BILL NUMBER: AB 925	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Lara and Alejo

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 47610 of the Education Code, relating to
charter schools.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 925, as introduced, Lara. Charter schools.
   (1) The Charter Schools Act of 1992 permits teachers and parents
to petition the governing board of a school district to approve a
charter school to operate independently from the existing school
district structure as a method of accomplishing, among other things,
improved pupil learning. Existing law exempts charter schools from
the laws governing school districts except those of the Charter
Schools Act, those establishing minimum age for public school
attendance, specified building code regulations, and other specified
laws. Existing law requires a charter school to comply with its
charter.
   This bill would require a charter school to comply with specified
laws governing school employees, including, among others, those
governing classified employees. To the extent this bill would impose
additional duties on charter schools, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   (2) 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 47610 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   47610.  A charter school shall comply with this part and all of
the provisions set forth in its charter, but is otherwise exempt from
the laws governing school districts, except all of the following:

   (a) As specified in Section 47611.  
   (b) As specified in Section 41365.  
   (c) 
    (a)  All laws establishing minimum age for public school
attendance. 
   (d) 
    (b)  The California Building Standards Code (Part 2
(commencing with Section 101) of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations), as adopted and enforced by the local building
enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the area in which the
charter school is located.  Charter school facilities shall
comply with this subdivision by January 1, 2007.  
   (e) Charter school facilities shall comply with subdivision (d) by
January 1, 2007.  
   (c) Subdivision (a) of Section 45103, Sections 41365, 44031,
44037, 45101, 45102, 45103.1, 45113, 45115, 45116, 45117, 45127,
45128, 45131, 45132, 45133, 45136, 45166, 45167, 45169, and 47611,
and Article 4 (commencing with Section 45190) of Chapter 5 of Part 25
of Division 3. 
  SEC. 2.  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.