There is in the state government a State Department of Education. Any reference to the Department of Education shall be deemed to be a reference to the State Department of Education, unless the context otherwise requires.
Article 1General Provisions
Section § 33300
This law establishes that there is a State Department of Education in California's state government. Whenever you see 'Department of Education' mentioned in laws or documents, it refers to this specific state department unless the context clearly points to something else.
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Section § 33301
This section says that the Department of Education in California is managed by two main entities. The State Board of Education makes the rules and policies, while the Director of Education handles the day-to-day operations and serves as the top executive.
The Department of Education shall be administered through:
(a)CA Education Code § 33301(a) The State Board of Education which shall be the governing and policy determining body of the department.
(b)CA Education Code § 33301(b) The Director of Education in whom all executive and administrative functions of the department are vested and who is the executive officer of the State Board of Education.
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Section § 33302
This section specifies that the Department of Education is overseen by a leader called the Director of Education. This person is in charge of managing the department's operations.
The Department of Education shall be conducted under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Education.
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Section § 33303
This law states that the Superintendent of Public Instruction automatically also holds the title and role of Director of Education.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction is ex officio Director of Education.
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Section § 33304
This section states that the rules and procedures used by the Department of Education are the same as those outlined in another part of the Government Code, as if they were written here in full. Essentially, it's saying the Department of Education follows specific pre-established guidelines and regulations.
The provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, shall govern and apply to the conduct of the Department of Education in every respect as if such provisions were herein set forth at length.
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Section § 33305
In specific parts of the Government Code, whenever they refer to the "head of the department," it should be understood to mean the Director of Education, but only when it pertains to Section 33304 of the Education Code.
Wherever in Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the term “head of the department,” or similar designation occurs, it shall, for the purposes of Section 33304, of this code mean the Director of Education.
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Section § 33306
This section explains that the California Department of Education now holds all the responsibilities and authority that the State Board of Education and the board of directors for the California School for the Deaf and the Blind had as of July 30, 1921. This includes duties of their officers and staff.
The Department of Education is the successor to, and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the State Board of Education as they existed on July 30, 1921, of the board of directors of the California School for the Deaf and the Blind, and of the several officers, deputies, and employees of such bodies and offices.
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Section § 33307
This law states that the Department of Education is in charge of managing and controlling all assets, including records and property, that were previously held by other offices that are now part of the Department of Education.
The Department of Education shall be in possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other property, real or personal, now or hereafter held for the benefit of the bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction are transferred to and vested in the Department of Education.
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Section § 33308
This law section states that the Department of Education is responsible for following and enforcing all the laws related to the duties and powers of any position or office that has been moved to the Department under another section of the law, specifically Section 33306.
The Department of Education shall administer and enforce all laws now or hereafter imposing any duty, power, or function upon any of the bodies, offices, officers, deputies, or employees transferred to the Department of Education under the provisions of Section 33306.
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Section § 33308.1
This law requires the State Department of Education to create and share guidelines with parents and guardians about how to file a child abuse complaint against school employees or anyone else at school. These guidelines explain the steps to take when reporting abuse to the school or child protective services.
The State Department of Education shall adopt guidelines to be disseminated to parents or guardians of pupils that describe the procedures that a parent or guardian can follow in filing a complaint of child abuse, as defined in Section 11165.6 of the Penal Code, with the school or a child protective services agency against a school employee or other person that commits an act of child abuse, as defined in Section 11165.6 of the Penal Code, against a pupil at a schoolsite.
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Section § 33308.5
This law requires that any program guidelines produced by the California State Department of Education are meant to be examples or models, not rules that must be followed. The guidelines come with a note stating they're optional. Before these guidelines can be shared with local schools, the Superintendent of Public Instruction must check them to make sure they're necessary, legally authorized, and align clearly with existing laws and rules.
(a)CA Education Code § 33308.5(a) Program guidelines issued by the State Department of Education shall be designed to serve as a model or example, and shall not be prescriptive. Program guidelines issued by the department shall include written notification that the guidelines are merely exemplary, and that compliance with the guidelines is not mandatory.
