Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2380

Introduced by Assembly Member Weber

February 21, 2014

An act begin insert to amend Section 64001 of the Education Code, end insert relating to school begin delete advisory councils and committees. end delete begin insert plans. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2380, as amended, Weber. School begin delete advisory councils and committees. end delete begin insert plans: consolidated application for categorical programs: single plan for pupil achievement. end insert

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Existing law requires a school district that elects to apply for certain state and federal categorical program funds to submit to the State Department of Education a single consolidated application, referencing a duly adopted single plan for pupil achievement, for approval by the State Board of Education. Related onsite school and district compliance visits and reviews are conducted by the department.

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Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish the process and frequency for conducting reviews of district achievement and compliance with state and federal categorical program requirements.

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This bill would add to these provisions references to programs funded through the local control funding formula, districtwide advisory committees on bilingual education, and templates adopted for the development of local control and accountability plans. The bill would require school districts to develop local control and accountability plans and annual updates in consultation with schoolsite level advisory groups and ensure that the local control and accountability plan and its specific actions are consistent with, and reflective of, the goals and plans of the schoolsite.

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The bill would also make other nonsubstantive changes.

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Existing law requires a schoolsite council to be established at each school that participates in school-based program coordination. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and the county superintendent of schools to each establish an English learner parent advisory committee if the enrollment of the school district, or the enrollment of the pupils in the schools and programs operated by the county superintendent of schools, includes a specified percentage and number of English learners.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would update the role of schoolsite councils and English learner parent advisory committees so as to better align the operation of the councils and committees with the local control funding formula.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION end insert begin insert 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 64001 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

64001.  

(a)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert Notwithstanding any other begin delete provision of end delete law,
begin insert a end insert school begin delete districts end delete begin insert district end insert shall not be required to submit to the
department, as part of the consolidated application, begin insert a end insert school begin delete plans end delete
begin insert plan end insert for categorical programs begin insert that are end insert subject to this part. begin delete School
districts shall assure, end delete begin insert A school district shall ensure, end insert in the
consolidated application, that the begin delete Single Plan for Pupil
Achievement end delete begin insert single plan for pupil achievement end insert established
pursuant to subdivision (d) has been prepared in accordance with
law, that schoolsite councils have developed and approved a plan,
to be known as the begin delete Single Plan for Pupil Achievement end delete begin insert single plan
for pupil achievement, end insert for schools participating in programs funded
through the consolidated application begin delete process, and end delete begin insert process or
through the local control funding formula established pursuant to
Section 42238.02, or end insert any other school program they choose to
include, and that school plans were developed with the review,
certification, and advice of begin delete any end delete applicable school advisory
committees begin insert , including advisory committees established pursuant
to Section 52176 end insert . The begin delete Single Plan for Pupil Achievement end delete begin insert single
plan for pupil achievement end insert may also be referred to as the begin delete Single
Plan for Student Achievement end delete begin insert single plan for student achievement end insert .
The consolidated application shall also include certifications by
appropriate district advisory committees begin insert , including advisory
committees established pursuant to Section 52176, end insert that the
application was developed with review and advice of those
committees.

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For any

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begin insert (2) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert If a end insert consolidated application begin delete that end delete does not include the
necessary certifications or assurances, the department shall initiate
an investigation to determine whether the consolidated application
and begin delete Single Plan for Pupil Achievement end delete begin insert single plan for pupil
achievement end insert were developed in accordance with law and with the
involvement of applicable advisory committees begin insert , including advisory
committees established pursuant to Section 52176, end insert and schoolsite
councils.

(b) Onsite school and district compliance reviews of categorical
programs shall continue, and school plans shall be required and
reviewed as part of these onsite visits and compliance reviews.
The Superintendent shall establish the process and frequency for
conducting reviews of district achievement and compliance with
state and federal categorical program requirements. In addition,
the Superintendent begin delete of Public Instruction end delete shall establish the content
of these instruments, including any criteria for differentiating these
reviews based on the achievement of pupils, as demonstrated by
the Academic Performance Index developed pursuant to Section
52052, and evidence of district compliance with state and federal
law. The state board shall review the content of these instruments
for consistency with state board policy begin insert and with the template
adopted pursuant to Section 52064 for development of local control
and accountability plans end insert .

(c)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert A school district shall submit school plans whenever
the department requires the plans in order to effectively administer
any categorical program subject to this part. The department may
require submission of the school plan for any school that is the
specific subject of a complaint involving any categorical program
or service subject to this part.

