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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 2 - Persons Excluded › Section 48216.

48216. (a) The county office of education or the governing board of the school district of attendance shall exclude any pupil who has not been immunized properly pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325) of Part 2 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) The governing board of the district shall notify the parent or guardian of the pupil that they have two weeks to supply evidence either that the pupil has been properly immunized, or that the pupil is exempted from the immunization requirement pursuant to Section 120365 or 120370 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The governing board of the district, in the notice, shall refer the parent or guardian of the pupil to the pupil’s usual source of medical care to obtain the immunization, or if no usual source exists, either refer the parent or guardian to the county health department, or notify the parent or guardian that the immunizations will be administered at a school of the district.
(Added by renumbering Section 46010.5 by Stats. 1997, Ch. 855, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1998. Operative July 1, 1998, by Sec. 12 of Ch. 855.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt › Section 48220.

48220. The classes of children described in this article, shall be exempted by the proper school authorities from the requirements of attendance upon a public full-time day 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 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt › Section 48222.

48222. Children who are being instructed in a private full-time day school by persons capable of teaching shall be exempted. Such school shall, except under the circumstances described in Section 30, be taught in the English language and shall offer instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of the state. The attendance of the pupils shall be kept by private school authorities in a register, and the record of attendance shall indicate clearly every absence of the pupil from school for a half day or more during each day that school is maintained during the year.
Exemptions under this section shall be valid only after verification by the attendance supervisor of the district, or other person designated by the board of education, that the private school has complied with the provisions of Section 33190 requiring the annual filing by the owner or other head of a private school of an affidavit or statement of prescribed information with the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The verification required by this section shall not be construed as an evaluation, recognition, approval, or endorsement of any private school or course.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt › Section 48223.

48223. Children who are mentally gifted and who are being instructed in a private full-time day school by persons capable of teaching, where all or part of the courses of instruction required to be taught in the public schools of this state is taught in a world language with not less than 50 percent of the total daily instructional time taught in the English language, shall be exempted. The attendance of the pupils shall be kept pursuant to Section 48222.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 865, Sec. 14. (AB 2319) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt › Section 48224.

48224. Children not attending a private, full-time, day school and who are being instructed in study and recitation for at least three hours a day for 175 days each calendar year by a private tutor or other person in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of this state and in the English language shall be exempted. The tutor or other person shall hold a valid state credential for the grade taught. The instruction shall be offered between the hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt › Section 48225.

48225. The governing board of any school district which has children holding work permits to work temporarily in the entertainment or allied industries who are exempted from attending public full-time day school under the provisions of this article, or a county superintendent of schools, may contract with any person, firm or corporation responsible for the education of any children, so employed or acting on behalf thereof, to provide eligibility lists and placement services for qualified teaching and other necessary personnel for the tutoring of such children while so employed. Such personnel shall not for these purposes be deemed public employees. The contract shall require the payment of all costs of the school district, or the county superintendent of schools in providing the lists or services.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt › Section 48225.5.

48225.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil who holds a work permit to work for a period of not more than five consecutive days in the entertainment or allied industries shall be excused from school during the period that the pupil is working in the entertainment or allied industry for a maximum of up to five absences per school year.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil shall be excused from school in order to participate with a not-for-profit performing arts organization in a performance for a public school pupil audience for a maximum of up to five days per school year provided the pupil’s parent or guardian provides a written note to the school authorities explaining the reason for the pupil’s absence.
(b) A pupil absent from school under this section shall be permitted to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that can be reasonably provided and, upon satisfactory completion, shall be given full credit therefor. The teacher of any class from which a pupil is absent shall determine, pursuant to the regulations of the governing board of the school district, or the county board of education, what assignments the pupil shall make up and in what period of time the pupil shall complete those assignments. The tests and assignments shall be reasonably equivalent to, but not necessarily identical to, the tests and assignments that the pupil missed during the absence.
(c) A pupil absent pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall receive instruction during the period of the absence from a studio teacher certified by the Labor Commissioner holding credentials as defined in Section 11755 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. The instruction shall be offered between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive. The school district or county superintendent of schools shall accept the work done by the pupil and the grades given to the pupil on that work and shall provide the pupil with credit for the instruction the pupil received from that teacher.
(d) At the request of a pupil excused from school pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the pupil may be permitted to enroll in a work experience program of the school district and shall receive appropriate academic credit for that work experience.
(e) This section shall apply to all pupils, whether a pupil is enrolled in regular classes or special education classes, a regional occupational program or center, or a program of independent study, or any other program of the school district or county superintendent of schools.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 879, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt › Section 48230.

