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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 8 - Cost of Elections › Section 5421.

5421. The cost of any election held within a single district shall be borne by the entire district, and shall be paid out of its funds. Election costs shall be determined by the county elections official and approved by the county board of supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 8 - Cost of Elections › Section 5422.

5422. The cost of elections, including consolidated elections, held in territory common to two or more districts shall be borne by the districts concerned in equal shares and paid from district funds.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 8 - Cost of Elections › Section 5423.

5423. The cost of consolidated governing board elections shall be paid by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction from the county school service fund, and the cost shall be prorated among the districts concerned to reimburse the fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
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5424. The cost of any recall election shall be borne by the district in which the recall election is held and paid from district funds.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 8 - Cost of Elections › Section 5425.

5425. The cost of the election for the formation of a community college district shall be paid from the county general fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 8 - Cost of Elections › Section 5426.

5426. The cost of any election held under the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 4400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this division, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 35690) of Chapter 3 of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2, or Article 3 (commencing with Section 74630) of Chapter 5 of Part 46 of Division 7 of Title 3, where the election is being held for the assumption of bonded indebtedness of the district to which the territory is being transferred or where the county board of supervisors requires an election to be held in the whole district from which the territory would be transferred, shall be paid from the county general fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 5440.

5440. The provisions of Division 16 (commencing with Section 16000) of the Elections Code, relating to election contests shall apply to school district elections.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 5441.

5441. The returns of any school district or community college district election received by the county elections official having jurisdiction shall, after the date of the declaration and certification of the final results of the election, be disposed of as follows:
(a) The sealed envelope containing the voted ballots, including ballots rejected for improper markings, shall be kept by the county superintendent unopened and unaltered for six months. If a contest or criminal prosecution is not commenced within the six-months’ period as provided in Division 16 (commencing with Section 16000) of the Elections Code, he or she shall destroy the envelope, or have it destroyed, without its being opened or its contents examined. This paragraph also applies to absent ballots and identification envelopes.
(b) The envelope containing spoiled, canceled, and defaced unused ballots shall remain unopened in the custody of the county superintendent and shall be held and disposed of as is the envelope provided for in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) The envelope containing the tally sheet, challenge sheet, challenge list, assisted voter list, and affidavits of election officers assisting voters, shall be disposed of in the same manner, but the contents of this envelope may be made available to voters for inspection at any time following commencement of the official canvass of votes.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of Elections › ARTICLE 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 5442.

5442. Recount of votes in any school district or community college district shall be governed by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 15600) of Division 15 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Health and Welfare Benefits › Section 7000.3.

7000.3. Enrollment in Medicare A shall not be a prerequisite for enrollment in any district health plan pursuant to this article. However, the purchase of Medicare B may be required for enrollment if the participant qualifies to purchase it. In addition, a district health plan may be restructured to pay benefits as if each participant is enrolled in Medicare B as soon as the participant qualifies to purchase Medicare B.
A health plan may condition eligibility for enrollment on the effective assignment of any Medicare benefits for which the enrollee would be eligible.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 561, Sec. 3. Effective August 25, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Health and Welfare Benefits › Section 7000.5.

7000.5. (a) Any health benefits plan provided by any county superintendent of schools, school district, or community college district pursuant to this article may contain a preexisting condition exclusion, as follows:
(1) The coverage of any person who has a break in coverage, may, for the first three months after reenrollment, exclude any care received for a condition which is caused by, or results from, a condition existing at the time of reenrollment or for which the person received medical advice or treatment during the six-month period immediately preceding reenrollment.
(2) Coverage of any person who is confined to a hospital or his or her home for medical treatment at the time of enrollment in a health plan pursuant to this section shall exclude any benefits until the period commencing on the 15th day following the termination of that confinement.
(b) This section does not apply to any entity which provides a health benefits plan which contains a preexisting condition exclusion.
(c) This section does not apply to any changes in enrollment by a person currently enrolled in a school district’s health benefits plan or due to any change in enrollment or coverage caused by the retirement of a person.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 561, Sec. 4. Effective August 25, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Health and Welfare Benefits › Section 7002.5.

7002.5. (a) This article does not create a vested retirement right in health and dental care benefits.
(b) The individual districts, the county office, a health plan, an entity providing or arranging a health plan, and the State Teachers’ Retirement System do not have any legal duty to contact retired teachers or surviving spouses of certificated employees with regard to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 86. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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7003. (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring or permitting the impairment of any contract, board rule, or regulation affecting retired certificated personnel, in existence on the effective date of this article.
(b) Nothing in this article is intended to reduce or conflict with any benefit provided in the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-272).
(c) Nothing in this article mandates the provision of life insurance or vision care.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 561, Sec. 7. Effective August 25, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Health and Welfare Benefits › Section 7004.

