Title EDC, California Educ. Code

(a) Commencing with the 2009–10 school year, when funds become available for additional partnership academies within the total number of grants available for all partnership academies pursuant to Section 54691, the Superintendent shall issue grants for the establishment of partne…

(a) Commencing with the 2009–10 school year, when funds become available for additional partnership academies within the total number of grants available for all partnership academies pursuant to Section 54691, the Superintendent shall issue grants for the establishment of partne…

The Department of Education shall, on behalf of the state, participate in the federal child care food program prescribed by Public Law 95-627, as codified in Section 1766 of Title 42 of the United States Code, and shall not terminate its participation in such program unless the L…

The Department of Education is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer the child care food program. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 959, Sec. 1.)

(a) The Department of Education shall administer the child care food program for all eligible, participating entities that provide child development services pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of, and alternative child care programs pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (comm…

The Department of Education shall administer the child care food program for all eligible, participating entities that provide child development services outside of the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of, or child care programs outside of the provisions of …

The Department of Education shall maximize the use of available federal funds for the federal child care food program by all eligible entities that provide child development services or child care programs. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 959, Sec. 1.)

The Department of Education shall secure, in a timely manner, federal reimbursement for all eligible, participating entities in the child care food program. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 959, Sec. 1.)

To the extent permitted by federal law, the State Department of Education shall adopt regulations to establish eligibility requirements for participation in the child care food program and to impose penalties and sanctions for noncompliance by sponsoring organizations. This secti…

It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for costs for the implementation of this article shall come from either federal funds or transfer of funds appropriated for the support of the Department of Education. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 959, Sec. 1.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) Proper nutrition for children is a matter of the highest state priority. (2) There is a demonstrated relationship between the good nutrition practices on a year-round basis and the capacity of children to develop and learn. (…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Needy children rely upon school meals for supplemental nutrition that benefits their health, growth, and academic and social development. (2) Existing federal law, Section 1761 of Title 42 of the United States Code, establ…

(a) The state board, in order to effect compliance with legislative findings expressed in Section 49547, shall restrict the criteria for the issuance of waivers from the requirements of Section 49550 to feed children during a summer school session. A waiver shall be granted for a…

(a) The State Department of Education shall seek federal statutory amendments as follows: (1) To cause the Summer Food Service Program for Children to become more compatible with the National School Lunch Program by defining “enrollment” to allow flexibility in the eligibility cr…

The State Department of Education shall invite the United States Department of Agriculture to join the Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Division in its annual workshops and conferences to present information on the Summer Food Service Program for Children. The State Departme…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In April 2022, California released “Protecting Californians from Extreme Heat: A State Action Plan to Build Community Resilience” which warned of the threats extreme heat poses to public health and safety, economic pros…

(a) Projects solely for the installation of freestanding, open-sided shade structures included on the Division of the State Architect pre-checked designs list where the adjusted construction cost exceeds the valuation threshold for alterations or additions on a school district, c…

(a) School projects approved by the Division of the State Architect on or before December 31, 2030, that improve community ecological health and climate resilience, or improve pupil well-being, learning, or pupil play, and that incorporate nature, including living trees, shrubs, …

(a) Each member and beneficiary shall furnish to the board any information affecting his or her status as a member or beneficiary of the Defined Benefit Program as the board requires, which may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) Financial statements, certifi…

(a) Each member shall file a statement with the board, at the option of, and upon the form furnished by, the system, giving the following information: (1) Date of birth. (2) All service previously performed subject to coverage by the plan or its predecessors. (b) Each person beco…

(a) Upon request by the system, a member shall provide proof of his or her date of birth to resolve any discrepancy between the member’s date of birth as originally documented on the records of the system and the member’s date of birth as subsequently submitted. (b) A member shal…

The system may withhold benefit payments until proof of the date of birth of a member, beneficiary under an option selected pursuant to Chapter 28 (commencing with Section 24300), surviving spouse, dependent child or dependent parent has been received and accepted by the system. …

(a) Except as provided in Section 22454, the signature of the spouse of a member shall be required under the Defined Benefit Program on any application for, or cancellation of, an unmodified allowance; the election, change, or cancellation of an option; or any request for a refun…

If a spouse refuses to sign an application, as set forth in Section 22453, the member may bring an action in court to enforce the spousal signature requirement or to waive the spousal signature requirement. Either party may bring an action pursuant to Section 1101 of the Family C…

