Amended in Assembly June 30, 2016

Amended in Senate May 31, 2016

Amended in Senate April 13, 2016

Senate Bill No. 1432

Introduced by Senator Huff

(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Chang and Olsen)

(Coauthor: Senator Roth)

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Medina)

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Sections 48301, 48302, 48307, 48308, 48312, 48313, 48314, 48315, and 48316 begin delete of end delete begin insert of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 48311 of, and to add Section 48309.5 to, end insert the Education Code, relating to school attendance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

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

(1) Existing law begin delete 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 end delete 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, begin delete 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. end delete begin insert in accordance with specified procedural requirements and limitations. end insert

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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. To the extent this would impose additional duties on county superintendents of schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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(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.

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This bill would authorize a school district of residence with an average daily attendance of 50,000 or less to limit the maximum number of pupils enrolled in all school districts of choice, at any given time, to 10% of the average daily attendance. The bill would also establish procedures, as provided, by which school districts of residence may implement the limits.

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(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.

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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.

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

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This bill would require a school district of choice to 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.

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(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.

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

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(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.

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This bill would, instead, require the Legislative Analyst to complete and submit the evaluation and the recommendations to the appropriate education policy committees of the Legislature and the Governor by January 31, 2020.

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This bill would revise and recast these provisions. The bill would, among other things, revise the limits that a school district of residence may impose on the total number of pupils that may transfer out of the school district of residence to a school district of choice, would expand the list of pupil characteristics that a school district of choice is prohibited from considering in selecting pupils for admission, and would revise the requirements for admitting and rejecting and the manner of selecting pupils who apply to transfer to a school district of choice. The bill would revise the procedural requirements for becoming a school district of choice, including requiring a school district to register with the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a school district of choice, and would set forth a procedure for hearing complaints or appeals by a school district of choice, a school district of residence, or a pupil who is denied a transfer, as specified. The bill would revise requirements for providing transportation assistance for transfer pupils, including requiring a school district of choice to provide a pupil who is eligible for free and reduced-price meals free transportation assistance, subject to specified requirements. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school districts and other local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would revise data, information, and reporting requirements relating to the school district of choice program, including, among other things, requiring the Superintendent to maintain a list of the school districts of choice in the state and to collect specified other information relating to school districts of choice, and by requiring the Superintendent rather than the Legislative Analyst to make specified information available to the Legislature and the Governor each year. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst to complete and submit an evaluation and recommendations regarding the program to the appropriate education policy committees of the Legislature and the Governor by January 31, 2020.

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(7)

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begin insert (2) end insert  Existing law makes the school district of choice program inoperative on July 1, 2017, and repeals the program on January 1, 2018.

This bill would extend the inoperative date to July 1, 2022, and the repeal date to January 1, 2023.

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

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(9)

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begin insert (3) end insert  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) (1) The governing board of any school district may
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 the governing board of a school district elects to
accept transfers as authorized under this article, it shall, by
resolution, determine and adopt the number of transfers it is willing
to accept under this article and begin insert shall accept all pupils who apply
to transfer until the school district is at maximum capacity. The
school district of choice shall end insert ensure that pupils admitted under
this article are selected through begin delete a random, end delete begin insert an end insert unbiased process
that prohibits an begin insert inquiry into or end insert evaluation begin insert or consideration end insert of
whether or not a pupil should be enrolled based upon his or her
academic or athletic begin delete performance. end delete begin insert performance, physical condition,
proficiency in English, family income, or any of the individual
characteristics set forth in Section 200. end insert

(2) If the number of transfer applications exceeds the number
of transfers the governing board of a school district of choice 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
district of choice.

(b) Communications to parents by school districts of choice
shall be factually accurate and not target individual parents,
residential neighborhoods, or any other specific ascertainable
cohort on the basis of a pupil or pupils’ actual or perceived
academic or athletic skill or other personal characteristic.

(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.

(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).

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

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(f) All communication from the school district of choice
regarding the transfer opportunities under the program shall be
available in all languages for which translations are required in
the school district of residence pursuant to Section 48985.

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(g) On or before July 1, 2017, a school district of choice shall
register as a school district of choice with both the Superintendent
through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data
System or another system specified by the Superintendent and with
the county board of education where the school district of choice
is located.

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(h) A school district of choice shall not enroll pupils under this
article until the school district has registered pursuant to
subdivision (g).

