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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils › Section 59128.

59128. Upon presentation to the county in which the certificate is issued, of an itemized claim, duly sworn to by the superintendent of the school before an officer authorized to administer oaths, for the expense for clothing, transportation, and other items provided and furnished under the authority of the certificate, or for the reimbursement of the Department of Education, the claim shall be processed and paid pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 29700) of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code. The amount paid and all reimbursements of the Department of Education under this section shall be credited to the current appropriation for the support and maintenance of the school.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils › Section 59129.

59129. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the parent or guardian has sufficient pecuniary ability or that there are sufficient funds in the estate of the child to provide the service for the child or to reimburse the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it on providing the service for the child in an emergency, the court shall not issue the certification, but shall according to the nature of the application before it, either order the superintendent to provide the child with the service, or order the parent or guardian either himself or from the estate of the child, as the court determines, to reimburse the Department of Education for expenses incurred by it in providing the service for the child in an emergency.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils › Section 59130.

59130. If the Department of Education is not reimbursed by the parent or guardian personally or from the estate of the child for expenditures made by the superintendent under the order of the court or if the parent or guardian does not comply with an order of the court to reimburse the Department of Education either personally or from the estate of the child for expenses incurred by it in providing the service for the child in an emergency the superintendent may sue the parent or guardian, in the name of the state, to recover any money paid out by order of the court or due the Department of Education as reimbursement under an order of the court.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils › Section 59131.

59131. Blind persons not residents of this state may be admitted to the benefits of the school upon paying to the Department of Education the sum of the school year cost for the maintenance, care, and instruction of persons at the school, payable quarterly in advance. The cost of the care, maintenance, and instruction shall be determined by the Department of Education with the approval of the Department of Finance.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 4 - Services and Courses › Section 59140.

59140. The Department of Education, in connection with the California School for the Blind, shall establish and maintain a kindergarten service for the care and teaching of children under school age. The department shall prescribe the rules and regulations which shall govern the conduct of the kindergarten service, appoint such teachers as it determines necessary, and fix their salaries.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 4 - Services and Courses › Section 59141.

59141. The Department of Education shall create the position of visiting teacher to blind children of preschool age. With the consent of the parents of any blind child of preschool age it shall be the duties of such visiting teacher to assist and instruct the parents in the early care and training of said child, to train the child in play, and to do everything which will assure the child’s physical, mental and social adjustment to its environment. The Department of Education shall maintain a sufficient number of visiting teachers to adequately serve the needs of parents of preschool blind children in accordance with the known number of such children. In any event the caseload of each visiting teacher shall not exceed a number of clients that can be adequately and fully served.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 4 - Services and Courses › Section 59142.

59142. The Department of Education, in addition to the teaching and education of the blind of suitable age, shall adopt measures and prescribe rules for the giving of vocational training to the pupils at the school, in order that they may be equipped upon their graduation to engage in occupations or industries by which they may become self-supporting. The board shall determine the nature and scope of the vocational training, with the view of best adapting the blind to follow useful and productive pursuits, after the completion of their education.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 4 - Services and Courses › Section 59143.

59143. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize the California School for the Blind to establish and maintain, either independently or in cooperation with the University of California or the Trustees of the California State University, teacher training courses for teachers of the blind. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish standards for the admission of persons to the courses, and for the content of the courses.
The California School for the Blind may enter into one or more agreements with the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, or any other university or college accredited by the State Board of Education as a teacher training educational institution, to provide practice teaching required for issuance of the credentials authorizing the holder to teach visually impaired, blind, or deaf-blind individuals, or provide orientation and mobility instruction. The agreement or agreements may provide for a reasonable payment, for services rendered, to teachers of the California School for the Blind who have practice teachers under their direction.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1296, Sec. 33. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2 - California School for the Blind › ARTICLE 4 - Services and Courses › Section 59144.

59144. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conjunction with the California School for the Blind, shall provide assessment and instructional planning services for individuals who are referred for those services pursuant to Section 56326.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 58. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Tuberculosis Testing in Special Schools › Section 59150.

