Title EDC — California Educ. Code

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…

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.

(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…

The governing board of any school district maintaining a secondary school may establish in the school courses in military science and tactics complying with the laws of the United States made and provided with reference to Reserve Officers Training Corps units in educational inst…

The governing board of a district maintaining a high school may do all of the following: (a) Provide for the instruction of pupils in the skills, attitudes, and understanding necessary to succeed in employment by means of courses of work-based learning or work experience educatio…

(a) Consistent with the most recent state plan on career technical education, work-based learning opportunities for pupils may be delivered by partnership academies conducted pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 54690) of Chapter 9 of Part 29, regional occupational prog…

Regional and local business organizations, in conjunction with school districts and community colleges, and any other representatives deemed appropriate, including, but not limited to, industry representatives, research centers, and parents, may develop principles and guidelines …

The governing board of any school district offering work experience education pursuant to the authority of Section 51760 shall grant credit to pupils satisfactorily completing a work experience education program, in an amount not to exceed a total of 40 semester credits, of which…

Notwithstanding Section 51760, attendance in work experience classes or programs maintained by a regional occupational center or regional occupational program shall not receive apportionments from state funds based on average daily attendance unless such classes or programs are i…

The Department of Education shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the standards set by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in order to maintain the educational purpose and character of work experience education.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall adopt standards for district plans required by subdivision (b) of Section 46300. The adopted standards shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, all of the following: (a) Selection and approval of work stations. (b) Cla…

All laws or rules applicable to minors in employment relationships are applicable to students enrolled in work experience education courses. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Work experience education as authorized by this article includes the employment of pupils in part-time jobs selected or approved as having educational value for the students employed therein and coordinated by school employees. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) The governing board of a school district that establishes and supervises a work experience education program in which pupils with intellectual disabilities are employed in part-time jobs may use funds derived from any source, to the extent permissible by appropriate law or re…

Work experience education involving apprenticeable occupations shall be consistent with the purposes of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3070) of Division 3 of the Labor Code and with standards established by the California Apprenticeship Council for programs in the building an…

The governing board of any school district which maintains one or more high schools may provide for the establishment and supervision of work experience education programs in areas outside the district, either within this state or in a contiguous state.

The governing board of any school district providing work experience and work study education may provide for employment under the program of pupils in part-time jobs located in areas outside the district, either within this state or in a contiguous state, and the employment may …

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code or the Labor Code to the contrary, the school district, county superintendent of schools, or any school administered by the State Department of Education, under whose supervision work experience education, cooperative vocational educ…

Sections 1292, 1293, and 1294 of the Labor Code shall not apply to work experience education programs established pursuant to this article if all of the following occur: (a) The work experience coordinator determines that the students have been sufficiently trained in the employm…

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…

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide for the development of a model energy education program appropriate for use by school districts maintaining kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. In developing the model program, the superintendent may utilize or in…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make the model program developed under this article available to each school district. School districts shall have the option to include the model program as part of their required or authorized courses of instruction, but it is the …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that work experience education is an integral part of the total educational process of pupils, and that work experience education can provide opportunities for pupils to acquire lifelong employability skills, as well as opportunities for …

The governing board of each school district offering work experience education programs may elect to provide for independent onsite program review of work experience education programs at least once every three years in the district offering these programs. If the governing board…

(a) For purposes of facilitating the program reviews required by Section 51776, the governing boards of two or more school districts may agree to establish a consortium of participating school districts. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may determine whether the size of a…

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a Work Experience Education Consortia Steering Committee comprised of certificated representatives of consortia of school districts established under this article. The steering committee, in consultation with the superi…

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to generate and encourage the development of educational programs for the prevention of genetic diseases, disorders, and birth defects, in grades 7 through 12, and thereby to reduce the annual incidence of genetic disea…

(a) The department shall prepare, and distribute to school districts, guidelines and plans for the preparation of comprehensive educational programs for the prevention of genetic diseases, disorders, and birth defects, and, in cooperation with those county offices of education th…

The instructional program in genetic diseases and disorders shall provide pupils with practical information concerning, but not limited to, the following elements: (a) Genetics. (b) Maternal and prenatal health care. (c) Transmission of genetic diseases and disorders. (d) Human d…

The Department of Education shall aid and assist local school districts in the development and conduct of a program of aviation education. The Department of Aeronautics may aid and assist in the selection of airports and pilots used by the local school districts in flight indoctr…

The governing board of each district is encouraged to develop aims and purposes of aviation education designed to include: (a) integration of appropriate aviation concepts throughout the elementary school with units of instruction in science, social studies, and arithmetic; (b) a…

The Department of Aeronautics is authorized to make available to public schools offering actual flight experience as part of the regular curriculum a basic insurance program and to assure that adequate supervision and precautionary measures are taken by the flight school operator…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) School gardens provide an interactive, hands-on learning environment in which pupils learn composting and waste management techniques, fundamental concepts about nutrition and obesity prevention, and the cultural and hi…

(a) The Instructional School Gardens Program is hereby established for the promotion, creation, and support of instructional school gardens through the allocation of grants, and through technical assistance provided, to school districts, charter schools, or county offices of educ…

(a) A school district, charter school, or county office of education may apply to the Superintendent for funding for a three-year grant under this article in a manner determined by the Superintendent, in order to develop and maintain an instructional school garden. The applicatio…

As a condition of the receipt of funds pursuant to this article, a school district, charter school, or county office of education, within six months of the final expenditure of funds received, shall report to the Superintendent, in conjunction with the interagency working group c…