Education

• AB 10 (Cristina Garcia) Requires a public school serving students in any of grades 6 to 12, that meets the 40% pupil poverty threshold required to operate a federal Title I schoolwide program, to stock at least 50% of the school’s restrooms with feminine hygiene products at all times and to provide those products at no charge.

An act to add Section 35292.6 to the Education Code, relating to feminine hygiene products.

• AB 19 (Santiago) Establishes, under the administration of the California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor, the California College Promise.

An act to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 76396) to Chapter 2 of Part 47 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

• AB 21 (Kalra) Requires the California State University (CSU), California Community Colleges (CCC) and each Cal Grant eligible independent institution of higher education and requests the University of California (UC), to establish various policies and actions to be implemented by postsecondary education institutions in California that safeguard against immigration enforcement activities on campuses.

An act to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 66093) to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

• AB 23 (Ridley-Thomas) Authorizes a school district with an average daily attendance (ADA) of 400,000 or more to maintain any single gender schools and classes that were enrolling pupils as of July 1, 2017, provided specified conditions are met.

An act to add and repeal Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, relating to educational programs, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 24 (Eggman) Establishes a State Seal of Civic Engagement, to be affixed to the diploma of qualifying high school graduates, based on a demonstration of excellence in civics education and participation.

An act to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 51470) to Chapter 3 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to instructional programs.

• AB 37 (O’Donnell) This bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), in consultation with the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC), to recommend visual and performing arts (VAPA) content standards in the subject of media arts to the State Board of Education (SBE) for action by January 31, 2019.

An act to amend Section 60605.13 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

• AB 81 (Gonzalez Fletcher) Requires local educational agencies and charter schools to annually notify parents if their child is identified as a long term English learner (LTEL) or at risk of becoming a LTEL (ARLTEL).

An act to amend Section 313.2 of the Education Code, relating to English learners.

• AB 99 (Committee on Budget) This is the K-12 Education Omnibus Trailer Bill for 2017-18 budget. This bill makes various statutory changes to implement the 2017-18 budget.

An act to amend Sections 2572, 2576, 8208, 8235, 8263, 8263.1, 8265, 8273.1, 8357, 11800, 17224, 17592.71, 33050, 37202, 40090, 41203.1, 41203.5, 46160, 47607.3, 47614.5, 47635, 47662, 48301, 48302, 48306, 48307, 48308, 48310, 48311, 48312, 48313, 48314, 48315, 48316 49430.5, 49533, 52052, 52064, 52066, 52070, 52070.5, 52074, 52075, 53310, 53311, 53313, 56305, 56836.165, and 60643 of, to amend and repeal Section 17080 of, to add Sections 2575.1, 8227.6, 8262.2, 41024, 41207.43, 41207.44, 48317, 56836.29, and 60213 to, to add Article 5 (commencing with Section 52200) to Chapter 7 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, and to repeal Sections 2558.2, 17078.73, 53312, 60209, and 60211 of, the Education Code, to amend Section 17581.6 of, and to add Section 17581.96 to, the Government Code, to amend Sections 1596.64 and 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 26233 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Section 11323.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to amend Section 52 of Chapter 13 of the Statutes of 2015, relating to school finance, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• AB 129 (Committee on Budget) This bill is the K-12 and higher education clean-up budget trailer bill.

An act to amend Sections 8263.1, 8273, 8447, 48307, 66010.99, 70023, 88912, and 92965 of, and to repeal Section 8273.2 of, the Education Code, to amend Sections 99102 and 99109 of, to repeal Sections 99103, 99105, and 99107 of, and to repeal and add Section 99104 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 26205.5, 26227.2, and 26235 of the Public Resources Code, to add Section 19548.3 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Section 86 of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2017, and to repeal Section 78 of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2017, relating to education finance, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• AB 170 (O’Donnell) This bill authorizes an individual possessing a baccalaureate degree in professional education to be awarded a multiple subject preliminary teaching credential by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

An act to amend Sections 44225 and 44259 of the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.

• AB 172 (Chávez) This bill expands the current eligibility for resident classification extended to enrolled dependents of an Armed Forces member who transfer or retire to include admitted dependents of the Armed Forces member, for purposes of determining postsecondary institution tuition and fees.

