Title EDC, California Educ. Code

The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bon…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the l…

It is the intent of this article to provide an alternative procedure to Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) for the construction and installation of factory-built school buildings not over 1,000 square feet in area designed or intended for use as school buildings. As used i…

Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, the Department of General Services shall adopt regulations for the safety of design and construction of factory-built buildings for use as school buildings, and shall prescribe procedures for the plans, specificat…

A manufacturer of factory-built buildings designed or intended for use as school buildings shall submit to the Department of General Services and the State Department of Education for approval, its plans, specifications, methods of construction, and estimates of cost of such buil…

All plans, specifications and estimates shall be prepared by a certified architect holding a valid license under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code or by a structural engineer holding a valid certificate to use the title st…

The Department of General Services, in accordance with standards and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 17351, and as such standards and procedures may thereafter be modified, shall either approve or reject such plans, specifications, and methods of construction. Approval sha…

The Department of General Services shall provide for competent, adequate, and continuous inspection during construction in the factory to insure that all work has been performed and materials used and installed, in every particular, in accordance with the approved plans and speci…

From time to time, as the work of construction in the factory progresses and whenever the Department of General Services requires, the certified architect or structural engineer in responsible charge of the supervision of the work of construction in the factory, the inspector on …

Upon the Department of General Services’ approval of a manufacturer’s plans, specifications, and methods of construction of a factory-built school building, a school district, whenever it is otherwise required by any of the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 17260),…

Whenever a school district has contracted for the purchase or lease of a factory-built school building and where such building is to be supported by foundations, underpinning, pedestals, or similar type elements which extend more than 18 inches above natural grade at any point, o…

The provisions of Sections 17266, 17268, 17300, 17302, and 17309 shall not apply with respect to the manufacture, sale, or lease of factory-built school buildings if this article is otherwise complied with. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operat…

Sections 17297, 17302, 17307, 17309, and 17311 shall not apply with respect to the design and construction of onsite work except where required by Section 17358. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 58. Effective January 1, 2005.)

The district may at any time be dissolved if two-thirds of the votes cast at an election called by the library trustees upon the question of dissolution are in favor of the dissolution. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as other elections of the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Upon dissolution, the property of the district shall vest in any union high school district in which the library is situated. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

If at the time of the election to dissolve the district, there is any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district, the vote to dissolve the district shall dissolve it for all purposes excepting only the levy and collection of taxes for the payment of the indebtedness. From th…

As detailed in Section 5 of Article IX of the California Constitution, and Article 2 (commencing with Section 305) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 310), respectively, all California school children have the right to be provided with a free public education and an English l…

Any state, county, or city and county superintendent, or any state, county, or city and county board of education, who issues a credential, except as provided by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Except where such service is provided by a school district pursuant to Section 44332.5, each county or city and county board of education may provide for the registration of any valid certification or other document authorizing the holder thereof to serve in a position requiring …

(a) There is hereby created within the department an American Indian Education Unit, which shall provide technical support to, and proper administrative oversight of, American Indian education programs established by the state in order to ensure that American Indian pupils in Cal…

The boundaries of each high school district and unified school district shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the component districts, as defined in Section 35515, included within it. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 301, Sec. 2. (SB 1057) Effective January 1, 2023.)

When the boundaries of a district which is a component of a high school district or a unified school district, as defined in Section 35515, are for any cause changed to include territory in, or to exclude from, the district, the territory added to, or removed from, the district s…

(a) Whenever the boundaries of an elementary school district and a high school district become coterminous, the districts are merged into a new unified district. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an elementary school district that has boundaries that are totally within a high …

On or after January 1, 1981, a school district shall not be formed or reorganized to include territory which is separated from other portions of the territory of the district by the territory of one or more other school districts. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1192, Sec…

Whenever territory is transferred or added by means of reorganization to another district in which trustee areas have been established, the territory being transferred shall become a part of the trustee areas to which it is contiguous. In the event that the territory being transf…

(a) Before the date upon which a reorganized district becomes effective for all purposes, the county committee may include all, or part of, the territory in plans and recommendations for further reorganization. (b) During the first five years after the effective date for all purp…

(a) The governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and a county board of education shall, except as may otherwise be specifically provided by law, use all money apportioned to the school district, charter school, or county office of education fr…

If at the end of any fiscal year during which the schools of a school district have been maintained for the period required or permitted by law, there is standing to the credit of the district an unexpended balance of money received from the State School Fund, it may be expended …

For purposes of this section: (a) “Salaries of classroom teachers” and “teacher” shall have the same meanings as prescribed by Section 41011 provided, however, that the cost of all health and welfare benefits provided to the teachers by the school district shall be included withi…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Section 41372 shall not apply to any elementary school district, high school district, or unified school district, which maintains no individual class session with pupils in attendance exceeding the numbers, for the part…

It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature to encourage, by every means possible, the reduction of class sizes and the ratio of pupils to teachers in all grade levels in the public schools, and to urge every effort to this end to be undertaken by the local school administrat…

(a) The Superintendent, in computing apportionments and allowances from the State School Fund for the second principal apportionment, shall determine the following for the regular day classes of the elementary schools maintained by each school district: (1) (A) For grades 1 to 3,…

(a) Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year, until the Superintendent determines that a school district is funded pursuant to Section 42238.02, and notwithstanding the requirement to decrease average daily attendance pursuant to paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of subdivision (a) of …

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in computing apportionments and allowances from the State School Fund for the second principal apportionment, shall determine the following for the kindergarten classes maintained by each school district maintaining kindergarten classes. …

The State Board of Education may waive the minimum schoolday requirements of Section 46112 to enable school districts to establish experimental educational programs in reading and mathematics. A waiver shall be granted pursuant to this section only if: (a) The State Board of Educ…

The principal of any elementary school maintaining kindergarten classes or regular day classes in grades 1 to 3, inclusive, may recommend to the governing board of the school district, or the governing board may adopt a resolution determining, that an exemption should be granted …

The Golden State Seal Merit Diploma is hereby established as an honors diploma to recognize high school graduates who have mastered the high school curriculum. The Golden State Seal Merit Diploma shall be awarded jointly by the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of P…

A student who meets the following requirements shall qualify for a Golden State Seal Merit Diploma: (a) The completion of all requirements for a high school diploma. (b) A demonstration of the mastery of the curriculum in at least six subject matter areas, four of which shall be …

The state board shall determine and adopt, based upon the recommendations of the Superintendent, the following: (a) The means by which pupils may demonstrate mastery of the curriculum. For subject matter areas, the means may include, but shall not be limited to, any subject matte…

Under the policy direction of the State Board of Education and the administrative leadership of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Department of Education shall do the following: (a) Ensure that the results of the Golden State Examination are sent to school distr…

Each school district that confers high school diplomas shall maintain appropriate records in order to identify students who have earned a Golden State Seal Merit Diploma, and shall affix the appropriate insignia to the diploma and transcript of each student that earns a Golden St…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that no fee or other cost be charged to any pupil pursuant to this article. However, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district receiving funds pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54000) of Part 29 may expend a…

Any election officer serving at any school district election or community college district election may be paid out of the funds of the district as compensation for his or her services as an election officer a sum determined by the county elections official and approved by the co…

If at the end of any fiscal year during which the schools of a community college district have been maintained for the period required or permitted by law, there is standing to the credit of the district an unexpended balance of money received from the State School Fund, it may b…

(a) As used in this section, “salaries of classroom instructors” means: (1) The salary paid to each instructor employed by the district whose duties require that the full time for which the instructor is employed be devoted to the instruction of students of the district. (2) The …