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SEC. 2.  

Section 48302 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48302.  

School districts are encouraged to hold informational
meetings and make public announcements on the current
educational programs the school district is offering so that parents
may provide input to the school district on methods to improve
the current programs 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) A school district of residence with an average daily
attendance greater than 50,000 may limit the number of pupils
transferring out each year to 1 percent of its current year estimated
average daily attendance.

(b) A school district of residence with an average daily
attendance of 50,000 or less may limit the number of pupils
transferring out to 3 percent of its current year estimated average
daily attendance.

(c)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert A school district of residence with an average daily
attendance of 50,000 or less may limit the total number of pupils
enrolled in all school districts of choice, at any given time, to begin delete 10 end delete
begin insert 8 end insert percent of the school district of residence’s average daily
attendance at that point in time. A school district of residence shall
authorize additional pupils to participate in the program authorized
by this article as current program participants leave or graduate,
provided that the total number of pupils does not exceed the school
district’s begin delete 10-percent end delete begin insert 8- end insert begin insert percent end insert cap.

begin insert

(2) A pupil who enrolls in a school district of choice before the
2018-19 school year may continue enrollment in the school district
of choice without regard to whether the school district of residence
has achieved the 8 percent cap for the current fiscal year. If a
school district of residence calculates the percentage of pupils
enrolled in all school districts of choice to be greater than 8
percent, no additional transfers shall begin until that percentage
is below 8 percent.

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(d) 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 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, 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 for the upcoming school year.

(e) 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, if a county superintendent
of schools determines that a school district of residence would not
meet the standards and criteria for fiscal stability specified in
Section 42131 for the subsequent fiscal begin delete year exclusively due to
the impact of pupil transfers pursuant to this article, end delete begin insert year, end insert the
school district of residence may limit the number of pupils who
transfer pursuant to this article in the upcoming school begin delete year to the
number that the county superintendent of schools identifies beyond
which would result in a qualified or negative certification in the
subsequent fiscal year exclusively as a result of transfers pursuant
to this 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 end delete year.

(f) 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:

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

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

begin delete residence. end delete begin insert residence, consistent with the provisions of Proposition
209, an initiative measure adopted by the voters at the November
5, 1996, General Election. end insert

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

begin delete residence. end delete begin insert residence, consistent with the provisions of Proposition
209, an initiative measure adopted by the voters at the November
5, 1996, General Election. end insert

(g) 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.

(h) 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.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a pupil
attending a school district of choice or a pupil who received a
notice of acceptance into a school district of choice before the
resolution by the school district of residence to restrict further
transfers 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 of a pupil to the
school district of choice before 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 of the
pupil, with whom the pupil resides, is enlisted in the military and
was relocated by the military less than 90 days before 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 district of
choice.

(c) (1) No later than February 15 of the school year preceding
the school year for which the pupil is requesting to be transferred,
the governing board of the school district of choice shall notify
the parent 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.

(2) If the application is rejected, the governing board of the
school district of choice shall include in the written notification to
the parent begin delete the specific reason or reasons for that determination,
and shall ensure that the determination, and the specific reason or
reasons for the determination, are end delete begin insert that the number of pupils
applying to transfer exceeded the capacity of the school district
of choice and that the pupil was not selected during the random
drawing. The determination shall be end insert accurately recorded in the
minutes of the board meeting in which the determination was made.

(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.

(4) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the governing board of
a school district of choice 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
of choice immediately upon his or her acceptance.

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

(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 elects to no
longer accept any transfer pupils pursuant to this article. However,
if a school district of choice elects to no longer accept pupils under
this article, high school pupils admitted under this article may
continue to attend the same school in the school district of choice
until they graduate from high school.

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begin insert SEC. 5. end insert   

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begin insert Section 48309.5 is added to the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert , to
read: end insert

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begin insert 48309.5. end insert   

(a) The parent of a pupil who is denied a transfer
pursuant to this article may appeal that decision to the county
board of education of the county in which the school district issuing
the denial is located.

(b) A school district of choice may bring a complaint alleging
a violation of this article by a school district of residence to the
county board of education of the county in which the school district
of residence is located.

(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
board of education of the county in which the school district of
choice is located.

(d) In considering an appeal or a complaint brought pursuant
to this section, a county board of education shall consider only
the provisions of this article and determine only whether the
provisions were applied accurately.