(b)CA Education Code § 33308.5(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall review all program guidelines prepared by the State Department of Education prior to issuance to local education agencies. The superintendent shall approve the proposed guidelines only if he or she determines that all of the following conditions are met:
(1)CA Education Code § 33308.5(b)(1) The guidelines are necessary.
(2)CA Education Code § 33308.5(b)(2) The department has the authority to issue the guidelines.
(3)CA Education Code § 33308.5(b)(3) The guidelines are clear and appropriately referenced to, and consistent with, existing statutes and regulations.
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Section § 33309
This law allows the State Board of Education in California to create new divisions within the Department of Education. They can do this if the Director of Education recommends it and if the board believes it's needed to handle the department's work effectively.
In addition to the Division of Libraries of the Department of Education, established by law, the State Board of Education may, upon recommendation of the Director of Education, establish such divisions as in the judgment of the board are necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the department.
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Section § 33310
This law allows the State Department of Education to sell educational materials and directories that are relevant to their responsibilities.
The State Department of Education may sell any educational materials and directories related to its scope and duties.
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Section § 33311
This rule says that when the Department of Education sets the price for a publication, it must also decide which people or organizations can get that publication at no cost.
When the Department of Education fixes the price of any publication, it shall specify the class of persons or institutions that may receive copies of the publication free of charge.
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Section § 33312
Counties and school districts in California can buy certain publications from the Department of Education as mentioned in Sections 33309 to 33313.
Any county, or any school district, in this state may purchase the publications described in Sections 33309 to 33313, inclusive, from the Department of Education.
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Section § 33313
This law states that any money gained from selling materials, as outlined in another section of the Education Code, must be deposited into the State Treasury. The money goes into the fund that originally covered the printing costs of those materials.
All moneys received from the sale of materials pursuant to Section 33310 of the Education Code shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the fund against which the cost of printing the publication was charged.
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Section § 33314
This law allows the State Board of Education to set up a school library consultant service within the Department of Education. This service, recommended by the Director of Education, is meant to help and guide local school districts in creating, developing, and enhancing school libraries for elementary and secondary schools across the state.
The State Board of Education may, upon recommendation of the Director of Education, establish in the Department of Education a school library consultant service to assist and advise local school districts in the establishment, development, and improvement of school libraries in the elementary and secondary schools of the state.
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Section § 33315
This law requires the creation and implementation of a uniform process for handling complaints about specific education programs. It covers a wide range of issues, including adult education, foster youth rights, and school safety plans. For complaints on special education and child nutrition, federal rules are included. The California Department of Education must provide a user-friendly pamphlet explaining these procedures. Complainants can expect a decision within 60 days unless more time is agreed upon or special circumstances apply. Emergency regulations can be adopted to address immediate needs, and local agencies can still handle other complaints through their own procedures.
(a)CA Education Code § 33315(a) The Superintendent shall establish and implement a system of complaint processing, known as the Uniform Complaint Procedures, for educational programs specified in paragraph (1). The department shall review the regulations set forth in Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to uniform complaint procedures and, on or before March 31, 2019, shall commence rulemaking proceedings to revise those regulations, as necessary, to conform to all of the following:
(1)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1) The Uniform Complaint Procedures shall apply to all of the following:
(A)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(A) Adult
education programs established pursuant to Sections 8500 to 8538, inclusive, and Sections 52500 to 52617, inclusive.
(B)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(B) Consolidated categorical aid programs as listed in subdivision (a) of Section 64000.
(C)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(C) Migrant child education established pursuant to Sections 54440 to 54445, inclusive.
(D)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(D) Career technical and technical education and career technical and technical training programs established pursuant to Sections 52300 to 52462, inclusive.
(E)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(E) Childcare and development programs established pursuant to Sections 8200 to 8498, inclusive.
