Senate Bill No. 1432

Introduced by Senator Huff

(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Chang and Olsen)

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Medina)

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Sections 48301, 48302, 48307, 48308, 48312, 48313, and 48314 of, to add Section 48309.5 to, and to repeal Sections 48315 and 48316 of, the Education Code, relating to school attendance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1432, as introduced, Huff. School attendance: pupil transfer options: school districts of choice.

(1) Existing law requires each person between the ages of 6 and 18 years, who is not otherwise exempt, to attend the public full-time day school in the school district in which his or her parent or guardian is a resident. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to accept pupils from other school districts by adopting a resolution to become a school district of choice, as defined, and authorizes the governing board of a school district of choice to ensure, by resolution, that pupils accepted for transfer are selected through a random, unbiased process that prohibits an evaluation of whether or not the pupil should be enrolled based upon his or her academic or athletic performance. Existing law authorizes either a pupil’s school district of residence or a school district of choice to prohibit the transfer of a pupil into a school district of choice or limit the number of pupils transferred into a school district of choice if the governing board of the school district determines that the transfer would negatively impact a court-ordered or voluntary desegregation plan of the school district or the racial and ethnic balance of the school district. Existing law requires a school district of choice, at its expense, to ensure that the auditor who conducts the annual financial audit of the school district reviews compliance with the requirements for a random, unbiased selection process and appropriate communications at the same time that he or she is conducting the annual audit, and requires the school district to notify the auditor regarding this compliance review prior to the commencement of the annual audit.

This bill would require, instead of authorize, the governing board of the school district of choice to ensure, by resolution, that pupils accepted for transfer are selected through a random, unbiased process that prohibits an evaluation of whether or not the pupil should be enrolled based upon his or her academic or athletic performance. The bill would authorize only a pupil’s school district of residence to prohibit the transfer of a pupil into a school district of choice or limit the number of pupils transferred into a school district of choice if the governing board of the school district of residence determines that the transfer would negatively impact a court-ordered or voluntary desegregation plan of the school district of residence or the racial and ethnic balance of the school district of residence. The bill would revise the provisions relating to the audit. The bill would also authorize the parent of a pupil who is denied a transfer to appeal that decision to the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the school district issuing the denial is located, as provided. The bill would also authorize a school district of choice to bring a complaint against a school district of residence and a school district of residence to bring a complaint against a school district of choice to a county superintendent of schools, as provided. The bill would require the county superintendent of schools to rely only on certain provisions of existing law and determine only whether they were applied accurately. To the extent this would impose additional duties on county superintendents of schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

(2) Existing law authorizes a school district of residence, as defined, to limit the number of pupils who transfer out each year by a certain percentage, and also authorizes a school district with an average daily attendance of less than 50,000 to limit the maximum number of pupils transferring out for the duration of the program to 10% of the average daily attendance for that period. Existing law authorizes a school district of residence to limit transfers if it has a negative or qualified status on the most recent budget certification, or to limit the number of pupils to a number identified by the county superintendent of schools, as specified, if the county superintendent determines that the school district will not meet the standards and criteria for fiscal stability for the subsequent fiscal year due to the impact of additional pupil transfers in that fiscal year.

This bill would delete the authorization of a school district with an average daily attendance of less than 50,000 to limit the maximum number of pupils transferring out for the duration of the program to 10% of the average daily attendance for that period. The bill would also establish procedures, as provided, by which school districts of residence may implement the other limits.

(3) Existing law authorizes a school district of choice to notify a school district of residence when the school district of choice accepts a pupil from that school district of residence.

This bill would instead require a school district of choice to notify a school district of residence when the school district of choice accepts or provisionally accepts a pupil from that school district of residence, as specified.

(4) Existing law authorizes school districts to make information regarding their schools, programs, policies, and procedures available to any interested person upon request.

This bill would instead require school districts to make information regarding their schools, programs, policies, and procedures available to any interested person upon request and would require a school district of choice to also make public announcements regarding its schools, programs, policies, and procedures during the enrollment period. To the extent this would impose additional duties on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

(5) Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst annually to make specified information regarding districts of choice transfers available to the Governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature.

