AB 951, as amended, Medina. Educational rights of homeless children:begin insert local educational agency liaison:end insert school district administrator and staff training.
Existing law requires a school district to accept from the parent or legal guardian of a pupil reasonable evidence that the pupil meets the residency requirements for school attendance in the school district. Existing law prohibits this requirement from limiting access to pupil enrollment for a homeless child, without any proof or documentation of residency under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
This bill would require a school district to ensure that all administrators and certificated and classified staff are properly trained regarding the rights of homeless children to receive educational services, including, but not limited to, an overview of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The bill would require a school district to ensure that sufficient public notice is provided to all parents and pupils regarding the educational rights of homeless children and would require a school district to designate a liaison between the school district and the homeless population to ensure that homeless children are identified and served. By requiring school districts to comply with these provisions, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
end deleteThe California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
end deleteThis bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
end deleteThis bill would, if a local educational agency designates a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth pursuant to the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, require the local educational agency to ensure that the liaison is properly trained regarding the rights of homeless children to receive educational services, including, but not limited to, an overview of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The bill would require the designated liaison to provide notice to homeless families at schools and in the community of the educational rights of homeless children and youth and to facilitate access to school services including, but not limited to, transportation services.
end insertbegin insertThe bill would, as a condition of receiving a grant funded by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, require the State Department of Education to require a local educational agency that applies for a grant to designate a local educational agency liaison to train its school administrators and certified and classified staff at least once a year regarding the educational rights of homeless children and youth, as specified.
end insertVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteyes end deletebegin insertnoend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 48204.2 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) begin deleteEach school district end deletebegin insertIf a local educational agency
4designates a local educational agency liaison for homeless children
5and youths pursuant to Section 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) of Title 42 of
6the United States Code, that local educational agencyend insertbegin insert end insertshall ensure
7begin delete that all administrators and certificated and classified staff areend deletebegin insert
that
8the liaison isend insert properly trained regarding the rights of homeless
P3 1children to receive educational services. This training shall include
2an overview of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
3Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).begin insert The designated local
4educational agency liaison shall provide notice to homeless
5families at schools and in the community of the educational rights
6of homeless children and youth and facilitate access to school
7services including, but not limited to, transportation services.end insert
8(b) Each school district shall ensure that sufficient public notice
9is provided to all parents and pupils regarding the educational
10rights of homeless children.
11(c) Each school district shall designate a liaison between the
12school district and the homeless population to ensure that homeless
13children
are identified and served. The liaison shall provide notice
14to homeless families at schools and in the community and facilitate
15access to school services including, but not limited to,
16transportation services.
17(b) As a condition for receiving a grant funded by the
18McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301
19et seq.), the department shall require a local educational agency
20that applies for a grant to designate a local educational agency
21liaison to train its school administrators and certified and classified
22staff at least once a year regarding the educational rights of
23homeless children and youth to ensure homeless children and
24youth are receiving the services that they need in order to enroll
25in, attend, and succeed in school. This training shall include an
26overview of the federal
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
27(42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
29this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
30local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
31pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
324 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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