Title EDC, California Educ. Code

The State Department of Education shall encourage and assist school districts to improve and monitor the health of their pupils. The department shall provide guidance and assist school districts to secure the voluntary assistance of local health professionals, schools of medicine…

The State Department of Education shall prepare materials on driver attitude and motivation that focus on the reduction of driving violations with particular emphasis on aggressive driving behavior and behavior commonly known as “road rage” and shall make these materials availabl…

The State Department of Education may encourage among school districts, county boards of education, and county superintendents of schools the implementation of the authority granted to those agencies by Section 35160, including the rendering to those agencies, upon request, advis…

(a) No later than September 30, 2026, the state board shall approve and the department shall post on its internet website criteria and guidance for the selection or development of inservice professional development programs for effective means of teaching literacy in transitional…

It is the intent of the Legislature to utilize the organization of districts as they existed on January 1, 1981, and local educational needs and concerns shall serve as the basis for future reorganization of districts in each county. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 17. Ef…

On and after January 1, 1981, this chapter and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 35700) shall apply to an action to reorganize school districts. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1186, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)

The term “cafeteria” as used in this code is considered synonymous with the term “food service.” (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

The governing board of any school district may establish cafeterias in the schools under its jurisdiction whenever in its judgment it is advisable to do so. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Food shall not be sold at any cafeteria operated by a school district to anyone except pupils and employees of any school district, members of the governing board thereof, and members or employees of the fund or association maintaining the cafeteria; provided, however, that nothi…

Perishable foodstuffs and seasonal commodities needed in the operation of cafeterias may be purchased by the school district in accordance with rules and regulations for such purchase adopted by the governing board of said district notwithstanding any provisions of this code in c…

The food served shall be sold to the patrons of the cafeterias at such a price as will pay the cost of maintaining the cafeterias, exclusive of the costs made a charge against the funds of the school district by this chapter, and items made a charge against the funds of the schoo…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), by July 1, 2011, a school district shall provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in the food service areas of the schools under its jurisdiction, including, but not necessarily limited to, areas where reimbursable …

(a) The department may receive funds transferred from any available state and federal source, to be allocated by the department to school districts for the purpose of complying with the requirements of Section 38086. (b) Subject to all laws, guidelines, policies, and criteria app…

Commencing with July 1, 1980, the amount transferred to Section A of the State School Fund pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14002 shall be expended for basic aid, equalization aid, allowances for adults, and allowances to the county school tuition funds to be apportioned on…

Instructional Improvement and Accountability. The amount transferred to Section A of the State School Fund pursuant to Section 8.5 of Article XVI of the State Constitution shall to the maximum extent feasible be expended or encumbered during the fiscal year received and solely fo…

The amount transferred to Section A of the State School Fund pursuant to Section 14002 and Section 14004 shall be expended in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Twenty-six dollars and ninety-five cents ($26.95) multiplied by the total average daily attendance credited du…

For the purposes of Section 8 and Section 8.5 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, “school districts” shall include county boards of education, county superintendents of schools, and direct elementary and secondary level instructional services provided by the state, inc…

The Superintendent shall report to the Controller, on or before the 20th day of October of each year, the total average daily attendance during the preceding fiscal year credited to all kindergarten, including average daily attendance for transitional kindergarten, elementary, hi…

(a) There is appropriated annually from the Driver Training Penalty Assessment Fund to the General Fund in the State Treasury and from the General Fund to the California Energy Extension Service of the Office of Planning and Research a sum as necessary to establish and maintain a…

The amounts provided under Section 41304 for any fiscal year shall be limited to the amounts appropriated in the annual Budget Act for the purposes of that section, and shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum of the moneys credited to the Driver Training Penalty Assessment Fu…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall also allow as otherwise provided in Section 41304 for the driver training instruction necessary to be safely tested for a driver’s license at the Department of Motor Vehicles, those physically handicapped pupils, pupils with intellec…

In addition there shall be provided such amount as the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall certify as necessary to provide the allowances to school districts during each fiscal year under the provisions of Sections 41932 to 41936, inclusive. Such amount is hereby appropria…

