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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2306
Author: Frazier (D)
Amended: 8/16/16 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/29/16
AYES: Liu, Block, Hancock, Huff, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan,
Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/11/16
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Juvenile court school pupils
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill requires a school district to exempt a
student who transfers from a juvenile court school any time
after completion of grade 10 from local graduation requirements
that are in addition to the coursework required by the State.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1) Requires students to successfully complete specified courses as
a condition of graduating from high school, and authorizes
school districts to impose coursework requirements that are
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in addition to those prescribed by the State. (Education
Code § 51225.3)
2) Requires school districts to exempt a student in foster care or
a student who is homeless, who transfers between schools any
time after the completion of the student's second year of
high school, from all locally-imposed graduation
requirements. (EC § 51225.1(a))
3) Excludes students from this exemption if the school district
makes a finding that the student is reasonably able to
complete the local graduation requirements in time to
graduate by the end of the student's fourth year of high
school. (EC § 51225.1(a))
4) Requires school districts to notify, within 30 calendar days of
the date the foster youth transfers into a school, the
student, the person holding educational rights, and the
student's social worker or probation officer of the
availability of the exemption and whether the student
qualifies. (EC § 51225.1(d))
5) Requires school districts to notify, within 30 calendar days of
the date the homeless youth transfers into a school, the
student, the person holding educational rights, and the local
educational agency (LEA) liaison for homeless youth of the
availability of the exemption and whether the student
qualifies. (EC § 51225.1(d))
6) Requires schools to continue to apply the exemption for a
foster youth after the termination of the court's
jurisdiction, and for a homeless student if the student is no
longer homeless, while the student is enrolled in that school
or if the student transfers to another school or school
district. (EC § 51225.1(j))
7) Establishes juvenile court schools, administered by county
boards of education, to provide public schools in juvenile
halls, juvenile homes, day centers, juvenile ranches,
juvenile camps, regional youth educational facilities or in
any group home housing 25 or more youth. (EC § 48645, et
seq.)
8) Requires each school district and county office of education to
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accept for credit full or partial coursework satisfactorily
completed by a student while attending a public school,
juvenile court school, or non-public school or agency. (EC §
48645.5)
9) Requires the school district of residence to issue a diploma of
graduation from the school the student last attended, if a
student completes the graduation requirement of his or her
school district of residence while being detained. Existing
law authorizes, in the alternative, the county superintendent
of schools to issue the diploma. (EC § 48645.5)
10)Authorizes a complaint of non-compliance with the above to be
filed with the LEA under the Uniform Complaint Procedures.
This bill:
1)Requires a school district to exempt a former juvenile court
school student who transfers between schools any time after
the completion of the student's second year of high school
from all coursework and other requirements adopted by the
governing board that are in addition to the statewide
coursework requirements.
2)Provides that a school district is not required to exempt a
former juvenile court school student from local graduation
requirements if the school district makes a finding that the
student is reasonably able to complete the locally-imposed
graduation requirements in time to graduate by the end of the
student's fourth year of high school.
3)Requires the exemption to continue to apply after the
termination of the court's jurisdiction over the student
while he or she is enrolled in school or if the student
transfers to another school or school district.
4)Extends existing requirements related to determining if a
student is reasonably able to complete the local graduation
requirements within the student's fifth year of high school,
notification of eligibility for the exemption, notification
of how the exemption may affect admission to postsecondary
education and the prohibition on transferring a student
solely to be eligible for the exemption.
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5)Requires the county office of education to issue a diploma of
graduation to a student who completes the statewide
coursework requirements for graduation while attending a
juvenile court school, and prohibits the county office of
education from requiring the student to complete coursework
or other requirements that are in addition to the statewide
coursework requirements.
6)Extends to former juvenile court school students existing
provisions that prohibit school districts or county offices
of education from requiring specified youth to retake a
course if the student has satisfactorily completed the
course, and that require enrollment in the same or equivalent
course when partial credit is awarded.
7)Defines "former juvenile court school pupil" as a student who,
upon completion of the student's second year of high school,
transfers to a school district from a juvenile court school,
excluding a school district operated by the Department of
Juvenile Justice.
8)States legislative intent that students in juvenile court
schools have a rigorous curriculum that includes a course of
study preparing them for high school graduation and career
entry and fulfilling the requirements for admission to the
University of California and California State University.
Comments
Parity. This bill extends policies and procedures for
graduation requirements and completed coursework to students who
transfer from a juvenile court school that are currently
provided to students who are in foster care or who are homeless.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: Yes
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Mandate: Unknown reimbursable state mandate costs, potentially
in the hundreds of thousands, related to expanding the areas
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in which complaints may be made to LEAs under the Uniform
Complaint Procedures. Likely minor costs for a county office
of education to award a diploma for juvenile court school
students fulfilling statewide graduation requirements.
(Proposition 98)
The California Department of Education indicates costs to
implement this bill are minor.
SUPPORT: (Verified8/15/16)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/15/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper,
Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell,
Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chávez, Daly, Mathis, Olsen
Prepared by:Lynn Lorber / ED. / (916) 651-4105
8/16/16 17:47:53
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