall establish procedures under which financial institutions may submit claims for reimbursement for losses incurred as a result of qualified loan defaults. A financial institution that charges off all or part of a qualified loan to the loss reserve account may…

Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the authority shall annually submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature that describes the program’s financial condition and its results. Programmatic results described in the report shall include, but not necessari…

The authority may enter into agreements with financial institutions, or with other agencies of the state, to provide necessary assistance in carrying out the program, including origination and servicing of qualified loans. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 816, Sec. 2. (AB 2377) Effecti…

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article, the authority may facilitate the development of a secondary market for a qualified loan under the program by providing security for that loan, thereby increasing participation in the program by financial institutions and impro…

The authority may adopt emergency regulations for the implementation of the program. Any emergency regulations that may be adopted by the authority under this section shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340)…

The Legislature finds and declares that there are existing single gender schools and classes in California that may assist the state in evaluating whether or not single gender education aligned with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.) is ben…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 220 as it relates to discrimination on the basis of gender, and subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 221.5, a school district with an average daily attendance of 250,000 or more pupils may maintain any single gender schools and classes that were enr…

(a) A school district that maintains an existing single gender school or classes or a charter school that is an existing single gender school or that continues existing single gender classes, pursuant to Section 232.2, shall conduct the following evaluations at least once every t…

This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2031, and as of January 1, 2032, is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 373, Sec. 3. (AB 2046) Effective January 1, 2025. Inoperative July 1, 2031, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions. No…

(a) Each school district governing board shall have general control of, and be responsible for, all aspects of the interscholastic athletic policies, programs, and activities in its district, including, but not limited to, eligibility, season of sport, number of sports, personnel…

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program. (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The exploding demand in girls athletics, and an increase in the number of pupils partici…

(a) Subject to funds being appropriated for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the California Interscholastic Federation is encouraged to establish a statewide panel that includes, at a minimum, the following members: school administrators, school board members, coaches of se…

If the California Interscholastic Federation establishes a statewide panel pursuant to Section 35179.2, the State Department of Education shall do all of the following: (a) Provide a department representative to assist the panel in developing an application and grant distribution…

If a school district or charter school elects to offer any interscholastic athletic program, the governing board of the school district or the governing body of the charter school shall ensure that there is a written emergency action plan in place that describes the location of e…

(a) (1) If a school district, charter school, or private school elects to offer an athletic program, it shall comply with all of the following: (A) A high school or middle school football team shall not conduct more than two full-contact practices per week during the preseason an…

(a) For purposes of this section, “AED” means an automated external defibrillator. (b) (1) Commencing July 1, 2019, if a school district or charter school elects to offer any interscholastic athletic program, the school district or the charter school shall acquire at least one AE…

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations establishing standards of ethical conduct applicable to each temporary, probationary, or permanent employee of a school district providing supervision and instruction in interscholastic athletic programs and activitie…

(a) In order to better protect student athletes participating in athletics, no later than July 1, 2024, the California Interscholastic Federation, in consultation with the department, shall develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards for the prevention and management of …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the beginning years of the career of a teacher are a critical time in which it is necessary that intensive professional development and assessment occur. The Legislature recognizes that the public invests heavily in the preparation of p…