BILL NUMBER: AB 2306 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2016
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 amended, 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 other coursework requirements
that are 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 other coursework and other
requirements for graduation adopted by the
governing board of the school district for high school
graduation that are in addition to the statewide coursework
requirements, requirements for graduation,
unless the school district makes a finding that the pupil is
reasonably able to complete the additional coursework
requirements in time to graduate from high school. The bill would
also require a school district of residence
county office of education 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 By
placing additional requirements on school districts,
districts and county offices of education, 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)
51225. (a) Notwithstanding any other law,
a for a pupil who at any time after he or she
completes 10th grade transfers to a school district from a juvenile
court school, the school district shall exempt a
transfer the pupil from all coursework
and other cours ework requirements
for graduation 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 coursework
requirements in time to graduate from high school.
(c)
(b) If a pupil completes the statewide coursework
requirements for graduation specified in Section 51225.3
for graduation while attending a juvenile court
school, the school district of residence
county office of education 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
shall not require the pupil to complete other coursework
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.