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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 3 - Program Evaluation and Analysis › Section 60630.

60630. (a) The Superintendent shall prepare and submit, and subsequently post on the internet website of the department, an annual report to the state board containing an analysis of the results and test scores of the summative assessments administered pursuant to Section 60640. The Superintendent shall notify the state board and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature that the annual report is available on the internet website of the department.
(b) The Superintendent shall post a periodic update on the implementation of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress on the internet website of the department, and notify the state board and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature that the update is available on the internet website of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 89. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60642.5.

60642.5. (a) The Superintendent, with approval of the state board, shall provide for the development of an assessment instrument, to be called the California Standards Tests, that measures the degree to which pupils are achieving the academically rigorous content standards and performance standards, to the extent standards have been adopted by the state board. These standards-based achievement tests shall contain the subject areas specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 60603 for grades 2 to 8, inclusive, and shall include an assessment in history/social science in at least one elementary or middle school grade level selected by the state board and science in at least one elementary or middle school grade level selected by the state board, and the core curriculum areas specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 60603 for grades 9 to 11, inclusive, except that history-social science shall not be included in the grade 9 assessment unless the state board adopts academic content standards for a grade 9 history-social science course, and shall include, at a minimum, a direct writing assessment once in elementary school and once in middle or junior high school and other items of applied academic skill if deemed valid and reliable and if resources are made available for their use.
(b) In approving a contract for the development or administration of the California Standards Tests, the state board shall consider each of the following criteria:
(1) The ability of the contractor to produce valid, reliable individual pupil scores.
(2) The ability of the contractor to report results pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 60643 by August 8.
(3) The ability of the contractor to ensure alignment between the standards-based achievement test and the academically rigorous content and performance standards as those standards are adopted by the state board. This criterion shall include the ability of the contractor to implement a process to establish and maintain alignment between the test items and the standards.
(4) The per pupil cost estimates of developing and, if appropriate, administering the proposed assessment with a system to facilitate the determination of future per pupil cost determinations.
(5) The procedures of the contractor to ensure the security and integrity of test questions and materials.
(6) The experience of the contractor in successfully conducting testing programs adopted and administered by other states. For experience to be considered, the number of grades and pupils tested shall be provided.
(c) The standards-based achievement tests may use items from other tests.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 757, Sec. 19. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60642.6.

60642.6. (a) The department shall acquire, and offer at no cost to local educational agencies, interim and formative assessment tools for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, as provided through the consortium membership pursuant to Section 60605.7. The interim assessments shall be designed to provide timely feedback to teachers that they may use, in combination with other sources of information they have about their pupils’ progress, to continually adjust instruction to improve learning.
(b) A local educational agency that elects to use the interim assessments provided for under this section shall ensure that teachers who administer the assessments have access to all functions and information, which are designed for teacher use, relating to the assessments and pupil performance on the assessments.
(c) All interim assessments offered pursuant to this section shall be developed in close consultation with current classroom teachers at each grade level assessed for the purpose of soliciting feedback regarding the capacity of the interim assessments to provide timely feedback to allow teachers to continually adjust instruction to improve learning.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 752, Sec. 2. (AB 1035) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60642.7.

60642.7. (a) Interim assessments offered by the department to local educational agencies, including those offered pursuant to Section 60642.6, are intended for the purposes of improving teaching and pupil learning. Results of the assessments may be used to provide timely feedback to teachers that they may use to continually adjust instruction to improve learning, for communication with pupils’ parents or guardians, and for use by teachers in identifying professional development goals.
(b) Results from the interim assessments offered by the department, including those offered pursuant to Section 60642.6, shall not be used for any high-stakes purpose, including, but not limited to, teacher or other school staff evaluation, accountability, pupil grade promotion or retention, graduation, course or class placement, identification for gifted or talented education, reclassification of English learners, or identification as an individual with exceptional needs.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 86. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60643.6.

60643.6. A local educational agency shall be reimbursed by the contractor selected pursuant to this article for any unexpected expenses incurred due to scheduling changes that resulted from the late delivery of testing materials in connection with the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 327, Sec. 24. (AB 1599) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60644.