This bill would instead assign those duties to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(6) Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst to conduct, after consulting with appropriate legislative staff, a comprehensive evaluation of the district of choice program, make recommendations regarding the extension of the program, incorporate in that evaluation the data annually made available by the Department of Finance, and complete and submit the evaluation and the recommendations to the appropriate education policy committees of the Legislature and the Governor by January 31, 2016.

This bill would delete those requirements.

(7) Existing law makes the provisions governing districts of choice inoperative on July 1, 2017, and repeals them on January 1, 2018.

This bill would delete those provisions, thereby extending the school district of choice program indefinitely.

(8) This bill would make other related changes, make clarifying changes, recast certain provisions of existing law, and make other nonsubstantive changes.

(9) 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 48301 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

48301.  

(a)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert The governing board of any school district may
begin delete accept interdistrict transfers. A school district that receives an
application for attendance under this article is not required to admit
pupils to its schools. If, however, end delete begin insert elect to operate the school district
as a school district of choice and may accept transfers from school
districts of residence pursuant to this article. If end insert the governing board
of a school district elects to accept transfers as authorized under
this article, it begin delete may, end delete begin insert shall, end insert by resolution, begin delete elect to accept transfer
pupils, end delete determine and adopt the number of transfers it is willing
to accept under this begin delete article, end delete begin insert article end insert and ensure that pupils admitted
under begin delete the policy end delete begin insert this article end insert are selected through a random,
unbiased process that prohibits an evaluation of whether or not begin delete the end delete
begin insert a end insert pupil should be enrolled based upon his or her academic or
athletic performance. begin delete Any pupil accepted for transfer shall be
deemed to have fulfilled the requirements of Section 48204. If end delete

begin insert (2) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert If end insert the number of transfer applications exceeds the number
of transfers the governing board of a school district begin insert of choice end insert elects
to accept under this article, approval for transfer pursuant to this
article shall be determined by a random drawing held in public at
a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board of the school
begin delete district. end delete begin insert district of choice. end insert

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(b) Either the pupil’s school district of residence, upon
notification of the pupil’s acceptance to the school district of choice
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 48308, or the school district
of choice may prohibit the transfer of a pupil under this article or
limit the number of pupils so transferred if the governing board of
the school district determines that the transfer would negatively
impact any of the following:

(1) The court-ordered desegregation plan of the school district.

(2) The voluntary desegregation plan of the school district.

(3) The racial and ethnic balance of the school district.

(c) The school district of residence may not adopt policies that
in any way block or discourage pupils from applying for transfer
to another school district.

(d)

end delete

begin insert (b) end insert  Communications to parents begin delete or guardians end delete by school districts
begin delete electing to enroll pupils under the end delete begin insert of end insert choice begin delete options provided by
this article end delete shall be factually accurate and not target individual
begin delete parents or guardians or end delete begin insert parents, end insert residential begin delete neighborhoods end delete
begin insert neighborhoods, or any other specific ascertainable cohort end insert on the
basis of a begin delete child’s end delete begin insert pupil or pupils’ end insert actual or perceived academic or
athletic begin delete performance end delete begin insert skill end insert or begin delete any end delete other personal characteristic.

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(e) A school district of choice, at its expense, shall ensure that
the auditor who conducts the annual audit pursuant to Section
41020, at the same time that he or she is conducting that annual
audit, reviews compliance with the provisions in this section
regarding a random, unbiased selection process and appropriate
communications. The compliance review specified in this
subdivision is not subject to the requirements in subdivision (d)
of Section 41020. The school district of choice shall notify the
auditor regarding this compliance review specified in this
subdivision before the commencement of the annual audit. The
governing board of the school district of choice shall include a
summary of audit exceptions, if any, resulting from the compliance
review conducted pursuant to this subdivision in the report it
provides pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 48313.

(f) A school district of residence shall not prohibit the transfer
of a pupil who is a child of an active military duty parent to a
school in any school district, if the school district to which the
parent of the pupil applies approves the application for transfer.