59150. Students attending the California School for the Deaf, Northern California, California School for the Deaf, Southern California, and California School for the Blind shall be tested for exposure to tuberculosis at least once every two years. The results of these tests shall be provided to the director of the appropriate special school. The parent or guardian of the student shall be responsible for the cost, if any, of the test.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 2. Effective July 7, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59200.

59200. There are three diagnostic centers, to be known and designated as Diagnostic Center, Northern California, Diagnostic Center, Central California, and Diagnostic Center, Southern California.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 60. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59201.

59201. The diagnostic centers are a part of the public school system of the state, except that they derive no revenue from the State School Fund. The diagnostic centers provide services, including pupil assessment, consultation, technical assistance, and training, to school districts, county offices of education, and special education local plan areas.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 60. Effective September 30, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59202.

59202. The centers are under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 62. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59203.

59203. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in relation to the diagnostic centers, shall do all of the following:
(a) Prescribe rules for the government of the centers.
(b) Appoint the directors of the centers and other officers and employees.
(c) Remove for cause any officer, teacher, or employee.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 61. Effective September 30, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59204.5.

59204.5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in connection with the diagnostic centers and in cooperation with public and private agencies, may:
(a) Conduct projects designed to meet needs of those categories of disabled children selected by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(b) Serve as a demonstration program to promote personnel development through in-service education, internships, and professional observations for education personnel, in cooperation with institutions of higher education and local education agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 63. Effective September 30, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 59205.

59205. (a) The Department of Human Resources shall consider making salaries for teachers, specialists, and administrators of the Diagnostic Center, Southern California, the Diagnostic Center, Central California, and the Diagnostic Center, Northern California, competitive with the salaries of similarly qualified school teachers, specialists, and administrators who are employed by the encompassing school districts.
(b) For purposes of this section, “teachers,” “teacher specialists,” and “administrators” mean those individuals who hold the appropriate teaching, service, or teaching and administrative credential, as appropriate, as issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as determined by the employing state agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 12. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 2 - Teaching Force › Section 59210.

59210. The powers and duties of the directors of the diagnostic centers are such as are assigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 64. Effective September 30, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Diagnostic Centers › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils › Section 59220.

59220. Pupils residing within California shall be accepted by a diagnostic center pursuant to criteria adopted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 67. Effective September 30, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 32 - STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS › CHAPTER 4 - Finance › ARTICLE 1 - Local Contribution › Section 59300.

59300. Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, the district of residence of the parent or guardian of any pupil attending a state-operated school pursuant to this part, excluding day pupils, shall pay the school of attendance for each pupil an amount equal to 10 percent of the excess annual cost of education of pupils attending a state-operated school pursuant to this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1093, Sec. 18.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Intent › Section 60000.

60000. (a) It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature in enacting this part to provide for the adoption and selection of quality instructional materials for use in the elementary and secondary schools.
(b) The Legislature hereby recognizes that, because of the common needs and interests of the citizens of this state and the nation, there is a need to establish broad minimum standards and general educational guidelines for the selection of instructional materials for the public schools, but that because of economic, geographic, physical, political, educational, and social diversity, specific choices about instructional materials need to be made at the local level.
(c) The Legislature further recognizes that the governing boards of school districts have the responsibility to establish courses of study and that they must have the ability to choose instructional materials that are appropriate to their courses of study.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 413, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Intent › Section 60001.

60001. For the purposes of any provision of the California Constitution that requires the adoption of textbooks for use in the elementary schools, the state board shall adopt at least five separate basic instructional materials for each grade level and each subject area as required by Section 60200.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 413, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Intent › Section 60002.

60002. Each district board shall provide for substantial teacher involvement in the selection of instructional materials and shall promote the involvement of parents and other members of the community in the selection of instructional materials.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 413, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Intent › Section 60005.