60644. (a) By November 1, 2014, the department shall identify and make available to school districts information regarding existing assessments in language arts and mathematics that are aligned to the common core academic content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605.8 and appropriate for pupils in grade 2 for diagnostic use by classroom teachers. The purpose of these assessments shall be to aid teachers and to gain information about the developing language arts and computational skills of pupils in grade 2.
(b) The savings realized from the elimination of the grade 2 standards-based achievement testing shall be used by local educational agencies to administer the assessments identified pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The department shall ensure that the selected grade 2 diagnostic assessments are valid for purposes of identifying particular knowledge or skills a pupil has or has not acquired in order to inform instruction and make educational decisions. The selected grade 2 diagnostic assessments shall not be valid measures for purposes of pupil, personnel, or local educational agency accountability.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 479, Sec. 1. (SB 247) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60647.

60647. An action to challenge a provision of this article or a determination made by the state board under this article, shall be filed and adjudicated pursuant to Sections 860 to 870, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure. No exercise of discretion by the state board in its administration of this article or exercise of its discretion pursuant to Section 60605 shall be overturned absent a finding that the state board acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 757, Sec. 23. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60648.

60648. Exclusive of consortium summative assessments, the Superintendent shall recommend, and the state board shall adopt, performance standards on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress summative tests administered pursuant to this article. The performance levels shall identify and establish the minimum performance required for meeting a particular achievement level expectation. Once adopted, these standards shall be reviewed by the state board every five years to determine whether adjustments are necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 327, Sec. 25. (AB 1599) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5 - California Assessment of Academic Achievement › ARTICLE 4 - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress › Section 60648.5.

60648.5. (a) The first full administration of assessments aligned to the common core standards in English language arts and mathematics shall occur in the 2014–15 school year unless the state board determines that the assessments cannot be fully implemented.
(b) The department shall determine how school districts are progressing toward implementation of a technology-enabled assessment system, and the extent to which the assessments aligned to the common core standards in English language arts and mathematics can be fully implemented. The department shall provide a report and recommendations to the state board, the Department of Finance, and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on or before October 1, 2014.
(c) Based on the information in the report required under this section, the state board shall determine whether the state shall fully implement the operational consortium computer-adaptive summative assessments in English language arts and mathematics in grades 3 to 8, inclusive, and grade 11 for the 2014–15 school year.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 489, Sec. 24. (AB 484) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5.5 - Review of Electronic Resources Capable of Analyzing Pupil Assessment Data › Section 60660.

60660. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall require the California Learning Resource Network to establish, by December 31, 2004, review criteria and a review process for the identification and review of electronic learning assessment resources.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 397, Sec. 2. Effective September 9, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5.5 - Review of Electronic Resources Capable of Analyzing Pupil Assessment Data › Section 60661.

60661. (a) The review performed by the California Learning Resource Network shall identify new and existing electronic learning assessment resources capable of assisting schools and school districts to analyze assessment information for the purpose of designing instructional plans to improve pupil achievement and shall include a descriptive model for use by administrators and teachers that differentiates and compares the capabilities of the different types of identified electronic learning assessment resources.
(b) The descriptive model shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following criteria:
(1) The ability to report the results of the statewide pupil assessment programs in aggregate and disaggregate forms for analysis by administrators and teachers to plan for improved pupil achievement.
(2) The ability to quickly identify achievement gaps.
(3) The ability to link results of assessment to instructional strategies that are aligned to state adopted content standards and the curriculum frameworks.
(4) The extent to which information can be tailored to individual pupil level, classroom level, school level, school district level, and state level data.
(5) The ability to reduce the overhead and additional cost of assisting teachers and school administrators to plan and align instruction to address academic deficiencies identified by both standardized and criterion referenced academic assessments.
(c) In performing its review, the California Learning Resource Network may not make subjective evaluations of the electronic learning assessment resources under review and shall limit its review to the factual capabilities of those resources.
(d) The existing external evaluation of the California Learning Resource Network will determine the overall cost and benefits of providing statewide assessment information resources as described in this chapter and the extent to which school administrators and teachers access and use the information provided to accomplish all of the following:
(1) Make use of state assessment information to inform instructional planning.
(2) Link instruction to the state-adopted content standards.
(3) Save time and financial resources related to instructional planning.
(4) Target instruction to the academic needs of pupils.
(e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide a written report of the results of the external evaluation of the ongoing review process to the Director of Finance, the Legislative Analyst, the State Board of Education, and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by January 1, 2006.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 397, Sec. 2. Effective September 9, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5.5 - Review of Electronic Resources Capable of Analyzing Pupil Assessment Data › Section 60662.