48230. Children who hold permits to work shall be exempted, but such children shall be subject to compulsory attendance upon part-time classes.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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48231. Notwithstanding Section 48201, pupils between 12 and 18 years of age who enter an attendance area from another state within 10 schooldays before the end of the school term during which such entrance occurs are exempt for the remainder of the school term.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1221.)
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48232. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child who will be 15 years old at the time a leave of absence is to begin may take a leave of absence from school for a period of up to one semester, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The school district governing board adopts a written policy to allow pupil leaves of absence consistent with this section.
(b) The purpose of the leave is supervised travel, study, training, or work not available to the pupil under another education option.
(c) A written agreement is entered into that is signed by the child’s parent or guardian, the principal or administrative officer of the school which the child would otherwise attend, a classroom teacher familiar with the child’s academic progress selected by the child, and the district supervisor of child welfare and attendance, and that provides for all of the following:
(1) The purpose of the leave.
(2) The length of time the child will be on leave.
(3) A meeting between, or contact with, the child and a school official designated in the agreement at least once a month while the child is on leave.
(4) A statement incorporating the provisions contained in subdivision (b).
(d) The child shall be entitled to return to school at any time. No child who takes a leave of absence shall be penalized from completing his or her academic requirements within a time period equal to that of classmates who did not take a leave of absence, plus a period of time equal to the leave of absence. However, when a child reenrolls at any time other than the beginning of a semester, the school shall not be required to give makeup sessions during that semester for the classes that the child has missed.
(e) A leave of absence may be extended for an additional semester upon approval by all parties to the written agreement and the local school attendance review board.
(f) No leave of absence may be taken that would continue past the end of the school year in which the leave is taken.
(g) If the pupil does not contact the designated school official as stipulated in the written agreement, the leave of absence shall be nullified.
Any party to the written agreement may nullify the agreement for cause at any time.
(h) No more than 1 percent of the pupils enrolled and in attendance at each school shall be permitted to take a leave of absence during each academic year.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 922, Sec. 103. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 4 - Supervisors of Attendance › Section 48241.

48241. In any city or city and county no supervisor of attendance or assistant supervisors of attendance shall be appointed, unless he has been lawfully certificated for the work by the county board of 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 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 4 - Supervisors of Attendance › Section 48242.

48242. The governing board of a school district may appoint a school district supervisor of attendance to act under the direction of the county supervisor of attendance.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. (AB 2815) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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48243. Two or more districts may unite in appointing a district supervisor of attendance and in paying his compensation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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48244. A school district may contract with the county superintendent of schools for the supervision of attendance of pupils in the school district. The county superintendent of schools shall transfer from the funds of the school district to the county school service fund an amount equal to the actual cost of providing for the supervision of attendance.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 829, Sec. 3. (AB 2815) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 4 - Supervisors of Attendance › Section 48245.

48245. In any district or districts with an average daily attendance of 1,000 or more school children, according to the annual school report of the last preceding school year, no district supervisor of attendance shall be appointed, unless he has been lawfully certificated for the work by the county board of 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 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 4 - Supervisors of Attendance › Section 48246.

