AB 2408, as introduced, Allen. School accountability: local control and accountability plans: California Collaborative for Educational Excellence.
Existing law, on or before July 1, 2014, requires the governing board of each school district and each county board of education to adopt a local control and accountability plan and requires the governing board of each school district and each county board of education to update its local control and accountability plan on or before July 1 of each year. Existing law requires the plan to include certain elements, and requires the charter for a charter school to include some of those same elements.
Existing law establishes the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence for the purpose of advising and assisting school districts, county superintendents of schools, and charter schools in achieving the goals set forth in a local control and accountability plan. Existing law requires the collaborative to be governed by a board consisting of 5 members, as specified.
This bill would add a representative of charter schools and a parent of a California public school pupil, each appointed by the Governor, to the governing board of the collaborative. To the extent these provisions impose additional duties on charter school officials, 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 52074 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:
(a) The California Collaborative for Educational
4Excellence is hereby established.
5(b) The purpose of the California Collaborative for Educational
6Excellence is to advise and assist school districts, county
7superintendents of schools, and charter schools in achieving the
8goals set forth in a local control and accountability plan adopted
9pursuant to this article.
10(c) The Superintendent shall, with the approval of the state
11board, contract with a local educational agency, or consortium of
12local educational agencies, to serve as the fiscal agent for the
13California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. The
14Superintendent shall apportion funds appropriated for the California
15Collaborative for
Educational Excellence to the fiscal agent.
16(d) The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
17shall be governed by a board consisting of the followingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert sevenend insert
18 members:
19(1) The Superintendent or his or her designee.
20(2) The president of the state board or his or her designee.
21(3) A county superintendent of schools appointed by the Senate
22Committee on Rules.
23(4) A teacher appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
24(5) A
superintendent of a school district appointed by the
25Governor.
26(6) A representative of charter schools, including, but not limited
27to, a charter school operator, appointed by the Governor.
P3 1(7) A parent of a California public school pupil appointed by
2the Governor.
3(e) At the direction of the governing board of the California
4Collaborative for Educational Excellence, the fiscal agent shall
5contract with individuals, local educational agencies, or
6organizations with the expertise, experience, and a record of
7success to carry out the purposes of this article. The areas of
8expertise, experience, and record of success shall include, but are
9not limited to, all of the following:
10(1) State priorities as described in
subdivision (d) of Section
1152060.
12(2) Improving the quality of teaching.
13(3) Improving the quality of school district and schoolsite
14leadership.
15(4) Successfully addressing the needs of special pupil
16populations, including, but not limited to, English learners, pupils
17eligible to receive a free or reduced-price meal, pupils in foster
18care, and individuals with exceptional needs.
19(f) The Superintendent may direct the California Collaborative
20for Educational Excellence to advise and assist a school district,
21county superintendent of schools, or charter school in any of the
22following circumstances:
23(1) If the governing board of a school district, county board of
24education, or governing bodybegin delete orend deletebegin insert
ofend insert a charter school requests the
25advice and assistance of the California Collaborative for
26Educational Excellence.
27(2) If the county superintendent of schools of the county in
28which the school district or charter school is located determines,
29following the provision of technical assistance pursuant to Section
3052071 orbegin delete 47607.3end deletebegin insert
47607.3,end insert as applicable, that the advice and
31assistance of the California Collaborative for Educational
32Excellence is necessary to help the school district or charter school
33accomplish the goals described in the local control and
34accountability plan adopted pursuant to this article.
35(3) If the Superintendent determines that the advice and
36assistance of the California Collaborative for Educational
37Excellence is necessary to help the school district, county
38superintendent of schools, or charter school accomplish the goals
39set forth in the local control and accountability plan adopted
40pursuant to this article.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
2this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
3local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
4pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
54 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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