60005. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest for the State Board of Education to adopt policies and procedures concerning the development of curriculum frameworks and the adoption of instructional materials only after public notice, comment by the public, and review by the Office of Administrative Law and for these policies and procedures to be published in the California Code of Regulations. Therefore, the Legislature reaffirms that the policies and procedures concerning the development of curriculum frameworks and the adoption of instructional materials shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. These policies and procedures include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Board policies that define statutory terms.
(2) Board policies that prescribe the membership of committees used in the development and adoption process.
(3) Procedures that regulate public participation in the development of curriculum frameworks and the adoption of instructional materials.
(b) The board shall adopt as regulations the policies and procedures concerning the development of curriculum frameworks and the adoption of instructional materials.
(c) (1) The following shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code:
(A) The content of curriculum frameworks.
(B) Evaluation criteria and worksheets developed to supplement curriculum frameworks.
(2) The board shall adopt the content of curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria and worksheets developed to supplement curriculum frameworks in accordance with the regulations established pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 707, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994. Operative January 1, 1995, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 707.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60040.

60040. When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials that, in their determination, accurately portray the cultural and racial diversity of our society, including:
(a) The contributions of people of all genders in all types of roles, including professional, vocational, and executive roles.
(b) The role and contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, LGBTQ+ Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic status groups to the total development of California and the United States.
(c) The role and contributions of the entrepreneur and labor in the total development of California and the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 229, Sec. 9. (AB 1078) Effective September 25, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60040.5.

60040.5. No later than July 1, 2025, the department shall issue guidance related to how to help school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and school personnel manage conversations about race and gender, and how to review instructional materials to ensure that they represent diverse perspectives and are culturally relevant.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 229, Sec. 10. (AB 1078) Effective September 25, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60041.

60041. When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials that accurately portray both of the following, whenever appropriate:
(a)  Humanity’s place in ecological systems and the necessity for the protection of our environment.
(b) The effects on the human system of the use of tobacco, alcohol, and narcotics and restricted dangerous drugs, as defined in Section 11032 of the Health and Safety Code, and other dangerous substances.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 581, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60042.

60042. When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall require such materials as they deem necessary and proper to encourage thrift, fire prevention and the humane treatment of animals and people.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60043.

60043. When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, the governing board shall require, when appropriate to the comprehension of pupils, that textbooks for social science, history or civics classes contain the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1011.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60044.

60044. A governing board shall not adopt any instructional materials for use in the schools that, in its determination, contain:
(a) Any matter reflecting adversely upon persons on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation, occupation, or because of a characteristic listed in Section 220.
(b) Any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 38. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60045.

60045. (a) All instructional materials adopted by any governing board for use in the schools shall be, to the satisfaction of the governing board, accurate, objective, and current and suited to the needs and comprehension of pupils at their respective grade levels.
(b) With the exception of literature and tradebooks, all instructional materials adopted by any governing board for use in schools shall use proper grammar and spelling. The state board may adopt regulations that provide for other allowable exceptions to this subdivision for educational purposes, as determined by the state board.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 276, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60046.

60046. Any governing board may conduct an investigation of the compliance of any instructional materials which it adopts with the requirements of this article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60047.

60047. In the event that after the good faith acquisition of instructional materials by a governing board, the instructional materials are found to be in violation of this article and the governing board is unable to acquire other instructional materials which meet the requirements of this article in time for them to be used when the acquired materials were planned to be used, the governing board may use the acquired materials but only for that academic year.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60048.

60048. (a) Basic instructional materials, and other instructional materials required to be legally and socially compliant pursuant to Sections 60040 to 60047, inclusive, including illustrations, that provide any exposure to a commercial brand name, product, or corporate or company logo in a manner that is inconsistent with guidelines or frameworks adopted by the State Board of Education may not be adopted by a school district governing board.
(b) The governing board of a school district may not adopt basic instructional materials, and other instructional materials required to be legally and socially compliant pursuant to Sections 60040 to 60047, inclusive, including illustrations, that contain a commercial brand name, product, or corporate or company logo unless the governing board makes a specific finding pursuant to the criteria set forth in paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 60200 that the use of the commercial brand name, product, or corporate or company logo in the instructional materials is appropriate.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the publisher of instructional materials to include whatever corporate name or logo on the instructional materials that is necessary to provide basic information about the publisher, to protect its copyright, or to identify third party sources of content.
(d) The state board may adopt regulations that provide for other allowable exceptions to this section, as determined by the state board.
(e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall develop, and the State Board of Education shall adopt, guidelines to implement this section.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 276, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 3 - Requirements, Materials › Section 60052.