7004. As used in this article:
(a) “Certificated employee” means a member, as defined by Section 22146, of the State Teachers’ Retirement System.
(b) “School district” means that district from which the member of the State Teachers’ Retirement System last made contributions to the system before retirement.
(c) “Spouse” means a spouse as defined by Section 22171.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 896, Sec. 5. Effective September 29, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Health and Welfare Benefits › Section 7005.

7005. This article does not apply to persons receiving benefits pursuant to the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 22750) of Part 5 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and to the employers on which their benefits are based.
For purposes of this section, “employer” means a county superintendent of schools, a school district, or a community college district irrespective of whether employees may be represented by different bargaining groups. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this article does not apply to employers for those groups of employees for whom coverage under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (Part 5 (commencing with Section 22750) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code) is provided by contract.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 1. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Health and Welfare Benefits › Section 7007.

7007. (a) Any qualified organization, as defined in subdivision (b), in cooperation with the Public Employees’ Retirement System, may develop a health benefits plan which would be available to persons who are members of those organizations, with equal premiums for both active and retired teachers. The plan would be available, on an optional basis, to each school district, county board of education, and a county superintendent of schools which becomes a contracting agency with the Public Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to Section 22857 of the Government Code.
(b) “Qualified organization” means an exclusive representative of the certificated or classified employees, as defined by Section 3540.1 of the Government Code, or any organization with a membership of at least 1,000 members who are retirees of the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or any organization with a membership of at least 1,000 members who are faculty members in the California Community Colleges.
(c) This section shall not apply to any contracting agency unless and until the agency elects to be subject to this section pursuant to Section 22857 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 896, Sec. 6. Effective September 29, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Health and Welfare Benefits › Section 7008.

7008. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan who is disabled as a result of an injury that is a direct consequence of a violent act perpetrated on his or her person while performing duties in the scope of employment, and the employment is creditable under the provisions of the Teachers’ Retirement Law (Part 13 (commencing with Section 22000)), may, upon qualifying for a disability under Section 24001 and while receiving an allowance under Section 24002, continue in the district’s health care plan and dental care plan by paying all of the employer’s and employee’s premiums and all of the related administrative costs of the employer.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school member as defined in Section 20370 of the Government Code, or a local police officer as defined in Section 20430 of the Government Code, who is disabled as a result of an injury that is a direct consequence of a violent act perpetrated on his or her person while performing duties in the scope of employment, and the employment is creditable under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code), may, upon qualifying for a disability and while receiving an allowance under Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 21060) of Part 3 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, continue in the employer’s health care plan and dental care plan by paying all of the employer’s and employee’s premiums and all of the related administrative costs of the employer.
(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply to any member who is employed by a school district that contracts with the Public Employees’ Retirement System for health care coverage under the Public Employees’ Medical and Health Care Act, (Part 5 (commencing with Section 22750) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 2. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7050.

7050. The Legislature finds that political activities of school employees are of significant statewide concern. The provisions of this article shall supersede all provisions on this subject in any city, county, or city and county charter as well as in the general law of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7051.

7051. This article applies to all officers and employees of a local agency.
“Local agency” means a county superintendent of schools, an elementary, high, or unified school district, or a community college district.
Officers and employees of a given local agency include officers and employees of any other local agency whose principal duties consist of providing services to the given local agency.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7052.

7052. Except as otherwise provided in this article, or as necessary to meet requirements of federal law as it pertains to a particular employee or employees, no restriction shall be placed on the political activities of any officer or employee of a local agency.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7053.

7053. No one who holds, or who is seeking election or appointment to, any office or employment in a local agency shall, directly or indirectly, use, promise, threaten or attempt to use, any office, authority, or influence, whether then possessed or merely anticipated, to confer upon or secure for any person, or to aid or obstruct any person in securing, or to prevent any person from securing, any position, nomination, confirmation, promotion, change in compensation or position, within the local agency upon consideration or condition that the vote or political influence or action of such person or another shall be given or used in behalf of, or withheld from, any candidate, officer, or party, or upon any other corrupt condition or consideration. The prohibitions of this section shall apply to either urging or discouraging any political action of an employee.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7054.