(a) The county superintendent and other employing agencies shall furnish any further information concerning any member or beneficiary the board may require. (b) Any information or reports required to be submitted to the system by an employer pursuant to this part or Part 14 (comm…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-508) requires all public employers to provide their employees with either social security coverage or membership in a qualified retirement plan. (b) Employers shall make av…

At any time upon the request of the system, the employer shall furnish a statement of the amount of contributions deducted from the compensation of any member, the service performed and the compensation earned by the member since the end of the period covered by the last report o…

(a) Each county superintendent shall give immediate notice in writing to the board of the employment, death, resignation, or discharge of any person employed by the county or by a school district or community college district in the county to perform creditable service subject to…

Each employer shall provide the system with information regarding the compensation to be paid to employees subject to the Defined Benefit Program in that school year. The information shall be submitted annually as determined by the board and may include, but shall not be limited …

Upon request from the system, each employer shall provide the system with information regarding the certification qualifications, minimum standards, or provisions of an approved charter for the operation of a charter school required to perform creditable service pursuant to subdi…

(a) The county superintendent or other employing agency shall withhold the salary of any member who fails to file information required by the board in the administration of the Defined Benefit Program, or to pay amounts due from the members to the fund with respect to the Defined…

(a) If a member terminates employment with less than five years of credited service, the employer shall notify the member of the following: (1) That unless the member is eligible, or becomes eligible in the future, for concurrent retirement pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivisio…

(a) Upon retaining the services of a retired member under Section 24114, 24116, 24214, 24214.5, or 24215, the school district, community college district, county superintendent of schools, California State University, or other employing agency shall do both of the following regar…

The normal retirement age for the Cash Balance Benefit Program is 60 years of age, or 62 years of age for a participant subject to the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 559, Sec. 40. (AB 1381) Effective January 1, 2014. Deemed o…

Except as provided under Section 26802, a participant’s retirement date shall not be earlier than either the date on which the participant attains 55 years of age or the first day of the month in which an application is received at the system’s headquarters office, whichever is l…

Distribution of the retirement benefit under this part shall commence no later than the required beginning date specified in subdivision (c) of Section 26004. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 273. Effective January 1, 1999.)

(a) All creditable service subject to coverage by the Cash Balance Benefit Program and the Defined Benefit Program, which does not include retired member activities as defined in Section 22164.5 or retired participant activities as defined in Section 26135.7, shall be terminated …

Application for a retirement benefit under this part shall be made on a form prescribed by the system. A participant who files an application for a retirement benefit may change or cancel the retirement application if all of the following are met: (a) The form provided by the sys…

The retirement benefit under this part is a benefit payable in the event of retirement that is an amount equal to the sum of the employee account and the employer account as of the retirement date. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 276. Effective January 1, 1999.)

(a) The normal form of retirement benefit under this part is a lump-sum payment. Upon distribution of the lump-sum payment to the participant, no further benefits shall be payable from the plan with respect to the Cash Balance Benefit Program. (b) The lump-sum payment in subdivis…

(a) Upon application for a retirement benefit under this part, the participant may elect to receive the retirement benefit in the form of an annuity, provided the sum of the employee account and employer account equals or exceeds three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500). (b) …

(a) Upon application for a retirement benefit under this part, the participant may elect to receive the retirement benefit as an annuity payable in monthly installments, provided the sum of the employee account and employer account equals or exceeds three thousand five hundred do…

(a) A participant who retired and elected an annuity pursuant to Section 26807 may elect to change annuities, subject to all of the following: (1) A participant who elected a single life annuity with or without a cash refund feature or a period certain annuity may not change his …

(a) A participant who retired and elected a beneficiary annuity pursuant to Section 26807.5 and designated his or her same-sex spouse or same-sex former spouse as annuity beneficiary may elect to change his or her annuity subject to all of the following: (1) A participant who ele…

(a) The annuity elected under this chapter shall be determined as a value actuarially equivalent to the sum of the employee account and the employer account as of the retirement date. The annuity shall be calculated using the age of the participant and, if the participant elected…

Upon election of an annuity under this part, the credits in the participant’s employee account and employer account shall be transferred to the Annuitant Reserve. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 279. Effective January 1, 1999.)