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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1263
Author: Pavley (D)
Amended: 8/22/14
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-1, 4/30/14
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Correa, Galgiani, Hancock, Hueso,
Monning
NOES: Huff
SENATE FLOOR : 21-12, 5/28/14
AYES: Beall, Block, Corbett, Correa, De Le�n, DeSaulnier,
Galgiani, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Jackson, Leno, Lieu, Liu,
Mitchell, Monning, Padilla, Pavley, Roth, Steinberg, Wolk
NOES: Anderson, Berryhill, Cannella, Fuller, Gaines, Huff,
Knight, Morrell, Nielsen, Vidak, Walters, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Evans, Hancock, Lara, Torres,
Wright, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not available
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-25, 8/26/14 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Charter school location
SOURCE : Castaic Union School District
Newhall School District
Saugus Union School District
Sulphur Springs School District
William S. Hart Union High School District
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DIGEST : This bill authorizes a charter school to locate
outside the jurisdiction of the chartering school district with
written approval from the school district within the
jurisdiction of which the charter school chooses to operate and
for purposes of construction, as specified; authorizes existing
charter schools that are located outside the jurisdiction of the
chartering school district to continue operation if they were
approved prior to April 1, 2013, and are in operation with
students enrolled and attending before September 15, 2014; and,
prohibits a school district with a negative certification from
authorizing new charter schools located outside of their
jurisdiction.
Assembly Amendments require charter schools located outside the
jurisdiction of their authorizer to send a notice to parents
with specific information about where the school is located and
who is the authorizer; authorizes charter schools to locate
outside the jurisdiction of their authorizer for 18 months
during a construction project; and grandfathers in existing
charter schools that were approved prior to April 1, 2013, and
will be in operation with students enrolled prior to September
15, 2014.
ANALYSIS : Existing law authorizes a charter school that is
unable to locate within the jurisdiction or geographic
boundaries of the chartering school district to establish one
site outside the boundaries of the school district, but within
the county in which that school district is located, if the
school district where the charter school proposes to operate is
notified in advance of the charter petition approval, the county
superintendent of schools is notified of the location of the
charter school before it commences operations and either the
charter school has attempted to locate a single site or facility
to house the entire program, but such a site or facility is
unavailable in the area in which the school chooses to locate or
the site is needed for temporary use during a construction or
expansion project.
This bill:
1.Authorizes a charter school that is unable to locate within
the jurisdiction of the chartering school district to
establish one facility outside the boundaries of the
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authorizer, but within the county in which that authorizer is
located, if either of the following exist:
The school district within the jurisdiction of which the
charter school proposes to operate provides written
approval to the chartering school district before the
charter petition is approved for that facility and before
each charter petition renewal.
The facility is needed for temporary use during the
period of construction for a construction or expansion
project, for up to 18 months, unless the school district in
which the charter school proposes to operate approves of a
longer period of time. The charter school shall provide
written notice before the charter petition is approved to
the school district within the jurisdiction of which the
charter school proposes to temporarily operate, the county
superintendent of schools, and the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
1.Requires a charter school locating outside the authorizing
school district during a construction project, to notify all
parents of enrolled students of the following information, at
least 60 days before the beginning of the school year:
The name of the chartering school district;
The physical address of the temporary site at which the
charter school will locate;
The reason for the temporary location;
The physical address of the site the charter school
intends to locate within the authorizing school district
after the temporary site; and,
The contact information, including but not limited to,
the name, phone number, and email address of a person
employed by the governing board of the charter school for
questions or additional information.
1.Authorizes a charter school to continue to operate a facility
outside the boundaries of the chartering school district if
both of the following apply:
The charter school was authorized before April 1, 2013,
to locate at that facility.
The charter school operated that facility with pupils
enrolled and attending before September 15, 2014.
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1.Specifies that an existing charter school that does not meet
the requirements above may continue to operate the facility
outside the boundaries of the chartering school district if
the school district within the jurisdiction of which the
charter school operates provides written approval to the
chartering school district.
2.Specifies a charter school may operate a facility outside the
boundaries of the chartering school district if either of the
following apply:
The charter school is an American Indian charter school,
where pupils identified as American Indian or Alaska Native
comprise more than 50% of the charter school's enrollment.
The charter school meets the eligibility criteria for
the Alternative Schools Accountability model adopted by the
state board.
1.Prohibits a school district that is assigned negative
certification to authorize new charter schools that would
locate outside the authorizing school district.
2.Declares legislative intent to close the statutory loopholes
authorizing a charter school to locate outside the geographic
boundaries of the chartering school district.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local:
No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/26/14)
Castaic Union School District (co-source)
Newhall School District (co-source)
Saugus Union School District (co-source)
Sulphur Springs School District (co-source)
William S. Hart Union High School District (co-source)
Association of California School Administrators
California School Boards Association
Culver City Unified School District
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Laguna Beach Unified School District
Los Angeles County Office of Education
San Diego Unified School District
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School Employers Association of California
State PTA
Wiseburn School District
OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/26/14)
Acton-Agua Dulce School District
Albert Einstein Academies for Letters, Arts and Sciences
All Tribes American Indian Charter School
California Charter Schools Association Advocates
Charter Schools Development Center
Environmental Charter Middle School
Indian Health Council, Inc.
John Adams Charter School
Kid Street Learning Center
La Jolla Band of Luise�o Indians
Pacific Charter Institute
Rocklin Academy
TEAM Charter School
The Classical Academies
Twin Hills School District
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-25, 8/26/14
AYES: Alejo, Ammiano, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta,
Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau,
Chesbro, Cooley, Daly, Dickinson, Fong, Frazier, Garcia,
Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Hall, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden,
Jones-Sawyer, Lowenthal, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,
Pan, V. Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Weber,
Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NOES: Achadjian, Allen, Bigelow, Ch�vez, Conway, Dahle,
Donnelly, Fox, Beth Gaines, Gorell, Grove, Harkey, Jones,
Levine, Linder, Logue, Maienschein, Mansoor, Melendez,
Nestande, Olsen, Patterson, Wagner, Waldron, Wilk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Dababneh, Eggman, Gray, Hagman, Perea, John
A. P�rez, Vacancy
PQ:nld 8/28/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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