1980-1986

EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 1980-1986




1980.  A county board of education may establish and maintain one or
more community schools.



1981.  The county board of education may enroll in a community
school pupils who are any of the following:
   (a) Expelled from a school district for any reason other than
those specified in subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 48915.
   (b) Referred to county community schools by a school district as a
result of the recommendation by a school attendance review board or
pupils whose school districts of attendance have, at the request of
the pupil's parent or guardian, approved the pupil's enrollment in a
county community school.
   (c) (1) Probation-referred pursuant to Sections 300, 601, 602, and
654 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (2) On probation or parole and not in attendance in any school.
   (3) Expelled for any of the reasons specified in subdivision (a)
or (c) of Section 48915.
   (d) Homeless children.



1981.2.  For purposes of this chapter, the term "homeless children"
means either of the following:
   (a) A schoolaged child who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate
nighttime residence.
   (b) A schoolaged child who has a primary nighttime residence that
is any of the following:
   (1) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed
to provide temporary living accommodations.
   (2) An institution that provides a temporary residence for
individuals intended to be institutionalized.
   (3) A temporary, makeshift arrangement in the accommodations of
other persons.
   (4) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used
as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.



1982.  (a) County community schools shall be administered by the
county superintendent of schools.
   For purposes of making apportionments from the State School Fund
and the levying of local taxes, any attendance generated by pupils in
county community schools in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12,
inclusive, who are enrolled pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), and
(d) of Section 1981 as well as any attendance generated by pupils in
county community schools in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6,
inclusive, who are enrolled pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of
subdivision (c) of Section 1981 shall be credited to the district of
residence. School districts shall pay to the county for the purposes
of the community schools the entire revenue limit for each average
daily attendance credited pursuant to this section. No funds
generated by average daily attendance credited pursuant to this
section shall be retained by the district of residence. The county
superintendent of schools may use funds derived from existing tax
revenues to provide additional funding per pupil enrolled in county
community schools but not to exceed the difference between the amount
derived per pupil from the district and the amount available per
pupil enrolled in juvenile court schools.
   (b) For the purposes of making apportionments from the State
School Fund, pupils enrolled in county community schools pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Section 1981 shall be deemed to be enrolled in a
county juvenile hall or camp except pupils enrolled in kindergarten
or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive, who are enrolled pursuant to
paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 1981.
   (c) For the purposes of this section, the county superintendent of
schools providing educational services to homeless children shall be
deemed to be the district of residence of those children.



1982.3.  Any amounts received by a county superintendent of schools
for revenue limit purposes that are derived from the average daily
attendance generated by pupils enrolled in a community school shall
be expended only for the purposes specified in subdivision (b) of
Section 42238.18.



1982.5.  Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1982, for
purposes of making apportionments from the State School Fund, pupils
enrolled in juvenile court schools because they were expelled
pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 48915 shall be deemed the same
as pupils enrolled in county community schools pursuant to
subdivision (a), (b), or (d) of Section 1981.



1983.  (a) Pupils enrolled in county community schools shall be
assigned to classes or programs deemed most appropriate for
reinforcing or reestablishing educational development.
   (b) Such classes or programs may include, but need not be limited
to, basic educational skill development, on-the-job training,
tutorial assistance, independent study requirements, and individual
guidance activities.
   (c) An individually planned educational program based upon an
educational assessment shall be prescribed for each pupil.
   (d) The course of study of a county community school shall be
adopted by the county board of education and shall enable each pupil
to continue academic work leading to the completion of a regular high
school program.



1983.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, apportionments
claimed by a county office of education for units of average daily
attendance for pupils enrolled pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section
1981 in excess of the number claimed by that county office in the
1991-92 fiscal year shall be funded at the statewide average revenue
limit per unit of average daily attendance for that category of
enrollment. This section does not apply to pupils enrolled in
kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive, pursuant to
paragraphs (1) or (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 1981.



1984.  For the purposes of establishing and maintaining a county
community school, a county board of education shall be deemed to be a
school district.


1986.  (a) The Legislature hereby recognizes that community schools
are a permissive educational program.
   (b) If a county superintendent of schools elects to operate a
community school pursuant to this chapter, he or she shall do one or
more of the following:
   (1) Utilize available school facilities that conform to the
requirements of Part 2 (commencing with Section 2-101), Part 3
(commencing with Section 3-089-1), Part 4 (commencing with Section
4-403), and Part 5 (commencing with Section 5-102), of Title 24 of
the California Code of Regulations.
   (2) Apply for emergency portable classrooms pursuant to Section
17717.2 or Chapter 25 (commencing with Section 17785) of Part 10.
   (3) Enter into lease agreements provided that the facilities are
limited to one of the following:
   (A) Single story, wood-framed structure.
   (B) Single story, light steel frame structure.
   (C) A structure where a structural engineer has submitted a report
that determines substantial structural hazards do not exist. The
county board of education shall review the report prior to approval
of the lease and may reject the report if there is any evidence of
fraud regarding the facts in the report.
   (c) Before entering into any lease pursuant to paragraph (3) of
subdivision (b), the county superintendent of schools shall certify
that all reasonable efforts have been made to locate community
schools in facilities that conform to the structural safety standards
listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
   (d) On or before September 1, 1993, and every three years
thereafter, each county superintendent of schools shall report to the
State Allocation Board on the facilities utilized for the operation
of community schools and efforts to place community school programs
in facilities that conform with the requirements of Part 2
(commencing with Section 2-101), Part 3 (commencing with Section
3-089-1), Part 4 (commencing with Section 4-403), and Part 5
(commencing with Section 5-102), of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations.
   (e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1990.