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          Date of Hearing:   May 4, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                   AB 1065 (Bradford) - As Amended:  April 6, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              Education 
          Vote:9-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          Yes    Reimbursable:              Yes

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires a school district or a private school to 
          transfer a pupil's permanent record to his or her new school 
          district or private school of enrollment no later than five 
          business days following the date of the request, as specified.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          GF/98 state reimbursable mandated costs, likely between $465,000 
          and $930,000, to school districts to comply with this measure.  
          In 2009-10, there were 6.2 million children enrolled in 
          California schools.  

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose  .  Current statute requires, whenever a pupil transfers 
            from one school district to another or to a private school, or 
            from a private school to a district within the state, a 
            pupil's permanent record to be transferred (upon request) to 
            the enrolling school district or private school.  Statute does 
            not provide a time period for this occur. 

            According to the Los Angeles County Office of Education 
            (LACOE), sponsor of this bill, "too often, a pupil's permanent 
            record is not sent in a reasonable amount of time.  In many 
            instances, the records are sent a year or two from the date of 
            the initial request, and in numerous instances the records are 
            never sent.  The lack of the response by the district and 
            private schools is hindering the correct educational placement 
            of the student as well as preventing access to vital pupil 
            records."  

           2)Existing law  requires the former local educational agency 
            (LEA) to transfer a foster youth's educational information and 





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            records to the new enrolling LEA within two business days from 
            the date that a request is made by a county placement agency.  


            Under the state's Interstate Compact on Educational 
            Opportunity for Military Children, the former school district 
            (which may be out of the state) is required to provide the new 
            enrolling school district with the pupil's records within 10 
            days of the request.  

            Statute also requires a school district that enrolls a pupil 
            with special needs to acquire a new pupil's records, including 
            the Individualized Education Plan.  Likewise, current law 
            requires the former school district of enrollment to provide 
            these records within five business days of the request.  

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Kimberly Rodriguez / APPR. / (916) 
          319-2081