60662. In its review of electronic learning assessment resources, the California Learning Resource Network shall explore the feasibility of creating, implementing, and maintaining an online customer feedback system that would allow purchasers of electronic learning assessment resources identified and reviewed to document the extent to which these electronic learning assessment resources contribute to improved instructional planning.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 397, Sec. 2. Effective September 9, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 5.5 - Review of Electronic Resources Capable of Analyzing Pupil Assessment Data › Section 60663.

60663. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct the California Learning Resource Network to implement the provisions of this chapter by prioritizing the use of existing budgeted resources available to the network.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 397, Sec. 2. Effective September 9, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 6 - Physical Fitness Testing › Section 60800.

60800. (a) During the month of February, March, April, or May, the governing board of each school district maintaining any of grades 5, 7, and 9 shall administer to each pupil in those grades the physical performance test designated by the state board. Each pupil with a physical disability and each pupil who is physically unable to take all of the physical performance test shall be given as much of the test as his or her condition will permit.
(b) Upon request of the department, a school district shall submit to the department, at least once every two years, the results of its physical performance testing.
(c) Pupils shall be provided with their individual results after completing the physical performance testing. The test results may be provided orally as the pupil completes the testing.
(d) The governing board of a school district shall report the aggregate results of its physical performance testing administered pursuant to this section in its annual school accountability report card required by Sections 33126 and 35256.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 186, Sec. 59. (AB 2659) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 7 - Assessment of Language Development › Section 60811.

60811. The state board shall approve standards for English language development for pupils whose primary language is a language other than English. The standards shall be comparable in rigor and specificity to the standards for English language arts adopted pursuant to Section 60605.8, the standards for mathematics adopted pursuant to Sections 60605.8 and 60605.11, and the standards for science adopted pursuant to Section 60605.85.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 709, Sec. 1. (AB 899) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 7 - Assessment of Language Development › Section 60811.8.

60811.8. (a) Commencing in the 2019–20 school year, a middle school or high school pupil who is classified as an English learner, except as specified in subdivision (d), shall not be denied participation in the standard instructional program of a school by being denied any of the following:
(1) Enrollment in courses that are part of the standard instructional program of the school that the pupil attends. For purposes of this section, “standard instructional program” means, at a minimum, core curriculum courses, as defined in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 33126, courses required to meet state and local graduation requirements, and courses required for middle school grade promotion.
(2) Enrollment in a full course load of courses that are part of the standard instructional program.
(3) Enrollment in courses that are not part of a school’s standard instructional program that either meet the subject matter requirements for purposes of recognition for college admission pursuant to Section 66205.5 or are advanced courses, such as honors or advanced placement courses, on the sole basis of a pupil’s classification as an English learner.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a school to create supplemental courses in languages other than English.
(c) For purposes of this section, “pupil” includes a pupil attending a school operated by a school district or a county office of education, a charter school, or the state special schools for the blind and the deaf.
(d) (1) Provided that, pursuant to federal law, the pupil’s course of study is designed to remedy any academic deficits incurred during participation and that the pupil’s course of study is reasonably calculated to enable that pupil to attain parity of participation in the standard instructional program within a reasonable length of time after the pupil enters the school system, the following pupils may be denied access to enrollment in a course described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a):
(A) (i) A middle school or high school pupil who is classified as an English learner and who is a newcomer pupil.
(ii) For purposes of clause (i), “newcomer pupil” has the same meaning as “immigrant children and youth,” as defined in Section 7011(5) of Title 20 of the United States Code.
(B) A middle school or high school pupil who is classified as an English learner and who is participating in a program designed to meet the academic and transitional needs of newcomer pupils that has as a primary objective the development of English language proficiency.
(2) This section shall not be construed to prohibit, restrict, or discourage the enrollment of a pupil described in paragraph (1) in courses described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 342, Sec. 5. (AB 714) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 7 - Assessment of Language Development › Section 60812.

60812. Commencing the school year following the year in which the Superintendent of Public Instruction has developed or identified a test pursuant to this chapter, the State Department of Education shall place the results of the statewide test, including average scores for every school district on its Internet site for public access.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 678, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 10 - California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System › Section 60900.1.