An act to amend Section 68074 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

• AB 192 (Medina) Modifies meeting and reporting requirements for the statewide parent advisory council (SPAC) of the Migrant Education Program (MEP).

An act to amend Section 54444.2 of the Education Code, relating to migrant education.

• AB 203 (O’Donnell) Requires the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) to develop regulations that will provide school districts with flexibility in designing instructional facilities. Requires the CDE to develop strategies to assist small school districts in navigating the school construction and funding processes. Requires CDE, OPSC and the Division of State Architect (DSA) to report to the Legislature on how their respective applications can be better aligned.

An act to amend Section 17251 of, to add Section 17256 to, and to add and repeal Section 17254 of, the Education Code, relating to school facilities.

• AB 214 (Weber) Requires the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) to notify Cal Grant recipients who qualify for participation in the CalFresh program; provides clarity to existing policies and definitions in order to simplify CalFresh administration for college students; and, requires the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to maintain a list of programs that provide a student potential eligibility for a CalFresh exemption if certain requirements are met.

An act to amend Section 66025.93 of, and to add Section 69519.3 to, the Education Code, and to amend Section 18901.11 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to postsecondary education.

• AB 226 (Cervantes) Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to grant or deny a completed application for a credential within seven days of receipt if the applicant holds a valid teaching credential in another state and is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state.

An act to add Section 44343.5 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.

• AB 258 (Arambula) Establishes a subsidized child care pilot program in Fresno County.

An act to add and repeal Article 15.1.1 (commencing with Section 8334) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, relating to child care and development services.

• AB 261 (Thurmond) Provides that a pupil member of the governing board of a school district shall have preferential voting rights.

An act to amend Section 35012 of the Education Code, relating to school districts.

• AB 273 (Aguiar-Curry) Clarifies that engagement in English language and high school or high school equivalency educational programs meets criteria for establishing eligibility for subsidized child care programs.

An act to amend Section 8263 of the Education Code, relating to child care.

• AB 300 (Caballero) Establishes subsidized child care pilot programs in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties, and makes changes to Santa Clara County’s subsidized child care pilot program.

An act to amend Section 8332.2 of, and to add and repeal Article 15.4.1 (commencing with Section 8348) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, the Education Code, relating to child care.

• AB 341 (Frazier) This bill authorizes school district funds to be used to cover the expenses of pupils participating in field trips or excursions to other states, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country.

An act to amend Section 35330 of the Education Code, relating to school field trips.

• AB 343 (McCarty) Exempts California Community College (CCC) students who are refugees or special immigrant visa (SIV) holders from paying nonresident student fees.

An act to add Section 68075.6 to the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

• AB 365 (Muratsuchi) This bill extends to students from military families certain rights regarding exemptions from local graduation requirements and acceptance of partial credit which are currently afforded to other groups of highly mobile students.

An act to amend Sections 51225.1 and 51225.2 of the Education Code, relating to pupils.

• AB 377 (Frazier) Establishes subsidized child care pilot programs in San Diego and Solano Counties.

An act to add and repeal Article 15.4.2 (commencing with Section 8349) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, relating to child care and development services.

• AB 422 (Arambula) This bill repeals provisions relating to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree pilot program, and instead authorizes the California State University (CSU) to permanently establish DNP degree programs.

An act to repeal and add Article 9 (commencing with Section 89280) of Chapter 2 of Part 55 of Division 8 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to nursing degrees.

• AB 435 (Thurmond) Establishes subsidized child care pilot programs in Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma Counties, and makes changes to Alameda County’s subsidized child care pilot program.

An act to amend Section 8340.2 of, and to add and repeal Article 15.1.1 (commencing with Section 8333) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, the Education Code, relating to child care.

• AB 491 (Muratsuchi) Expands the purpose of grants made through the California Civil Liberties Public Education grant program to include links between the World War II exclusion, removal, and detention of persons of Japanese ancestry and civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices that have been carried out against other communities or populations.

An act to amend Sections 13000, 13015, 13020, 13025, and 13030 of the Education Code, relating to education.

• AB 500 (Bloom) Requires a local educational agency or private school that maintains a section on employee interactions with pupils in its employee code of conduct to provide a written copy to the parents of each child enrolled at the beginning of each school year.

An act to add Section 44050 to the Education Code, relating to school employees.