60052. When adopting instructional materials for use in schools, the governing board of a school district may include relevant technology-based materials, as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 60010, if the materials are both available and comparable to other, equivalent instructional materials, as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 60010.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 269, Sec. 2. (AB 2694) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 4 - Requirements, Publishers and Manufacturers › Section 60060.

60060. 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.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 4 - Requirements, Publishers and Manufacturers › Section 60061.5.

60061.5. 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.
Upon request of a district governing board a publisher shall provide a summation of that information including both positive and critical input and their responses to the positive and critical input.
(b) Guarantee delivery of textbooks and instructional materials prior to the opening of school in the year in which the textbooks and instructional materials are to be used if they are ordered by a date or dates specified in the contract with the district.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1482, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 4 - Requirements, Publishers and Manufacturers › Section 60062.

60062. The provisions of Section 60061 shall apply to the purchase of instructional materials under Sections 18132 and 18171.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 4 - Requirements, Publishers and Manufacturers › Section 60063.

60063. (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 Section 60210, on or after January 1, 2014, shall ensure that the printed instructional material is also available in an equivalent digital format during the entire term of the adoption.
(b) The equivalent digital format of a printed instructional material shall conform to the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 157, Sec. 1. (AB 133) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 4 - Requirements, Publishers and Manufacturers › Section 60063.5.

60063.5. (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 other components.
(b) Without violating any copyright law or contract between a school district and a publisher or manufacturer, a school district may use instructional materials in digital format that were purchased by the school district to create a districtwide online digital database for classroom use consistent with an online security system that is mutually agreed on by the publisher and the school district.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 174, Sec. 2. (SB 185) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 1 - Instructional Materials › ARTICLE 5 - Prohibited Acts › Section 60070.

