Title EDC, California Educ. Code

The superintendent shall develop guidelines for each low incidence disability area and provide technical assistance to parents, teachers, and administrators regarding the implementation of the guidelines. The guidelines shall clarify the identification, assessment, planning of, a…

The Superintendent shall develop, and the board shall adopt, performance goals and indicators for individuals with exceptional needs that are consistent with, to the maximum extent appropriate, the standards for all pupils in the public education system, in accordance with the pr…

The superintendent of the school shall have had not less than three years’ experience in the art of teaching the blind and shall hold a credential issued by the State Board of Education authorizing him to teach in secondary schools of this state. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010…

The powers and duties of the superintendent of the school are such as are assigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 56. Effective September 21, 1992.)

There is hereby created at the California School for the Blind the position of field worker to be appointed by the superintendent of the school with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The field worker shall be a member of the teaching staff of the Californi…

The Department of Education may employ any person, otherwise qualified, who has retired for service under either the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the State Teachers’ Retirement System as a substitute in a position requiring certification qualifications at the California…

All publishers and manufacturers submitting instructional materials for adoption by the state board shall comply with the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 60000) to Article 7 (commencing with Section 60100), inclusive, of this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 10…

Publishers and manufacturers submitting instructional materials for adoption shall provide sample copies of such materials in quantities to be determined by the state board. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Publishers and manufacturers, at a time designated by the state board, shall submit detailed specifications of the physical characteristics of that material. The publisher or manufacturer shall comply with those specifications if the material is adopted and purchased in completed…

Publishers and manufacturers may biennially submit revisions to price schedules submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 60201. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 413, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1996.)

As agreed upon by publishers and school districts, publishers may provide in-service training or professional development in the use of the instructional materials provided by them. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 413, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Publishers and manufacturers shall, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state board, develop plans to improve the quality and reliability of instructional materials through learner verification. District boards shall be encouraged to permit publishers and manu…

(a) For purposes of this section, a followup adoption is any adoption other than the primary adoption that occurs pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 60200. (b) Before conducting a followup adoption in the subject areas of language arts and mathematics, the department shall po…

The purpose of this article is to identify common educational missions shared by educational institutions in California and to differentiate more specific missions and functions between the various educational segments. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1198, Sec. 4.1.)

The public elementary and secondary schools, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and independent institutions of higher education share goals designed to provide educational opportunity and success to the broadest poss…

The public elementary and secondary schools shall be responsible for academic and general vocational instruction from kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, including preparation of pupils for postsecondary instruction, future participation in California’s economy and societ…

The missions and functions of California’s public and independent segments, and their respective institutions of higher education, shall be differentiated as follows: (a) (1) The California Community Colleges shall, as a primary mission, offer academic and vocational instruction …

The mission of the public segments of higher education shall also include a broad responsibility to the public interest, and independent segments of higher education are encouraged to assume a broad responsibility to the public interest. As part of this responsibility, the public…

The missions of agencies charged with coordination, administration, or implementation of higher education policies and programs in California shall be as follows: (a) The California Postsecondary Education Commission is the statewide postsecondary education coordinating and plann…

(a) The Legislature, through the enactment of this section, expresses its commitment to encourage and support collaboration and coordination among all segments of education. (b) Within the differentiation of segmental functions outlined in this article, the institutions of higher…

The Student Aid Commission shall be composed of the following 15 members: (a) One representative from public, proprietary, or nonprofit postsecondary schools located in California. (b) One representative from a California independent college or university. (c) One representative …

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each member of the commission, other than a student member and a member appointed pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 69510, shall have a four-year term. Members appointed pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 69510 shall serve a…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 69511, the Governor shall appoint each student member of the Student Aid Commission pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 69510 from the persons nominated in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b). (b) For each student member of the commiss…

The members of the commission shall annually select a chairperson from the members of the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1379, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1985.)

The commission shall appoint a director who shall be the chief executive officer for the commission and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The Legislature hereby requests the commission to designate that executive officer as the person holding the position confide…

The commission may delegate to the director any power, duty, purpose, function, or jurisdiction that the commission may lawfully delegate, including the authority to enter into and sign contracts on behalf of the commission. The director may redelegate any of those powers, duties…

Notwithstanding any other law: (a) The commission shall grant up to an additional 30 calendar days beyond an application deadline for any financial aid program administered by the commission pursuant to this part if the commission receives and approves a formal request to postpon…

In no event shall the director of the commission, any employee of the commission, or any individual retained by the commission serve as chairperson or a member of an advisory committee of the commission. This prohibition shall include, but not be limited to, all advisory committe…

The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Report, on or before April 1 of each year, statistical data examining the impact and effectiveness of state-funded programs. The commission shall use common criteria in determining the impact of these programs, and shall have the …

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may receive donations, bequests, grants, and philanthropic funding, subject to conditions or restrictions that the executive director of the commission may deem advisable, and subject to the approval of the Director of Finance as …

(a) The Community College Student Financial Aid Outreach Program is hereby established. The commission shall, in consultation with the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, develop and administer this program for the purpose of providing financial aid tra…

As used in this division, “commission” means the Student Aid Commission created by this article. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1113, Sec. 9.5.)

(a) The commission may enter into an agreement with a public agency of a state other than California, or a private entity related to an agency of another state, to assist the other agency or entity in implementing student financial aid programs, including providing assistance wit…

The commission shall work cooperatively with the State Department of Social Services to develop an automated system to verify a student’s status as a foster youth to aid in the processing of applications for federal financial aid. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 722, Sec. 1. (SB 12) E…

(a) The Student Aid Commission, in consultation with an advisory committee of students and representatives of postsecondary institutions, may make adjustments to award selection procedures and selection criteria. In determining adjustments, the commission shall consider at least …

The Student Aid Commission shall, with the assistance of the Attorney General’s office, seek refunds on any awards to students made under this part that resulted from the student or his or her parents, or both, reporting information concerning their status incorrectly, with the i…

(a) By September 15 of each fiscal year, the Student Aid Commission shall submit budget change proposals to the Department of Finance for inclusion in the Governor’s Budget prepared pursuant to Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution. (b) The budget change proposa…

(a) The commission, through an interagency agreement with the State Department of Social Services, currently operates a federally funded scholarship program, known as the Chafee Educational and Training Vouchers Program, that provides grant aid to provide access to California’s c…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to clarify educational policies for purposes of improving access for low-income students to the CalFresh program established pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code…

Except as provided in Sections 54957 and 54957.6 of the Government Code and in Section 72122 of, and subdivision (c) of Section 48914 of, this code, all meetings of the governing board of any community college district shall be open to the public, and all actions authorized or re…

It is the intent of the Legislature that members of the public be able to place matters directly related to community college district business on the agenda of community college district governing board meetings, and that members of the public be able to address the board regard…

The governing board of a community college district shall, unless a request by the student has been made pursuant to this section, hold closed sessions if the board is considering the suspension of, or disciplinary action or any other action in connection with any student of the …

(a) Special meetings may be held at the call of the president of the board or upon a call issued in writing and signed by a majority of the members of the board. (b) A notice of the meeting shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting and shall specify the time …

Provisions of this article shall apply only to petitions to include in an existing community college district a high school or unified school district which is contiguous to that community college district and presently not in any community college district subject to provisions …

An action to annex nondistrict territory to an existing community college district is initiated upon the filing with the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction of a petition signed by any one of the following: (a) At least 25 percent of the registered voters residin…

(a) A petition initiated under subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 74131 shall be filed with the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the nondistrict territory. (b) A petition initiated under subdivision (c) of Section 74131 shall be filed with the county super…