• AB 504 (Medina) Modifies the current criteria for the development of student equity plans of which community college governing boards are required to maintain for each California Community College (CCC) in order to receive Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) funding under existing law by requiring the CCC Chancellor to establish a standard methodology for measurement of student equity.

An act to amend Sections 78220 and 78221 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

• AB 584 (Quirk-Silva) This bill requires the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) to ensure that at least one California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) consortium is established in Orange County.

An act to add Section 69564.3 to the Education Code, relating to student financial aid.

• AB 591 (O’Donnell) This bill clarifies that county boards of education using lease-leaseback and lease-to-own contracting methods must comply with all of the requirements currently placed on school districts using these methods, including competitive selections, bidder prequalification, and ensuring the entity and its subcontractors have a skilled and trained workforce.

An act to add Sections 1048 and 17407.7 to the Education Code, relating to school property.

• AB 603 (Quirk-Silva) Requires alternative payment programs (APPs) to establish a program of electronic banking for child care providers and to send notice to a provider of changes in specified factors related to child care services and rates.

An act to add Sections 8227.2 and 8227.7 to the Education Code, relating to child care services.

• AB 616 (Aguiar-Curry) This bill extends by five years existing law related to tuition and financial aid for the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS), operated by the University of California (UC), from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2023.

An act to repeal and amend Section 8669 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

• AB 618 (Low) This bill authorizes community college districts to enter into job order contracts (JOC), an alternative construction contracting agreement currently available to school districts, until January 1, 2022.

An act to amend Sections 20219.21, 20919.23, and 20919.24 of, and to add and repeal Article 41.5 (commencing with Section 20665.20) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of, the Public Contract Code, relating to local public contracting.

• AB 637 (Medina) Authorizes a California Community College (CCC) student who meets specified requirements to enroll in an online course provided by another CCC (referred to as a teaching college) through the Online Education Initiative (OEI) Consortium; and, authorizes a participating community college district to accept the determination of a student’s residency classification under certain conditions.

An act to add Section 68101 to, and to add Chapter 9.7 (commencing with Section 66770) to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

• AB 643 (Frazier) Requires that content on the early warning signs of adolescent relationship abuse and intimate partner violence be included in mandated sexual health instruction.

An act to amend Section 51934 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

• AB 667 (Reyes) This bill requires that the principal, his or her designee, or the district superintendent of schools inform a pupil who is being suspended of the other means of correction that were attempted prior to the suspension, during the mandatory informal conference.

An act to amend Section 48911 of the Education Code, relating to pupil discipline.

• AB 670 (Thurmond) This bill removes the provision of law exempting playground positions from the classified service within school districts if the person is not also employed in a classified position.

An act to amend Section 45103 of the Education Code, relating to classified employees.

• AB 681 (Chau) Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to determine whether the national teacher credential standards in foreign countries is equivalent to California teacher credentialing standards, in order to expedite the processing time for teacher credential applications from foreign countries; and, specifies that school districts and county offices of education shall not issue a temporary certificate authorizing classroom service until proof that the individual has obtained a credential, certificate or permit authorizing the performance of services in the public schools from the CTC.

An act to amend Sections 44332.5, 44332.6, and 44406 of, and to add Sections 44275.5 and 44275.6 to, the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing.

• AB 691 (Levine) Adds almond milk to the list of beverages that are excluded from the definition of nonnutritious beverages, thus allowing school districts to enter into a contract to grant advertising rights to, or permits the sale of, almond milk at schools without requiring a public hearing or adopting a policy; and, adds almond milk to the list of competitive beverages that may be sold to pupils during the school day provided the product meets federal nutrition standards for school meal programs.

An act to amend Sections 35182.5 and 49431.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil nutrition.

• AB 699 (O’Donnell) Requires the Attorney General (AG) to publish model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement at public schools, requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to adopt the model policies or equivalent polices, and provides education and support to immigrant students and their families.

An act to amend Sections 200, 220, and 234.1 of, and to add Article 5.7 (commencing with Section 234.7) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, the Education Code, relating to educational equity.

• AB 705 (Irwin) Requires community college districts (CCD) to maximize the probability that a student will enter and complete coursework in math and English within a one-year timeframe by utilizing multiple measures to achieve this goal.

