Title EDC, California Educ. Code

If a school operating on a four-day school week pursuant to Section 37710.3, 37710.5, 37711, or 37712 fails to achieve its Academic Performance Index growth target pursuant to Section 52052, the authority of that school to operate on a four-day school week shall be permanently re…

Beginning in the 2004–05 fiscal year, the following school districts in San Diego County may operate one or more schools in their respective districts on a four-day school week if the districts comply with the instructional time requirements specified in Section 46207 and the oth…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing with the 2025–26 school year, the Stony Creek Joint Unified School District may operate one or more schools on a four-day school week if it complies with the instructional time requirements specified in Section 46207, the other requir…

(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act. (b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that instructional services are provided to pupils with limited English proficiency in conformity with federal requir…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “English learner” or “pupil of limited English proficiency” means a pupil who was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English or who comes from an enviro…

(a) A local educational agency shall provide instructional services to limited-English-proficient pupils and immigrant pupils in conformity with Section 6801 and following of Title 20 of the United States Code. (b) In accordance with Section 7012 of Title 20 of the United States …

A local educational agency that receives federal funds for a language instruction program and that fails to make progress on the annual pupil achievement objectives in any fiscal year shall inform each parent or guardian of each pupil identified for participation in that program,…

In accordance with Section 6824 (d) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency that experiences a significant increase, as determined by the State Department of Education, in the number of immigrant pupils in comparison to the average of the preceding two y…

(a) In accordance with Section 6826 of Title 20 of the United States Code, an eligible local educational agency desiring a subgrant pursuant to Section 6824 of Title 20 of the United States Code shall submit a plan to the State Department of Education at the time, in the manner, …

In accordance with Section 6826 (c) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency that receives a federal subgrant pursuant to Sections 6801 and following of Title 20 of the United States Code shall include in its plan a certification that all teachers in any …

In accordance with Section 6846 of Title 20 of the United States Code, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to negate or supersede state law or the legal authority under state law of the State Department of Education. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1014, Sec. 1. Effective Septe…

In compliance with Section 6824 of Title 20 of the United States Code, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may not award a subgrant in an amount that is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). A local educational agency may form a consortium with one or more other local ed…

(a) Each local educational agency is encouraged to do all of the following: (1) (A) By the start of the 2027–28 school year, develop a homework policy for all grades maintained by the local educational agency. (B) The goal of the policy is encouraged to be to promote evidence-bas…

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for ongoing comprehensive evaluation of special education programs authorized by this part and to support the purposes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.), pursuant to subsection (d) of Se…

(a) The Superintendent shall ensure that pupil and program performance results are monitored at the state and local levels in order to comply with Section 1412(a)(15) of Title 20 of the United States Code by evaluating pupil performance against key performance indicators. As nece…

(a) Each special education local plan area shall submit to the Superintendent at least annually information, in a form and manner prescribed by the Superintendent and developed in consultation with the special education local plan areas, in order for the Superintendent to carry o…

Pursuant to Section 1413(a)(7) of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.211 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, each special education local plan area annually shall report to the Superintendent the number of pupils receiving special education services pa…

Pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (16) of subsection (a) of Section 1412 of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 80.40 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the superintendent shall submit to the board, the Legislature, and the Governor, a biennial per…

(a) The superintendent shall coordinate the design of evaluations to prevent duplication and to minimize data collection and reporting requirements at the school and district levels. (b) The State Department of Education shall utilize sampling procedures whenever feasible. (Amend…

The superintendent shall periodically sponsor or conduct workshops and seminars for the education of local education agency personnel assigned to, and responsible for, the evaluation of local special education programs. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1508, Sec. 9.)

