BILL NUMBER: AB 560	CHAPTERED  09/25/03

	CHAPTER  509
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 5, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 28, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Goldberg
   (Coauthor:  Assembly Member Montanez)

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2003

   An act to amend Section 37670 of the Education Code, relating to
school programs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 560, Goldberg.  School programs.
   Existing law authorizes a school district to operate a program of
year-round scheduling for as few as 163 days in each fiscal year if
the number of annual instructional minutes is not less than that of
schools of the same grade levels utilizing the traditional school
calendar.
   This bill would further condition this authority on the governing
board of the school district adopting a resolution at a regularly
scheduled board meeting certifying that the number of annual
instructional minutes is not less than that of schools of the same
grade levels utilizing the traditional school calendar and that it is
not possible for the school to maintain a multitrack schedule
containing the same number of instructional days as are provided in
schools of the district utilizing the traditional school calendar
given the facilities, program, class sizes, and projected number of
pupils enrolled at the schoolsite.  The bill would require the State
Department of Education, by July 1, 2008, to conduct a survey to
determine whether school districts operating under this authority
will phase out this scheduling program by the 2009-10 fiscal year and
to submit a copy of the results of the survey to the Assembly
Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the
Department of Finance.  The bill would require the Legislature to
determine based on this survey whether to repeal or continue this
authority.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 37670 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   37670.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school
district may operate a program of multitrack year-round scheduling at
one or more schools within the district.  A program of multitrack
year-round scheduling may operate at a schoolsite for as few as 163
days in each fiscal year if the governing board of the school
district adopts a resolution at a regularly scheduled board meeting
certifying that both of the following criteria are met at the
schoolsite:
   (1) The number of annual instructional minutes is not less than
that of schools of the same grade levels utilizing the traditional
school calendar.
   (2) It is not possible for the school to maintain a multitrack
schedule containing the same number of instructional days as are
provided in schools of the district utilizing the traditional school
calendar given the facilities, program, class sizes, and projected
number of pupils enrolled at the schoolsite.
   (b) All certificated employees under this program, except those
serving under an administrative or supervisorial credential and who
are assigned full time to a school in positions requiring
qualifications for certification, shall work the same number of days
and shall increase the number of minutes worked daily on a uniform
basis.
   (c) A program conducted pursuant to this section shall be eligible
for apportionment from the State School Fund.
   (d) By July 1, 2008, the department shall, in consultation with
the Office of Public School Construction, conduct a survey to
determine whether school districts operating a program of multitrack
year-round scheduling for as few as 163 days in a fiscal year will
phase out this scheduling program by the 2009-10 fiscal year and
shall submit a copy of the results of this survey to the Assembly
Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the
Department of Finance.  Based on this survey, the Legislature shall
determine whether to repeal or continue the authority to operate a
program of multitrack year-round scheduling for as few as 163 days in
a fiscal year.