An act to amend Section 78213 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

• AB 738 (Limón) Requires the development of a model curriculum in Native American studies and requires school districts which elect to offer one course in Native American studies to make the course available in at least one year during a student’s enrollment in grades nine to 12.

An act to add Section 51226.9 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

• AB 752 (Rubio) Prohibits a California State Preschool Program contracting agency from expelling or unenrolling a child due to behavior unless certain steps are taken.

An act to add Section 8239.1 to the Education Code, and to add Section 1596.893c to the Health and Safety Code, relating to child care.

• AB 760 (Arambula) This bill makes permanent the funding formula for the school districts with pupils attending the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), by deleting the July 1, 2018 sunset for this formula.

An act to amend and renumber Section 42238.20 of the Education Code, relating to pupils, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 819 (Medina) This bill eliminates the sunset date for provisions governing the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by the California State University (CSU) Trustees and modifies the provisions to require CSU to post any proposed regulation on its Web site at least 45 days prior to consideration for adoption.

An act to amend Section 89030.1 of the Education Code, relating to the California State University.

• AB 830 (Kalra) Repeals the requirement that the state develop and administer a California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) and the requirement that pupils pass the CAHSEE as a condition of receiving a high school diploma, and repeals references to the CAHSEE in the Education Code.

An act to amend Sections 8421, 8423, 8484.1, 10805, 33126, 47605, 48070.6, 48800, 48980, 49600, 52052, 52302.8, 52335.12, 60605.6, 60900, 99222, 99223, 99224, and 99225 of, to add Section 51413 to, and to repeal Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 60850) of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, to amend Section 11126 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 14530 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to the high school exit examination.

• AB 841 (Weber) This bill prohibits all public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program from advertising food or beverages that do not meet specified nutritional standards anywhere on school campuses during the school day, and from participating in corporate student incentive programs involving non-compliant food and beverages. The advertising of infrequent school fundraising events, involving non-compliant food or beverages, is exempted from this prohibition. The bill does not require the replacement of durable, non-consumable items that are not in compliance until these items are replaced.

An act to add Section 49431.9 to the Education Code, relating to pupil nutrition.

• AB 848 (McCarty) Prohibits the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) from contracting for services performed by workers outside of the United States that would displace a UC or CSU employee.

An act to add Chapter 3.9 (commencing with Section 12147) to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• AB 868 (Berman) Provides an exemption from the California Private Postsecondary Education Act (Act), including exemption from oversight and student protections provided by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), for an institution that meets specified requirements.

An act to amend Section 94874 of the Education Code, relating to private postsecondary education.

• AB 872 (Chau) This bill updates the list of sex offenses that require the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to suspend a person’s credential by referencing the list of offenses in the California Penal Code that require registration as a sex offender.

An act to amend Section 44010 of the Education Code, relating to school employees.

• AB 949 (Gipson) This bill requires school districts contracting with a sole proprietor for specified services to prepare and submit the fingerprints of the individual to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

An act to amend Section 45125.1 of the Education Code, relating to school employees.

• AB 957 (Levine) Requires the California State University (CSU), and requests the University of California (UC), to participate in regional conversations pursuant to the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and report to the Legislature.

An act to add Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 99070) to Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 14012 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to workforce development.

• AB 990 (Rodriguez) This bill requires each campus of the California State University (CSU), and requests each campus of the University of California (UC), to annually post on its Web site information about the market cost of a one-bedroom apartment in the areas surrounding the campus.

An act to add Section 66014.2 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

• AB 1018 (Reyes) Requires the governing board of each California Community Colleges (CCC) district (CCD) to add homeless students to the categories of students required to be addressed in their student equity plans.

An act to amend Sections 78220 and 78221 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

• AB 1035 (O’Donnell) Requires a local educational agency (LEA) that elects to use state-provided interim assessments to ensure that teachers have access to all functions and information relating to the assessments and student performance on the assessments, and establishes parameters for the local use of interim assessment data.

An act to amend Sections 60603 and 60642.6 of, and to add Section 60642.7 to, the Education Code, relating to pupil assessment.

• AB 1106 (Weber) Requires an alternative payment program (APP) to have no less than 36 months to expend allocated funds.

An act to amend Section 8220.1 of the Education Code, relating to child care.