Each pregnant pupil enrolled in any program for physically handicapped pupils maintained by a county superintendent of schools, whose only condition for being enrolled in such a program is her pregnancy, shall be allowed to enroll in automobile driver training provided by the sch…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Child Nutrition Program shall provide permanent financial assistance to eligible school districts, county superintendents of schools, local agencies, private schools, parochial schools, and child development programs, for implementing …

(a) If any person employed by a school district in a position requiring certification qualifications refuses, without good cause, to fulfill a valid contract of employment with the district or leave the service of the district without the consent of the superintendent, if any, or…

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Institution of higher education” has the same meaning as used in Section 44203. (b) “Regionally accredited” has the same meaning as used in Section 44203. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 663, Sec. 27. (AB 320) Effective Ja…

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall privately admonish, publicly reprove, revoke or suspend for immoral or unprofessional conduct, or for persistent defiance of, and refusal to obey, the laws regulating the duties of persons serving in the public school system, or for a…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 44421, the commission shall take an appropriate adverse action on any credential holder who knowingly and willfully uses school records of pupil data in connection with, or implicitly or explicitly attempts to recruit a pupil to be a customer for, any …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 44421, the commission shall take an appropriate adverse action on any credential holder who knowingly and willfully reports false fiscal expenditure data relative to the conduct of any educational program. (b) The commission shall investigate allegatio…

Whenever the holder of a credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing is charged with immoral or unprofessional conduct or evident unfitness for service or persistent defiance of, and refusal to obey, the laws regulating the duties …

(a) Whenever the holder of any credential issued by the commission requests in writing that the credential held by him or her be revoked, the commission shall revoke the credential. (b) Notwithstanding a revocation pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall retain its auth…

(a) The commission shall suspend the credential of a holder when it receives notice that another state has taken final action to revoke a credential or license authorizing the holder of the credential to perform any duty in the public schools of another state. The suspension shal…

(a) (1) The commission shall revoke the credential of a holder when it receives notice that the ability of the holder of the credential to associate with minors has been limited as a term or condition of probation or sentencing resulting from a criminal conviction in this state, …

(a) Upon the conviction of the holder of any credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing of a violation, or attempted violation, of a violent or serious felony as described in Section 44346.1, or any one or more of Penal Code Secti…

(a) Whenever the holder of a credential issued by the state board or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing has been convicted of a sex offense, as defined in Section 44010, or controlled substance offense, as defined in Section 44011, the commission immediately shall suspend th…

Whenever the holder of any credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing is found to be insane, by a federal court or a court in this or any other state, the commission shall immediately revoke all credentials held by the person. Not…

Whenever the holder of a credential issued by the State Board of Education or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing has been determined to be a sexual psychopath under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare…

County boards of education may revoke or suspend, for immoral or unprofessional conduct, evident unfitness for teaching, or persistent defiance of, and refusal to obey the laws regulating the duties of, teachers, the certificates granted by them. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010…

No certificate shall be revoked or suspended, except upon the written request of its holder, until after a hearing before the county board of education, and then only upon the affirmative vote of at least four members of the board. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

All charges of immoral or unprofessional conduct, of evident unfitness for teaching, or persistent defiance of, and refusal to obey the laws regulating the duties of teachers, shall be presented to the board in writing and shall be verified under oath. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch…

Notice of the time of hearing and a full and complete copy of the charges shall be furnished to the accused at least 10 days before the hearing. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The accused shall be given a fair and impartial hearing and shall have the right to be represented by counsel. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The hearing shall be governed by and conducted under the rules of the board. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

If any teacher employed by a board of school trustees for a specified time, leaves the school before the expiration of the time, without the consent of the trustees, in writing, the teacher is guilty of unprofessional conduct, and the board of education of the county, upon receiv…

Each city or city and county board of examination may for immoral and unprofessional conduct, profanity, intemperance, or evident unfitness for teaching, recommend to the city or city and county board of education, the revocation of any certificate previously granted by the board…

Upon the becoming final of the conviction of the holder of a certificate issued by a county board of education of a violation or attempted violation of any one or more of Penal Code Sections 187 to 191, 192 insofar as that section relates to voluntary manslaughter, 193, 194 to 23…