7054. (a) No school district or community college district funds, services, supplies, or equipment shall be used for the purpose of urging the support or defeat of any ballot measure or candidate, including, but not limited to, any candidate for election to the governing board of the district.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of any of the public resources described in subdivision (a) to provide information to the public about the possible effects of any bond issue or other ballot measure if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The informational activities are otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of this state.
(2) The information provided constitutes a fair and impartial presentation of relevant facts to aid the electorate in reaching an informed judgment regarding the bond issue or ballot measure.
(c) A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor or felony punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both, or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 56. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7054.1.

7054.1. Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting any administrative officer or board member of a school district or community college district from appearing at any time before a citizens’ group that requests the appearance of the officer or board member for purposes of discussing the reasons why the governing board of the district called an election to submit to the voters of the district a proposition for the issuance of bonds and for purposes of responding to inquiries from the citizens’ group.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 879, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7055.

7055. The governing body of each local agency may establish rules and regulations on the following:
(a) Officers and employees engaging in political activity during working hours.
(b) Political activities on the premises of the local agency.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 5 - PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 1 - Personnel General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees › Section 7056.

7056. (a) Nothing in this article prevents an officer or employee of a local agency from soliciting or receiving political funds or contributions to promote the support or defeat a ballot measure that would affect the rate of pay, hours of work, retirement, civil service, or other working conditions of officers or employees of the local agency. These activities are prohibited during working hours. In addition, entry into buildings and grounds under the control of a local agency for such purposes during working hours is also prohibited.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any recognized employee organization or its officers, agents, and representatives from soliciting or receiving political funds or contributions from employee members to promote the support or defeat of any ballot measure on school district property or community college district property during nonworking time. As used in this subdivision, “nonworking time” means time outside an employee’s working hours, whether before or after school or during the employee’s luncheon period or other scheduled work intermittency during the schoolday.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 879, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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7057. No person who is in the classified service or who is upon any eligibility list shall be appointed, demoted, or removed, or in any way discriminated against because of his political acts, opinions, or affiliations.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
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7058. Nothing in this article shall prohibit the use of a forum under the control of the governing board of a school district or community college district if the forum is made available to all sides on an equitable basis.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 879, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS › CHAPTER 1 - Career Technical Education › ARTICLE 1 - Career Technical Education Staff and Reports › Section 8006.

8006. (a) There is, in the State Department of Education a career technical education staff responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a basic integrated statewide information system for career technical education and technical training. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall collect and maintain information related to career technical education and technical training within the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated statewide information system.
(b) The data gathering and analysis capabilities of the system described in subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining comprehensive inventory of all programs of all career technical education and technical training programs which are maintained by the public schools.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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8008. The system provided for in Section 8006, within the State Department of Education, shall be designed, implemented, and maintained in accordance with Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10600) of Part 7.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 48.)
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8070. The governing board of each school district participating in a career technical education program shall appoint a career technical education advisory committee to develop recommendations on the program and to provide liaison between the district and potential employers.
The committee shall consist of one or more representatives of the general public knowledgeable about the disadvantaged, students, teachers, business, industry, school administration, and the field office of the Department of Employment Development.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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8090. Any state agency, including but not limited to school districts, and any community organization organized pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (P.L. 452, 88th Congress (78 Stat. 508)) or any other similar training or retraining program authorized by the federal or state governments, may enter into contracts with private business, trade and technical schools to provide training and retraining programs when such private business, trade and technical schools have facilities available to provide such training and retraining. The attendance of pupils in courses of a private school pursuant to a contract authorized by this section shall not be counted for reporting to the Department of Education for the purpose of receiving apportionments from the State School Fund unless such contract also meets the requirements of Section 8092.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS › CHAPTER 1 - Career Technical Education › ARTICLE 5 - Career Technical Education Contracts › Section 8091.

8091. Any state agency, including but not limited to local school districts, community college districts and any community organization organized pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 452, 88th Congress (78 Stat. 508)) or any other similar training or retraining program authorized by the federal or state governments, may use any federal, state, local, or private funds to provide training or retraining programs operated by private business, trade and technical schools.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS › PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS › CHAPTER 1 - Career Technical Education › ARTICLE 5 - Career Technical Education Contracts › Section 8092.

