BILL NUMBER: AB 2306	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Frazier

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act to add Section 51225 to the Education Code, relating to
high school graduation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2306, as introduced, Frazier. High school graduation
requirements: pupils transferring from juvenile court schools.
   Existing law prescribes the course of study a pupil is required to
complete while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a
diploma of graduation, and authorizes the governing board of a school
district to prescribe coursework in addition to the statewide
requirements.
   This bill would require a school district to exempt a pupil who,
any time after the pupil completes 10th grade, transfers to the
school district from a juvenile court school from all coursework and
other requirements adopted by the governing board of the school
district for high school graduation that are in addition to the
statewide coursework requirements, unless the school district makes a
finding that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the additional
requirements in time to graduate from high school. The bill would
also require a school district of residence to issue a diploma of
graduation to a pupil who completes statewide coursework requirements
for graduation while attending a juvenile court school, as
specified. To the extent the bill would impose additional
requirements on school districts, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   The 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.
   This 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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 51225 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   51225.  (a) For purposes of this section, "pupil" means a pupil
who, any time after the pupil completes 10th grade, transfers to a
school district from a juvenile court school.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district shall exempt
a transfer pupil from all coursework and other requirements adopted
by the governing board of the school district for high school
graduation that are in addition to the statewide coursework
requirements specified in Section 51225.3, unless the school district
makes a finding that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the
additional requirements in time to graduate from high school.
   (c) If a pupil completes the statewide coursework requirements
specified in Section 51225.3 for graduation while attending a
juvenile court school, the school district of residence shall issue
to the pupil a diploma of graduation from the school the pupil last
attended even if the school district of residence has coursework and
other requirements adopted by the governing board of the school
district that are in addition to the statewide coursework
requirements.
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.