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.

It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a State Seal of Civic Engagement to encourage, and create pathways for, pupils in elementary and secondary schools to become civically engaged in democratic governmental institutions at the local, state, and national levels.

(a) On or before January 1, 2020, the Superintendent shall recommend to the state board criteria for awarding a State Seal of Civic Engagement to pupils who have demonstrated excellence in civics education and participation and have demonstrated an understanding of the United Sta…

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 Civic Engagement by the Superint…

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 Civic Engagement. (b) Affix the appropriate insignia to the diploma or transcript of …

No fee shall be charged to a pupil to receive a State Seal of Civic Engagement.

(a) The California Serves Program is hereby established under the administration of the department, in collaboration with CaliforniaVolunteers, for purposes of promoting access to effective service learning for pupils in grade 12 who are enrolled at participating local educationa…

School district elections and community college district elections shall be governed by the Elections Code, except as otherwise provided in this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all district elections, except as otherwise provided by law, or as otherwise provided in the charter of any city or city and county in the matters concerning which the provisions of such charters are afforded controlling force and eff…

The duties of the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction of a school district election or community college district election shall be: (a) To call elections when ordered under the provisions of this code. (b) To prepare recommendations, statements, or arguments for…

The county elections official shall perform the duties incident to the preparation for, and holding of, all district elections. In districts situated in two or more counties, or in elections to organize or reorganize districts in territory situated in two or more counties, the co…

The duties of the governing board of any school district or community college district with respect to school district elections shall be: (a) To order elections as authorized by this code. (b) To resolve tie votes in governing board member elections. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch.…

The act authorized by this code of any officer, board, county committee, group of electors, or any other persons or agencies which commences an election proceeding, and any mandatory provision of this code requiring that an election be held, is an “order of election.” (Enacted by…

Whenever a valid and verified petition, authorized by this code and requesting that a board election be held in any school district or in territory contained in one or more school districts or community college district, is received by the officer or board designated by law to re…

Whenever an election is ordered, the governing board of the district or the board or officer authorized by this code to make such designations shall, concurrently with or after the order of election but not less than 123 days prior to the date of the election in the case of an el…

The county superintendent having jurisdiction shall at least 130 days prior to the date of a governing board member election consolidated pursuant to Section 5340, notify the governing boards concerned of the order of consolidation of governing board elections under his or her ju…

At least 120 days prior to the date of the election in the case of an election for governing board members, the county superintendent of schools shall deliver to the county elections official in the county where the election is to be held, copies of: (a) The order of election. (b…

Any school district election or community college district election, except a bond measure election, ordered to be held in accordance with this code shall be called by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction of the election by doing both of the following: (a) Pos…

If, by 5:00 p.m. on the 83rd day prior to the day fixed for the governing board member election, only one person has been nominated for any elective office to be filled at that election, or no one has been nominated for the office, or in the case of members to be elected from the…

If pursuant to Section 5326 a district election is not held, the qualified person or persons nominated shall be seated at the organizational meeting of the board, or if no person has been nominated or if an insufficient number is nominated, the governing board shall appoint a qua…

If no one has been nominated to an office, prior to making an appointment to that office pursuant to Section 5328, the governing board shall cause to be published a notice once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district or, if no such newspaper is published i…

Whenever a candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy the name of the candidate shall be printed upon the ballot unless the candidate has died and that fact has been ascertained by the officer charged with the duty of printing the ballots at least 68 days before the election.

School district governing board or community college district governing board member elections for two or more districts of any type to be held in the same district or area on the same day shall be consolidated so that a person entitled to vote in both or all of such elections ma…

Whenever any school district election or community college district election is scheduled to be held on the same day, in the same territory, or in territory that is in part the same, as an election or elections called to be held by any other district, city, county, or other polit…

If any school district election or community college district election is completely or partially consolidated with any other election, the notice of election need not set forth the precincts, place or places of holding the election, or the names of the officers appointed to cond…

Within the territory affected by the order of consolidation the election precincts, polling places, voting booths and polling hours shall, in every case, be the same and there shall be only one set of election officers in each of the precincts. When the returns of elections conso…

In the event of consolidation of any school district election or community college district election with any other election the provisions of law governing such other election with respect to the manner of marking ballots shall also apply to the district election consolidated th…

As used in this chapter “formal notice” means the notice of election which is required to be published and posted in public places, and “card notice” means the notice of election which is required to be mailed to the registered voters of the area in which the election is to be he…

The formal notice of election for any school district election or community college district election, except a bond measure election, shall be prepared by the county superintendent of schools and shall contain the following: (a) The date of the election. (b) The purpose of the e…

As an alternative to publication by newspaper pursuant to Section 5363, publication of formal notice may be effected pursuant to this section. Not later than 90 days prior to the date of any school district or community college district election, except a bond measure election, t…

Except where the procedure prescribed by Section 5362 is utilized, the elections official responsible for the conduct of a governing board member election shall cause formal notice of the election to be published pursuant to Section 12112 of the Elections Code.

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…

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…

The cost of any school district or community college district election may include, but need not be limited to: (a) Compensation of precinct election officers. (b) Publication of notices. (c) The cost of printing official ballots, sample ballots, indexes, arguments, statements, o…

The cost of any election held within a single district shall be borne by the entire district, and shall be paid out of its funds. Election costs shall be determined by the county elections official and approved by the county board of supervisors.

The cost of elections, including consolidated elections, held in territory common to two or more districts shall be borne by the districts concerned in equal shares and paid from district funds. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The cost of consolidated governing board elections shall be paid by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction from the county school service fund, and the cost shall be prorated among the districts concerned to reimburse the fund. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.…

The cost of any recall election shall be borne by the district in which the recall election is held and paid from district funds. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The cost of the election for the formation of a community college district shall be paid from the county general fund. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The cost of any election held under the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 4400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this division, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 35690) of Chapter 3 of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2, or Article 3 (commencing with Section 74630) of C…

The provisions of Division 16 (commencing with Section 16000) of the Elections Code, relating to election contests shall apply to school district elections.

The returns of any school district or community college district election received by the county elections official having jurisdiction shall, after the date of the declaration and certification of the final results of the election, be disposed of as follows: (a) The sealed envel…

Recount of votes in any school district or community college district shall be governed by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 15600) of Division 15 of the Elections Code.

(a) Each special education local plan area submitting a local plan to the Superintendent under this part shall ensure, in conformity with Sections 1412(a) and 1413(a)(1) of Title 20 of the United States Code, and in accordance with Section 300.201 of Title 34 of the Code of Feder…

(a) The superintendent or other chief administrator of a local educational agency shall post on the Internet Web site of the local educational agency any local plan, annual budget plan, annual service plan, and annual assurances support plan upon approval of the special education…

As a part of the local plan submitted pursuant to Section 56205, each special education local plan area shall describe how specialized equipment and services will be distributed within the local plan area in a manner that minimizes the necessity to serve pupils in isolated sites …