60070. No school official shall require any pupil, except pupils in classes for adults to purchase any instructional material for the pupils’ use in the school.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60071. No publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials, nor any of his representatives, shall offer or give any emolument, money, or other valuable thing, or any inducement, to any school official to directly or indirectly introduce, recommend, vote for, or otherwise influence the adoption or purchase of any instructional material.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60072. No school official shall accept any emolument, money or other valuable thing, or any inducement to directly or indirectly introduce, recommend, vote for, or otherwise influence the adoption or purchase of any instructional material.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60073. Any publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials or his representative, or any school official who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any school official who violates any of the provisions of this article shall, in addition to any other penalty, be removed from his official position.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60074. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent any publisher, manufacturer, or agent from supplying for purposes of examination necessary sample copies of instructional materials to any school official.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60075. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a school official from receiving sample copies of instructional materials.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60076. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit or restrict a school official from receiving royalties or other compensation from the publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials written, designed, or prepared by such school official, and adopted or purchased by any governing board, other than compensation paid as commission to the school official for negotiating sales to governing boards. No district shall have or claim the right to receive any such royalty or other compensation due to any school official employed by the district unless the instructional material was written or prepared during the normal schoolday during which the school official is required by the district to be on duty.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60090. Each district board shall make reports, whenever required, directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, concerning the instructional materials used in its schools.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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60110. It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Education give high priority to the adoption of instructional materials on alcohol, drug, and traffic safety education for classroom use by teachers and pupils. The materials shall be designed to assist the teacher in presenting instruction on alcohol, drug, and traffic safety education and to meet the needs of pupils at their respective grade levels. The materials shall be accurate, objective, and current.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1492, Sec. 1.)
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60111. The Department of Education shall establish an information center of current alcohol, drug, and traffic safety education materials which may be used by school districts and teachers for instruction on alcohol, drug, and traffic safety education. The information center shall include, but not be limited to, all the following: current state and federal alcohol and drug laws, including those related to traffic safety; samples of effective courses of study, curriculum guides, teaching materials, and reference materials; and reports of current and school district policies related to alcohol, drug, and traffic safety education.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1492, Sec. 2.)
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60115. (a) The State Department of Education shall assemble, coordinate, and make available to the public schools and to private driving schools in this state, upon request, for their use in driver education programs, any relevant programs, materials, and information prepared or compiled by the Governor’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety.
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allow to each school district maintaining a high school, county superintendents of schools, and the Department of the Youth Authority an amount not to exceed one dollar ($1) per pupil instructed in driver education during the preceding fiscal year. At least 50 percent of the funds received pursuant to this subdivision shall be used for the purchase of related instructional materials or for related in-service training for teachers, or both. Funds to implement this subdivision shall be provided when appropriated by the Legislature from the Driver Training Penalty Assessment Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1455, Sec. 4.)
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60150. (a) If the Superintendent determines that a school district has not provided sufficient textbooks or instructional materials pursuant to clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (i) of Section 1240 or subdivision (d) of Section 35186, the department shall take all remedial actions described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (i) of Section 1240, including purchasing textbooks and instructional materials.
(b) (1) A school district that the Superintendent determines has not provided sufficient textbooks or instructional materials pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be assessed a financial penalty against its local control funding formula allocation pursuant to Section 42238.02 or Section 42238.03, as applicable, pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) For a school district described in paragraph (1), the allocation shall be reduced by the amount of funding the school district would have received for the 2012–13 fiscal year for the Instructional Materials Block Grant pursuant to Item 6110-189-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2012, prior to the reduction pursuant to Section 12.42 of the Budget Act of 2012, as adjusted annually for cost of living pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 42238.02 for the 2013–14 fiscal year through the fiscal year in which the school district was determined to have failed to provide sufficient textbooks or instructional materials.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 229, Sec. 12. (AB 1078) Effective September 25, 2023.)
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60200.2. (a) In addition to the findings authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 60200, if the state board finds that the use of a commercial brand name, product, or corporate or company logo in an instructional material is authorized under a contract entered into under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 35182.5 as added by Assembly Bill 117 of the 1999–2000 Regular Session, the state board may allow the use of that instructional material.
(b) This section shall become operative only if Section 35182.5 as proposed by Assembly Bill 117 of the 1999–2000 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 135, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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60200.4. (a) The State Board of Education shall ensure that the basic instructional materials that it adopts for mathematics and reading in grades 1 to 8, inclusive, are based on the fundamental skills required by these subjects, including, but not limited to, systematic, explicit phonics, spelling, and basic computational skills.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the fundamental skills of all subject areas, including systematic, explicit phonics, spelling, and basic computational skills, be included in the adopted curriculum frameworks and that these skills and related tasks increase in depth and complexity from year to year. It is the intent of the Legislature that the instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education meet the provisions of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 765, Sec. 1. Effective October 11, 1995.)
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60200.5. Instructional materials adopted under this chapter shall, where appropriate, be designed to impress upon the minds of the pupils the principles of morality, truth, justice, patriotism, and a true comprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity of American citizenship, and to instruct them in manners and morals and the principles of a free government. The State Board of Education shall endeavor to see that this objective is accomplished in the evaluation of instructional materials for educational content in appropriate subject areas.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 918, Sec. 1.)
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60200.6. Instructional materials adopted pursuant to this chapter for the category of social science as specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 60200 shall include information designed to instruct pupils on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement, and contributions made by ethnic minority groups to the history of the United States. The state board shall ensure that the materials present the information in a manner consistent with the instruction provided in each grade level. The state board shall endeavor to see that this objective is accomplished in the evaluation of instructional materials for educational content.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 86, Sec. 1.)
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60200.7. Notwithstanding Sections 60200 and 60200.1, the state board shall not adopt instructional materials or follow the procedures adopted pursuant to Sections 60200 and 60200.1 until the 2015–16 school year.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 7, Sec. 32. (SB 70) Effective March 24, 2011.)
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60200.8. (a) Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, the state board may consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science.
(b) The department shall conduct work necessary to revise the curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science only after it has completed work related to the development of curriculum frameworks for the common core academic content standards pursuant to Section 60207.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 46. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)