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

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begin insert SEC. 6. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 48311 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

48311.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert Upon request of the pupil’s parent or guardian,
each school district of choice that admits a pupil under this section
to any school or program of the begin insert school end insert district may provide to the
pupil begin insert free end insert transportation begin delete assistance within the boundaries of the
district to that school or program, to the extent that the district
otherwise provides transportation assistance to pupils. end delete begin insert assistance. end insert

begin insert

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and,
as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or
extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.

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begin insert SEC. 7. end insert   

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begin insert Section 48311 is added to the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

begin insert

begin insert 48311. end insert   

(a) Upon request of the pupil’s parent or guardian, a
school district of choice shall provide free transportation assistance
to the school or program to a pupil who is eligible for free or
reduced-price meals and has transferred to a school district of
choice.

(b) A school district of choice shall provide transportation
assistance to pupils pursuant to subdivision (a) who live at least
two, but not more than 10, miles from the school district boundary.

(c) (1) A school district may request a waiver from the state
board from the requirement in subdivision (a) if the average cost
of transporting eligible pupils pursuant to subdivision (a) exceeds
one-half of the average supplemental grant received per eligible
pupil. To be eligible for the waiver, the school district of choice
shall provide documentation that it is unable to transport pupils
pursuant to subdivision (a) for less than one-half of the average
supplemental grant per eligible pupil.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “supplemental grant”
means a grant received pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section
42238.03.

(d) A school district of choice may provide transportation
assistance to any pupil admitted under this article.

(e) A school district of choice shall not charge any fees for
transportation required by this section.

(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2019.

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begin insert SEC. 8. end insert   

Section 48312 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48312.  

(a) Each school district may make information
regarding its schools, programs, policies, and procedures available
to any interested person upon request.

(b) A school district of choice shall make public announcements
regarding its schools, programs, policies, and procedures during
the enrollment period.

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begin insert SEC. 9. end insert   

Section 48313 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48313.  

(a) Pursuant to this article, each school district of choice
shall keep an accounting of all requests made for transfers pursuant
to this article 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 school district
of choice pursuant to this article.

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

(4) The race, ethnicity, gender, self-reported socioeconomic
status, begin insert eligibility for free or reduced-price meals, end insert 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 of choice
at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board of the
school district of choice. No later than May 15th of each year, the
school district of choice shall report the information maintained
pursuant to subdivision (a) for the current school year in addition
to information regarding the district’s status as a school district of
choice for the upcoming school year to each school district that is
geographically adjacent to the school district of choice, the county
office of education in which the school district of choice is located,
and the Superintendent in a manner consistent with subdivision

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begin insert

(c) A school district of choice shall not enroll a pupil under this
article if the school district does not report all the data required
pursuant to subdivision (b).

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(c)

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begin insert (d) end insert  The Superintendent shall do all of the following:

(1) Maintain a list of the school districts of choice in the state.

(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
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.

(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.

(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.

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(d)

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begin insert (e) end insert  (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.

(2) No later than July 1, 2017, the Superintendent shall report
to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature,
the Governor, 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)

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begin insert (f) end insert  The Superintendent annually shall make all of the following
information available to the appropriate fiscal and policy
committees of the Legislature, the Governor, and the Legislative
Analyst’s Office:

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

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

(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 of residence has exceeded the
transfer limits specified in Section 48307.

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(7) On and after July 1, 2019, the average cost per pupil for
transporting pupils admitted under this article pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 48311.

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(7)

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begin insert (8) end insert  Other information the Superintendent deems appropriate.

begin delete SEC. 7. end delete

begin insert SEC. 10. end insert   

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
school district of choice options under this article regardless of
ethnicity, primary language, literacy, or special needs.

begin delete SEC. 8. end delete

begin insert SEC. 11. end insert   

Section 48315 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

48315.  

This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2022,
and, as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, which becomes effective on or before January 1, 2023,
deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and
is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 9. end delete

begin insert SEC. 12. end insert   

Section 48316 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

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 begin delete extension, end delete begin insert extension and
recommendations for improvements for the transportation
requirement to ensure equal access to the program for low-income
pupils, end insert to the appropriate education policy committees of the
Legislature and to the Governor by January 31, 2020.

begin delete SEC. 10. end delete

begin insert SEC. 13. end insert   

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.