Title EDC, California Educ. Code

(a) The State Seal of Biliteracy is established to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. The State Seal of Biliteracy shall be awarded by the Superintendent.…

(a) The State Seal of Biliteracy certifies attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduating high school pupil in one or more languages, in addition to English, and certifies that the graduate meets the following criteria for being proficient in English and one or more la…

The Superintendent shall do both of the following: (a) Prepare and deliver to participating school districts an appropriate insignia to be affixed to the diploma or transcript of the pupil indicating that the pupil has been awarded a State Seal of Biliteracy by the Superintendent…

A school district that participates in the program under this article shall do both of the following: (a) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify pupils who have earned a State Seal of Biliteracy. (b) Affix the appropriate insignia to the diploma or transcript of each p…

It is the intent of the Legislature that no fee be charged to a pupil pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 618, Sec. 2. (AB 815) Effective January 1, 2012.)

In any school district or community college district election, the qualifications of voters, the procedure to be followed by voters and precinct board members in the polling places on election day, and the equipment and supplies to be furnished each polling place shall be governe…

Governing boards of community college districts shall accept the resignation of any employee and shall fix the time when the resignation takes effect, which shall not be later than the close of the school year during which the resignation has been received by the board. (Enacted …

Whenever any academic employee of any community college district who, at the time of his or her resignation, was classified as regular, is reemployed within 39 months after his or her last day of paid service, the governing board of the district shall, disregarding the break in s…

No regular employee or academic employee shall be dismissed except for one or more of the following causes: (a) Immoral or unprofessional conduct. (b) Dishonesty. (c) Unsatisfactory performance. (d) Evident unfitness for service. (e) Physical or mental condition that makes him or…

No report on the fitness of a faculty member in a dismissal proceeding shall be received from a statewide professional organization by a governing board unless the employee shall have been given, prior to the preparation of the report in its final form, the opportunity to submit …

The governing board of any community college district shall not act upon any charges of unprofessional conduct or unsatisfactory performance unless during the preceding term or half college year prior to the date of the filing of the charge, and at least 90 days prior to the date…

Upon the filing of written charges, duly signed and verified by the person filing them with the governing board of a community college district, or upon a written statement of charges formulated by the governing board, charging a permanent employee of the district with immoral co…

Whenever any academic employee of a community college district is charged with the commission of any sex offense, as defined in Section 87010, by complaint, information, or indictment filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, the governing board of the district may immediately …

The notice of suspension and intention to dismiss, shall be in writing and be served upon the employee personally or by United States registered mail addressed to the employee at his or her last known address. A copy of the charges filed, together with a copy of the provisions of…

(a) No later than March 15 and before an employee is given notice by the governing board that his or her services will not be required for the ensuing year, the governing board and the employee shall be given written notice by the superintendent of the district or his or her desi…

(a) (1) The California Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten and Full-Day Kindergarten Facilities Grant Program is hereby established, under the administration of the State Allocation Board pursuant to the requirements of this section, to provide one-time grants to school district…

(a) If the board determines that a school district or county office of education is in default, or projected to default, with the requirements of any programs administered by the board, the board may withhold any new approvals for that school district or county office of educatio…

The board of library trustees shall make and enforce all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the library under its management, and all property belonging to the library. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The board of library trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the library and receive by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or otherwise, property situated in this state or elsewhere, and where not otherwise provided, dispose of the property for the be…

The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties and powers of the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees of the library, determine the number of and appoint all officers and employees, and fix their compensation. The officers and employees shall hold thei…

The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books, journals, publications, and other personal property. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The board of library trustees shall purchase such real property, and erect or rent and equip such buildings or rooms, as in its judgment are necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The board of library trustees may request the appropriate state officials to furnish the library with copies of any and all reports, laws, and other publications of the state not otherwise disposed of by law. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The board of library trustees shall borrow books from, lend books to, and exchange books with other libraries, and shall allow nonresidents to borrow books upon such conditions as it may prescribe. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The board of library trustees shall do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The board of library trustees shall file through the librarian on or before the last day in August of each year, a report with the State Librarian at Sacramento, giving the condition of its library and the number of volumes contained therein on the 30th day of June preceding. The…

The board of library trustees shall designate the hours during which the library will be open for the use of the public. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

All public libraries established under this chapter shall be open for the use of the public at all reasonable times. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Boards of library trustees and the boards of trustees of neighboring library districts, or the legislative bodies of neighboring municipalities, or boards of supervisors of the counties in which public libraries are situated, may contract to lend the books of the libraries to res…

No funds shall be expended by a school district, a community college district, a county board of education, or a county superintendent of schools to secure a copyright for any person or firm, but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the governing board of any sch…

A school district, a community college district, a county board of education, or a county superintendent of schools shall not use the regular worktime of any employee to secure a copyright for any person or firm, but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the gover…

This initiative shall become operative for all school terms which begin more than sixty days following the date on which it becomes effective. (Added June 2, 1998, by initiative Proposition 227. Note: In the text, "this initiative" refers to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 300…

This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the California Indian Education Act. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 477, Sec. 1. (AB 1703) Effective January 1, 2023.)

(a) The Legislature encourages local educational agencies to form California Indian Education Task Forces with California Indian tribe’s local to their region or tribes historically located in the region. Participants in these meetings are encouraged to discuss issues of mutual c…

When a school district is reorganized, both of the following shall apply: (a) When the allocation of funds, property, and obligations is not fixed by terms, conditions, or recommendations as provided by law, the funds, property, and obligations of a former district, except for bo…

Any funds derived from the sale of the school bonds issued by the original district shall be used for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of school property only in the territory that comprised the original district or to discharge bonded indebtedness of the original di…

If all the territory of a school district becomes part of two or more school districts of any type, and the inclusion in the two or more new or acquiring districts of the several portions of territory comprising the whole of the former district is effective for all purposes on th…

(a) If all of the territory of a school district becomes part of two or more school districts of any type, and the inclusion in the two or more new school districts of the several portions of territory comprising the former district is effective for all purposes on the same date,…

If the reorganization of a school district under this chapter results in the relocation of district boundaries so that a portion of the pupils will not be residents of the district thereafter maintaining a school previously attended by the pupils, and if there is in the school an…

If a dispute arises between the governing boards of the districts concerning the division of funds, property, or obligations, a board of arbitrators shall be appointed which shall resolve the dispute. The board shall consist of one person selected by each district from which terr…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, exchanges of property tax revenues between school districts as a result of an action to reorganize shall be determined pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 99 of the Revenue and Taxation Code if one or more affected districts…

(a) No school district, other than one newly formed, shall, except as otherwise provided in this article, receive any apportionment based upon average daily attendance from the State School Fund unless it has maintained the regular day schools of the district for at least 175 day…

A school district is a newly formed district up to the close of the fiscal year in which its formation became effective for all purposes. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) A school district, county office of education, or charter school that is prevented from maintaining its schools during a fiscal year for at least 180 days for a school district or county office of education or 175 days for a charter school, or is required to operate sessions …

No money shall be apportioned to a district for the excess cost of educating pupils in a 24-hour elementary school of the district unless such school has met the requirements of the Superintendent of Public Instruction based upon educational standards and standards established by…

The Legislature finds that each year one or more school districts or county offices of education experience severe financial difficulty. In some cases these school districts or county offices of education request emergency apportionments from the state under the provisions of Art…