Amended in Assembly May 31, 2016

Amended in Senate March 29, 2016

Senate BillNo. 1455


Introduced by Senator Block

February 19, 2016


An act to add Section 48204.3 to the Education Code, relating to pupil enrollment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1455, as amended, Block. Pupil enrollment: military dependents.

Existing law requires persons between 6 and 18 years of age, inclusive, to attend a public school within the school district in which the pupil’s parent or legal guardian resides, unless otherwise exempted. Existing law provides that a pupil complies with a school district’s residency requirements for school attendance in that school district if the pupil meets one of the specified requirements.

This bill would additionally provide that a pupil complies with a school district’s residency requirements for school attendance in that school district if he or she is a pupil whose parent is transferred or is pending transfer to a military installation within the boundaries of the school district while on active military duty pursuant to an official military order. The bill would require a school district to accept applications by electronic means for enrollment and course registration for those pupils. The bill would require the parent to provide proof of residence within 10 days after the published arrival date provided onbegin delete the military order.end deletebegin insert official documentation.end insert By imposing new duties on school districts with regard to the review and acceptance of requests for school attendance by children of military personnel, 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:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 48204.3 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:

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48204.3.  

(a) For purposes of this section, the following
4definitions apply:

5(1) “Active military duty” means full-time military duty status
6in the active uniformed service of the United States, including
7members of thebegin insert Californiaend insert National Guard and the Statebegin insert Militaryend insert
8 Reserve on active duty orders pursuant tobegin delete Chapters 1209 and 1211
9ofend delete
Title 10begin insert or 32end insert of the United Statesbegin delete Code.end deletebegin insert Code or Part 1
10(commencing with Section 100) of Division 2 of the Military and
11Veterans Code.end insert

12(2) “Military installation” means a base, camp, post, station,
13yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under
14the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.

15(3) “Parent” means the natural or adoptive parent or guardian
16of a dependent child.

17(b) begin delete(1)end deletebegin deleteend deleteNotwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil complies with
18the residency requirements for school attendance in a school
19district, if he or she is a pupil whose parent is transferred or is
20pending transfer to a military installation within the boundaries of
21the school district while on active military duty pursuant to an
22official military order.

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23(2) For purposes of this paragraph, a parent may use the military
24installation’s main billeting office address instead of a residential
25address.

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26(c) A school district shall accept applications by electronic
27means for enrollment, including enrollment in a specific school
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2pupils described in subdivision (b).

3(d) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insertThe parent shall provide proof of residence within 10
4days after the published arrival date provided onbegin delete the military order.end delete
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begin insert official documentation.end insert

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(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a parent may use any of the
7following addresses as related to his or her military move:

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(A) A temporary on-base billeting facility.

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(B) A purchased or leased home or apartment.

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(C) Federal government or public-private venture off-base
11military housing.

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SEC. 2.  

If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
13this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
14local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
15pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
164 of Title 2 of the Government Code.



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