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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 4 - Comprehensive Health Education Plans › Section 51913.

51913. The plan for a comprehensive health education program shall include a statement setting forth the district’s educational program for health education on a districtwide basis. The state board shall establish standards and criteria to be used in the evaluation of plans submitted by school districts. The standards and criteria for review and approval of plans by the state board shall include, but not be limited to, provision for:
(a) Assessment of the health educational needs of the pupils.
(b) Defined and measurable program objectives and methods of assessing the effectiveness of the program.
(c) Coordination of all district resources with the objectives of the plan.
(d) Utilization of health care professionals representing, at the school district’s option, the varied fields of health care, including voluntary collaborations with managed health care and health care providers; local public and private health, safety, and community service agencies; and other appropriate community resources in the development and implementation of the plan.
(e) Direct participation of health care professionals representing, at the school district’s option, the varied fields of health care, including voluntary collaborations with managed health care, health care providers, and local public and private health, safety, and community service agencies in the course evaluation.
(f) Staff development and in-service training.
(g) Evaluation of the program by the governing board of the school district with the assistance of administrators, teachers, parents, pupils, and participants in the program from the community.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 70. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 4 - Comprehensive Health Education Plans › Section 51914.

51914. No plan shall be approved by the State Board of Education unless it determines that the plan was developed with the active cooperation of parents, community, and teachers, in all stages of planning, approval, and implementation of the plan.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 809.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 4 - Comprehensive Health Education Plans › Section 51915.

51915. In the development of a plan for a comprehensive health education program, the governing board of a school district may include in such plan the employment of the following as resource persons, with or without compensation: (a) licensed physicians and surgeons, school or public health nurses, county health officers, optometrists, dentists, and other persons licensed by the state to practice in allied health professions, and other persons recognized by the governing board as being experts in the health sciences.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 809.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 5 - In-Service Training › Section 51920.

51920. The Department of Education shall reimburse all school certificated personnel from those school districts in which the governing board has adopted a comprehensive health education plan approved by the Department of Education according to this chapter for necessary travel and expenses resulting from participation in health education in-service training programs sponsored by the department.
When training is held during the time that the certificated personnel are employed in teaching, their regular pay shall not be diminished by reason of their attendance.
Reimbursements shall not include the cost of hiring substitute classroom teaching personnel.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 809.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 5 - In-Service Training › Section 51921.

51921. School district governing boards may, at their discretion, assign units of credit for participation in in-service training programs undertaken pursuant to this chapter and such units may be included as units of credit for purposes of the salary schedule of the school district.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 809.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 6 - Mandatory Mental Health Education › Section 51926.

51926. Instruction and materials required pursuant to this article shall satisfy all of the following:
(a) Be appropriate for use with pupils of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds, pupils with disabilities, and English learners.
(b) Be accessible to pupils with disabilities, including, but not limited to, providing a modified curriculum, materials and instruction in alternative formats, and auxiliary aids.
(c) Not reflect or promote bias against any person on the basis of any category protected by Section 220.
(d) Be coordinated with any existing on-campus mental health providers including, but not limited to, providers with a pupil personnel services credential, who may be immediately called upon by pupils for assistance.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. (SB 224) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 6 - Mandatory Mental Health Education › Section 51927.

51927. (a) This article does not limit a pupil’s health and mental health privacy or confidentiality rights.
(b) A pupil receiving instruction pursuant to this article shall not be required to disclose their confidential health or mental health information at any time in the course of receiving that instruction, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of the peer component described in subdivision (h) of Section 51925.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. (SB 224) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 6 - Mandatory Mental Health Education › Section 51928.

51928. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Age appropriate” has the same meaning as defined in Section 51931.
(b) “English learner” has the same meaning as defined in Section 51931.
(c) “Evidence-based” means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer-reviewed journals, where appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the mental health field.
(d) “Instructors trained in the appropriate courses” means instructors with knowledge of the most recent evidence-based research on mental health.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. (SB 224) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Comprehensive Health Education › ARTICLE 6 - Mandatory Mental Health Education › Section 51929.

51929. On or before January 1, 2024, the department shall develop a plan to expand mental health instruction in California public schools.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. (SB 224) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 51930.