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(c) A school district of choice, with respect to compliance with
subdivisions (a) and (b), shall be subject to the audit conducted
pursuant to Section 41020.

end insert begin insert

(d) A school district of choice shall post application information
on its Internet Web site. This information shall include, at a
minimum, any applicable form and timeline for a transfer pursuant
to this article. It also shall include an explanation of the selection
process the school district of choice implements pursuant to
subdivision (a).

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(e) A pupil attending a school in a school district of choice shall
be deemed to have fulfilled the requirements of Section 48204.

end insert

SEC. 2.  

Section 48302 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48302.  

School districts are encouraged to hold informational
begin delete hearings end delete begin insert meetings and make public announcements end insert on the current
educational begin delete program end delete begin insert programs end insert the begin insert school end insert district is offering so
that parents may provide input to the begin insert school end insert district on methods
to improve the current begin delete program end delete begin insert programs end insert and so that parents may
make informed decisions regarding their children’s education.

SEC. 3.  

Section 48307 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48307.  

(a)  begin delete A end delete begin insert Once a end insert school district of residence with an
average daily attendance greater than 50,000 begin delete may limit the number
of pupils transferring out each year to 1 percent of its current year
estimated average daily attendance. end delete begin insert has received notification from
a school district of choice that a number of pupils that the school
district of residence calculates to be equal to 1 percent of its
current year estimated average daily attendance have been
accepted into that school district of choice for the following school
year, the school district of residence may, by resolution in a public
meeting of the governing board of the school district of residence,
restrict any further pupils from transferring under this article to
that school district of choice for the upcoming school year. end insert

(b)  begin delete A end delete begin insert Once a end insert school district of residence with an average daily
attendance of begin delete less than end delete 50,000 begin delete may limit the number of pupils
transferring out to 3 percent of its current year estimated average
daily attendance and may limit the maximum number of pupils
transferring out for the duration of the program authorized by this
article to 10 percent of the average daily attendance for that period. end delete
begin insert or less has been notified from a school district of choice that a
number of pupils that the school district of residence calculates
to be equal to 3 percent of its current year estimated average daily
attendance have been accepted into that school district of choice
for the following school year, the school district of residence may,
by resolution in a public meeting of the governing board of the
school district of residence, restrict any further pupils from
transferring under this article to that school district of choice for
the upcoming school year. end insert

(c) A school district of residence that has a negative status on
the most recent budget certification completed by the county
superintendent of schools in any fiscal year may limit the number
of pupils who transfer out of the district in that fiscal begin delete year. end delete begin insert year
and once the school district of residence has received notification
from a school district of choice or school districts of choice that
the number of pupils that the school district of residence calculates
to be equal to that limit have been accepted into that school district
of choice or those school districts of choice, may, by resolution in
a public meeting of the governing board of the school district of
residence, restrict any further pupils from transferring under this
article for the upcoming school year. end insert

(d) Notwithstanding any prior or existing certification of a
school district of residence pursuant to Article 3 (commencing
with Section 42130) of Chapter 6 of Part 24, begin delete only end delete if begin delete the end delete begin insert a end insert county
superintendent of schools determines that begin delete the end delete begin insert a school end insert district begin insert of
residence end insert would not meet the standards and criteria for fiscal
stability specified in Section 42131 for the subsequent fiscal year
exclusively due to the impact of begin delete additional end delete pupil transfers pursuant
to this begin delete article in that year, end delete begin insert article, end insert the begin insert school end insert district begin insert of residence end insert
may limit the number of begin delete additional end delete pupils who transfer begin insert pursuant
to this article end insert in the upcoming school year begin delete pursuant to this article
up end delete to the number that the county superintendent begin insert of schools end insert
identifies beyond which begin delete number of additional transfers end delete would
result in a qualified or negative certification in begin delete that end delete begin insert the subsequent
fiscal end insert year exclusively as a result of begin delete additional end delete transfers pursuant
to this begin delete article. end delete begin insert article. Once the school district of residence has
received notification from a school district of choice or school
districts of choice that the number of pupils that the school district
of residence calculates to be equal to that limit have been accepted
into that school district of choice or those school districts of choice,
a school district of residence may, by resolution in a public meeting
of the governing board of the school district of residence, restrict
any further pupils from transferring under this article for the
upcoming school year. end insert

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(e) If a school district of residence limits the number of pupils
who transfer out of the district pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d),
pupils who have already been enrolled or notified of eligibility for
enrollment, including through the random, public selection process
prior to the action by the district to limit transfers shall be permitted
to attend the school district of choice.

