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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1799 (Bradford)
          As Amended  June 27, 2012
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |77-0 |(May 29, 2012)  |SENATE: |37-0 |(August 23,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    ED.  

           SUMMARY  :  Requires that, when a pupil transfers from one school 
          to another within the state, the pupil's records be transferred 
          from the prior school to the new school within 10 schooldays 
          following the date the request was received by the prior school. 
           Specifically,  this bill  :  

          1)Finds and declares that:

             a)   The academic record of a transferring pupil is essential 
               to the pupil's placement, academic success, and timely 
               graduation; and, 

             b)   An accurate, updated pupil record enhances school 
               safety, academic achievement, and pupil welfare when the 
               record of a transferring pupil includes transcripts, 
               immunization records, and, when applicable, suspension 
               notices, expulsion records, and individualized education 
               programs.

          2)Requires that, when a pupil transfers from a public school to 
            another public or private school or from a private school to a 
            public school within California, the school that the pupil 
            transfers from shall transmit his or her records to the new 
            school of enrollment within 10 schooldays.

          3)Defines "schoolday" to mean any day upon which the school is 
            in session or non-holiday weekdays during the summer break.

           The Senate amendments  specify that the provisions of this bill 
          do not supersede any other state or federal law governing the 
          transfer of pupil records for specific pupil populations.

           EXISTING LAW  requires pupil records of pupils transferring from 








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          a public school to another public or private school or from a 
          private school to a public school within California to be 
          transferred upon request of the district or private school where 
          the pupil intends to enroll.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations 
          Committee, this bill is unlikely to result in new costs to any 
          school district that would meet the minimum threshold ($1,000) 
          for filing a claim for mandate reimbursement as a result of its 
          imposition of a 10-day deadline.

           COMMENTS  :  While existing law already requires the transfer of 
          records upon request, it does not specify a time within which 
          the former school must transfer the records.  According to the 
          sponsor of the bill, the Los Angeles County Office of Education, 
          this results in cases where "the records are sent a year or two 
          from the date of the initial request, and in numerous instances 
          the records are never sent."  The reason, according to the 
          sponsor, is the amount of time it takes to sort through a 
          pupil's cumulative record, identify the files that must be 
          transferred, copy them, and send them.  Budget cuts in recent 
          years have led to the reduction of administrative and clerical 
          staff to do this.  

           
          Analysis Prepared by :    Rick Pratt / ED. / (916) 319-2087 


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