51930. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Healthy Youth Act.
(b) The purposes of this chapter are as follows:
(1) To provide pupils with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their sexual and reproductive health from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and from unintended pregnancy.
(2) To provide pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to develop healthy attitudes concerning adolescent growth and development, body image, gender, sexual orientation, relationships, marriage, and family.
(3) To promote understanding of sexuality as a normal part of human development.
(4) To ensure pupils receive integrated, comprehensive, accurate, and unbiased sexual health and HIV prevention instruction and provide educators with clear tools and guidance to accomplish that end.
(5) To provide pupils with the knowledge and skills necessary to have healthy, positive, and safe relationships and behaviors.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 398, Sec. 2. (AB 329) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 51931.

51931. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Age appropriate” refers to topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.
(b) “Comprehensive sexual health education” means education regarding human development and sexuality, including education on pregnancy, contraception, and sexually transmitted infections.
(c) “English learner” means a pupil as described in subdivision (a) of Section 306.
(d) “HIV prevention education” means instruction on the nature of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS, methods of transmission, strategies to reduce the risk of HIV infection, and social and public health issues related to HIV and AIDS.
(e) “Instructors trained in the appropriate courses” means instructors with knowledge of the most recent medically accurate research on human sexuality, healthy relationships, pregnancy, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
(f) “Medically accurate” means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer-reviewed journals, where appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, such as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
(g) (1) “School district” includes county boards of education, county superintendents of schools, the California School for the Deaf, and the California School for the Blind.
(2) Commencing with the 2019–20 school year, “school district” also includes charter schools.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 495, Sec. 1. (AB 2601) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 51932.

51932. (a) This chapter does not apply to description or illustration of human reproductive organs that may appear in a textbook, adopted pursuant to law, if the textbook does not include other elements of comprehensive sexual health education or HIV prevention education as defined in Section 51931.
(b) This chapter does not apply to instruction, materials, presentations, or programming that discuss gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, discrimination, harassment, bullying, intimidation, relationships, or family and do not discuss human reproductive organs and their functions.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 398, Sec. 4. (AB 329) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 2 - Required Comprehensive Sexual Health Education and HIV Prevention Education › Section 51933.

51933. All comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education pursuant to Section 51934, whether taught or supplemented by school district personnel or by outside consultants or guest speakers pursuant to Section 51936, shall satisfy all of the following criteria:
(a) Instruction and materials shall be age appropriate.
(b) All factual information presented shall be medically accurate and objective.
(c) All instruction and materials shall align with and support the purposes of this chapter as set forth in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 51930 and may not be in conflict with them.
(d) (1) Instruction and materials shall be appropriate for use with pupils of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds, pupils with disabilities, and English learners.
(2) Instruction and materials shall be made available on an equal basis to a pupil who is an English learner, consistent with the existing curriculum and alternative options for an English learner pupil as otherwise provided in this code.
(3) Instruction and materials shall be accessible to pupils with disabilities, including, but not limited to, the provision of a modified curriculum, materials and instruction in alternative formats, and auxiliary aids.
(4) Instruction and materials shall not reflect or promote bias against any person on the basis of any category protected by Section 220.
(5) Instruction and materials shall affirmatively recognize that people have different sexual orientations and, when discussing or providing examples of relationships and couples, shall be inclusive of same-sex relationships.
(6) Instruction and materials shall teach pupils about gender, gender expression, gender identity, and explore the harm of negative gender stereotypes.
(e) Instruction and materials shall encourage a pupil to communicate with his or her parents, guardians, and other trusted adults about human sexuality and provide the knowledge and skills necessary to do so.
(f) Instruction and materials shall teach the value of and prepare pupils to have and maintain committed relationships such as marriage.
(g) Instruction and materials shall provide pupils with knowledge and skills they need to form healthy relationships that are based on mutual respect and affection, and are free from violence, coercion, and intimidation.
(h) Instruction and materials shall provide pupils with knowledge and skills for making and implementing healthy decisions about sexuality, including negotiation and refusal skills to assist pupils in overcoming peer pressure and using effective decisionmaking skills to avoid high-risk activities.
(i) Instruction and materials may not teach or promote religious doctrine.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 398, Sec. 6. (AB 329) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 3 - In-Service Training › Section 51935.