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The

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begin insert (2) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert department may require a school district to submit other
data or information as may be necessary for the department to
effectively administer any categorical program subject to this part.

(d)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert Notwithstanding any other begin delete provision of end delete law, as a
condition of receiving state funding for a categorical program
pursuant to Section 64000, and begin delete in lieu end delete begin insert instead end insert of the information
submission requirements that were begin delete previously end delete required by this
section begin delete prior to the amendments that added this subdivision and
subdivisions (e) to (i), inclusive, end delete begin insert before January 1, 2002, a end insert school
begin delete districts end delete begin insert district end insert shall ensure that each school in begin delete a district end delete begin insert its
jurisdiction end insert that operates begin delete any end delete categorical programs subject to this
part consolidates begin delete any end delete begin insert the end insert plans that are required by those programs
into a single plan. Schools may consolidate any plans that are
required by federal programs subject to this part into this plan,
unless otherwise prohibited by federal law. That plan shall be
known as the begin delete Single Plan for Pupil Achievement end delete begin insert single plan for
pupil achievement end insert or may be referred to as the begin delete Single Plan for
Student Achievement end delete begin insert single plan for student achievement end insert .

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(2) To facilitate the alignment of required activities and avoid
the duplication of effort, as referenced in Sections 52063 and 52064
with respect to school plans, local control and accountability plans,
and federal law, a school district shall develop the local control
and accountability plan and annual updates in consultation with
schoolsite level advisory groups and ensure that the local control
and accountability plan and its specific actions are consistent with,
and reflective of, the goals and plans of the schoolsite.

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(e) Plans developed pursuant to subdivision (d) of begin insert former end insert
Section 52054, begin insert as it read on June 30, 2013, end insert and Section 6314 and
following of Title 20 of the United States Code, shall satisfy begin delete this
requirement end delete begin insert the requirements of this section end insert .

(f) Notwithstanding any other begin delete provision of end delete law, the content of
a begin delete Single Plan for Pupil Achievement end delete begin insert single plan for pupil
achievement end insert shall be aligned with school goals for improving pupil
achievement. School goals shall be based upon an analysis of
verifiable state data, including the Academic Performance Index
developed pursuant to Section 52052 and the English begin delete Language
Development end delete begin insert language development end insert test developed pursuant to
Section 60810, and may include any data voluntarily developed
by begin insert school end insert districts to measure pupil achievement. The begin delete Single Plan
for Pupil Achievement end delete begin insert single plan for pupil achievement end insert shall, at
a minimum, address how funds provided to the school through
any of the sources identified in Section 64000 will be used to
improve the academic performance of all pupils to the level of the
performance goals, as established by the Academic Performance
Index developed pursuant to Section 52052. The plan shall also
identify the schools’ means of evaluating progress toward
accomplishing those goals and how state and federal law governing
these programs will be implemented. begin insert The plan shall also align
with the school district’s goals for unduplicated pupils in the state
and local priority areas identified pursuant to Section 52060. end insert

(g) The plan required by this section shall be reviewed annually
and updated, including proposed expenditure of funds allocated
to the school through the consolidated application, by the schoolsite
council, or, if the school does not have a schoolsite council, by
schoolwide advisory groups or school support groups that conform
to the requirements of Section 52852. The plans shall be reviewed
and approved by the governing board of the local begin delete education end delete
begin insert educational end insert agency at a regularly scheduled meeting whenever
there are material changes that affect the academic programs for
begin delete students end delete begin insert pupils end insert covered by programs identified in Section 64000.

(h) The school plan and subsequent revisions shall be reviewed
and approved by the governing board of the school district. begin delete School
district governing boards end delete begin insert The governing board of the school district end insert
shall certify that, to the extent allowable under federal law, plans
developed for purposes of this section are consistent with district
local improvement plans that are required as a condition of
receiving federal funding.

(i)  begin delete Nothing in this act may be construed to end delete begin insert This section does
not end insert prevent a school district, at its discretion, from conducting an
independent review pursuant to subdivision (c) of begin delete Section 64001 end delete
begin insert this section end insert as begin delete that section end delete begin insert it end insert read on January 1, 2001.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would update the role of schoolsite councils and
English learner parent advisory committees so as to better align
the operation of the councils and committees with the local control
funding formula, including, but not limited to, aligning
development of local control and accountability plans with school
plans developed for state and federal programs pursuant to Section
64001 of the Education Code.

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