48246. The attendance supervisor, who is a full-time attendance supervisor performing no other duties, of any county, city and county, or school district in which any place of employment is situated, or the probation officer of the county, may at any time enter into any such place of employment for the purpose of examining permits to work or to employ of all minors employed in such place of employment, or for the purpose of investigating violations of the provisions of the Labor Code or of the provisions of this chapter, or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 49100) of this part. If the attendance supervisor or probation officer is denied entrance to such place of employment, or if any violation of laws relating to the education of minors is found to exist, the attendance supervisor or probation officer shall report the denial of entrance or the violation to the Labor Commissioner. Such report shall be made within 48 hours and shall be in writing, setting forth the fact that he has good cause to believe that such laws are being violated in such place of employment and describing the nature of the violation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48260.

48260. (a) A pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or to compulsory continuation education who is absent from school without a valid excuse three full days in one school year or tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, shall be classified as a truant and shall be reported to the attendance supervisor or to the superintendent of the school district.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), it is the intent of the Legislature that school districts shall not change the method of attendance accounting provided for in existing law and shall not be required to employ period-by-period attendance accounting.
(c) For purposes of this article, a valid excuse includes, but is not limited to, the reasons for which a pupil shall be excused from school pursuant to Sections 48205 and 48225.5 and may include other reasons that are within the discretion of school administrators and, based on the facts of the pupil’s circumstances, are deemed to constitute a valid excuse.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 432, Sec. 1. (AB 2616) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48260.5.

48260.5. Upon a pupil’s initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupil’s parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include electronic mail or a telephone call:
(a) That the pupil is truant.
(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.
(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).
(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.
(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupil’s truancy.
(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.
(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 301, Sec. 10. (SB 1057) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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48260.6. (a) In any county which has not established a county school attendance review board pursuant to Section 48321, the school district may notify the district attorney or the probation officer, or both, of the county in which the school district is located, by first-class mail or other reasonable means, of the following if the district attorney or the probation officer has elected to participate in the truancy mediation program described in subdivision (d):
(1) The name of each pupil who has been classified as a truant.
(2) The name and address of the parent or guardian of each pupil who has been classified as a truant.
(b) The school district may also notify the district attorney or the probation officer, or both, as to whether the pupil continues to be classified as a truant after the parents have been notified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 48260.5.
(c) In any county which has not established a county school attendance review board, the district attorney or the probation officer of the county in which the school district is located may notify the parents or guardians of every truant, by first-class mail or other reasonable means, that they may be subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290) of Chapter 2 of Part 27 for failure to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.
(d) If the district attorney or the probation officer, or both, are notified by a school district that a child continues to be classified as a truant after the parents or guardians have been notified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 48260.5, the district attorney or the probation officer in any county which has not established a county school attendance review board may request the parents or guardians and the child to attend a meeting in the district attorney’s office or at the probation department pursuant to Section 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to discuss the possible legal consequences of the child’s truancy. Notice of the meeting shall be given pursuant to Section 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1024, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48261.

48261. Any pupil who has once been reported as a truant and who is again absent from school without valid excuse one or more days, or tardy on one or more days, shall again be reported as a truant to the attendance supervisor or the superintendent of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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48262. Any pupil is deemed an habitual truant who has been reported as a truant three or more times per school year, provided that no pupil shall be deemed an habitual truant unless an appropriate district officer or employee has made a conscientious effort to hold at least one conference with a parent or guardian of the pupil and the pupil himself, after the filing of either of the reports required by Section 48260 or Section 48261. For purposes of this section, a conscientious effort means attempting to communicate with the parents of the pupil at least once using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include electronic mail or a telephone call.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 724, Sec. 22. (AB 1610) Effective October 19, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48263.5.

