Title EDC, California Educ. Code

(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the School Facilities Emergency Repair Account. The State Allocation Board shall administer the account. (b) (1) Commencing with the 2005–06 fiscal year, an amount of moneys shall be transferred in the annual Budget Act from t…

(a) (1) For the 2005–06 fiscal year, all moneys in the School Facilities Emergency Repair Account are available for reimbursement to schools ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, on the Academic Performance Index, pursuant to Section 52056, based on the 2003 base Academic Performa…

The State Allocation Board shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt regulations and review and amend its regulations, as necessary, pursuant to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Ti…

Notwithstanding any other law, the funds provided to school districts from the School Facilities Emergency Repair Account pursuant to this article for the purpose of emergency repair grants shall not be deposited into a school district deferred maintenance fund for purposes descr…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allow to each county school tuition fund one hundred twenty dollars ($120) for each unit of average daily attendance of pupils residing in the county and attending school in an adjoining state during the fiscal year. Such average dai…

The governing board of any school district which has not adopted the merit system pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 45220) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 45240) may contract with temporary-help employment agencies to fill vacancies of management and confident…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the College Promise Partnership Act. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 633, Sec. 2. (SB 650) Effective January 1, 2012.)

The Long Beach Community College District and the Long Beach Unified School District may enter into a partnership to provide participating pupils with an aligned sequence of rigorous high school and college coursework leading to capstone college courses, with consistent and joint…

(a) The purpose of the partnership authorized by Section 48810.5 shall be to provide a seamless bridge to college for pupils not already college bound and to reduce the time needed for advanced students to complete programs. (b) A pupil who elects to participate in the partnershi…

(a) The Long Beach Community College District and the Long Beach Unified School District shall design the partnership to include focused curricular pathways leading to credit in at least one of the following: general education, a career technical certificate, or a degree, includi…

(a) For purposes of allowances and apportionments from Section B of the State School Fund, the Long Beach Community College District shall be credited with additional units of full-time equivalent students (FTES) attributable to the attendance of partnership pupils at the Long Be…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Asynchronous interactive instructional program” means a program in which a pupil and teacher interact using online resources, including, but not limited to, discussion boards, Web sites, and e-mai…

Whenever real property within a school district is acquired for state highway purposes, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allow to the school district an amount of severance aid as provided in this section, in addition to any other allowances provided by this chapter…

School districts may apply for severance aid as provided in this article on forms provided by the Superintendent, and in accordance with regulations that the Superintendent is authorized to adopt. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 666, Sec. 29. (AB 486) Effective January 1, 2022.)

No allowance of severance aid shall be made as provided in Section 41960 unless the total assessed value of taxable real property within the school district is reduced by one-half of one (0.5) percent or more during a fiscal year by reason of acquisitions giving rise to severance…

On or before each May 25th, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine and certify to the Controller the amount of severance aid computed and to be allowed to school districts under Section 41960 for the fiscal year. On or before each June 15th, the Controller shall…

The Legislature finds that, given the great diversity of water recreation activities available statewide and the significant loss of life associated with those activities, there is a great need for an aquatic safety program in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature in ena…

The Department of Boating and Waterways, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and other appropriate agencies, industry, and nonprofit organizations involved with water safety, shall develop an aquatic safety program which shall be made available for use at an app…

Once developed, the Department of Boating and Waterways shall notify the schools and school districts of the availability of the aquatic safety program. (Added by renumbering Section 51882 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1033) by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 33.)

The total amount apportioned from Section A of the State School Fund shall not exceed the amount provided by law therefor. If the total amount provided for Section A of the State School Fund is greater than the total apportioned, the balance from any specified expenditure authori…

If the total amount allowed for each subdivision in Sections 41300 and 41301 is less than the apportionments named in the subsections, the apportionments shall be reduced proportionately or as otherwise prescribed. Prior to the close of the fiscal year, such reductions shall be r…

Balances available from any appropriation for apportionments from Section A of the State School Fund and funds provided by subdivision (c) of Section 14002, or provided by any other provision of law in lieu of those sections, shall be used to restore any reductions in apportionme…

Any lottery revenue allocated to a public education entity pursuant to Section 8880.5 of the Government Code shall not be reduced by more than one-half of 1 percent per year when that reduction is the direct result of any entity changing its method of computing workload units. (A…