(F)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(F) The
filing of complaints that allege unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying against any protected group as identified under Sections 200 and 220 and Section 11135 of the Government Code, including any actual or perceived characteristic as set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution, as defined in Section 210.3, that is funded directly by, or that receives or benefits from, any state financial assistance.
(G)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(G) Lactation accommodations pursuant to Section 222.
(H)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(H) Educational rights of foster youth pursuant to Sections 48853, 48853.5, and 49069.5, and graduation requirements
for foster youth, homeless youth, and other youth pursuant to Section 51225.1.
(I)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(I) Pupil fees pursuant to Sections 49010 to 49013, inclusive.
(J)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(J) Courses of study pursuant to Section 51228.3.
(K)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(K) Instructional minutes for physical education pursuant to Section 51223.
(L)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(L) Local control and accountability plans pursuant to Section 52075.
(M)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(M) Juvenile court schools pursuant to Section 48645.7.
(N)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(N) School safety plans pursuant to Section 32289.
(O)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(O) Deficiencies related to preschool
health and safety issues for a California state preschool program pursuant to Section 8235.5.
(P)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(P) School or athletic team names, mascots, or nicknames pursuant to Section 221.3.
(Q)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(1)(Q) Any other state or federal educational program the Superintendent deems appropriate.
(2)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(2) As it pertains to child nutrition programs and established pursuant to Sections 49490 to 49570, inclusive, and special education programs established pursuant to Sections 56000 to 56865, inclusive, and Sections 59000 to 59300, inclusive, the Uniform Complaint Procedures shall expressly reference the federal provisions that govern complaints relative to these programs, as well as any additional applicable rules included within Title 5 of the
California Code of Regulations.
(3)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(3) The department shall develop a pamphlet for parents that will explain the Uniform Complaint Procedures in a user-friendly manner and post this pamphlet on the department’s internet website.
(4)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(4) Except for cases of complaints related to paragraph (2), a complainant who appeals a decision of a local educational agency under the Uniform Complaint Procedures set forth in Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations to the department shall receive a written appeal decision within 60 days of the department’s receipt of the appeal, unless extended by written agreement with the complainant or the department documents exceptional circumstances and informs the complainant.
(5)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(5) Except for cases of complaints related to paragraph (2), for those complaints that are filed directly with the department under the Uniform Complaint Procedures set forth in Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations and the department determines merit direct intervention, the department shall complete an investigation and provide a written decision to the complainant within 60 days of receipt of the complaint, unless the parties have agreed to extend the timeline or the department documents exceptional circumstances and informs the complainant.
(6)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(6) If a local educational agency finds merit in a complaint, or the Superintendent finds merit in an appeal, filed under the Uniform Complaint Procedures set forth in Chapter
5.1 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, the local educational agency shall take corrective actions consistent with the requirements of existing law that will provide a remedy to the affected pupil, or, in the case of complaints related to subparagraphs (I), (J), (K), and (L) of paragraph (1), to all affected pupils, parents, and guardians. For corrective actions related to subparagraph (I), remedies shall, where applicable, include reasonable efforts by the public school to ensure full reimbursement.
(7)CA Education Code § 33315(a)(7) Information regarding the requirements of this section shall be included in the annual notification distributed to pupils, parents and guardians, employees, and other interested parties pursuant to Section 4622 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b)CA Education Code § 33315(b) The department may adopt emergency regulations pursuant to Section 11346.1 of the Government Code to satisfy the requirements of this section. The adoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare.
(c)CA Education Code § 33315(c) Nothing in this section or those regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall prevent a local educational agency from using its local uniform complaint procedure to address complaints not listed in this section or those regulations.
(d)CA Education Code § 33315(d) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” has the same meaning as in Section 4600 of Title 5 of the California Code of
Regulations.