51935. (a) A school district shall cooperatively plan and conduct in-service training for all school district personnel that provide HIV prevention education, through regional planning, joint powers agreements, or contract services.
(b) In developing and providing in-service training, a school district shall cooperate and collaborate with the teachers of the district who provide HIV prevention education and with the department.
(c) In-service training shall be conducted periodically to enable school district personnel to learn new developments in the scientific understanding of HIV. In-service training shall be voluntary for school district personnel who have demonstrated expertise or received in-service training from the department or federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(d) A school district may expand HIV in-service training to cover the topic of comprehensive sexual health education in order for school district personnel who provide comprehensive sexual health education to learn new developments in the scientific understanding of sexual health.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 398, Sec. 10. (AB 329) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 3 - In-Service Training › Section 51936.

51936. School districts may contract with outside consultants or guest speakers, including those who have developed multilingual curricula or curricula accessible to persons with disabilities, to deliver comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education or to provide training for school district personnel. All outside consultants and guest speakers shall have expertise in comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education and have knowledge of the most recent medically accurate research on the relevant topic or topics covered in their instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 398, Sec. 11. (AB 329) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 4 - Notice and Parental Excuse › Section 51937.

51937. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage pupils to communicate with their parents or guardians about human sexuality and HIV and to respect the rights of parents or guardians to supervise their children’s education on these subjects. The Legislature intends to create a streamlined process to make it easier for parents and guardians to review materials and evaluation tools related to comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education, and, if they wish, to excuse their children from participation in all or part of that instruction or evaluation. The Legislature recognizes that while parents and guardians overwhelmingly support medically accurate, comprehensive sex education, parents and guardians have the ultimate responsibility for imparting values regarding human sexuality to their children.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 398, Sec. 13. (AB 329) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.6 - California Healthy Youth Act › ARTICLE 4 - Notice and Parental Excuse › Section 51939.

51939. (a) A pupil may not attend any class in comprehensive sexual health education or HIV prevention education, or participate in any anonymous, voluntary, and confidential test, questionnaire, or survey on pupil health behaviors and risks, if the school has received a written request from the pupil’s parent or guardian excusing the pupil from participation.
(b) A pupil may not be subject to disciplinary action, academic penalty, or other sanction if the pupil’s parent or guardian declines to permit the pupil to receive comprehensive sexual health education or HIV prevention education or to participate in anonymous, voluntary, and confidential tests, questionnaires, or surveys on pupil health behaviors and risks.
(c) While comprehensive sexual health education, HIV prevention education, or anonymous, voluntary, and confidential test, questionnaire, or survey on pupil health behaviors and risks is being administered, an alternative educational activity shall be made available to pupils whose parents or guardians have requested that they not receive the instruction or participate in the test, questionnaire, or survey.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 398, Sec. 15. (AB 329) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.7 - Prevention of Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries › Section 51940.

51940. (a) The California Healthy Kids Resource Center, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall review, acquire, and circulate curricula focused on the prevention of brain and spinal cord injuries for use, on a voluntary basis, by school districts maintaining kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
(b) The curricula shall contain, at a minimum, age-appropriate components concerning all of the following:
(1) Critical thinking related to learned behavioral patterns, including, but not limited to, strategies and behavioral patterns for avoiding common risk factors or situations.
(2) Acceptance of individual responsibility for avoiding or controlling the risk of injury in activities of daily life, and awareness of the possible consequences of injury, especially the effects of serious brain or spinal cord injuries.
(3) Recognition, avoidance, and management of high-risk situations, such as the following:
(A) Use of automobiles or motorcycles as either a driver or passenger.
(B) Consumption of intoxicating or consciousness-altering substances.
(C) Participation in recreational activities that involve risk of significant physical injury. These activities include skiing, skydiving, hunting, mountain climbing, skateboarding, equestrian events, and other physically challenging pursuits or sports.
(D) Presence as a spectator at events or a witness in circumstances where there is potential for physical injury.
(c) The California Healthy Kids Resource Center shall notify school districts regarding the availability of the curricula.
(d) The review, acquisition, and circulation of curricula pursuant to this section shall be contingent upon the California Healthy Kids Resource Center receiving funds to review, acquire, and circulate the brain and spinal cord injury prevention curricula. All funds necessary to implement this chapter shall be provided by nonstate sources.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 755, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 5.8 - Sexual Abuse and Sex Trafficking Prevention Education › Section 51950.