(a) It shall be the policy of the California State University to provide stability of employment by foreseeing and avoiding unnecessary reductions in staff. However, when this is not possible due to lack of funds or lack of work, the staff shall be reduced in accordance with this…

(a) Layoff of administrative and nonacademic employees shall be by class within a particular campus, or within the office of the chancellor. (b) Layoff of academic employees shall be by teaching service area within a campus. (c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict w…

(a) Whenever a determination has been made that there is a lack of funds or lack of work, employees in a class or teaching service area to be reduced shall be laid off in the following order: (1) The Chancellor of the California State University or a president of a state universi…

(a) After a determination has been made of the class or teaching service area to be reduced and the number of employees in such class or area to be laid off, the president or chancellor shall notify each employee to be laid off, that the employee is being laid off for lack of fun…

(a) An employee to be laid off may elect to accept such layoff prior to the date named in the notice of layoff. If an employee elects to accept early layoff, he should give as much notice as possible. (b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a …

(a) In lieu of being laid off, an administrative or nonacademic employee may elect demotion or transfer to any class in which he has served as a permanent employee or to any vacancy for which he is qualified. (b) In lieu of being laid off, an academic teaching employee actively e…

(a) The president at each campus, and the chancellor at the office of the chancellor, shall establish and maintain reemployment lists of all permanent employees laid off for lack of funds or lack of work during the preceding five-year period. Laid-off permanent employees shall be…

The trustees shall adopt appropriate rules and guidelines relating to the implementation of the Reduced Worktime Act in Article 1.6 (commencing with Section 19996.20) of Chapter 7 of Part 2.6 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, for employees of the California State U…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that by offering a range of quality educational options, including classroom-based, hybrid, and nonclassroom-based programs, local educational agencies can better tailor instruction to pupils, thereby improving academic outcomes while maximi…

(a) Commencing with the 1990–91 school year, a local educational agency may offer independent study to meet the educational needs of pupils in accordance with the requirements of this article. For the 2021–22 school year only, the governing board of a school district or a county …

For purposes of this article the following definitions apply: (a) “Live interaction” means interaction between the pupil and local educational agency classified or certificated staff, and may include peers, provided for the purpose of maintaining school connectedness, including, …

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the ratio of average daily attendance for independent study pupils 18 years of age or less for a school district or county office of education, and for independent study pupils regardless of age for a charter school, to full-time equiv…

It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts and county offices of education offering independent study shall provide appropriate existing services and resources to enable pupils to complete their independent study successfully and shall ensure the same access to all…

A local educational agency shall not be eligible to receive apportionments for independent study by pupils, regardless of age, unless it has adopted written policies, and has implemented those policies, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Superintendent, that include…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency, including, but not limited to, a charter school, may not claim state funding for the independent study of a pupil, whether characterized as home study or otherwise, if the local educational agency has provided any fun…

(a) The independent study by each pupil shall be coordinated, evaluated, and, notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 46300, shall be under the general supervision of an employee of the local educational agency who possesses a valid certification document pursuant to Section 4…

School districts and county offices of education shall not be eligible to receive apportionment for independent study attendance by any pupil who is not otherwise identified in the written records of the district or county board by grade level, program placement, and the school i…

(a) The Superintendent, upon the next revision of the California Basic Educational Data System, or its equivalent, following July 1, 1990, shall include all data collection elements necessary to compile an annual statewide profile of pupils participating in independent study, inc…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish rules and regulations for the purposes of implementing this article. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 922, Sec. 117. Effective January 1, 1995.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and commencing with the 2015–16 school year, a local educational agency may, for pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, provide independent study courses pursuant to the following conditions: (1) The governing board or bo…

(a) Before enrolling a pupil in a course authorized by Section 51749.5, each local educational agency shall provide the pupil and, if the pupil is less than 18 years of age, the pupil’s parent or legal guardian, with a written learning agreement that includes all of the following…

(a) As used in this section, a paraprofessional means a person who assists classroom teachers and other certificated personnel in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics. A paraprofessional includes an instructional aide as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 45343 and a …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that despite various energy conservation measures, energy costs have continued to increase and will likely increase in the future. The Legislature also finds and declares that a model comprehensive energy education program to be made avai…