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Section § 33316
This law describes what the California State Department of Education must do. They need to update budget manuals and forms, work with government agencies to set rules, figure out the best ways to collect and share financial information, and hold training sessions for school staff on these topics. They also offer consulting to colleges about school budgeting and accounting courses. Importantly, if they find out that someone has knowingly given false financial information about school programs, they must report this to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
The State Department of Education shall do all of the following:
(a)CA Education Code § 33316(a) Revise and update budget manuals, forms and guidelines.
(b)CA Education Code § 33316(b) Cooperate with federal and state agencies in prescribing rules and regulations, and instructions required by those agencies.
(c)CA Education Code § 33316(c) Assess the needs and methods of collecting and disseminating financial information.
(d)CA Education Code § 33316(d) Conduct workshops and conferences for the purpose of training school district and county personnel.
(e)CA Education Code § 33316(e) Provide consultant services to colleges and universities on courses of instruction relative to school budgets and accounting practices.
(f)CA Education Code § 33316(f) For purposes of Section 44421.5, report to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing the identity of any certificated person who knowingly and willfully reports false fiscal expenditure data relative to the conduct of any educational program. This requirement applies only if, in the course of his or her normal duties, a representative of the State Department of Education discovers information that gives him or her reasonable cause to believe that false fiscal expenditure data relative to the conduct of any educational program has been reported.
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Section § 33317
This law requires the California Department of Education to work with the Educational Management and Evaluation Commission. It has various duties, like preparing materials for meetings, helping set up a program for budgeting and accounting, and running pilot projects to test these systems. The department can also suggest changes in the law to support these systems and work with other organizations to promote and coordinate these efforts.
The Department of Education shall cooperate with the Educational Management and Evaluation Commission and shall as requested by the commission:
(a)CA Education Code § 33317(a) Prepare and compile agenda items and research materials for the commission.
(b)CA Education Code § 33317(b) Prepare and direct the execution of any provisions of agreements entered into by the commission for the formulation of a program budgeting and accounting system.
(c)CA Education Code § 33317(c) Organize pilot projects for testing any program budgeting and accounting system.
(d)CA Education Code § 33317(d) Recommend any change or revision of law necessary to effectuate any program budgeting and accounting system.
(e)CA Education Code § 33317(e) Promote any program of budgeting and accounting system through cooperative working arrangements with interested public and private agencies and associations.
(f)CA Education Code § 33317(f) Coordinate the budgeting and accounting activities of interested public and private agencies and associations.
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Section § 33317.3
Starting in the 2026-27 school year, schools in California must report data on student transfers due to disciplinary reasons, which will be published online. Schools should avoid using transfers to skirt reporting suspensions and expulsions. 'Local educational agencies' include school districts, county education offices, and charter schools.
(a)CA Education Code § 33317.3(a) Commencing with the 2026–27 school year, the department shall collect and publish on its internet website, and local educational agencies shall provide to the department, data on pupil transfers due to disciplinary reasons, including whether the pupil transferred to an alternative school based on a referral by the school.
(b)CA Education Code § 33317.3(b) The department, when providing guidance on its internet website about reducing disproportionate discipline of pupil subgroups in schools, shall advise local educational agencies against the use of transfers to avoid reporting suspensions and expulsions.
(c)CA Education Code § 33317.3(c) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office
of education, or charter school.
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Section § 33317.5
This law requires the education department to create and publish an annual report on the average class sizes in public schools across California. The report, called the 'California raw class size data report,' must include average class sizes for each grade from transitional kindergarten through high school at every school site managed by local educational agencies, such as school districts or charter schools. Class size is determined by dividing the total number of students by the number of classes. The report will be available online for public access.
(a)CA Education Code § 33317.5(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall provide a report of public school pupil enrollment information, to be known as the “California raw class size data report,” in order for the public to easily determine all of the following data:
(1)CA Education Code § 33317.5(a)(1) The average class size in each self-contained and departmentalized
class for each schoolsite in every local educational agency from transitional kindergarten through all elementary school grades.
(2)CA Education Code § 33317.5(a)(2) The average class size in each self-contained and departmentalized class for each schoolsite in every local educational agency for each middle school grade.
