Title EDC, California Educ. Code

Where a reference is made to “adults” in this division in the context of apportionments to school districts or county superintendents of schools, the reference shall be deemed to refer to persons 21 years of age or over notwithstanding any other provision of law. Where a referenc…

(a) The enactment of Article XIII A of the California Constitution by the voters of California at the June 6, 1978, primary election severely reduced the property taxing authority of local school districts. The California Legislature has replaced that local property taxing author…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Generally, California school districts employ a disproportionately low number of racial and ethnic minority classified and certificated employees and a disproportionately low number of women and members of racial and ethni…

For the purposes of this article the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Affirmative action employment program” means planned activities designed to seek, hire, and promote persons who are underrepresented in the work force compared to their numbers in the population, including…

Each county superintendent of schools shall render assistance in developing and implementing affirmative action employment programs to elementary school districts under his jurisdiction which had fewer than 901 units of average daily attendance during the preceding fiscal year, a…

The department, out of funds appropriated for such purposes, (1) shall provide assistance to local educational agencies in adopting and maintaining high-quality affirmative action programs and (2) develop and disseminate to public education agencies guidelines to assist the agenc…

The State Board of Education shall adopt all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this article. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1090.)

Any person who is eligible to attend high school and who does not reside in a high school district or in a unified school district may attend high school in any high school district or unified school district in the county in which he or she resides or in another county. (Amended…

The governing board of every school district shall enforce in its schools the courses of study and the use of textbooks and other instructional materials prescribed and adopted by the proper authority. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The course of study for preschool, kindergarten, grades 1 through 6, and grades 7 and 8 of those elementary districts maintaining grades 7 and 8, shall be prescribed and enforced by the governing board. The governing board of any school district may cooperate with the county boar…

Except as provided in Section 51053, the course of study for grades 7 through 12 shall be prepared under the direction of the governing board having control thereof and shall be subject to approval as may be required by the state board. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Courses for continuation high schools shall be prepared under the direction of the governing board having control thereof. Insofar as possible courses shall meet the high school requirements set forth in Sections 51220 and 51222. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

A course of study for each adult school shall be prepared under the direction of the governing board of the district maintaining the adult school and shall be subject to approval of the Department of Education. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Upon request of the governing board of any school district, the State Board of Education may, for a number of years to be specified by the board, grant the district exemption from one or more of the course of study requirements set forth in this division. The exemption may be ren…

A noncredentialed person shall not substitute for any special education certificated position. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 797, Sec. 9. Effective July 28, 1980.)

A person holding a valid credential authorizing substitute teaching may serve as a substitute for the appropriately credentialed special education teacher as follows: (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the employer shall not employ an inappropriately credentialed…

The employer shall use the following priorities in placing substitute teachers in special education classrooms: (a) A substitute teacher with the appropriate special education credential or credentials. (b) A substitute teacher with any other special education credential or crede…

The employer shall be responsible for seeking, and maintaining lists of, appropriately credentialed substitute teachers. The employer shall contact institutions of higher education with approved special education programs for possible recommendations of appropriately credentialed…

Notwithstanding Sections 59051, 59052, 59053, and 59054, the California School for the Deaf may not use the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an alternative test selected by the American Sign Language Competency Evaluation Committee of the California School …

During the 2004–05, 2005–06, and 2006–07 school years, for purposes of hiring a certificated individual to instruct deaf pupils, preference shall first be given to a candidate who achieves a minimum score of 4 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equi…

(a) Commencing with the 2004-05 school year, an individual may not be hired as a certificated employee to instruct deaf pupils unless the individual achieves a minimum score of 2.5 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score on an alternate …

(a) Commencing with the 2004–05 school year, and every three years thereafter, a certificated employee who instructs deaf pupils and who has not achieved a minimum score of 4 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score on an alternate test s…

(a) For purposes of hiring an individual to serve as a substitute teacher, preference shall be given as follows: (1) First, to a candidate who achieves a minimum score of 4 on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) or an equivalent score on an alternate test sel…

Every publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials offered for adoption or sale in California shall comply with all the requirements and provisions of this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) A publisher or manufacturer shall do all of the following: (1) Furnish the instructional materials offered by the publisher at a price in this state that, including all costs of transportation to that place, does not exceed the lowest price at which the publisher offers those…

A publisher or manufacturer shall do all of the following: (a) Actively solicit or make available a process through which input concerning the quality, content, and usability of textbooks and instructional materials can be obtained from educators, parents, teachers, and students.…

(a) Basic instructional materials, as defined by Section 60010, offered on or after January 1, 2005, shall comply with all of the following: (1) Print materials shall have sharp, clear, high contrast, and highly legible fonts. Print materials designed for kindergarten shall use f…

The provisions of Section 60061 shall apply to the purchase of instructional materials under Sections 18132 and 18171. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) A publisher or manufacturer that submits a printed instructional material for adoption by the state board pursuant to Section 60200 or the governing board of a school district pursuant to Section 60400, or for use by the governing board of a school district pursuant to Sectio…

(a) Instructional materials or supplemental instructional materials that are consistent with the requirements of Section 60119 shall be offered by a publisher or manufacturer as unbundled elements to enable digital materials or printed materials to be purchased separately from ot…

A student classified as a nonresident shall be required, except as otherwise provided in this part, to pay, in addition to other fees required by the institution, nonresident tuition. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Unless otherwise provided by law, the governing board or district governing board shall adopt rules and regulations relating to the method of calculation of the amount of nonresident tuition, the method of payment, and the method and amount of refund. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch.…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that California’s public institutions of higher education shall establish nonresident student tuition policies that are consistent with their resident student fee policies. Nonresident student tuition shall be determined by each of the publ…

The University of California is requested to comply with both of the following: (a) By July 1, 2018, the University of California, in collaboration with the Academic Senate of the University of California, is requested to ensure that implementation of any admissions policy it ado…

The governing board of a community college district may authorize the students of a college to organize a student body association. The association shall encourage students to participate in the governance of the college and may conduct any activities, including fundraising activ…

(a) If a student body association has been established at a community college as authorized by Section 76060, a student representation fee of two dollars ($2) shall be collected by the officials of the community college, together with all other fees, at the time of registration o…

A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet any of the following requirements: (a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the student’s term, with a minimum…

The governing board of a community college district may authorize any organization composed entirely of students attending the colleges of the district to maintain any activities, including fundraising activities, as may be approved by the governing board. (Repealed and added by …

The funds of any student body organization established in the public schools of any community college district shall, subject to approval of the governing board of the district, be deposited or invested in one or more of the following ways: (a) Deposits in trust accounts of the c…

In addition to deposit or investment pursuant to Section 76063, the funds of a student body organization may be loaned or invested in any of the following ways: (a) Loans, with or without interest, to any student body organization established in another community college of the d…

The governing board of any community college district shall provide for the supervision of all funds raised by any student body or student organization using the name of the college. The cost of supervision may constitute a proper charge against the funds of the district. The gov…

Any student political organization that is affiliated with the official youth division of any political party that is on the ballot of the State of California may hold meetings on a community college campus, and may distribute bulletins and circulars concerning its meetings, prov…

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 16. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)

The Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program is hereby established to reduce the overall cost of education for students and decrease the time it takes students to complete degree programs offered by community colleges. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 16. (AB 1602) Effective Ju…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that community college districts develop and implement zero-textbook-cost degrees and develop open educational resources for courses to reduce the overall cost of education for students and decrease the time it takes students to complete de…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) In fulfilling its mission within California’s system of public higher education, the California Community Colleges are committed to academic excellence and to providing all students with the opportunity to succeed i…