51950. (a) A school district may provide abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking prevention education.
(b) For purposes of this section, “abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking prevention education” means instruction on the prevalence and nature of abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking, strategies to reduce risk, techniques to set healthy boundaries, and how to safely seek assistance.
(c) A parent or guardian of a pupil shall have the right to excuse his or her child from all or part of abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking prevention education, and assessments related to that education, consistent with Section 51938.
(d) The department may make available on the department’s Internet Web site information about the education described in this section, resources on abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking prevention for professional learning purposes, and relevant materials for parents, guardians, and other caretakers of pupils.
(e) A school district is encouraged to collaborate with its county’s child welfare probation, mental health, public health, and sheriff’s departments, juvenile court, and office of education on intervention programs for pupils and other minors.
(f)  As part of satisfying the requirements of Section 51934 that education be provided by instructors trained in the appropriate courses, as defined in Section 51931, continuation training shall be available and conducted periodically to enable school district personnel to learn about new developments in the understanding of abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking, and to receive instruction on current prevention efforts and methods. A school district is encouraged to include training on early identification of abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking of pupils and other minors.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 558, Sec. 4. (AB 1227) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Findings and Intent › Section 52050.

52050. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999.
(Added by Stats. 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 1. Effective June 25, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 3.7 - Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 › Section 52055.700.

52055.700. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 3.7 - Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 › Section 52055.710.

52055.710. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to accomplish all of the following:
(a) Implement the terms of the proposed settlement agreement in California Teachers Association, et al. v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al. (Case Number 05CS01165 of the Superior Court for the County of Sacramento).
(b) Provide for the discharge of the minimum state educational funding requirement of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution and Chapter 213 of the Statutes of 2004 for the 2004–05 and 2005–06 fiscal years.
(c) Improve the quality of academic instruction and the level of pupil achievement in schools in which pupils have high levels of poverty and complex educational needs.
(d) Develop exemplary school district and school practices that will create the working conditions and classroom learning environments that will attract and retain well qualified teachers, administrators, and other staff.
(e) Focus school resources, including all categorical funds, solely on instructional improvement and services to pupils.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 3.7 - Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 › Section 52055.720.

52055.720. (a) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Academic Performance Index” or “API” means the Academic Performance Index established under Section 52052.
(2) “CBEDS” means the California Basic Educational Data System.
(3) “Funded school” means a school that is within a school district or chartering authority, receives funds allocated under this article, and complies with all applicable interim programs and alternative requirements described in this article.
(4) The “High Priority Schools Grant Program” or “HPSGP” means the High Priority Schools Grant Program established under Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 52055.600).
(5) “Secretary” means the Secretary for Education.
(6) “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(b) Public schools and charter schools that are ranked in either decile 1 or 2 on the 2005 Academic Performance Index are eligible to receive funds under this article.
(c) A school that is funded under the High Priority Schools Grant Program, has not met the annual growth target requirements under Section 52055.650, and is designated as a state sanctioned school is eligible to be funded under this article if the school undergoes a rigorous review directed by the Superintendent.
(d) A school that is funded under the High Priority Schools Grant Program, and has met or is meeting the requirements of Section 52055.650, is eligible to receive funding under this article and the HPSGP if the school agrees to meet all accountability requirements of both programs.
(e) A school that is funded under this article and continues to meet the program and achievement requirements of this article shall be funded annually through the 2013–14 fiscal year.
(f) The funds appropriated pursuant to this article may be expended for any purpose identified under the schoolsite’s Single Plan for Pupil Achievement established under Section 64001.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 3.7 - Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 › Section 52055.755.

52055.755. With assistance from the school district or the chartering authority, or, where appropriate, with regional assistance provided under subdivision (j) of Section 52055.730, each funded school shall revise its plan adopted pursuant to Section 64001. The revised plan shall do all of the following:
(a) Include funds available pursuant to this article, including, but not limited to, the categorical funds described in subdivision (b) of Section 52055.750, unless expressly excluded under that section.
(b) Describe the manner in which the requirements of this act will be met.
(c) Focus on instructional improvement and improving instructional conditions.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 3.7 - Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 › Section 52055.760.