(3)CA Education Code § 33317.5(a)(3) The average class size in each self-contained and departmentalized class for each schoolsite in every local educational
agency for each high school grade.
(b)CA Education Code § 33317.5(b) The report described in subdivision (a) shall be published annually and publicly available on the department’s internet website.
(c)CA Education Code § 33317.5(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)CA Education Code § 33317.5(c)(1) “Average class size” means the total course enrollment divided by the number of classes.
(2)CA Education Code § 33317.5(c)(2) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
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Section § 33318
The Department of Education must give the results of state-required tests to school districts by September 15th each year. Once the statewide results are shown to the State Board of Education, the district superintendent can share how the district performed during the next regular meeting of the district's governing board.
(a)CA Education Code § 33318(a) The Department of Education shall report the test results of all state-mandated testing programs to the individual school districts by not later than September 15th following the testing.
(b)CA Education Code § 33318(b) The district superintendent may publicly report the results of a state-mandated testing program as they affect the district at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board of the district after the statewide results have been presented to the State Board of Education.
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Section § 33318.1
By July 1, 2021, the education department in California had to give a detailed report to the Governor and Legislature about 'credit recovery' programs in public schools. These programs help students who didn't pass a course to retake it and earn the necessary credits for graduation. The report had to include where these programs are run, how they're scheduled (such as during the summer or online), and specific details about the students in these programs, like their demographics and outcomes. The report needed to follow certain regulations, and this law will stop being effective on July 1, 2025, officially ending at the start of 2026.
(a)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a) On or before July 1, 2021, the department shall provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the use of credit recovery programs in California public schools. The report shall include all of the following:
(1)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a)(1) Information about local educational agencies operating credit recovery programs, including, but not limited to, both of
the following:
(A)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a)(1)(A) The number and location of credit recovery programs.
(B)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a)(1)(B) Whether credit recovery programs are delivered over the summer, on school breaks, after school, on weekends, at pupils’ homes, at night in school computer labs, online, or during the schoolday.
(2)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a)(2) Information about pupils participating in credit recovery programs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a)(2)(A) The number of pupils enrolled in credit recovery programs.
(B)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a)(2)(B) Demographic information about pupils enrolled in credit recovery programs, including low-income status, special education status,
English learner status, age, race, and ethnicity.
(C)CA Education Code § 33318.1(a)(2)(C) Outcomes of pupils who have enrolled in credit recovery programs, including the number of credits earned, graduation rates, dropout rates, and transfer rates.
(b)CA Education Code § 33318.1(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)CA Education Code § 33318.1(b)(1) “Credit recovery” refers to a pupil passing, and receiving credit for, a course that the pupil previously attempted, but for which the pupil was unsuccessful in earning academic credit towards graduation. The pupil can recover the credit by satisfying requirements for the course in which they were unsuccessful and can focus on earning credit based on competency in the content standards for that particular course. Credit recovery programs aim to help schools graduate more pupils by giving pupils who have fallen behind the chance to recover credits through a multitude of different strategies. Different programs allow pupils to work on their credit recovery classes over the summer, on school breaks, after school, on weekends, at home on their own, at night in school computer labs, online, or even during the schoolday.
(2)CA Education Code § 33318.1(b)(2) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
(c)Copy CA Education Code § 33318.1(c)
(1)Copy CA Education Code § 33318.1(c)(1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)CA Education Code § 33318.1(c)(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
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Section § 33318.2
This law requires the education department to prepare a report by March 1, 2025, detailing the types of reports that school districts, county education offices, and charter schools must submit each year. The report should list each report's purpose and suggest which ones could be shortened or eliminated to reduce the workload. The department must get input from diverse educational bodies when crafting these recommendations. Within 30 days of receiving the report, legislative committees are encouraged to hold a hearing to discuss it. This law is aimed at reducing the administrative burden on schools and will expire on January 1, 2026.
