Title EDC — California Educ. Code

The concurrence of seven members of the state board shall be necessary to the validity of any of its acts.

Members of the state board shall serve without pay. They shall receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses while on official business.

The duties of the state board shall be to adopt rules, regulations, and general policies for the implementation of this chapter. In addition, the state board, consistent with the terms and provisions of this chapter, shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To direct the S…

The state board shall serve as the State Advisory Council on Libraries for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the federal Library Services and Technology Act.

The State Librarian shall be the chief executive officer of the state board for purposes of this chapter and shall: (a) Make such reports and recommendations as may be required by the state board. (b) Administer the provisions of this chapter. (c) Review all claims to insure prog…

Any public library or combination of public libraries may submit proposals to the state board for Special Services Programs within the service area. Applications shall identify the needs of the target service group, assess the capacity of the applicant library or libraries to res…

A California public library may participate in universal borrowing. A public library participating in universal borrowing shall not exclude the residents of any jurisdiction maintaining a public library.

A library system, eligible for funds under this article, may consist of the following systems: (a) A cooperative library system that, as of the effective date of this act, was designated a system under the Public Library Services Act of 1963. (b) A library system in which two or …

Each member library of a system shall provide equal access to all residents of the area served by the system.

Each system shall annually apply to the state board for funds for intrasystem communications and delivery and resource sharing. Proposals shall be based upon the most cost-effective methods of exchanging print and digital materials and information among the member libraries.

Each system shall annually apply to the state board for funds for planning, coordination, and evaluation of the overall systemwide services authorized by this chapter.

Each system shall establish an administrative council whose membership consists of the head librarians of each jurisdiction in the system. Duties of the administrative council shall include general administrative responsibility for the system, adopting a system plan of service, a…

The state board shall establish and administer two or more state reference centers. The centers shall be responsible for answering reference requests that cannot be met by systems and libraries participating in the programs authorized by this chapter.

Each reference center established by the state shall provide statewide service. Such service shall include the handling of reference requests that cannot be met locally and regionally.

Each reference center established pursuant to Section 18760 may enter into reciprocal or contractual agreements with libraries or any other information source for the purpose of making available their materials and informational services for the benefit of the library users of th…

The budget of any reference center established pursuant to Section 18760 may include funds for the general operations of such centers, including funds for collection development and use.

The state board shall designate one or more of the reference centers established pursuant to Section 18760 as a repository for collections specially relevant to economically disadvantaged persons and non-English-speaki ng persons.

The state board shall establish and maintain a statewide communications and delivery and resource-sharing network between and among systems, state reference centers, independent public libraries, and all other libraries participating in the programs authorized by this act.

The state board shall establish and maintain a computerized data base of bibliographic records and locations of all materials acquired by public libraries in this state, for the purpose of carrying out the legislative policy of enabling libraries to share resources efficiently.

The Legislature hereby declares that there is further need to encourage the adoption of new or improved educational ideas, practices, and techniques in solving critical educational problems in preschool, elementary, and secondary schools throughout the state. In recognition of th…

The following definitions apply to educational advisory bodies created by this chapter: (a) An “educational policy advisory commission” is an advisory body to the state board composed of professional and lay members, as defined by this code. These groups are established to advise…

There is in the state government the Educational Innovation and Planning Commission consisting of a Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, a Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one public member appointed by the Speaker of th…

The Members of the Legislature appointed to the commission pursuant to Section 33502 shall have the powers and duties of a joint legislative committee on the subject of educational innovation and planning and shall meet with, and participate in, the work of the commission to the …

The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his representative shall serve as executive secretary to the commission. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The commission, in carrying out its powers and duties, shall utilize the staff of the Department of Education. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that they shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and responsibilities, including traveling expenses. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The commission shall select one of its members to be chairman of the commission. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Commission members shall serve for four-year terms and shall be eligible to serve more than one full term, except in the case of student representatives who shall serve a one-year term.

As used in this article: (a) “Commission” means the Educational Innovation and Planning Commission. (b) “Title IV” means Title IV, Parts A, B, C, and D of the Educational Amendments of 1978 (Public Law 95-561) as amended. (c) “State plan” means the plan for the use of Title IV fu…

For purposes of this article, the commission shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities of a state advisory council prescribed in Title IV.

The commission may do all of the following: (a) Advise the state educational agency on the preparation of, and policy matters arising in the administration of, the state plan, including the development of criteria for the distribution of funds and the approval of applications for…

All projects recommended by the commission shall be submitted to the State Board of Education for its approval. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The State Board of Education shall allocate funds under Title IV, Part C, to provide to the extent feasible a geographical spread of experimental projects in the state. All such grants for a particular project shall be limited to a five-year period.

The State Board of Education shall annually allocate, insofar as practicable, 15 percent of the total amount of federal funds received by the State of California pursuant to Title IV, Part C for special education projects.

In order to be deemed an approved project and be eligible to receive an allocation from the State Board of Education, an experimental, demonstration, or operational project shall meet the following criteria: (a) The proposed activities are not activities presently being performed…

The State Board of Education may reserve a sum of money, to be recommended by the commission and approved by the State Board of Education, to support demonstration and experimental projects designed to develop new methods of allocating personnel, equipment, and facilities to solv…

The State Board of Education shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the state’s federal allocation under Title IV, Part C, for grants to the local educational agencies which have operated exemplary projects during the preceding year. Such funds shall be used by such local educ…

(a) There is in the state government the Instructional Quality Commission consisting of a Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, a Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly…

The Members of the Legislature appointed to the commission pursuant to Section 33530 shall have the powers and duties of a joint legislative committee on the subject of curriculum development and supplemental materials and shall meet with, and participate in, the work of the comm…

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each commission member shall serve for a four-year term and shall not be eligible to serve more than one full term. Prior service on the commission for a term of less than three years resulting from an initial appointment or an appoint…

The Superintendent and the state board shall consider for membership on the commission persons representing subjects commonly taught in public schools, including: (a) English. (b) Social sciences. (c) World languages. (d) Science. (e) Mathematics. (f) Visual and performing arts. …

The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his representative shall serve as executive secretary to the commission. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that they shall receive their actual and necessary travel expenses in attending meetings of the commission and in attending meetings of any committee or subcommittee of the commission of which they are members…

The commission shall select one of its members to be chairman of the commission. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Whenever an employee of any public school district, state college, or other public agency is appointed to membership on the commission, his employer shall grant him sufficient time away from his regular duties, without loss of income or other benefits to which he is entitled by r…

The commission shall study problems of courses of study in the schools of the state and shall, upon request of the State Board of Education, recommend to the State Board of Education the adoption of minimum standards for courses of study in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, an…

As used in this article, “commission” means the Instructional Quality Commission.

(a) The state board and the department shall request that the commission review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science framework developed by the History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee of the state board to ensu…

(a) The department shall, no later than March 1, 2022, in collaboration with, and subject to the approval of, the executive director of the state board, use the funding appropriated pursuant to Section 156 of Chapter 44 of the Statutes of 2021 to enter into a contract with a coun…

(a) The department shall, no later than April 1, 2022, in collaboration with, and subject to the approval of, the executive director of the state board, use the funding appropriated pursuant to Section 156 of Chapter 44 of the Statutes of 2021 to enter into a contract with a coun…