52055.760. (a) A school district or chartering authority may apply for authority from the Superintendent to use alternative program requirements if the district or authority demonstrates that compliance with alternative program requirements would provide a higher level of academic achievement among pupils than compliance with the interim and program requirements of this article.
(b) Alternative program requirements may be used to serve no more than 15 percent of the pupils funded pursuant to this article. Alternative programs shall serve the entire school.
(c) A school district or chartering authority may use alternative program requirements at a funded school if all the following criteria are satisfied:
(1) The proposed alternative requirements are based on reliable data and are consistent with sound scientifically based research consistent with subdivision (j) of Section 44757.5 on effective practices.
(2) The costs of complying with the proposed alternative requirements do not exceed the amount of funding received by the school district or chartering authority pursuant to this article.
(3) Funded schools agree to comply with the alternative program requirements and be subject to the termination procedures specified in subdivision (c) of Section 52055.740. Funded schools with alternative programs shall also be required to exceed the API growth target for the school averaged over the first three fully funded years and annually thereafter.
(4) The Superintendent and the president of the state board or his or her designee jointly have reviewed the proposed alternative funded schools of the school district or chartering authority for purposes of this section and have recommended to the state board for its approval those schools, using the same process as for the regular program recommendations.
(d) The Superintendent shall give priority for approval of schools with alternative programs to any school serving any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Superintendent and the president of the state board or his or her designee that the school cannot decrease class sizes as required under this article due to extraordinary issues relating to facilities, or due to the adverse impact of the requirements of this program, if implemented in the school, on the eligibility of the school district for state school facility funding.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 347, Sec. 25. (SB 942) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 3.7 - Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 › Section 52055.765.

52055.765. (a) The department shall perform, or contract with an independent evaluator to perform, all of the following:
(1) Compose a progress report on or before January 1, 2010, and a second progress report on or before January 1, 2012, on the implementation of the program authorized under this article.
(2) On or before January 1, 2014, conduct a final evaluation of the implementation of the program authorized under this article.
(3) Provide a report to the Legislature and the Governor regarding the final evaluation completed under paragraph (2) and, in that report, make recommendations to continue, modify, or terminate the program by January 1, 2014, based upon the results in meeting the measurements described in subdivision (b).
(b) The evaluation of the effectiveness of the program shall be based on effectiveness of strategies used by schools to implement the program and meet its accountability requirements pursuant to this article.
(c) The reports shall include pupil achievement data, disaggregated by subgroups, as required by the Academic Performance Index.
(d) The department may use resources provided pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 52055.770, or funds allocated in the annual Budget Act, for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52059.5.

52059.5. (a) A single system for providing support to local educational agencies and schools pursuant to this article and for federal programs pursuant to the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) is hereby established.
(b) The purpose of this statewide system of support is to build the capacity of local educational agencies to do all of the following:
(1) Support the continuous improvement of pupil performance within the state priorities as described in Sections 52060 and 52066.
(2) Address the gaps in achievement between pupil subgroups as described in Section 52052.
(3) Improve outreach and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that goals, actions, and services as described in school district and county office of education local control and accountability plans reflect the needs of pupils and the community, especially for historically underrepresented or low-achieving populations.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 32, Sec. 61. (AB 1808) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52061.

52061. On or before July 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, a school district shall update the local control and accountability plan. The annual update shall be developed using a template adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 52064 and shall include all of the information specified in the template.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 426, Sec. 22. (AB 1840) Effective September 17, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52063.

52063. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district shall establish a parent advisory committee to provide advice to the governing board of the school district and the superintendent of the school district regarding the requirements of this article.
(2) A parent advisory committee shall include parents or legal guardians of currently enrolled pupils in the school district to whom one or more of the definitions in Section 42238.01 apply, and parents or legal guardians of currently enrolled pupils with disabilities in the school district.
(3) This subdivision shall not require the governing board of the school district to establish a new parent advisory committee if the governing board of the school district already has established a parent advisory committee that meets the requirements of this subdivision, including any committee established to meet the requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95), pursuant to Section 1116 of Subpart 1 of Part A of Title I of that act.
(b) (1) The governing board of a school district shall establish an English learner parent advisory committee if the enrollment of the school district includes at least 15 percent English learners and the school district enrolls at least 50 pupils who are English learners.
(2) This subdivision shall not require the governing board of the school district to establish a new English learner parent advisory committee if the governing board of the school district already has established a committee that meets the requirements of this subdivision.
(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2025, is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 922, Sec. 2. (SB 997) Effective January 1, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 3 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 922.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52067.

52067. On or before July 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, a county board of education shall update the local control and accountability plan. The annual update shall be developed using a template adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 52064 and shall include all of the information specified in the template.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 426, Sec. 26. (AB 1840) Effective September 17, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52069.

