BILL NUMBER: SB 714	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Block

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act  to add Section 46308 to the Education Code, 
relating to schools.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 714, as amended, Block. Schools: average daily attendance:
online instruction.
   Existing law establishes the public elementary and secondary
school system in this state, and further establishes a funding system
pursuant to which the state apportions funds to local educational
agencies based on, among other factors, the average daily attendance
of pupils at the schools operated by those agencies. Existing law
authorizes, commencing with the 2014-15 school year, for purposes of
computing average daily attendance, the inclusion of pupils in grades
9 to 12, inclusive, under the immediate supervision and control of a
certificated employee of the school district or county office of
education who is delivering synchronous, online instruction, as
defined, provided that this instruction meets specified criteria.
   This bill  would state the intent of the Legislature to
enact legislation that would, commencing with the 2014-15 fiscal
year, authorize a school district, county office of education, or
charter school to claim apportionment based on average daily
attendance on the basis of a pupil's satisfactory progress toward
obtaining a high school diploma by earning course credit through
attendance in an online course or courses pursuant to criteria to be
developed by the Legislature.   , in addition to the
authority related to online instruction described above and
commencing with the 2014-15 fiscal year, would authorize school
districts, county offices of education, and charter schools that
offer high-quality online education courses, as defined, to claim
attendance toward average daily attendance on the basis of a pupil's
attendance in an online course or courses that satisfy prescribed
criteria. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 46308 is added to the 
 Education Code   , to read:  
   46308.  (a) Commencing with the 2014-15 fiscal year and in
addition to Section 46300.8, a school district, county office of
education, or charter school may claim state apportionment funding on
the basis of a pupil's satisfactory progress toward obtaining a high
school diploma by earning course credit through attendance in an
online course or courses if all of the following apply:
   (1) The pupil is a California resident.
   (2) The pupil is enrolled in classes that include courses in a
classroom-based setting, courses that are offered through an online
program, or both.
   (3) The pupil meets minimum instructional time requirements
pursuant to:
   (A) Section 46141 and Section 46201, 46201.5, or 46202, as
applicable, for pupils enrolled in a noncharter school in a school
district or county office of education.
   (B) Section 46170, for pupils enrolled in a continuation school.
   (C) Section 46180, for pupils enrolled in an opportunity school.
   (D) Subdivision (e) of Section 47612.5, for pupils enrolled in a
charter school.
   (4) Each online course in which the pupil is enrolled is a
high-quality online course.
   (b) For the purposes of this section, a "high-quality online
course" is defined as an online course that meets all of the
following requirements:
   (1) The online course is approved by the governing board of the
school district or county office of education, or by the governing
body of the charter school.
   (2) The online course is certified to meet the requirements of
this subdivision, through board resolution, by the governing board of
the school district or county office of education, or by the
governing body of the charter school.
   (3) The online course is certified by the governing board of the
school district or county office of education, or by the governing
body of the charter school, as being as rigorous as a classroom-based
course and meeting or exceeding all relevant state content
standards.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would, commencing with the 2014-15 fiscal
year, authorize a school district, county office of education, or
charter school to claim apportionment based on average daily
attendance on the basis of a pupil's satisfactory progress toward
obtaining a high school diploma by earning course credit through
attendance in an online course or courses pursuant to criteria to be
developed by the Legislature.