Title EDC, California Educ. Code

A jurisdiction whose enforcement agency does not meet the qualifications specified in Sections 17331 and 17332 shall obtain necessary qualified personnel to meet the requirements of this article by contracting with other public agencies, private sector firms, or individuals quali…

During the construction of a private school structure, the enforcement agency shall require the engineer of record responsible for the structural design, or that engineer’s authorized representative, to make periodic reviews of construction at the construction site to observe com…

Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the engineer of record shall state in writing to the enforcement agency that, in exercising his or her reasonable professional judgment and to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, the private school struct…

Any person who willfully violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

(a) Each school district that has one or more pupils who are English learners, and, to the extent required by federal law, each county office of education and each charter school, shall assess the English language development of each pupil in order to determine the level of profi…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) (1) “Long-term English learner” means an English learner to which all of the following apply: (A) Is enrolled in any of grades 6 to 12, inclusive. (B) Has been enrolled in schools in the United Sta…

(a) The department shall annually ascertain the number of pupils in each school district and school, including a school that is within the jurisdiction of a county office of education and a charter school, who are, or are at risk of becoming, long-term English learners, as those …

(a) On or before December 31, 2023, the department shall develop a standardized English language teacher observation protocol for use by teachers in evaluating a pupil’s English language proficiency, as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 313. (b) (1) The prot…

(a) By January 1, 2014, the department shall review and analyze the criteria, policies, and practices that a sampling of school districts that represent the geographic, socioeconomic, and demographic diversity of school districts in the state use to reclassify English learners, a…

(a) With the exception of those who receive reimbursement for meals only from the state, the State Department of Education shall make allowances to school food authorities and child care food program sponsors for the Child Nutrition Program on a monthly basis. Program providers s…

From funds appropriated for child nutrition the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make the following expenditures: (a) Not to exceed 20 percent, for state administrative expenses. (b) Not to exceed 80 percent, for distribution to child nutrition entities, as defined by S…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a high school district, unified school district, county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school may retroactively grant a high school diploma to a person who has not received a high school diploma if they meet any of the f…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to regulations that the state board shall prescribe, a high school district, unified school district, or county office of education maintaining a four-year high school or senior high school, may, for a person who has not…

For purposes of this article, “veteran” means a person who has served 90 days or more in the military service of the United States during a war with a foreign power or during any national emergency declared by the President of the United States and who has received an honorable d…

Any community college district may enter into an energy management agreement for energy management systems with any person, firm, corporation, or public agency pursuant to this article. As used in this article, “energy management systems” means solar, energy, or solar and energy …

In determining the lowest responsible bidder for an energy management system pursuant to Section 20651 of the Public Contract Code, the governing board of any community college district shall consider the net cost or savings of each system. For the purposes of this section, “net …

The term of any energy management agreement shall not exceed the estimated useful life of the energy management system, but in no event shall the term exceed 15 years. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 286, Sec. 2.)

(a) The governing board of any community college district may borrow funds from federal or state regulated financial institutions for design and construction costs associated with retrofitting buildings to become more energy efficient. The amount borrowed shall not exceed the amo…

(a) There is hereby established the California Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers. The governing board of a school district and the exclusive representative of the certificated employees in the school district may develop and implement a program authorized by this ar…

A consulting teacher participating in a program operated pursuant to this article shall meet locally determined criteria and each of the following qualifications: (a) The consulting teacher shall be a credentialed classroom teacher with permanent status or, in a school district w…

(a) The governance structure of a program designed pursuant to this article shall include a joint teacher administrator peer review panel that shall select consulting teachers, review peer review reports prepared by consulting teachers, and make recommendations to the governing b…

(a) The governing board of a school district that accepts state funds for purposes of this article agrees to negotiate the development and implementation of the program with the exclusive representative of the certificated employees in the school district, if the certificated emp…

(a) Except as provided in Section 44505, the California Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers shall become fully operational on July 1, 2001, on which date it shall completely replace the California Mentor Teacher Program established pursuant to Chapter 1302 of the Stat…

(a) Between July 1, 1999, and June 30, 2000, a school district may notify the Superintendent of Public Instruction that it plans to implement, commencing July 1, 2000, a Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers pursuant to this article. Upon receipt of the notification by …

(a) The state funding for this article subsequent to the 1999–2000 fiscal year is subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. (b) A school district that receives funds for purposes of this article also may expend those funds for any of the following purposes: (1) The Ma…

Subject to the availability of funding in the annual Budget Act, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall contract with an independent evaluator on or before December 15, 2002, to prepare a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation, impact, cost, and benefit of the Cal…

For purposes of this article, “school district” includes a county office of education. (Added by Stats. 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 3. Effective June 25, 1999.)