(a)CA Education Code § 33318.2(a) The department shall, on or before March 1, 2025, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, provide a report to the Superintendent, the Governor, and the Legislature on the number and types of reports that local educational agencies are required to annually submit. The report shall
include all of the following:
(1)CA Education Code § 33318.2(a)(1) Information on each type of report, including if the report is required by a particular program.
(2)CA Education Code § 33318.2(a)(2) The purpose of each report.
(3)CA Education Code § 33318.2(a)(3) Recommendations for both of the following:
(A)CA Education Code § 33318.2(a)(3)(A) Which reports can be consolidated or eliminated to reduce the total number of reports local educational agencies are required to annually complete.
(B)CA Education Code § 33318.2(a)(3)(B) Which reports can be truncated to shorten any reports local educational agencies are required to annually complete.
(C)CA Education Code § 33318.2(a)(3)(C) In determining recommendations pursuant to subparagraphs (A)
and (B), the department shall seek voluntary input from
a diverse array of local educational agencies that vary in size, type, geographic location, and pupil and staff demographics.
(b)CA Education Code § 33318.2(b) Within 30 days of receiving a report from the department pursuant to subdivision (a), the Assembly and Senate Education committees, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the
Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, and any other relevant subcommittees are encouraged to hold a hearing to allow for the Superintendent to present the report.
(c)CA Education Code § 33318.2(c) For purposes of this section, a “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
(d)CA Education Code § 33318.2(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the information collected for reports pursuant to this section will help alleviate future burdens and costs on local educational agencies.
(e)CA Education Code § 33318.2(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
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Section § 33318.5
This law requires the state education department to calculate an attrition rate for high school students in addition to the dropout rate they currently track. The attrition rate is determined by comparing the number of students who start 9th grade in a given year to how many of those students graduate four years later, then dividing the difference by the initial 9th-grade enrolment number.
(a)CA Education Code § 33318.5(a) In addition to the dropout rate the department compiles pursuant to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114–95), the department shall compile an attrition rate for high school pupils in the state pursuant to the formula specified in subdivision (b).
(b)CA Education Code § 33318.5(b) The attrition rate is the difference between the number of pupils who enrolled in grade 9 in a particular year and the number of pupils who, four years later, receive a diploma of graduation from high school, divided by the number of pupils who enrolled in grade 9 in the particular year.
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Section § 33319
The State Department of Education is tasked with helping and advising school districts in enhancing student health through monitoring and screenings. They are to work with local health professionals and educational institutions to provide health screenings, medical referrals, and health education to students and their families. The department is also encouraged to foster connections with health boards and programs related to maternal, child, and adolescent health. Additionally, the department will support schools in organizing 'Health Days' for student health screenings, promoting health awareness, and teaching preventive measures, all done in coordination with school nurses and volunteer health professionals.
The State Department of Education shall encourage and assist school districts to improve and monitor the health of their pupils. The department shall provide guidance and assist school districts to secure the voluntary assistance of local health professionals, schools of medicine, schools of public health, schools of nursing, voluntary health agencies, and other appropriate entities in order to provide pupil health screening and appropriate medical referrals as well as to provide valuable health information to pupils and their parents. The department shall encourage school districts to contact and cooperate with the State Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Board, with local maternal, child, and adolescent health boards, and child health and disability prevention programs established pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 124025) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
As part of this assistance, the State Department of Education shall provide information and guidance to schools that request the information and guidance, to establish “Health Days” in order to provide screenings for common health problems among pupils as well as to provide information to pupils and parents on prevention of illness, proper nutrition, and other aspects of good health. The Health Days should be organized and staffed by school nurses working in cooperation with volunteers from schools of medicine, schools of public health, schools of nursing, voluntary health agencies, health professionals, local maternal, child, and adolescent health boards, and other appropriate entities. All medical screenings and services conducted pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 49400) of Part 27.
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Section § 33319.3
The California Department of Education must create materials aimed at improving driver attitudes and reducing driving violations, particularly focusing on aggressive driving and road rage. These materials are intended for use by school districts in their driving education programs, but it's their choice whether to use them.