• AB 1124 (Cervantes) Permits the education rights holders of students enrolled in juvenile court schools to voluntarily defer or decline the issuance of a diploma for meeting state graduation requirements so that a student may take additional coursework at the juvenile court school or, once released, at a school operated by a local educational agency.

An act to amend Section 48645.3 of, and to add Section 48645.7 to, the Education Code, relating to juvenile court school pupils.

• AB 1142 (Medina) Updates the criteria used to determine eligibility for the State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB) to reflect new state assessments in English language development and English language arts, and to authorize the SSB for pupils who seek to qualify through a language that is not characterized by listening, speaking, or reading, or for which there is no written system.

An act to amend Section 51461 of the Education Code, relating to high school diplomas.

• AB 1157 (Mullin) Exempts a school district from convening a specified advisory committee related to surplus property and exempts specified requirements relating to the sale or lease of real property if the purpose of the sale or lease of property is for the construction, reconstruction or renovation of rental housing facilities for school district employees, and clarifies a taxation exemption for property used to house employees of school and community college districts.

An act to amend Sections 17391 and 17456 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 202 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to school facilities.

• AB 1176 (Mullin) This bill eliminates the existing one hour per schoolday limit on a general educational development test preparation program for people confined to a hospital or correctional facility, and updates terminology from “general educational development” to “high school equivalency.”

An act to amend Sections 51420, 51421, 51422, and 51423 of the Education Code, relating to high school equivalency tests.

• AB 1178 (Calderon) Requires, commencing with the 2018-19 award year, that each higher education institution (except the California Community Colleges (CCC)), to the extent feasible, send an individualized letter to their students regarding information on their student loans; and, specifies that if an institution is not able to provide a student with estimates, the institution shall inform the student in the letter that he/she may view his/her financial aid history via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and must provide the Internet Web site link to the system.

An act to add Section 69509.6 to the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

• AB 1227 (Bonta) Establishes the Human Trafficking Prevention Education and Training Act, which allows schools to provide training on human trafficking, and makes changes to the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program by, among other things, including educational entities among the groups with whom a county must collaborate, as specified.

An act to amend Sections 51934 and 51950 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 16524.6, 16524.7, 16524.8, and 16524.9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sexual abuse.

• AB 1299 (Gipson) Enacts provisions related to the transition of the El Camino College Compton Center (ECCCC) to the Compton Community College District (Compton CCD), upon the latter receiving accreditation to once again operate as a district.

An act to add Section 74295.5 to the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

• AB 1325 (Committee on Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security) Makes various technical, conforming, and noncontroversial changes to the Education Code related to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to improve the administration of the system.

An act to amend Sections 22303.5, 22306, 22660, 22713, 23801, 23804, 23851, 23854, 23880, 23881, 24106, 24208, 24500, 24503, 24600, 25011, 25011.1, 25018, 25018.1, 25022.5, 26004, 26807, 26807.5, 26906, 26906.5, 27001, 27007, 44922, and 87483 of, and to repeal Section 26215 of, the Education Code, relating to state teachers’ retirement.

• AB 1354 (Kiley) Deletes provisions of the Education Code that have been rendered inoperative or obsolete by the adoption of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

An act to repeal Section 62000.1 of, to repeal Article 11 (commencing with Section 280) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, to repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 8750) of Chapter 4 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, to repeal Article 1 (commencing with Section 51700) of Chapter 5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Article 3.1 (commencing with Section 52055.57) of Chapter 6.1 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Article 4.1 (commencing with Section 52058.1) of Chapter 6.1 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Article 1 (commencing with Section 54600) of Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Article 2 (commencing with Section 54630) of Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 54650) of Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Article 3 (commencing with Section 60240) of Chapter 2 of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Chapter 3.7 (commencing with Section 44780) of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, to repeal Chapter 8.9 (commencing with Section 52295.10) of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, and to repeal Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 58900) of Part 31 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

• AB 1360 (Bonta) Expands the procedures that must be included in a charter school petition related to when pupils may be involuntarily removed from the charter school, authorizes additional charter school admissions preferences, and requires charter schools to notify parents that parental involvement is not a requirement for acceptance or continued enrollment at the charter school.

An act to amend Sections 47605 and 47605.6 of the Education Code, relating to charter schools.

