AB 207, as introduced, Grove. Virtual or online charter schools: average daily attendance.
Existing law requires community school and independent study average daily attendance to be claimed by school districts, county superintendents of schools, and charter schools only for pupils who are residents of the county in which the apportionment claim is reported or pupils who are residents of a county immediately adjacent to the county in which the apportionment claim is reported. Existing law authorizes virtual or online charter schools to also claim independent study average daily attendance for pupils enrolled in the school that move to a residence located outside of the geographical boundaries of the virtual or online charter school, as specified.
This bill would authorize virtual or online charter schools to also claim independent study average daily attendance for pupils who are residents of a county that is 125 miles or less from the county in which the apportionment claim is reported.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 51747.3 of the Education Code, as
2amended by Section 1 of Chapter 807 of the Statutes of 2014, is
3amended to read:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational
5agency, including, but not limited to, a charter school, may not
6claim state funding for the independent study of a pupil, whether
7characterized as home study or otherwise, if the local educational
8agency has provided any funds or other thing of value to the pupil
9or his or her parent or guardian that the local educational agency
10does not provide to pupils who attend regular classes or to their
11parents or guardians. A charter school may not claim state funding
12for the independent study of a pupil, whether characterized as
13home study or otherwise, if the charter school has provided any
14funds or other thing of value to the pupil or his or her parent or
15guardian that a school district could not legally provide to a
16similarly situated pupil of the school district, or to his or
her parent
17or guardian.
18(b) (1) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of
19Section 47605 or any other law, and except as specified in
20paragraph (2), community school and independent study average
21daily attendance shall be claimed by school districts, county
22superintendents of schools, and charter schools only for pupils
23who are residents of the county in which the apportionment claim
24is reported, or who are residents of a county immediately adjacent
25to the county in which the apportionment claim is reported.
26(2) In addition to claiming independent study average daily
27attendance pursuant to paragraph (1), a virtual or online charter
28school may also claim independent study average daily attendance
29for a pupil who isbegin delete enrolledend deletebegin insert
either, or both, of the following:end insert
30begin insert(A)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertEnrolledend insert in the school and moves to a residence located
31outside of the geographical boundaries of the virtual or online
32charter school. The virtual or online charter school may claim
33independent study average daily attendance for the pupil under
34thisbegin delete paragraphend deletebegin insert subparagraphend insert only for the duration of the course
35or courses in which the pupil is enrolled or until the end of the
36school year, whichever occurs first.
37(B) A resident of a county that is 125 miles or less from the
38county in which the apportionment claim is reported.
P3 1(c) The Superintendent shall not apportion funds for reported
2average daily attendance, through full-time independent study, of
3pupils who are enrolled in school pursuant to subdivision (b) of
4Section 48204.
5(d) In conformity with Provisions 25 and 28 of Item
66110-101-001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 1992, this
7section is applicable to average daily attendance reported for
8apportionment purposes beginning July 1, 1992. The provisions
9of this section are not subject to waiver by the state board, by the
10Superintendent,begin delete orend deletebegin insert
norend insert under any provision of Part 26.8
11(commencing with Section 47600).
12(e) For purposes of this section, “virtual or online charter school”
13means a charter school in which at least 80 percent of teaching
14and pupil interaction occurs via the Internet.
15(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018,
16and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
17is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.
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