Title EDC — California Educ. Code

(a) (1) A party to a written complaint of prohibited discrimination may appeal the action taken by the governing board of a school district pursuant to this article, to the department. (2) In accordance with Section 4650(a)(4) of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, pur…

This chapter may be enforced through a civil action.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 632 of the Penal Code, a parent or guardian or local educational agency shall have the right to audio record the proceedings of meetings and any team meetings held pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794). …

(a) By October 1 of each year, the department shall issue a management bulletin to all local educational agencies describing the protections, requirements, and responsibilities prescribed in Sections 244, 262.3, 48980, 51500, 51501, 60151, and 60152, and in Chapter 5 (commencing …

Any person who willfully disturbs any public school or any public school meeting is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(a) Any person who is not a pupil of the public school, a parent or guardian of a pupil of the public school, or an officer or employee of the school district maintaining the public school, or who is not required by his or her employment to be in a public school building or on th…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that interruption of class time seriously impairs the educational process. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that each governing board of a school district formally address the problem of classroom interruptions and adopt a policy to c…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Educational institution” means a school district, a community college district, a state university, the University of California, and the State Department of Education special schools. (b) “Governing board” means the governing board of a school distr…

The governing board of any educational institution, except a school district or community college district and except the State Department of Education special schools as defined in Sections 59000, 59100, and 59200, shall provide for each member of an athletic team insurance prot…

(a) A school district that elects to operate an interscholastic athletic team or teams shall include the following statement, printed in boldface type of prominent size, in offers of insurance coverage that are sent to members of school athletic teams: “Under state law, school di…

Any claim for accidental bodily injuries described in this article which is subject to, and for which benefits have been paid under, the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code is excluded from the required coverage and benefits under this articl…

The coverage provided under this article shall not exclude additional or broader coverage by an educational institution or its student body organization.

The insurance coverage provided under this article may contain the following provisions: (1) School administrative authorities shall certify whether an injured student applying for the insurance benefits is a student of the educational institution and is enrolled as a member of a…

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.

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Lead-Safe Schools Protection Act.”

(a) The State Department of Health Services shall conduct a sample survey of schools in this state for the purpose of developing risk factors to predict lead contamination in public schools. The survey shall include schools that are representative of the state by geographical reg…

The department shall do all of the following: (a) Design and implement a strategy for identifying the characteristics of high-risk schools and provide a basis for statewide estimates of the presence of lead in schools attended by young children. (b) Conduct a sample survey, as de…

(a) When a school subject to this article has been determined to have significant risk factors for lead, the school shall be advised of this finding, and the school shall notify parents of the provisions of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1991 (pursuant to Chapter …

Lead-based paint, lead plumbing and solders, or other potential sources of lead contamination shall not be utilized in the construction of any new school facility or the modernization or renovation of any existing school facility.

Funding to implement this article shall be provided from the Child Health and Safety Fund created under Chapter 4.6 (commencing with Section 18285) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, upon appropriation by the Legislature pursuant to Section 18285 of the…

The Legislature recognizes that crime, including vandalism, and violence have reached an alarming level at school sites throughout California. The Legislature further recognizes that there is a need for dealing with the complex problems of crime and violence at school sites and f…

There is hereby created in the Department of Education the School Safety and Security Resource Unit.

The primary functions of the School Safety and Security Resource Unit are all the following: (a) Identification of exemplary programs and techniques which have been effectively utilized by any county superintendent of schools or in any school district to combat crime and violence…

The Department of Education shall not be subject to the duties, obligations, and responsibilities prescribed by this article unless funds specifically appropriated for the purposes of this article are available.

A vacancy in the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be filled by appointment by the Governor. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The actual and necessary traveling expenses of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, his deputy and assistants, shall be ordered and paid out of the appropriation made for the Department of Education. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may employ one Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and necessary clerical and expert assistants, and may fix the compensation of all statutory and other employees as provided by law, except as otherwise provided. (Enacted by Stats.…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall execute, under direction of the State Board of Education, the policies which have been decided upon by the board and shall direct, under general rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, the work of all appointee…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall: (a) Superintend the schools of this state. (b) Prepare, have printed, and furnish to teachers and to all officers charged with the administration of the laws relating to the public schools the blank forms and books necessary to the …

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prescribe regulations under which contracts, agreements, or arrangements may be made with agencies of the federal government for funds, services, commodities, or equipment to be made available to schools under the jurisdiction of the…

(a) The department may require employees, prospective employees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check. (b) The department shall electronically submit to the Department of Justice fingerprin…

All such contracts, agreements or arrangements shall be entered into in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and in no other manner. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may enter into an agreement with the government of the United States or any agency thereof relative to the establishment of courses of study in aeronautics in the technical schools of the public school system, except the California State U…

The Director of Education may enter into agreements with any agency of the federal government for the education of persons in the service of the federal government in schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education. All money received from an agency of the federal g…

The Director of Education may enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government, county superintendents of schools, county boards of education, any school district, and state college foundations or other auxiliary organizations, including those established pursuant to…

(a) Adult education programs and regional occupational programs operated by school districts and county offices of education that have contracted with the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (b) shall provide services to welfare recipients referred by cou…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall use 30 percent of the funds available under Section 202(c)(1)(C) and Section 262(c)(1)(C) of the federal Job Training Partnership Act to support the work-based learning component of a school-to-career program. These funds shall be ex…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, not later than the 25th day of July in each year, prepare an estimate of the amount of state school money that will be apportioned to each county or city and county during the current school year, and furnish a certified copy of the…

Other than for persons in the state civil service, the length of, and the time for, vacations of teachers, officers, and employees of the schools for the deaf, the school for the blind, and orientation centers for the blind shall be prescribed by the Director of Education, except…

The Director of Education may conduct experimental work in education through various media, including radio and television. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The Director of Education may develop audial and visual curriculum materials, evolve means and methods, and prescribe standards, for the use of such materials in the public elementary and secondary schools. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The Director of Education shall employ such persons as are necessary for the coordination and the supervision of services for hard-of-hearing children. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The Director of Education may enter into an agreement with any political entity mentioned in Section 44853 for the exchange and employment of persons serving as teachers in schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education and employees of public schools of the politi…

The Director of Education, subject to such conditions as the State Board of Education may establish, may purchase annuity contracts for the employees of the California School for the Deaf provided for in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 59000) of Part 32 of Division 4 of this t…

(a) The school accountability report card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children. (b) The school accountability report …

(a) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card more meaningful to the public. (b) The stand…

(a) By July 1, 2006, the department shall develop, and shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education, a revision to the standardized template required pursuant to Section 33126.1. (b) The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall inc…

(a) The Superintendent may recommend additional data elements for inclusion in the Academic Performance Index. Data elements may be incorporated in the Academic Performance Index only after those elements have been determined by the state board to be valid and reliable for the pu…

The State Allocation Board, in cooperation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall develop and maintain an automated school facilities inventory that is capable of indicating the statewide percentage of facility utilization and projecting school facility needs five y…