BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1799 (Bradford)
As Amended June 27, 2012
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |77-0 |(May 29, 2012) |SENATE: |37-0 |(August 23, |
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Original Committee Reference: ED.
SUMMARY : Requires that, when a pupil transfers from one school
to another within the state, the pupil's records be transferred
from the prior school to the new school within 10 schooldays
following the date the request was received by the prior school.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Finds and declares that:
a) The academic record of a transferring pupil is essential
to the pupil's placement, academic success, and timely
graduation; and,
b) An accurate, updated pupil record enhances school
safety, academic achievement, and pupil welfare when the
record of a transferring pupil includes transcripts,
immunization records, and, when applicable, suspension
notices, expulsion records, and individualized education
programs.
2)Requires that, when a pupil transfers from a public school to
another public or private school or from a private school to a
public school within California, the school that the pupil
transfers from shall transmit his or her records to the new
school of enrollment within 10 schooldays.
3)Defines "schoolday" to mean any day upon which the school is
in session or non-holiday weekdays during the summer break.
The Senate amendments specify that the provisions of this bill
do not supersede any other state or federal law governing the
transfer of pupil records for specific pupil populations.
EXISTING LAW requires pupil records of pupils transferring from
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a public school to another public or private school or from a
private school to a public school within California to be
transferred upon request of the district or private school where
the pupil intends to enroll.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, this bill is unlikely to result in new costs to any
school district that would meet the minimum threshold ($1,000)
for filing a claim for mandate reimbursement as a result of its
imposition of a 10-day deadline.
COMMENTS : While existing law already requires the transfer of
records upon request, it does not specify a time within which
the former school must transfer the records. According to the
sponsor of the bill, the Los Angeles County Office of Education,
this results in cases where "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 reason, according to the
sponsor, is the amount of time it takes to sort through a
pupil's cumulative record, identify the files that must be
transferred, copy them, and send them. Budget cuts in recent
years have led to the reduction of administrative and clerical
staff to do this.
Analysis Prepared by : Rick Pratt / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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