BILL NUMBER: AB 1496	CHAPTERED  10/04/05

	CHAPTER  517
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 7, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 30, 2005
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 2, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Goldberg

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to add Section 33318.5 to the Education Code, relating to
pupils.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1496, Goldberg  High school attrition rates.
   Existing law vests specified powers and duties in the State
Department of Education for purposes of the public education system.

   This bill would require the department to compile an attrition
rate, in addition to the dropout rate the department compiles
pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, for high
school pupils according to a specified formula.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 33318.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   33318.5.  (a) In addition to the dropout rate the department
compiles pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20
U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), the department shall compile an attrition
rate for high school pupils in the state pursuant to the formula
specified in subdivision (b).
   (b) The attrition rate is the difference between the number of
pupils who enrolled in grade 9 in a particular year and the number of
pupils who, four years later, receive a diploma of graduation from
high school, divided by the number of pupils who enrolled in grade 9
in the particular year.