60900.1. (a) (1) The department shall publicly report on an annual basis on its internet website enrollment data by English language acquisition status and disability.
(2) As used in paragraph (1), disability shall include reporting on each of the following categories:
(A) Intellectual disability.
(B) Hard of hearing.
(C) Deafness.
(D) Speech or language impairment.
(E) Visual impairment.
(F) Emotional disturbance.
(G) Orthopedic impairment.
(H) Other health impairment.
(I) Deaf-blindness.
(J) Multiple disability.
(K) Autism.
(L) Traumatic brain injury.
(M) Specific learning disability.
(b) The department shall, on an annual basis, include a report on its internet website that allows the public to view the following assessment data by English language acquisition status:
(1) California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress test results by English language arts, mathematics, and science.
(2) English Language Proficiency Assessments for California.
(c) For purposes of this section, “English language acquisition status” includes, but is not limited to, separately reporting data for all of the following:
(1) Long-term English learners, as defined in Section 313.1.
(2) English learners at risk of becoming long-term English learners, as defined in Section 313.1.
(3) English learners.
(4) Reclassified fluent English proficient pupils.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 907, Sec. 1. (AB 1868) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 10 - California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System › Section 60900.2.

60900.2. (a) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall include a report on its internet website that allows the public to view statewide-level four- and five-year cohort graduation rates for pupils who are individuals with exceptional needs, disaggregated by the identified disability or disabilities, as listed in Section 300.8(a)(1) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) For purposes of this section, a pupil who is an individual with exceptional needs shall have the same meaning as “child with a disability” as that phrase is defined in Section 300.8(a)(1) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) The implementation of this section shall be contingent upon an appropriation for these purposes in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 576, Sec. 1. (AB 1340) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 33 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING › CHAPTER 11 - Preschool Data › Section 60910.

60910. By July 1, 2024, the department shall collect the following data:
(a) Pupil data for each pupil enrolled in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency, including all applicable data elements that are collected for pupils in transitional kindergarten pursuant to Section 48000, which, in combination with the data collected pursuant to Section 60900, will provide longitudinal pupil data for pupils enrolled in state preschool programs operated by local educational agencies through grade 12.
(b) The same data for educators in California state preschool programs operated by a local educational agency that is collected for educators in the K–12 classroom setting, to the extent that data is collected.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 901, Sec. 2. (AB 22) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62000.

62000. “Sunset” and “sunset date,” as used in this part, mean the date on which specific categorical programs cease to be operative and Sections 62002, 62003, 62004, 62005, and 62005.5 govern program funding.
The educational programs referred to in this part shall cease to be operative on the date specified, unless the Legislature enacts legislation to continue the program.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62000.2.

62000.2. The following programs shall sunset on June 30, 1987:
(a) Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965.
(b) School improvement program.
(c) Bilingual education.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 79, Sec. 20. Effective July 19, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62001.

62001. (a) The intent of the Legislature in enacting this section is to assure a thorough review of programs listed in this part and the funding sources thereof, so that they most effectively, efficiently, and economically meet the needs of pupils and improve schools. It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to remove resources from pupils with special needs or to cease efforts to improve the schools.
(b) It was the intent of the Legislature in enacting this part to ensure that each categorical program is thoroughly reviewed. It was also intended that programs would be reviewed the year prior to the sunset date so that school districts and county offices of education would not be subject to unnecessary confusion and disruption in planning and administering those programs.
(c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the legislative review of programs specified in this part shall consider the appropriateness of state administration by agencies other than by the State Department of Education, such as the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 223, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62002.

62002. If the Legislature does not enact legislation to continue a program listed in this part, the funding of that program shall continue for the general purposes of that program as specified in the provisions relating to the establishment and operation of the program. The funds shall be disbursed according to the identification criteria and allocation formulas for the program in effect on the date the program shall cease to be operative pursuant to this part both with regard to state-to-district and district-to-school disbursements. The funds shall be used for the intended purposes of the program, but all relevant statutes and regulations adopted thereto regarding the use of the funds shall not be operative, except as specified in Section 62002.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 223, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62002.5.

62002.5. Parent advisory committees and school site councils which are in existence pursuant to statutes or regulations as of January 1, 1979, shall continue subsequent to the termination of funding for the programs sunsetted by this chapter. Any school receiving funds from Economic Impact Aid or Bilingual Education Aid subsequent to the sunsetting of these programs as provided in this chapter, shall establish a school site council in conformance with the requirements in Section 52012. The functions and responsibilities of such advisory committees and school site councils shall continue as prescribed by the appropriate law or regulation in effect as of January 1, 1979.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1270, Sec. 12.5. Effective September 30, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62003.