The State Department of Education shall prepare materials on driver attitude and motivation that focus on the reduction of driving violations with particular emphasis on aggressive driving behavior and behavior commonly known as “road rage” and shall make these materials available to school districts to use in connection with programs of automobile driving education, at the option of the school district.
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Section § 33319.5
This law allows the State Department of Education to encourage schools and education boards to use their authority to carry out programs or activities as outlined in a specific section of the law. They can also provide advice to these agencies on whether their intended actions are allowed and share those opinions widely.
The State Department of Education may encourage among school districts, county boards of education, and county superintendents of schools the implementation of the authority granted to those agencies by Section 35160, including the rendering to those agencies, upon request, advisory opinions on whether a program, activity, or course of action is authorized by Section 35160. The department may publish and disseminate those opinions.
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Section § 33319.6
This section outlines the steps and guidelines for establishing in-service professional development programs focused on teaching literacy to young students from transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. By September 30, 2026, criteria for selecting or creating these programs must be developed, providing a list of approved resources. These programs should be accessible in various formats and fulfill specific educational standards and align with existing frameworks. Professional development providers must pay a fee for their programs to be reviewed, though small providers may receive discounts, and public agencies are exempt from fees. Funds will be allocated to ensure teachers are trained on paid work time under agreed conditions. Local educational agencies are required to report the training received, with the compiled information submitted by February 2030. Special definitions apply to terms like 'local educational agency' and 'small professional development program provider.’
(a)CA Education Code § 33319.6(a) No later than September 30, 2026, the state board shall approve and the department shall post on its internet website criteria and guidance for the selection or development of inservice professional development programs for effective means of teaching literacy in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 5, inclusive, with a list of inservice professional development programs that have been deemed to meet those criteria. Professional development programs that meet the criteria and guidance may be used by local educational agencies for training certificated and classified staff who provide literacy instruction or who support any teacher who provides literacy instruction. The list shall include programs offered in different modalities, including in-person and virtual formats, and the criteria and guidance
shall ensure that programs follow the precepts of effective professional development; are content focused, interactive, and collaborative; provide models of effective practice, coaching, and opportunities for feedback and reflection; provide adequate time to master the concepts being taught; and include periodic checks to demonstrate mastery of the concepts. The criteria and guidance shall also ensure that the programs meet all of the following criteria:
(1)CA Education Code § 33319.6(a)(1) Include the requirements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259 and evidence-based means of teaching foundational reading skills, which shall include explicit and systematic instruction in print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency, attending to oral language development, vocabulary and background knowledge, and comprehension, including tiered supports for pupils with reading difficulties, English
learners, and pupils with exceptional needs.
(2)CA Education Code § 33319.6(a)(2) Align to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing’s current teaching performance expectations as specified in Section 44259.7.
(3)CA Education Code § 33319.6(a)(3) Align to the English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Framework, including integrated and designated English language development instruction adopted by the state board.
(4)CA Education Code § 33319.6(a)(4) Align to the program guidelines for dyslexia developed pursuant to Section 56335.
(b)CA Education Code § 33319.6(b) The state board and department shall solicit interestholder input when developing the criteria, guidance, and list of professional development programs pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c)Copy CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)
(1)Copy CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)(1) The department, before incurring substantial costs for the review of professional development programs, shall require that a professional development program provider that intends to submit materials for review to first declare their intent to submit one or more professional development programs for review. After a professional development program provider has declared their intent to submit one or more professional development programs for review, and until September 30, 2026, the department may assess a fee on the submitting professional development program provider in an amount, consistent with paragraph (3), that shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the department to conduct a review of the submitted materials pursuant to this section, excluding the review of professional development programs submitted from local educational agencies described in paragraph (7).
(2)CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)(2) The fee shall be payable by the professional development program provider even if the professional development provider subsequently chooses to withdraw one or more professional development programs from review. A submission by a professional development program provider shall not be reviewed until the fee has been paid in full.