No tenured employee shall be deprived of his or her position for causes other than those specified in Sections 87453, 87467, and 87484, and Sections 87732 to 87739, inclusive, and no probationary employee shall be deprived of his or her position for cause other than as specified …

As used in this chapter, “faculty service area” means a service or instructional subject area or group of related services or instructional subject areas performed by faculty and established by a community college district. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 973, Sec. 52. Operative July …

Not later than July 1, 1990, each community college district shall establish faculty service areas. The establishment of faculty service areas shall be within the scope of meeting and negotiating pursuant to Section 3543.2 of the Government Code. The exclusive representative shal…

Each faculty member shall qualify for one or more faculty service areas at the time of initial employment. A faculty member shall be eligible for qualification in any faculty service area in which the faculty member has met both minimum qualifications pursuant to Section 87356 an…

Each district shall maintain a permanent record for each faculty member employed by the district of each faculty service area for which the faculty member possesses the minimum qualifications for service and in which he or she has established competency pursuant to district compe…

To determine competency to serve in a faculty service area for the purposes of Section 87743, each community college district shall, not later than July 1, 1990, establish competency criteria for faculty members employed by the district. The development and establishment of such …

Any regular employee whose services have been terminated, as provided in Section 87743, shall have the following rights: (a) For the period of 39 months from the date of the termination, any employee who in the meantime has not attained the age of 70 years shall have the preferre…

Any contract employee whose services have been terminated as provided in Section 87743 shall have the following rights: (a) For the period of 24 months from the date of the termination, any employee who in the meantime has not attained the age of 70 years shall have the preferred…

If the services of any contract employee are terminated, or if such an employee is dismissed, because of a reduction in the attendance of students or the discontinuance of a particular kind of service, and the employee is reemployed within a period of 39 months from the last day …

(a) The California Youth Leadership Project is hereby established under the department for the purpose of promoting youth civic engagement through meaningful opportunities to improve the quality of life for California’s disconnected and disadvantaged youth. (b) The California You…

(a) The California Youth Leadership Project shall be overseen by the California Youth Leadership Project Committee. (b) The California Youth Leadership Project Committee shall be established and oversee the California Youth Leadership Project and distribute funds pursuant to Arti…

Duties of the California Youth Leadership Project Committee shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Develop and provide applications for the California Youth Leadership Project scholarship and collect applications from youth who would like to apply. (b) De…

(a) The funds for the California Youth Leadership Project shall be allocated from the California Youth Leadership Fund pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 18736) of Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or from private funds directed …

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of anabolic steroids to expedite the physical development and enhance the performance level of secondary school athletes presents a serious health hazard to these pupil athletes. Therefore it is the intent of the Legislat…

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 792, Sec. 1. (AB 1639) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative July 1, 2017, pursuant to Section 33479.9.)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Athletic activity” includes all of the following: (1) Interscholastic athletics. (2) An athletic contest or competition, other than interscholastic athletics, that is sponsored by a school, including cheerleading…

(a) The department shall post on its Internet Web site guidelines, videos, and an information sheet on sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs, and other relevant materials to inform and educate pupils and parents, and to train coaches about the nature and warning signs …

Each school year, before a pupil participates in an athletic activity governed by the California Interscholastic Federation, the school shall collect and retain a copy of the sudden cardiac arrest information sheet required by the California Interscholastic Federation for that pu…

A school may hold an informational meeting before the start of each athletic season for all ages of competitors regarding the symptoms and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. In addition to pupils, parents, coaches, and other school officials, informational meetings may inclu…