8092. (a) A school district or districts, a county superintendent or superintendents, or the governing body of any agency maintaining a regional occupational center or program may contract with a private postsecondary school that is authorized or approved pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 94300) of Part 59 and that has been in operation not less than two full calendar years prior to the effective date of the contract, to provide career technical skill training authorized by this code. A school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools may contract with an activity center, work activity center, or sheltered workshop to provide career technical skill training authorized by this code in an adult education program for adults with disabilities operated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41976.
(b) A contract between a public entity and a private postsecondary school entered into pursuant to this section, or an activity center, work activity center, or sheltered workshop, shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide that the amount contracted for per student shall not exceed the total direct and indirect costs to provide the same training in the public schools or the tuition the private postsecondary school charges its private students, whichever is lower.
(2) Provide that the public school receiving training in a private postsecondary school, or an activity center, work activity center, or sheltered workshop pursuant to that contract may not be charged additional tuition for any training included in the contract. The attendance of those students pursuant to a contract authorized by this section shall be credited to the public entity for the purposes of apportionments from the State School Fund.
(3) Provide that all programs, courses, and classes of instruction shall meet the standards set forth in the California State Plan for Career Technical Education, or is a course of study for adult schools approved by the department under Section 51056.
(c) The students who attend a private postsecondary school or an activity center, work activity center, or sheltered workshop pursuant to a contract under this section shall be enrollees of the public entity and the career technical instruction provided pursuant to that contract shall be under the exclusive control and management of the governing body of the contracting public entity.
(d) The Department of Finance and the State Department of Education may audit the accounts of both the public entity and the private party involved in these contracts to the extent necessary to ensure the integrity of the public funds involved.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 677, Sec. 4. Effective October 7, 2005.)
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8092.5. (a) A community college district may contract with a public or private postsecondary educational institution in a neighboring state that borders on the district boundary to provide career technical skill training for district students authorized by this code. The contracts shall meet the requirements of Section 8092 and shall meet the general intent of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 94700) of Part 59.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1997.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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8093. The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 39140) of Chapter 2 of Part 23 of Division 3 of Title 2, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130) of Chapter 1 of Part 49 of Division 7 of Title 3 shall not apply to any building which is used by a private postsecondary school for purposes of providing career technical skill training for pupils pursuant to a contract under Section 8092 entered into by a public school entity and a private educational institution; provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(a) The building is not owned, leased, rented, or being purchased by, nor situated on property owned or being purchased by, a public school entity.
(b) The only public school purpose for which that building is used is pursuant to a contract entered into pursuant to Section 8092.
(c) The building is not reconstructed, altered, or added to by a public school entity at a cost exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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8100. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall approve courses of career technical training for the purposes of loans authorized by Section 7185 of the Financial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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8150. (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall be responsible for allocating funds for apprenticeship programs in good standing and approved pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3070) of Division 3 of the Labor Code for the secondary education system.
(b) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate funds solely for the purposes of this article consistent with the subdivision (e) of Section 8152.
(c) For purposes of this article, a “local educational agency” is defined as a school district or a county office of education.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 48, Sec. 1. (AB 86) Effective July 1, 2013.)
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8150.5. Attendance of apprentices enrolled in any class maintained by a local educational agency, pursuant to Section 3074 of the Labor Code, shall be reimbursed pursuant to Section 8152 only if reported separately to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Attendance reported pursuant to this section shall be used only for purposes of calculating allowances pursuant to Section 8152.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 357, Sec. 8. (SB 97) Effective September 26, 2013.)
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8151. An apprentice or preapprentice attending a local educational agency in classes of instruction pursuant to approved standards, as provided under Section 3074 of the Labor Code and in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 3078 of the Labor Code, or as authorized under Section 3100 of the Labor Code, shall be exempt from the requirements of any interdistrict attendance agreement for those classes.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 704, Sec. 1. (AB 235) Effective September 22, 2018.)
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8152.5. The Controller shall include instructions necessary to enforce this article in the audit guide required by Section 14502.1. The instructions shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, procedures for verifying if the hours for related and supplemental instruction reported to each local educational agency by a participating apprenticeship program sponsor, pursuant to Section 8152, are eligible for reimbursement pursuant to Section 8152. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall be responsible for ensuring that local educational agencies have corrected any audit exceptions.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2017.)
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8153.5. For purposes of the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program, classes of related and supplemental instruction that qualify for funding pursuant to Section 8152 include, but are not limited to, classes that meet both of the following requirements:
