Title EDC — California Educ. Code

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Classified school employees play a vital role in the education of our pupils and students in our public schools and community colleges. They do the essential work that keeps our campuses safe, clean, and well maintained…

(a) If a local educational agency expends funds for professional development for any schoolsite staff, the local educational agency shall consider the needs of its classified school employees. (b) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) …

Nothing in this article prohibits a local educational agency from providing professional development to teachers and administrators.

The Legislature hereby finds that when a public school that provides instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 has a substantial number of pupils who, together with their parents or guardians, speak a single primary language other than English, and does not have i…

When at least 15 percent of the pupils enrolled in a public school that provides instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 speak a single primary language other than English, the governing board of the school district in which such school is located shall hire a b…

The bilingual person employed pursuant to this article shall have as a principal function the communication with parents or guardians of such students in the primary language of the parents or guardians. The governing board of the school district may make additional, reasonable a…

This article shall not be construed as requiring school districts to replace existing classified personnel or to employ additional classified personnel. However, in any case in which additional classified positions are added to the administrative staff of a school which does not …

The provisions of this article shall become applicable upon the execution of an agreement between a county superintendent of schools and a school district governing board providing for the assumption by the county superintendent of schools of a data processing center operated by …

A school district employee in a position not requiring certification qualifications assigned to a data processing center which is transferred to a county superintendent of schools shall, upon the election of the employee to do so, cease to be an employee of the school district up…

District employees whose status is changed pursuant to this article shall retain all accumulated and unused sick leave, vacation, seniority rights and other rights and benefits which can reasonably be construed to have been an earned right at the time of transfer to the county sc…

No employee transferred from school district service pursuant to this article to a position, the salary of which is paid from the county school service fund, shall suffer any loss of salary at the time of transfer, or as to the future as it relates to his status on the salary sca…

The governing board of any school district may employ, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, such personnel as may be necessary to act as guards at pedestrian crossings to ensure the safety of schoolchildren who use such intersections.

The governing board of any school district which employs school crossing guards pursuant to this article may be reimbursed from funds including, but not limited to, those collected pursuant to Sections 42200 and 42201 of the Vehicle Code.

The third full week in May is designated as Classified School Employee Week. All public schools shall annually observe that week in recognition of classified school employees and the contributions they make to the educational community. The observances required by this section sh…

(a) The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program is hereby established. (b) The program shall provide a participating classified employee up to one dollar ($1) for each one dollar ($1) that the classified employee has elected to have withheld from the classified emplo…

An elementary school that has been operated by the University of California at the Los Angeles campus prior to January 1, 1994, may apply to become a charter school under this chapter. The school may apply under either Section 47621 or Section 47622. If a charter is granted under…

An elementary school that meets the requirements of Section 47620 may apply to become a charter school by petitioning the governing board of the local school district and otherwise following the procedures and requirements contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 47605) an…

As an alternative to Section 47621, an elementary school that meets the requirements of Section 47620 may apply to become a charter school by petitioning the State Board of Education. Under this section, the petition shall be signed by not less than 50 percent of the school’s cur…

If a charter is granted under this chapter, the University of California shall continue to own and be liable for the resulting charter school to the same extent as before the granting of the charter.

A charter granted pursuant to Section 47620 shall not become operative before July 1, 1995.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 47611.5, a charter school operated by the University of California in facilities owned by the Regents of the University of California shall declare in its charter that it is the employer of the employees at the charter school for the purposes of Chapte…

(a) The governing board of a school district may determine which pupils would benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational work. The intent of this section is to provide educational enrichment opportunities for a limited number of eligible pupils, rather than to reduce current …

(a) A parent or guardian of a pupil, regardless of the pupil’s age or class level, may petition the governing board of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled to authorize the attendance of the pupil at a community college as a special full-time student on the ground t…

Any student authorized to attend a community college as a special part-time student pursuant to Sections 48800 and 76001 shall, nevertheless, be required to undertake courses of instruction of a scope and duration sufficient to satisfy the requirements of law. The student shall a…

(a) For purposes of allowances and apportionments from Section B of the State School Fund, a community college shall be credited with additional units of average daily attendance attributable to the attendance of pupils at the community college as special part-time students pursu…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the College Promise Partnership Act.

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…

(a) The Mathematics Readiness Challenge program is hereby established. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program support the implementation and evaluation of grade 12 experiences that are designed to prepare pupils for placement into college-level courses in mathem…

The governing board of a school district which maintains high schools and a continuation education program may establish and maintain evening high school programs in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, for minors subject to Section 48200. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing board to which this article applies may establish the number of, and the specific days of the week on which such a program shall be in session. The governing board may further prescribe the number of hours during which the p…

An evening high school program shall consist of courses similar to the curriculum of the regular high schools of the district. Credit for coursework satisfactorily completed shall be acceptable by all of the regular day high schools of the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1…

The attendance of a minor at an evening high school program shall be voluntary, but the written permission of the minor’s parent or guardian is required. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The attendance of a pupil in an evening high school program shall not result in the crediting of more than one unit of average daily attendance during the regular school year, even if the pupil also attends one or more classes in the regular high schools of the district. (Enacted…

The governing body of any elementary school district may establish and maintain, in connection with any school under its jurisdiction, special day and evening classes and summer schools, consisting of special day classes or special evening classes or both, for the purpose of givi…

These classes may be convened at the hours and for the length of time during the school day or evening, and at the period and for the length of time during the school year as may be determined by the governing authority.

The evening elementary schools and the special day and evening classes of the elementary schools of any school district shall be open for the admission of such minors and adults as in the judgment of the governing board of the school district maintaining the schools or classes ma…

The governing board of a district maintaining one or more secondary schools may, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education and upon the authorization of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, provide pupils enrolled in the regul…

Notwithstanding anything in Section 51740 to the contrary, the governing board of any school district may, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education and upon the authorization of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, provide ve…

(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) The ratio of average daily attendance for independent study pupils 18 years of age or less to school district full-time equivalent certificated employees responsible for independent study, calculated as specified by the department, shall not exceed the equivalent ratio of…

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…