The Superintendent shall provide for onsite program and fiscal reviews of the implementation of plans approved under this part. In performing the reviews and audits, the Superintendent may utilize the services of persons outside of the department chosen for their knowledge of spe…

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to assist in the establishment of specialized high schools in the state to provide advanced instruction and training in high technology fields and in the performing arts. The Legislature recognizes that the establishmen…

Any school district operating one or more high schools, or any consortium of school districts that operate one or more high schools, or any county superintendent of schools, or any county board of education, may submit a proposal to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to est…

Entities eligible for funding of startup costs pursuant to Section 58801 shall be eligible to compete for funding for startup costs regardless of funding in any prior year. Receipt of funds for additional startup costs shall be based upon the addition of new program offerings. Fu…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall apportion funds as available from the annual Budget Act for support of specialized secondary programs established prior to the 1991–92 fiscal year that operate in conjunction with the California State University. Funds apportioned pu…

Faculty members providing instruction in specialized secondary programs shall develop model curricula which the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make available to other school districts in the state. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 922, Sec. 166. Effective January 1, 1995.…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, specialized secondary programs may select as teachers noncredentialed persons who possess unique talents or skills from business, performing arts, or postsecondary institutions. No noncredentialed person shall be retained as a teacher i…

From the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of Section 42238, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make allocations for the purposes of this chapter to county superintendents of schools, and county boards of education, operating approved specialized …

Commencing with the 1992–93 academic year, each specialized secondary school operated pursuant to Section 58801.6 shall annually evaluate the success of its program as follows: (a) The program shall be deemed successful if it meets all of the following: (1) Eighty percent of the …

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may enter into an interagency agreement with a consortium of two or more school districts to establish an academy of visual and performing arts to operate specialized secondary school programs in visual and performing arts that are con…

A specialized secondary school operated by a county superintendent of schools under this chapter shall be considered a school district by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for purposes of receiving funds pursuant to Sections 42239 and 42239.5 of the Education Code. If a sp…

(a) During the month of February, March, April, or May, the governing board of each school district maintaining any of grades 5, 7, and 9 shall administer to each pupil in those grades the physical performance test designated by the state board. Each pupil with a physical disabil…

No person shall prepare, offer to prepare, cause to be prepared, sell, or otherwise distribute any term paper, thesis, dissertation, or other written material for another person, for a fee or other compensation, with the knowledge, or under circumstances in which he should reason…

No person shall make or disseminate, with the intent to induce any other person to enter into any obligation relating thereto, any statement, written or oral, that he will prepare, cause to be prepared, sell, or otherwise distribute any term paper, thesis, dissertation, or other …

Any court of competent jurisdiction is hereby authorized to grant such relief as is necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including the issuance of an injunction. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Actions for injunction under the provisions of this chapter may be brought in the name of the people of the State of California upon their own complaint or upon the complaint of any person, or in the name of any public or private college, university, or other institution of highe…

The provisions of this chapter are not exclusive. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preempt or in any other way limit, diminish, or imply the absence of rights of any party, public or private, against any person in connection with any of the acts described in Section …

As used in this chapter, “person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or association. As used in this chapter, “prepare” means to put into condition for intended use. “Prepare” does not include the mere typing or assembling of papers, nor th…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the production and pricing of college textbooks deserves a high level of attention from educators and lawmakers because they impact the quality and affordability of higher education. (b) Consistent with Section 133 of Title I of the fed…

The Trustees of the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, review each respective segment’s student transfer policies, and to revise those policies, to ensure that faculty may choose a textbook selected for a transfer …

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the College Textbook Transparency Act. (b) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Adopter” means any faculty member or academic department or other adopting entity at an institution of hig…

(a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do all of the following: (1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place o…

(a) (1) The publisher of a textbook, or an agent or employee of the publisher, shall provide a prospective purchaser of the textbook with all of the following: (A) A list of all the products offered for sale by the publisher germane to the prospective purchaser’s subject area of …

(a) The respective academic senates of the campuses of the California State University and the University of California, in collaboration with students and campus administrators, shall develop policies regarding required academic materials in order to encourage efforts to reduce …

(a) The California Digital Open Source Library is hereby established, and shall be administered by the California State University, in coordination with the California Community Colleges, for the purpose of housing open source materials while providing an Internet Web-based way f…

(a) The California Open Education Resources Council is hereby established. The council shall be composed of faculty leaders from the three segments of public postsecondary education, and shall be administered by the Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates of the Universi…