(a) The classes are conducted at the workplace.
(b) The person providing instruction is qualified, by means of education or experience, as a journeyman and shares the responsibility for supervision of the apprentices participating in the classes with the certified community college or adult education coordinator.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 48, Sec. 5. (AB 86) Effective July 1, 2013.)
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8154. (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the Division of Apprenticeship Standards of the Department of Industrial Relations, the California Apprenticeship Council, and the Superintendent, shall annually review the amount of state funding necessary to provide the reimbursements specified in Section 8152, and shall include an estimate of required funds in its budget for each fiscal year.
(b) If the amounts appropriated in any fiscal year are insufficient to provide full reimbursement, the hourly rate specified pursuant to Section 8152 shall be reduced on a pro rata basis only for reported hours that are in excess of the number of hours allocated at the beginning of the fiscal year so that the entire appropriation is allocated.
(c) If the amount appropriated is in excess of the amounts needed for full reimbursement pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 8152, any excess shall be allocated to local educational agencies to be used for the purpose of the state general apportionment.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 2. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)
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8155. (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards of the Department of Industrial Relations, in consultation with the Superintendent, shall jointly develop a model format for agreements between apprenticeship programs and local educational agencies for instruction pursuant to Section 3074 of the Labor Code.
(b) By March 14, 2014, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards of the Department of Industrial Relations, with equal participation by local educational agencies and community college apprenticeship administrators, shall develop common administrative practices and treatment of costs and services, as well as other policies related to apprenticeship programs. Any policies developed pursuant to this subdivision shall become operative upon approval by the California Apprenticeship Council.
(c) Apprenticeship programs offered through local educational agencies may maintain their existing curriculum and instructors separate from the requirements of the California Community Colleges. The person providing instruction may be a qualified journeyperson with experience and knowledge of the trade.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 29. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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8200. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Early Education Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 2. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8201. The purpose of this chapter is as follows:
(a) To provide an inclusive and cost-effective preschool program that provides high-quality learning experiences, coordinated services, and referrals for families to access health and social-emotional support services through full- and part-day programs.
(b) To encourage community-level coordination in support of preschool and early childhood services.
(c) To provide an inclusive, developmentally appropriate, and culturally and linguistically responsive preschool environment that is nurturing for all children in the programs.
(d) To provide family engagement activities that support positive parenting practices and enhance understanding of human growth and development.
(e) To promote strengthening families and access to resources that prevent and address child abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
(f) To support the cognitive and social emotional development of all children, including children with exceptional needs, children experiencing developmental delays, and children experiencing trauma.
(g) To promote and support home language and development of multilingual capabilities to ensure all children attain their full potential.
(h) To establish a framework that promotes equitable access to quality early learning experiences through the expansion of preschool services.
(i) To empower parents and family choice by providing information and resources for choosing a high-quality preschool program that meets the needs of the family.
(j) To inform parents and families of their right to understand and evaluate the quality and health and safety requirements of the preschool program.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 3. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8202.6. (a) (1) The Superintendent, in consultation with the Director of Social Services and the executive director of the State Board of Education, shall convene a statewide interest holder workgroup. The workgroup shall include representatives from county offices of education, contracted state preschool programs, including those operated by school districts and by community-based organizations, transitional kindergarten programs, tribal preschool programs, educators, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, First 5, resource and referral programs, alternative payment programs, contracted general childcare programs serving preschool-age children, Head Start, private center-based preschool providers, licensed family childcare providers, researchers, and child development experts.
(2) The workgroup shall provide recommendations on best practices for increasing access to high-quality universal preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children offered through a mixed-delivery model that provides equitable learning experiences across a variety of settings. The workgroup shall also provide recommendations to update preschool standards pursuant to Section 8203 to support equitable access to high-quality preschool and transitional kindergarten programs through the mixed-delivery model and across all appropriate settings and funding sources.
(3) The workgroup recommendations shall be in alignment with the work of the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, without recommending new system changes that create increased state or local costs to offer preschool across the mixed-delivery system.
(b) The workgroup pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be established no later than December 1, 2022.
(c) The Superintendent shall, in consultation with the Director of Social Services, provide a report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature and the Department of Finance with the recommendations of the workgroup no later than March 31, 2024.
(d) For purposes of this section, the State Department of Education may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts with nongovernmental entities on a bid or negotiated basis. A contract entered into or amended pursuant to this section shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Section 19130 of the Government Code, and Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, a contracted nongovernmental entity described in subdivision (d) may subcontract as necessary in the performance of its duties, subject to approval of the Superintendent.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 6. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)