Bill Text: CA SB473 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Pupils: dropouts: recovery programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-08-25 - Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission. [SB473 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB473-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 473	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 21, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Price

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

    An act relating to pupil dropout.   An act
to add Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 54720) to Chapter 9 of
Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to
pupil dropout recovery. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 473, as amended, Price. Pupils:  dropouts. 
 dropouts: recovery. 
   Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
submit to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State Board of
Education, a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in
California. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that
the report be usable by schools, districts, policymakers,
researchers, parents, and the public, for purposes of identifying and
understanding trends, causal relations, early warning indicators,
and potential points of intervention to address the high rate of
dropouts in California.  Existing law requires county
superintendents of schools and governing boards of school districts
to report attendance information for purposes of apportionment, and
requires the county superintendent of schools to determine a revenue
limit for each school district in the county according to a formula
based on average daily attendance.  
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would address pupil dropout prevention and recovery.
 
   This bill would authorize a local educational agency to continue
to claim average daily attendance for pupils who have dropped out of
school if the local educational agency develops a dropout recovery
program that conforms to specified criteria. These criteria would
include developing a strategy for the identification and enrollment
of pupils who have dropped out of a high school in the school
district, a procedure to demonstrate pupil academic growth, and
criteria showing the pupil's readiness for career preparation or
postsecondary education. A program developed pursuant to these
provisions would be required to be approved by the State Department
of Education. The bill would require the department to make available
on its Internet Web site a list of successful dropout recovery
programs developed pursuant to these provisions. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.



THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Article 6.5 (commencing with Section
54720) is added to Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the   Education Code   , to read:  

      Article 6.5.  Dropout Recovery


   54720.  (a) A local educational agency may continue to claim
average daily attendance for pupils who have dropped out of school if
the local educational agency develops a dropout recovery program
that conforms to the criteria described in this section.
   (1) The program shall include all of the following components:
   (A) A strategy for the identification, location, and enrollment of
pupils who have previously dropped out of a high school in the
school district.
   (B) A procedure to demonstrate individual pupil academic growth
significantly beyond that which would be expected for the pupil's
time in the classroom.
   (C) Other meaningful criteria showing the pupil's readiness for
career preparation or postsecondary education.
   (2) The program shall be approved by the department.
   (3) The local educational agency may partner with another local
educational agency, a governmental agency, apprenticeship program, or
a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated history of dropout
recovery.
   (b) The department shall develop and make available on its
Internet Web site a list of successful dropout recovery programs
established pursuant to this section. The purpose of this list is to
illustrate potential models that a local educational agency may
consider in developing a dropout recovery program pursuant to this
section.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would address pupil dropout prevention and
recovery.