BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: May 9, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 1799 (Bradford) - As Amended: April 23, 2012
Policy Committee: Education
Vote:10-0
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 10
schooldays following the date the request is received from the
public or private school where the pupil intends to enroll.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Defines schoolday as a day upon which the school is in session
or non-holiday weekdays during the summer break.
2)Requires a public school requesting a transfer of a record to
notify the parent of his or her right to receive a copy of the
record and a right to a hearing to challenge the content of
the record.
3)Authorizes the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt rules
and regulations concerning the transfer of pupil records.
FISCAL EFFECT
1)GF/98 state reimbursable mandated costs, of approximately
$250,000, to school districts to transfer a pupil's permanent
record within 10 schooldays, as specified. This cost may be
reduced to the extent school districts utilize the California
Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) to meet
these requirements. CALPADS is fully functional now and
working to collect student level data. In 2010-11, there were
6.22 million children enrolled in California schools.
2)GF costs, likely less than $125,000, to the SBE to adopt rules
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and regulations concerning the transfer of pupil records, as
specified.
COMMENTS
1)Background . 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 to occur.
Existing law requires the former local educational agency
(LEA) to transfer a foster youth's educational information and
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.
2)Purpose . According to the Los Angeles County Office of
Education, 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."
3)Previous legislation . AB 1065 (Bradford) required 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. This measure was held on this
committee's suspense file in May 2011.
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Analysis Prepared by : Kimberly Rodriguez / APPR. / (916)
319-2081