Title EDC, California Educ. Code

The governing board of any school district which has children holding work permits to work temporarily in the entertainment or allied industries who are exempted from attending public full-time day school under the provisions of this article, or a county superintendent of schools…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil who holds a work permit to work for a period of not more than five consecutive days in the entertainment or allied industries shall be excused from school during the period that the pupil is working in the entertainment or allied ind…

Children who hold permits to work shall be exempted, but such children shall be subject to compulsory attendance upon part-time classes. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Notwithstanding Section 48201, pupils between 12 and 18 years of age who enter an attendance area from another state within 10 schooldays before the end of the school term during which such entrance occurs are exempt for the remainder of the school term. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child who will be 15 years old at the time a leave of absence is to begin may take a leave of absence from school for a period of up to one semester, if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The school district governing …

The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall offer courses in the following areas of study: (a) English, including knowledge of and appreciation for literature, language, and composition, and the skills of reading, listening, and speaking. (b) (1) Social scien…

In addition to the requirements specified in subdivision (j) of Section 51220, automobile driver education shall be designed to develop a knowledge of the dangers involved in consuming alcohol or drugs in connection with the operation of a motor vehicle. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch…

(a) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 51220, “instruction in our American legal system, the operation of the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, and the rights and duties of citizens under the criminal and civil law and the State and Federal Constitutions” may i…

The instruction in all areas of study specified in subdivisions (a) to (j), inclusive, of Section 51220 as deemed appropriate by the governing board and consistent with the adopted course of study for each subject area, may include grade-level appropriate instruction on violence …

For purposes of subdivision (j) of Section 51220, a course in automobile driver education shall include, but is not limited to, both of the following: (a) Education regarding the rights and duties of a motorist as those rights and duties pertain to pedestrians and the rights and …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The family is our most fundamental social institution and the means by which we care for, prepare, and train our children to be productive members of society. (2) Social research shows increasingly that the disintegration …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a private school is not required to offer courses in driver education or driver training. (b) This section shall not be construed to require a private school to offer automobile driver education that meets the requirements of this c…

Instruction required by subdivision (b) of Section 51220 in the area of study of social sciences shall also provide a foundation for understanding the wise use of natural resources. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Collaborative” means the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education. (2) “Genocide” means, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of G…

(a) (1) The department shall issue a notice to all local educational agencies serving pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, clarifying that social science instruction provided pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51220 is designed to provide a foundation for the understan…

(a) Instruction in the area of social sciences, as required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51220, may include instruction on World War II and the American role in that war. The Legislature encourages this instruction to include, but not be limited to, a component drawn fr…

(a) The Legislature encourages instruction in the area of social sciences, as required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51220, which may include instruction on the Vietnam war including the “Secret War” in Laos and the role of Southeast Asians in that war. The Legislature e…

For the purposes of this code, the phrase “vocational-technical education” shall have the same meaning as “career technical education” as described in subdivision (i) of Section 51220. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 988, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

(a) All pupils, except pupils excused or exempted pursuant to Section 51241, shall be required to attend upon the courses of physical education for a total period of time of not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays, except as provided in subdivision (c). Any pupil may be excu…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 51210 and 51222, instruction in physical education in an elementary school maintaining any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, shall be for a total period of time of not less than 200 minutes each 10 schooldays, exclusive of recesses and the lunch period. (b…

(a) During the first revision of the physical education framework that occurs on or after January 1, 2011, the state board and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission shall include self-defense instruction and safety instruction in that framework for pupi…

The governing board of any school district maintaining a high school shall prescribe courses of study designed to provide the skills and knowledge required for adult life for pupils attending the schools within its school district. The governing board shall prescribe separate cou…

(a) The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall include algebra as part of the mathematics area of study pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 51220. (b) Before receiving a diploma of graduation from high school, a pupil shall complete at least one course, o…

(a) This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Mathematics Placement Act of 2015. (b) Governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies that serve pupils entering grade 9 and that have not adopted a fair, objective, and transparent mathematics placement p…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Governing body” means the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, or a county board of education, as applicable. (2) “Local educational agency” means a school district, c…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency, as defined in subdivision (t), shall exempt a pupil in foster care, as defined in subdivision (t), a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, as defined in Section 11434a(2) of Title 42 of the United States Code, a for…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Former juvenile court school pupil” means a pupil who, upon completion of the pupil’s second year of high school, transfers to a school district or charter school, excluding a school district operated by the …

(a) A “pupil participating in a newcomer program,” as defined in Section 51225.2, as that section read on January 1, 2023, who was enrolled before January 1, 2024, is entitled to the rights in Sections 51225.1 and 51225.2. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), a local educat…

(a) A pupil shall complete all of the following while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school: (1) At least the following numbers of courses in the subjects specified, each course having a duration of one year, unless otherwise s…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency shall exempt an individual with exceptional needs who satisfies the eligibility criteria described in subdivision (b) from all courses and other requirements adopted by the governing board or body of the local educ…

(a) (1) A local educational agency may exempt an individual with exceptional needs who was enrolled in grade 10 or higher in the 2022–23 school year, and who, while eligible pursuant to Section 56026, satisfies all the eligibility criteria described in subdivision (b) from all co…

(a) (1) For the 2026–27 fiscal year, the Sacramento County Office of Education shall utilize the finding appropriated in Item 6100-488 of Section 2.0 of the Budget Act of 2026 to develop resources and provide technical assistance to support the implementation of alternative pathw…

(a) (1) If the governing board of a school district requires more than two courses in mathematics for graduation from high school, the governing board of the school district may award a pupil up to one mathematics course credit pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of sub…

(a) If the governing board of a school district requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the governing board of the school district shall include instruction in sexual harassment and violence, including, but not limited to, information on the affirma…

The department shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as “A–G” courses, to support their respec…

(a) If the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school shall include, commencing with the 2…

The governing board of each elementary school district shall certify to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that it has adopted a policy to implement a course of instruction that sufficiently prepares the pupils in the district for the course of study required in Section 512…

(a) (1) The governing board of a school district maintaining a high school may confer honorary high school diplomas upon foreign exchange students from other countries who have not completed the course of study ordinarily required for graduation, and who are returning to their ho…

(a) If the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school shall include, commencing with the 2…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school. (2) “Opt-out form” means a form developed by the Student Aid Commission that permits parents, legal guardians,…

(a) Commencing with the 2020–21 school year, the governing board of a school district and the governing body of a charter school, as appropriate, shall ensure that each of its pupils receives information on how to properly complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Stud…

Notwithstanding any other law, if a pupil completed a career technical education course, between July 1, 2022, and the effective date of this section, that met the requirements of subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 51225.3, as that section read on Jun…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall coordinate the development, on a cyclical basis, of model curriculum standards for the course of study required by Section 51225.3 and for a career technical education course of study necessary to assist school districts with complyi…

(a) Upon adoption of the model curriculum standards developed pursuant to Section 51226, the Superintendent shall develop a curriculum framework consistent with criteria set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 60005 that offers a blueprint for implementation of career and technic…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall inform county offices of education and each school district that maintains any of grades 6 to 12, inclusive, of the availability of the consumer and home economics education model performance standards and framework. The superintende…

(a) (1) The department shall incorporate into publications that provide examples of curriculum resources for teacher use those materials developed by publishers of nonfiction, trade books, and primary sources, or other public or private organizations, that are age appropriate and…