BILL NUMBER: SB 213 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock FEBRUARY 8, 2011 An act relating to community schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 213, as introduced, Hancock. Full service community schools. Existing law authorizes county boards of education to establish and maintain one or more community schools. Existing law authorizes county boards of education to enroll in community schools pupils who have been expelled from a school district, pupils who have been referred pursuant to a recommendation from a school attendance review board, pupils who are on probation or parole, or homeless children. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish guidelines, as specified, for full service community schools that would support pupils on or near schoolsites in order for those pupils to be successful in school. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish guidelines for full service community schools that would support pupils on or near schoolsites in order for those pupils to be successful in school. It is the intent of the Legislature that the guidelines established by this legislation should include ways to achieve all of the following: (a) Improvement of access to health care, including dental and vision care and other support services. (b) Expansion of community-parent outreach centers to help parents and legal guardians get services for their children. (c) Providing after school and summer activities in the community for pupils to keep them safe and learning. (d) Improvement of school readiness through supporting high-quality child care and preschool programs.