52069. (a) (1) A county superintendent of schools shall establish a parent advisory committee to provide advice to the county board of education and the county superintendent of schools regarding the requirements of this article.
(2) A parent advisory committee shall include parents or legal guardians of pupils currently enrolled in county office of education-operated schools to whom one or more of the definitions in Section 42238.01 apply, and parents or legal guardians of pupils with disabilities currently enrolled in county office of education-operated schools.
(3) This subdivision shall not require the county superintendent of schools to establish a new parent advisory committee if the county superintendent of schools already has established a parent advisory committee that meets the requirements of this subdivision, including any committee established to meet the requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) pursuant to Section 6312 of that act.
(b) (1) A county superintendent of schools shall establish an English learner parent advisory committee if the enrollment of the pupils in the schools and programs operated by the county superintendent of schools includes at least 15 percent English learners and the schools and programs operated by the county superintendent of schools enroll at least 50 pupils who are English learners.
(2) This subdivision shall not require the county superintendent of schools to establish a new English learner parent advisory committee if the county superintendent of schools already has established a committee that meets the requirements of this subdivision.
(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2025, is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 922, Sec. 4. (SB 997) Effective January 1, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 5 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 922.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52072.

52072. (a) If a school district meets the criteria established pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 52064.5 for three or more pupil subgroups identified pursuant to Section 52052 or, if the school district has less than three pupil subgroups, all of the school district’s pupil subgroups, in three out of four consecutive school years, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence shall determine, in consultation with the school district and any provider of technical assistance pursuant to Section 52071, if assistance from the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence is necessary. When making this determination, primary consideration shall be given to the needs of the pupils in the school district.
(b) Technical assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be facilitated by the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, in collaboration with the county superintendent of schools with jurisdiction over the school district, and shall focus on building the school district’s capacity to develop and implement actions and services responsive to pupil and community needs pursuant to Section 52071 in a manner that streamlines improvement efforts for the school district.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 73. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52072.1.

52072.1. (a) The Superintendent may, with the approval of the state board, identify school districts in need of intervention.
(b) The Superintendent shall only intervene in a school district identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 52072 and where the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence determines that the school district meets either of the following criteria:
(1) The school district has failed, or is unable, to implement the recommendations of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence.
(2) That the inadequate performance of the school district, based upon an evaluation rubric adopted pursuant to Section 52064.5, is either so persistent or acute as to require intervention by the Superintendent.
(c) For school districts identified pursuant to subdivision (a), the Superintendent may, with the approval of the state board, do one or more of the following:
(1) Make changes to a local control and accountability plan adopted by the governing board of the school district.
(2) Develop and impose a budget revision, in conjunction with revisions to the local control and accountability plan, that the Superintendent determines would allow the school district to improve the outcomes for all pupil subgroups identified pursuant to Section 52052 in regard to state and local priorities.
(3) Stay or rescind an action, if that action is not required by a local collective bargaining agreement, that would prevent the school district from improving outcomes for all pupil subgroups identified pursuant to Section 52052 in regard to state or local priorities.
(4) Appoint an academic trustee to exercise the powers and authority specified in this section on the Superintendent’s behalf.
(d) The Superintendent shall notify the county superintendent of schools, the county board of education, the superintendent of the school district, and the governing board of the school district of any action by the state board to direct the Superintendent to exercise any of the powers and authorities specified in this section.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 74. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 28 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 6.1 - Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 › ARTICLE 4.5 - Local Control and Accountability Plans and the Statewide System of Support › Section 52072.5.

52072.5. (a) If a county office of education meets the criteria established pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 52064.5 for three or more pupil subgroups identified pursuant to Section 52052 or, if the county office of education has less than three pupil subgroups, all of the county office of education’s pupil subgroups, in three out of four consecutive school years, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence shall determine, in consultation with the county office of education and any provider of technical assistance pursuant to Section 52071.5, if assistance from the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence is necessary. When making this determination, primary consideration shall be given to the needs of the pupils in the county office of education.
(b) Technical assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be facilitated by the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, in collaboration with the department, and shall focus on building the county office of education’s capacity to develop and implement actions and services responsive to pupil and community needs pursuant to Section 52071.5 in a manner that streamlines improvement efforts for the county office of education.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 76. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)