Senate BillNo. 1343


Introduced by Senator Wolk

February 19, 2016


An act to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 48928) to Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to pupils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1343, as introduced, Wolk. Pupils: transfer of pupil convicted of violent felony or misdemeanor.

Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Existing law establishes school districts throughout the state and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at the elementary and secondary schools they operate and maintain. Existing law provides for the governance of these school districts through elected school district governing boards.

This bill would authorize school district governing boards to transfer to another school in that district pupils of that district who have been convicted of violent felonies, as defined, or designated misdemeanors.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 48928) is
2added to Chapter 6 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the 3Education Code, to read:

 

P2    1Article 1.5.  Transfer of Pupil Convicted of Violent Felony or
2Misdemeanor
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48928.  

Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board
5of a school district may transfer to another school in that district
6a pupil of that district who has been convicted of a violent felony,
7as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code,
8or convicted of a misdemeanor listed in Section 29805 of the Penal
9Code.



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