48263.5. (a) In any county which has established a county school attendance review board pursuant to Section 48321, the school attendance review board may notify the district attorney or the probation officer, or both, of the county in which the school district is located, or the probation officer may notify the district attorney, by first-class mail or other reasonable means, of the following if the district attorney or the probation officer has elected to participate in the truancy mediation program described in subdivision (b):
(1) The name of each pupil who has been classified as a truant and concerning whom the school attendance review board or the probation officer has determined:
(A) That available community services cannot resolve the truancy or insubordination problem.
(B) That the pupil or the parents or guardians of the pupil, or both, have failed to respond to directives of the school attendance review board or probation officer or to services provided.
(2) The name and address of the parent or guardian of each pupil described in paragraph (1).
(b) Upon receipt of notification provided pursuant to subdivision (a), the district attorney or the probation officer may notify the parents or guardians of each pupil concerning whom notification has been received, by first-class mail or other reasonable means, that they may be subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290) of Chapter 2 of Part 27 for failure to compel the attendance of the pupil at school. The district attorney or the probation officer may also request the parents or guardians and the child to attend a meeting in the district attorney’s office or at the probation department pursuant to Section 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to discuss the possible legal consequences of the child’s truancy. Notice of the meeting shall be given pursuant to Section 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1024, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48263.6.

48263.6. Any pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or to compulsory continuation education who is absent from school without a valid excuse for 10 percent or more of the schooldays in one school year, from the date of enrollment to the current date, is deemed a chronic truant, provided that the appropriate school district officer or employee has complied with Sections 48260, 48260.5, 48261, 48262, 48263, and 48291.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 647, Sec. 1. (SB 1317) Effective January 1, 2011.)
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48264. The attendance supervisor or his or her designee, a peace officer, a school administrator or his or her designee, or a probation officer may arrest or assume temporary custody, during school hours, of any minor subject to compulsory full-time education or to compulsory continuation education found away from his or her home and who is absent from school without valid excuse within the county, city, or city and county, or school district.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1023, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48265.

48265. Any person arresting or assuming temporary custody of a minor pursuant to Section 48264 shall forthwith deliver the minor either to the parent, guardian, or other person having control, or charge of the minor, or to the school from which the minor is absent, or to a nonsecure youth service or community center designated by the school or district for counseling prior to returning such minor to his home or school, or to a school counselor or pupil services and attendance officer located at a police station for the purpose of obtaining immediate counseling from the counselor or officer prior to returning or being returned to his home or school, or, if the minor is found to have been declared an habitual truant, he shall cause the minor to be brought before the probation officer of the county having jurisdiction over minors.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
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48266. Any person taking action pursuant to Sections 48264 and 48265 shall report the matter, and the disposition made by him of the minor to the school authorities of the city, or city and county, or school district and to the minor’s parent or guardian.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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48267. Any pupil who has been found to be a person described in Section 602 and as a condition of probation is required to attend a school program approved by a probation officer, who is reported as a truant from school one or more days or tardy on one or more days without valid excuse, in the same school year or in a succeeding year, shall be brought to the attention of the juvenile court and the pupil’s probation or parole officer within 10 days of the reported violation.
Notwithstanding Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, written notice that a minor enrolled in a public school in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, has been found by a court to be a person described in Section 602 and as a condition of probation is required to attend a school program approved by a probation officer shall be provided by the juvenile court, within seven days of the entry of the dispositional order, to the superintendent of the school district of attendance, which information shall be expeditiously transmitted to the principal or to one person designated by the principal of the school that the minor is attending. The principal or the principal’s designee shall not disclose this information to any other person except as otherwise required by law.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 323, Sec. 3. (AB 901) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48268.

48268. The court may render judgment that the parent, guardian, or person having the control or charge of the pupil shall deliver the pupil at the beginning of each schoolday, for the remainder of the school term, at the school from which the pupil is a truant or to a school designated by school authorities.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 323, Sec. 4. (AB 901) Effective January 1, 2021.)
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48269. If the parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of the pupil, within three days after the rendition of the judgment executes a bond to the governing board of the school district in the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), conditioned that the pupil will, during the remainder of the current school year, regularly attend a public or private school in the city, or city and county, or school district, the court may make an order suspending the execution of the judgment so long as the condition of the bond is complied with. The bond shall be filed with the secretary of the board of education, or clerk of the board of trustees. All money paid or collected on the bond shall be paid into the county treasury as provided in Section 41001.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 323, Sec. 5. (AB 901) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 5 - Truants › Section 48273.