62003. The Department of Education shall apportion the funds specified in Section 62002 to school districts and shall audit the use of such funds to ensure that such funds are expended for eligible pupils according to the purposes for which the legislation was originally established for such programs.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 282.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62004.

62004. The State Auditor shall audit, on a sampling basis, school districts’ use of the funds specified in Section 62002.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 107, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62005.

62005. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that a school district did not comply with the provisions of this chapter, any apportionment subsequently made pursuant to Section 62003 shall be reduced by two times the amount the superintendent determines was not used in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 282.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 34 - EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 62005.5.

62005.5. Notwithstanding Section 62005, if the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that a school district or county superintendent of schools fails to comply with the purposes of the funds apportioned pursuant to Section 62003, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may terminate the funding to that district or county superintendent beginning with the next succeeding fiscal year.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 100, Sec. 32.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 35 - USE OF CATEGORICAL FUNDS › CHAPTER 1 - Expenditure for Direct Services to Pupils › Section 63000.

63000. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to funds received for the following categorical programs:
(a) Child care and development programs pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of Part 6.
(b) School and Library Improvement Block Grant pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 41570) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24.
(c) Bilingual education programs pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 52000) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 52160) of Chapter 7 of Part 28.
(d) Economic Impact Aid programs pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54000) of Part 29.
(e) The Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965 pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 54100) of Part 29.
(f) Compensatory education programs pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 54400) of Part 29, except for programs for migrant children pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 54440) of Chapter 4 of Part 29.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 730, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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63001. A school district that, in a fiscal year, receives an apportionment for a program specified in Section 63000 shall use no less than 85 percent of that apportionment at schoolsites for direct services to pupils.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 19, Sec. 119. (SB 78) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 36 - CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 64000.

64000. (a) For purposes of this part, Part 37 (commencing with Section 64001), and Part 38 (commencing with Section 65000), a local educational agency is defined as a county office of education, school district, or charter school.
(b) Each local educational agency that elects to apply for funds under this part may submit to the department for approval by the state board a single consolidated application for approval or continuance of those federal categorical programs subject to this part.
(c) This part shall apply to applications for funds under the following programs:
(1) Federal funds provided to the state through the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (Public Law 89-10), as amended by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Public Law 114-95). These funds exclude those congressional acts funded other than ESEA or ESSA that are provided through federal acts or grants separate from ESEA or ESSA and those ESSA funds that are allocated separately from the consolidated application process.
(2) State categorical programs that are not funded through the local control funding formula. Carryover funds from state categorical programs that have a sunset under their own provisions shall be subject to this part.
(d) The consolidated application shall include annual certifications by the school district English learner parent advisory committee, if one has been established pursuant to Section 52063, that the application was developed with the review and advice of that committee.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 471, Sec. 3. (AB 716) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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64100. It is the intent of the Legislature that all funding for categorical programs that are funded according to formulas based on indicators of pupils’ needs shall be based on district counts of pupils meeting the criteria for the programs. It is further the intent of the Legislature to use the information gained from the reports required by this act to revise and update the funding formulas for categorical programs, as necessary, to ensure that funding is distributed to school districts based on updated indicators of pupils’ needs.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 922, Sec. 171. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES › PART 38 - SCHOOLSITE COUNCILS › Section 65000.