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(e) A school district of residence, upon receiving notification
of a pupil’s acceptance into the school district of choice, may
prohibit the transfer of a pupil under this article or limit the
number of pupils so transferred if the governing board of the school
district of residence determines that the transfer would negatively
impact any of the following:

end insert begin insert

(1) The court-ordered desegregation plan of the school district
of residence.

end insert begin insert

(2) The voluntary desegregation plan of the school district of
residence.

end insert begin insert

(3) The racial and ethnic balance of the school district of
residence.

end insert begin insert

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a school
district of residence shall not prohibit the transfer of a pupil who
is a child of an active military duty parent.

end insert begin insert

(g) A school district of residence shall not adopt policies that
in any way block or discourage pupils from applying for transfer
to a school district of choice.

end insert begin delete

(f)

end delete

begin insert (h) end insert  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a pupil
attending a school district of choice or a pupil who received a
notice of begin delete eligibility to enroll end delete begin insert acceptance into end insert in a school district
of begin delete choice, including a pupil selected by means of a random
selection process conducted on or before June 30, 2009, pursuant
to this article, as it read on June 30, 2009, end delete begin insert choice before the
resolution by the school district of residence to restrict further
transfers end insert shall be permitted to attend the school district of choice.

SEC. 4.  

Section 48308 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48308.  

(a) (1) An application requesting a transfer pursuant
to this article shall be submitted by the parent begin delete or guardian end delete of a
pupil to the school district of choice begin delete that has elected to accept
transfer pupils pursuant to Section 48301 prior to end delete begin insert before end insert January
1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil
is requesting to be transferred. This application deadline may be
waived upon agreement of the school district of residence of the
pupil and the school district of choice.

(2) The application deadline specified in paragraph (1) does not
apply to an application requesting a transfer if the parent begin delete or
guardian end delete of the pupil, with whom the pupil resides, is enlisted in
the military and was relocated by the military begin delete within end delete begin insert less than end insert 90
days begin delete prior to end delete begin insert before end insert submitting the application.

(b) The application may be submitted on a form provided for
this purpose by the department and may request enrollment of the
pupil in a specific school or program of the school begin delete district. end delete begin insert district
of choice. end insert

(c) (1)  begin delete Not later than 90 days after the receipt by a school
district of an application for transfer, end delete begin insert No later than February 15
of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil
is requesting to be transferred, end insert the governing board of the school
district begin delete may end delete begin insert of choice shall end insert notify the parent begin delete or guardian end delete in writing
whether the application has been provisionally accepted or rejected
or of the placement of the pupil on a waiting list. Final acceptance
or rejection shall be made by May 15 preceding the school year
for which the pupil is requesting to be transferred.

begin insert

(2) If the application is rejected, the governing board of the
school district of choice shall include in the written notification
to the parent the specific reason or reasons for that determination,
and shall ensure that the determination, and the specific reason
or reasons for the determination, are accurately recorded in the
minutes of the board meeting in which the determination was made.

end insert begin insert

(3) If a pupil is accepted or provisionally accepted into a school
district of choice, the school district of choice shall notify the
school district of residence of the pupil no later than March 1 of
the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil is
requesting to be transferred.

end insert begin delete

(2)

end delete

begin insert (4) end insert  (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the governing board of
a school district begin insert of choice end insert shall, not later than 90 days after receipt
of an application submitted according to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a), make a final acceptance or rejection of that
application. A pupil may enroll in a school in the school district
begin insert of choice end insert immediately upon his or her acceptance.