(3)CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)(3) The fee assessed shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each professional development program submitted for review. The department shall take reasonable steps to limit costs of the review and to keep the fee modest. It is the intent of the Legislature that the fee not be so substantial that it prevents small professional development program providers from participating.
(4)CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)(4) Upon the request of a small professional development program provider, the department may reduce the fee.
(5)CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)(5) The fees to be charged shall be approved by the executive director of the state board before being publicly posted on the department’s internet website.
(6)CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)(6) Revenue derived from fees assessed pursuant to this subdivision shall be budgeted as reimbursements, subject to review through the annual budget process, and may be used to pay for costs associated with the review and approval of professional development programs.
(7)CA Education Code § 33319.6(c)(7) Local educational agencies that submit professional development programs for review, either as a standalone professional development program provider or in a partnership that includes only local educational agencies, shall be exempt from paying the fee authorized pursuant to this subdivision.
(d)Copy CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)
(1)Copy CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(1) (A) The department shall make funding available for purposes of training certificated and classified staff who provide literacy instruction, or who support any teacher who provides literacy instruction, to pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5, inclusive, using the professional development programs that meet the criteria and guidance approved pursuant to subdivision (a). The Superintendent shall apportion these funds to local educational agencies in an equal amount per full-time equivalent certificated staff who teach pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5,
inclusive, using the data submitted through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System as of October 2025.
(B)CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(1)(B) A local educational agency may expend the funds received pursuant to this subdivision from the 2026–27 fiscal year to the 2029–30 fiscal year, inclusive. A local educational agency shall ensure that teachers and all other certificated employees complete training offered pursuant to this section on paid time during the employees’ regular work hours or designated professional development hours unless otherwise negotiated and mutually agreed upon with the employees’ exclusive representative.
(2)Copy CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(2)
(A)Copy CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(2)(A) (i) If a local educational agency is apportioned funds pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), those funds shall be used to provide opportunities for professional
development for teachers who teach pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5, inclusive, who have not passed the literacy performance assessment pursuant to Section 44320.3 or have not already received training in a preservice or inservice program that aligns to the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) and the criteria and guidance approved pursuant to subdivision (a), using one or more of the professional development programs approved pursuant to subdivision (a), except as provided in clause (ii).
(ii)CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(2)(A)(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), if a local educational agency is apportioned funds pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), those funds may be used to provide opportunities for professional development using a professional development program not approved pursuant to subdivision (a), provided that the program aligns to the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) to (4),
inclusive, of subdivision (a) and the criteria and guidance approved pursuant to subdivision (a).
(B)CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(2)(A)(B) If there are remaining funds after complying with subparagraph (A), a local educational agency may provide opportunities for professional development for teachers who teach pupils in grades other than transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5, inclusive, as well as opportunities for additional professional development for teachers who teach pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5, inclusive, who have passed the literacy performance assessment pursuant to Section 44320.3 or already received training in a preservice or inservice program that aligns to the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) and the criteria and guidance approved pursuant to subdivision (a).
(3)CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(3) As a condition of
receiving funds apportioned pursuant to this subdivision, a local educational agency shall, on or before September 1, 2029, report to the department, in a form and manner determined by the department, the number of teachers that received professional development and which professional development program was used at the local educational agency and schoolsite level.
(4)CA Education Code § 33319.6(d)(4) The department shall summarize the information reported pursuant to paragraph (3) and shall submit the summary to the appropriate budget subcommittees and policy committees of the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, and to the Department of Finance on or before February 1, 2030.
(e)CA Education Code § 33319.6(e) For purposes of this section,
the following definitions apply:
(1)CA Education Code § 33319.6(e)(1) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school.
(2)CA Education Code § 33319.6(e)(2) “Small professional development program provider” means an independently owned or operated professional development program provider that, together with its affiliates, has 20 or fewer employees, and has average annual gross receipts of two million dollars ($2,000,000) or less over the previous three years.
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