Senate BillNo. 236


Introduced by Senator Pavley

February 12, 2013


An act to add Section 37712 to the Education Code, relating to school districts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 236, as introduced, Pavley. School districts: four-day school week: Moorpark Unified School District.

Existing law authorizes certain schools districts to operate one or more schools on a 4-day school week if the school district complies with specified instructional time requirements and other requirements related to the 4-day school week.

This bill would authorize the Moorpark Unified School District to operate one or more schools on a 4-day school week if it complies with the specified instructional time requirements and other requirements related to the 4-day school week.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Moorpark Unified School District.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 37712 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:

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37712.  

Notwithstanding any other law, the Moorpark Unified
4School District may operate one or more schools in the school
5district on a four-day school week, if the school district complies
P2    1with the instructional time requirements specified in Section 37701
2and the other requirements of this chapter.

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SEC. 2.  

The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
4is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
5within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
6Constitution because of the unique circumstances facing many of
7the pupils enrolled in the Moorpark Unified School District.



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