(B) If an application submitted according to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a) is submitted less than 90 days begin delete prior to end delete begin insert before end insert the
beginning of the school year for which the pupil seeks to be
transferred, the governing board of the school district begin insert of choice end insert
shall accept or deny the application begin delete prior to end delete begin insert before end insert the
commencement of the school year. A pupil may enroll in a school
in the school district begin insert of choice end insert immediately upon his or her
acceptance.

begin delete

(3) If the application is accepted, the notice required by this
subdivision may be provided to the school district of residence. If
the application is rejected, the district governing board may set
forth in the written notification to the parent or guardian the
specific reason or reasons for that determination, and may ensure
that the determination, and the specific reason or reasons therefor,
are accurately recorded in the minutes of a regularly scheduled
board meeting in which the determination was made.

end delete

(d) Final acceptance of the transfer is applicable for one school
year and will be renewed automatically each year unless the school
district of choice through the adoption of a resolution begin delete withdraws
from participation in the program and end delete begin insert elects to end insert no longer begin delete will end delete
accept any transfer pupils begin delete from other districts. end delete begin insert pursuant to this
article. end insert However, if a school district of choice begin delete withdraws from
participation in the program, end delete begin insert elects to no longer accept pupils
under this article, end insert high school pupils admitted under this article
may continue begin insert to attend the same school in the school district of
choice end insert until they graduate from high school.

SEC. 5.  

Section 48309.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:

48309.5.  

(a) The parent of a pupil who is denied a transfer
pursuant to this article may appeal that decision to the county
superintendent of schools of the county in which the school district
issuing the denial is located. The county superintendent of schools
shall rely only on the provisions of this article and determine only
whether they were applied accurately.

(b) A school district of choice may bring a complaint alleging
a violation of a this article by a school district of residence to the
county superintendent of schools of the county in which the school
district of residence is located. The county superintendent of
schools shall rely only on the provisions of this article and
determine only whether they were applied accurately.

(c) A school district of residence may bring a complaint alleging
a violation of this article by a school district of choice to the county
superintendent of schools of the county in which the school district
of choice is located. The county superintendent of schools shall
rely only on the provisions of this article and determine only
whether they were applied accurately.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit or restrict
any entity from seeking a judicial remedy for a violation of this
article.

SEC. 6.  

Section 48312 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48312.  

Each school district begin delete may end delete begin insert shall end insert make information
regarding its schools, programs, policies, and procedures available
to any interested person upon request. begin insert A school district of choice
shall also make public announcements regarding its schools,
programs, policies, and procedures during the enrollment period. end insert

SEC. 7.  

Section 48313 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48313.  

(a) Pursuant to this article, each school district begin delete electing
to accept transfer pupils end delete begin insert of choice end insert shall keep an accounting of all
requests made for begin delete alternative attendance end delete begin insert transfers pursuant to this
article end insert and records of all disposition of those requests that shall
include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The number of requests granted, denied, or withdrawn. In
the case of denied requests, the records shall indicate the reasons
for the denials.

(2) The number of pupils transferred out of the begin insert school end insert district
begin insert of choice end insert pursuant to this article.

(3) The number of pupils transferred into the begin insert school end insert district begin insert of
choice end insert pursuant to this article.

(4) The race, ethnicity, gender, self-reported socioeconomic
status, and the school district of residence of each of the pupils
described in paragraphs (2) and (3).

(5) The number of pupils described in paragraphs (2) and (3)
who are classified as English learners or identified as individuals
with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026.

(b) The information maintained pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
be reported to the governing board of the school district begin insert of choice end insert
at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing begin delete board. end delete begin insert board of
the school district of choice. end insert No later than May 15th of each year,
the school district begin insert of choice end insert shall report the information maintained
pursuant to subdivision (a) begin insert for the current school year end insert in addition
to information regarding the district’s status as a school district of
choice begin delete in end delete begin insert for end insert the upcoming school year to each school district that
is geographically adjacent to the begin insert school end insert district begin delete electing to accept
transfer pupils, end delete begin insert of choice, end insert the county office of education in which
the begin insert school end insert district begin insert of choice end insert is located, begin insert and end insert the begin delete Superintendent,
and the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance shall
make the information reported to it pursuant to this subdivision
available upon request to the Legislative Analyst. end delete begin insert Superintendent
in a manner consistent with subdivision (d). end insert

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(c) The Legislative Analyst annually shall make all of the
following information available to the Governor and the appropriate
fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature:

(1) The number and characteristics of pupils who use the school
district of choice option pursuant to this article.