65000. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent possible, the members of the schoolsite council represent the composition of the school’s pupil population. It is also the intent of the Legislature that, notwithstanding the size of the school, the composition of the schoolsite council ensure parity between the groups referenced in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c).
(b) A school that operates a program that requires a School Plan for Student Achievement, pursuant to Section 64001, shall establish a schoolsite council.
(c) (1) At an elementary school, the schoolsite council shall consist of both of the following groups:
(A) The principal of the school or his or her designee; classroom teachers employed at the school, selected by classroom teachers employed at the school; and school personnel employed at the school who are not teachers, selected by school personnel employed at the school who are not teachers. The classroom teachers selected pursuant to this subparagraph shall constitute a majority of the persons selected pursuant to this subparagraph.
(B) Parents of pupils attending the school, or other members of the school community, selected by parents of pupils attending the school. The number of persons selected pursuant to this subparagraph shall equal the number of persons selected pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(2) At a secondary school, the schoolsite council shall consist of both of the following groups:
(A) The principal of the school or his or her designee; classroom teachers employed at the school, selected by classroom teachers employed at the school; and school personnel employed at the school who are not teachers, selected by school personnel employed at the school who are not teachers. The classroom teachers selected pursuant to this subparagraph shall constitute a majority of the persons selected pursuant to this subparagraph.
(B) Parents of pupils attending the school, or other members of the school community, selected by parents of pupils attending the school; and pupils attending the school, selected by pupils who are attending the school. The number of persons selected pursuant to this subparagraph shall equal the number of persons selected pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(d) An employee of a school who is also a parent or guardian of a pupil who attends a school other than the school of the parent’s or guardian’s employment is not disqualified by this employment from serving as a parent representative on the schoolsite council established for the school that his or her child or ward attends.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 471, Sec. 7. (AB 716) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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65001. (a) Schools with a common site administration may operate a shared schoolsite council if the schoolsite has a pupil population of less than 300.
(b) Up to three schools with a combined pupil population of less than 1,000 may operate a shared schoolsite council if the schools have at least one of the following characteristics:
(1) A shared campus.
(2) Geographic proximity to one another with similar pupil populations.
(c) In the case of a shared schoolsite council, each council shall be composed of members in a manner consistent with subdivision (c) of Section 65000.
(d) (1) If the requirement in paragraph (2) is met, a school with a population of fewer than 300 pupils may operate a schoolsite council that has the representation of all of the following:
(A) One principal.
(B) One teacher, selected by the teachers.
(C) One school staff member representing the other school personnel, selected by the other school personnel.
(D) If the school is an elementary school, three parents or community members selected by parents, or if the school is a secondary school, two parents or community members selected by parents and one pupil selected by the pupils.
(2) The local governing board or body of the local educational agency shall obtain approval from its local bargaining unit, if applicable.
(e) The state board may grant a waiver of any provision of this part to a school district or county office of education. A school district governing board or county board of education, on behalf of a schoolsite council, may request that the state board grant a waiver of any provision of this part.
(f) The state board may adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 51, Sec. 57. (SB 75) Effective July 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Title of Part › Section 66000.

66000. This part shall be known and may be cited as the Donahoe Higher Education Act.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT › CHAPTER 1.5 - Legislative Findings › Section 66003.

66003. It is the intent of the Legislature to outline in statute the broad policy and programmatic goals of the master plan and clear, concise statewide goals and outcomes for effective implementation of the master plan, attuned to the public interest of the people and State of California, and to expect the system as a whole and the higher education segments to be accountable for attaining those goals. However, consistent with the spirit of the original master plan and the subsequent updates, it is the intent of the Legislature that the governing boards be given ample discretion in implementing policies and programs necessary to attain those goals.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 201, Sec. 2. (AB 1901) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 66010.

66010. (a) Public higher education consists of (1) the California Community Colleges, (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.
(b) As used in this part, “independent institutions of higher education” are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(c) No provision of this part is intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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66010.1. The purpose of this article is to identify common educational missions shared by educational institutions in California and to differentiate more specific missions and functions between the various educational segments.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1198, Sec. 4.1.)
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66010.2. The public elementary and secondary schools, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and independent institutions of higher education share goals designed to provide educational opportunity and success to the broadest possible range of our citizens, and shall provide the following:
(a) Access to education, and the opportunity for educational success, for all qualified Californians. Particular efforts should be made with regard to those who are historically and currently underrepresented in both their graduation rates from secondary institutions and in their attendance at California higher educational institutions.
(b) Quality teaching and programs of excellence for their students. This commitment to academic excellence shall provide all students the opportunity to address issues, including ethical issues, that are central to their full development as responsible citizens.
(c) Educational equity not only through a diverse and representative student body and faculty but also through educational environments in which each person, regardless of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or economic circumstances, has a reasonable chance to fully develop his or her potential.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 637, Sec. 1. (AB 620) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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66010.3. The public elementary and secondary schools shall be responsible for academic and general vocational instruction from kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, including preparation of pupils for postsecondary instruction, future participation in California’s economy and society, and adult instruction to the extent of state support.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1198, Sec. 4.3.)