Anna Caballero
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 14
Author
(1) Existing law requires a local educational agency, as defined, to exempt a pupil in foster care, a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, a former juvenile court school pupil, a pupil who is a child of a military family, or a pupil who is a migratory child who transfers between schools any time after the completion of the pupil's 2nd year of high school, or a pupil participating in an English language proficiency program for newly arrived immigrant pupils and who is in their 3rd or 4th year of high school, from all coursework and other requirements adopted by the governing body of the local educational agency that are in addition to the statewide coursework requirements necessary to receive a diploma of graduation from high school, unless the local educational agency makes a finding that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the local educational agency's graduation requirements in time to graduate from high school by the end of the pupil's 4th year of high school. This bill, among other things, would require the local educational agency to instead consult with a pupil described-above and the person holding the right to make educational decisions for the pupil, of the option to remain in school for a 5th year if the local educational agency determines the pupil is reasonably able to complete the local educational agency's graduation requirements within the pupil's 5th year of high school and would, until January 1, 2028, require that consultation and option to be provided if the local educational agency determines the pupil is not reasonably able to complete the local graduation requirements within a 5th year but is reasonably able to complete the statewide graduation requirements within the pupil's 5th year of high school, as provided. If the pupil does not qualify for an exemption in the year in which the pupil transfers between schools, the bill would require the local educational agency to reevaluate the pupil's eligibility for the exemption, as specified. The bill would apply these provisions to, among others, pupils described above who are enrolled in an adult education program, regardless of the pupil's age, as specified, and certain additional pupils in foster care. (2) Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or a school within those entities, or a charter school, to accept full credit or partial credits for coursework satisfactorily completed by certain pupils at a prior school and prohibits a requirement for the pupil to retake that coursework at the new school, except as specified. Existing law requires any partial credits to be applied to an equivalent course at the new school, as specified. This bill would require the transferring school or entity to issue and the new school or entity to accept and issue those credits on their respective official transcript for the pupil, as specified. The bill would require a new school or entity that enrolls a pupil with a transcript that it knows does not include any of those credits to contact the transferring school or entity within 2 business days and the transferring school or entity to issue the appropriate credits and provide all academic and other records to the new school or entity within 2 business days of the request. (3) Existing law establishes procedures for the transfer of pupils in foster care between schools and requires the transferring local educational agency to compile the complete educational record of the pupil, including a determination of seat time, full or partial credits earned, and current classes and grades. This bill would require the educational record to also include a determination of days of enrollment or seat time, or both if applicable, and an official transcript with full and partial credits earned, or any measure of full or partial coursework being satisfactorily completed, as provided. (4) By requiring local educational agencies to perform additional duties in complying with the above requirements, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 918, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5343.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 11).
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2802.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From inactive file on motion of Senator Caballero.
Ordered to second reading.
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Caballero.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1195.) (May 20).
Set for hearing May 20.
April 19 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 19.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 669.) (March 17).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Set for hearing March 17.
March 10 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing March 10.
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB532 | HTML |
| 02/17/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 03/24/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/08/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/12/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/22/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/15/21- Senate Education | |
| 04/16/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 01/19/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/13/22- Assembly Education | |
| 08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/23/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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