48273. The governing board of each school district shall adopt rules and regulations to require the appropriate officers and employees of the district to gather and transmit to the county superintendent of schools the number and types of referrals to school attendance review boards and of requests for petitions to the juvenile court pursuant to Section 48263.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 843.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 27 - PUPILS › CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law › ARTICLE 6 - Violations › Section 48290.

48290. The governing board of any school district, shall, on the complaint of any person, make full and impartial investigation of all charges against any parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of any child, for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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48291. If it appears upon investigation that any parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of any child has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of the board of education, except as provided in Section 48292, or the clerk of the board of trustees, shall refer such person to a school attendance review board. In the event that any such parent, guardian, or other person continually and willfully fails to respond to directives of the school attendance review board or services provided, the school attendance review board shall direct the school district to make and file in the proper court a criminal complaint against the parent, guardian, or other person, charging the violation, and shall see that the charge is prosecuted by the proper authority. In the event that a criminal complaint is not prosecuted by the proper authority as recommended, the official making the determination not to prosecute shall provide the school attendance review board with a written explanation for the decision not to prosecute.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1329, Sec. 7.)
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48292. In counties, cities, and cities and counties, and in school districts having an attendance supervisor, the attendance supervisor shall make and file the complaint provided for by this article and shall see that the charge is prosecuted by the proper authorities.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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48293. (a) Any parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of any pupil who fails to comply with this chapter, unless excused or exempted therefrom, is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished as follows:
(1) Upon a first conviction, by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) Upon a second conviction, by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(3) Upon a third or subsequent conviction, if the person has willfully refused to comply with this section, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). In lieu of imposing the fines prescribed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the court may order the person to be placed in a parent education and counseling program.
(b) A judgment that a person convicted of an infraction be punished as prescribed in subdivision (a) may also provide for the payment of the fine within a specified time or in specified installments, or for participation in the program. A judgment granting a defendant time to pay the fine or prescribing the days of attendance in a program shall order that if the defendant fails to pay the fine, or any installment thereof, on the date that it is due, or fails to attend a program on a prescribed date, he or she shall appear in court on that date for further proceedings. Willful violation of the order is punishable as contempt.
(c) The court may also order that the person convicted of the violation of subdivision (a) immediately enroll or reenroll the pupil in the appropriate school or educational program and provide proof of enrollment to the court. Willful violation of an order under this subdivision is punishable as civil contempt with a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000). An order of contempt under this subdivision shall not include imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 273, Sec. 1. Effective September 14, 2006.)
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48294. All fines paid as penalties for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, when collected or received, be paid over by the court or officer receiving them to the treasurer of the city, county, or city and county, in which the offense was committed, to be placed to the credit of the school fund of the school district in which the offense was committed. Such moneys shall be used to support the activities of the school attendance review board prescribed by Section 48291 and the parent education and counseling program prescribed by Section 48293.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 130. Effective September 28, 1998.)
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48295. Any judge of the superior court, in the county in which the school district is located, or in which the offense is committed, has jurisdiction of offenses committed under this article. A juvenile court has jurisdiction of a violation of Section 48293 as provided by Section 601.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 449, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2004.)
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48296. No fees shall be charged or received by any court or officer in any proceeding under this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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48297. (a) (1) A state or local agency conducting a truancy-related mediation or prosecuting a pupil or a pupil’s parent or legal guardian pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 48260), this article, Section 48454, Section 270.1 or 272 of the Penal Code, or Section 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as applicable, shall provide, using the most cost-effective method possible, including, but not limited to, by email or telephone, the school district, school attendance review board, county superintendent of schools, probation department, or any other agency that referred a truancy-related mediation, criminal complaint, or petition with the outcome of each referral. For purposes of this section, “outcome” means the imposed conditions or terms placed on a pupil or a pupil’s parent or legal guardian and the acts or actions taken by a state or local agency with respect to a truancy-related mediation, prosecution, criminal complaint, or petition.