(2) The Academic Performance Index scores of schools in school
districts of residence and school districts of choice.

(3) The graduation rates of school districts of residence and
school districts of choice.

(4) The enrollment of school districts of residence and school
districts of choice for the previous five years.

(5) The fiscal health of school districts of residence and school
districts of choice, including, but not limited to, both of the
following:

(A) Increasing or declining enrollment.

(B) Whether a school district received a negative or qualified
rating pursuant to Section 42131.

(6) Whether a school district has exceeded the transfer limits
specified in Section 48307.

(7) Other information the Legislative Analyst deems appropriate.

(d) As necessary and practicable, the Legislative Analyst shall
survey school districts of residence and school districts of choice
to gather the information described in subdivision (c).

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(c) The Superintendent shall do all of the following:

end insert begin insert

(1) Maintain and periodically update a list of the school districts
of choice in the state. The Superintendent shall take reasonable
steps to verify the accuracy of the list.

end insert begin insert

(2) Collect the information specified in subdivision (a) from
each school district of choice. The Superintendent shall ensure
school districts of choice provide this information in a complete
and consistent format. The Superintendent may provide a template
for school districts of choice to use and may issue guidance
regarding the procedures for collecting and reporting data.

end insert begin insert

(3) Post the information collected under paragraphs (1) and
(2) on the Internet Web site of the department. The information
shall be accompanied by explanation of the transfers authorized
by this article. The Superintendent shall make this information
available by request to any school district.

end insert begin insert

(4) Post a single list of all school choice programs, including,
but not limited to, school districts of choice, on the Internet Web
site of the department.

end insert begin insert

(d) (1) The Superintendent may require information specified
in subdivision (a) to be provided through the California
Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, another data
collection system administered by the department, or another
manner authorized by the Superintendent. It is the intent of the
Legislature that the Superintendent collect data in the manner that
minimizes the administrative burden for school districts and the
state.

end insert begin insert

(2) No later than July 1, 2017, the Superintendent shall report
to the education policy committees of the Legislature, the
Department of Finance, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office with
a description of the plan for collecting the data specified in
subdivision (a).

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(e) The Superintendent annually shall make all of the following
information available to the Governor and the appropriate fiscal
and policy committees of the Legislature:

end insert begin insert

(1) The number and characteristics of pupils who use the school
district of choice option pursuant to this article.

end insert begin insert

(2) Assessment scores of school districts of choice and school
districts of residence pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 60640.

end insert begin insert

(3) The graduation rates of school districts of residence and
school districts of choice.

end insert begin insert

(4) The enrollment of school districts of residence and school
districts of choice for the previous five years.

end insert begin insert

(5) The fiscal health of school districts of residence and school
districts of choice, including, but not limited to, both of the
following:

end insert begin insert

(A) Increasing or declining enrollment.

end insert begin insert

(B) Whether a school district received a negative or qualified
rating pursuant to Section 42131.

end insert begin insert

(6) Whether a school district of residence has exceeded the
transfer limits specified in Section 48307.

end insert begin insert

(7) Other information the Superintendent deems appropriate.

end insert

SEC. 8.  

Section 48314 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48314.  

It is the intent of the Legislature that every parent in
this state be informed of their opportunity for currently existing
begin insert school district of end insert choice options under this article regardless of
ethnicity, primary language, begin delete or literacy. end delete begin insert literacy, or special needs. end insert

SEC. 9.  

Section 48315 of the Education Code is repealed.

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48315.  

This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2017,
and, as of January 1, 2018, is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, which becomes effective on or before January 1, 2018,
deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and
is repealed.

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SEC. 10.  

Section 48316 of the Education Code is repealed.

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48316.  

The Legislative Analyst shall conduct, after consulting
with appropriate legislative staff, a comprehensive evaluation of
the interdistrict transfer program established pursuant to this article
and prepare recommendations regarding the extension of the
program. The evaluation shall incorporate the data described in
Section 48313 and shall be completed and submitted, along with
the recommendations regarding extension, to the appropriate
education policy committees of the Legislature and to the Governor
by January 31, 2016.

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SEC. 11.  

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.