BILL NUMBER: AB 2203	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to amend Sections 48200 and 48210 of the Education Code,
relating to compulsory education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2203, as introduced, V. Manuel Pérez. Compulsory education:
children 5 years of age.
   Under existing law, a person between the ages of 6 and 18 years
who is not exempted by law is subject to compulsory full-time
education. Existing law excludes a child under 6 years of age from
the public schools, subject to specified exceptions.
   This bill would instead provide that a person from 5 to 18 years
of age, inclusive, who is not exempt by law is subject to compulsory
education, and would exclude children under 5 years of age from the
public schools, except as specified. By increasing the duration of
compulsory education provided by public schools, this 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:

  SECTION 1.  Section 48200 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   48200.   (a)    Each person  between the
ages of 6 and 18 years   from 5 to 18 years of age,
inclusive,  not exempted under  the provisions of
 this chapter or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 48400)
is subject to compulsory full-time education. Each person subject to
compulsory full-time education and each person subject to compulsory
continuation education not exempted under  the provisions of
 Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 48400) shall attend the
public full-time day school or continuation school or classes and for
the full time designated as the length of the schoolday by the
governing board of the school district in which the residency of
either the parent or legal guardian is located and each parent,
guardian, or other person having control or charge of the pupil shall
send the pupil to the public full-time day school or continuation
school or classes and for the full time designated as the length of
the schoolday by the governing board of the school district in which
the residence of either the parent or legal guardian is located.

   Unless 
    (b)     Unless  otherwise provided for
in this code, a pupil shall not be enrolled for less than the
minimum schoolday established by law.
  SEC. 2.  Section 48210 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   48210.  Children under  six   five 
years of age are excluded from the public schools, except as provided
in this code.
  SEC. 3.  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.