(2) This subdivision applies to, but is not limited to, the referrals referenced in Article 5 (commencing with Section 48260), this article, Section 48454, Sections 270.1 and 272 of the Penal Code, and Sections 601, 601.2, and 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to determine the best evidence-based practices to reduce truancy. This section is not intended to encourage additional referrals, complaints, petitions, or prosecutions, or to encourage more serious sanctions for pupils.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 101. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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48300. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Active military duty” means full-time military duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and the State Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to Chapter 1209 (commencing with Section 12301) of, and Chapter 1211 (commencing with Section 12401) of, Part II of Subtitle E of Title 10 of the United States Code.
(b) “Parent” means the natural or adoptive parent or guardian of a dependent child.
(c) “School district of choice” means a school district for which a resolution is in effect as described in subdivision (a) of Section 48301.
(d) “School district of residence” means the school district that a pupil would be directed by this chapter to attend, except as otherwise provided by this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 186, Sec. 49. (AB 2659) Effective January 1, 2017. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)
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48302. School districts are encouraged to hold informational meetings and make public announcements on the current educational programs the school district is offering so that parents may provide input to the school district on methods to improve the current programs and so that parents may make informed decisions regarding their children’s education.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 15, Sec. 33. (AB 99) Effective June 27, 2017. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)
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48303. (a) The school district of choice may not prohibit a transfer of a pupil under this article based upon a determination by the governing board of that school district that the additional cost of educating the pupil would exceed the amount of additional state aid received as a result of the transfer. A school district may reject the transfer of a pupil if the transfer of that pupil would require the district to create a new program to serve that pupil, except that a school district of choice shall not reject the transfer of a special needs pupil, including an individual with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026, and an English learner.
(b) This section is intended to ensure that special education, bilingual, English learner, or other special needs pupils are not discriminated against by the school district of choice because of the costs associated with educating those pupils. Pupils with special needs may take full advantage of the choice options available under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 198, Sec. 2. (SB 680) Effective January 1, 2010. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)
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48304. An application of any pupil for transfer may not be approved under this article if the transfer would require the displacement, from a school or program conducted within any attendance area of the school district of choice, of any other pupil who resides within that attendance area or is currently enrolled in that school.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 21, Sec. 1. Effective March 5, 2004. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)
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48305. School districts of choice may employ existing entrance criteria for specialized schools or programs if the criteria are uniformly applied to all applicants.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 21, Sec. 1. Effective March 5, 2004. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)
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48306. (a) A school district of choice shall give first priority for attendance to siblings of children already in attendance in that district.
(b) A school district of choice shall give second priority for attendance to pupils eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
(c) A school district of choice shall give third priority for attendance to children of military personnel.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 15, Sec. 34. (AB 99) Effective June 27, 2017. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)
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48309. (a) Any school district of choice that admits any pupil under this section may accept any completed coursework, attendance, and other academic progress credited to that pupil by the school district or districts previously attended by that pupil, and may grant academic standing to that pupil based upon the district’s evaluation of the academic progress credited to that pupil.
(b) Any school district of choice that admits a pupil under this section may revoke the pupil’s transfer if the pupil is recommended for expulsion pursuant to Section 48918.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 21, Sec. 1. Effective March 5, 2004. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)
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48310. (a) The average daily attendance for pupils admitted by a school district of choice pursuant to this article shall be credited to that school district pursuant to Section 46607. The attendance report for the school district of choice may include an identification of the school district of residence.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, state aid for categorical education programs for pupils admitted under this article shall be apportioned to the school district of choice.
(c) (1) For a school district of choice that is a basic aid school district, the apportionment of state funds for average daily attendance credited pursuant to this section shall be 25 percent of the school district local control funding formula base grant computed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 42238.02, as implemented by Section 42238.03, that would have been apportioned to the school district of residence.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, the term “basic aid school district” means a school district that does not receive from the state, for a fiscal year in which this subdivision is applied, an apportionment of state funds as described in subdivision (o) of Section 42238.02.
(d) The average daily attendance of pupils admitted by a school district of choice pursuant to this article shall be credited to that school district for purposes of any determination under Article 2 (commencing with Section 17010) of Chapter 12 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1 that uses an average daily attendance calculation.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 50. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 48315.)