• AB 1502 (Thurmond) This bill authorizes, additionally, the California Department of Education (CDE) to conduct the required data match of local school records, which currently only the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is authorized to conduct, to determine program eligibility for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, as required by federal law.

An act to amend Section 49561 of the Education Code, relating to school meals.

• AB 1533 (O’Donnell) Removes the June 30, 2017 sunset date on the Long Beach College Promise Partnership Act, thereby allowing this program to continue indefinitely.

An act to amend Sections 48811 and 76003 of, and to repeal Section 48814 of, the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 1550 (Limón) Authorizes two or more small school districts that have had the issuance of bonds authorized by the voters to form a joint powers authority (JPA) for the purpose of issuing or selling those bonds for raising money for the purposes authorized by the bonds.

An act to add Sections 15100.3, 15267, and 15302 to the Education Code, relating to school finance.

• AB 1567 (Holden) Requires the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and county welfare departments to share relevant information regarding foster youth at a California State University (CSU) and the California Community Colleges (CCC), and requires each campus to communicate eligibility for financial aid and campus supports with applicants and enrolled students who are current or former foster youth.

An act to amend Sections 89340, 89341, 89342, 89344, 89345, and 89346 of, and to amend the heading of Article 5 (commencing with Section 89340) of Chapter 3 of Part 55 of Division 8 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

• AB 1651 (Reyes) Requires academic employees of the California Community Colleges (CCC) to be provided with information on all relevant complaints or allegations against them before being placed on administrative leave, with specified exceptions.

An act to add Section 87623 to the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

• AB 1655 (Grayson) Prohibits campuses of the University of California (UC), when a request for information is made by the California State Auditor’s Office, from coordinating responses with or seeking counsel or contact from the Office of the President. This bill also requires an existing biennial report the UC provides on the total costs of education to include amounts based on publicly available information and be prior year actual expenditures.

An act to amend Section 92670 of, and to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 92005) to Chapter 1 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

• AB 1674 (Grayson) This bill requests the University of California (UC) to ensure that implementation of any admissions policy regarding admission of nonresident undergraduate students complies with certain requirements and report to the Legislature annually.

An act to add Section 68052.1 to the Education Code, relating to the University of California.

• AB 1731 (Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy) This bill requires the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) to provide guidance to local educational agencies (LEAs) on the allocation and oversight of apprenticeship training funds.

An act to amend Section 88600 of the Education Code, relating to apprenticeships.

• SB 68 (Lara) This bill expands eligibility for the exemption from paying nonresident tuition at California’s public postsecondary institutions established under the provisions of AB 540 (Firebaugh, Chapter 814, Statutes of 2001) to students who have completed three or more years of attendance or earned credits equivalent to three or more years of full-time credits at an elementary school, secondary school, adult school and/or California Community College (CCC).

An act to amend Section 68130.5 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

• SB 85 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill makes various statutory changes necessary to implement the postsecondary education-related provisions of the Budget Act of 2017.

An act to amend Sections 68075.7, 69432, 69439, 70901, 79149.3, 88651, 89007.7, 89295, 92493, 92495, and 92675 of, to add Sections 8152.5, 84750.7, and 84914.1 to, to add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 66010.98) to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of, to add Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) and Part 54.81 (commencing with Section 88920) to Division 7 of Title 3 of, to add and repeal Section 66027.8 of, and to repeal Section 84751.5 of, the Education Code, to amend Section 17581.7 of, to add Sections 22874.6 and 22958.3 to, and to add Title 19 (commencing with Section 99100) to, the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 20662 of the Public Contract Code, to amend Section 13 of Chapter 624 of the Statutes of 2012, and to amend Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 (Chapters 10 and 11 of the Statutes of 2015), relating to education, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 138 (McGuire) This bill requires the California Department of Education (CDE), in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), to develop and implement a process to use Medi-Cal data to directly certify children whose families meet the income criteria into the school meal program; requires school districts and county offices of education with high poverty schools and high poverty charter schools currently participating in the breakfast or lunch program to provide breakfast and lunch free of charge to all students at those schools; and, authorizes a school district, county office of education or charter school to opt-out due to fiscal hardship.

An act to amend Section 49562 of, and to add Sections 49564 and 49564.5 to, the Education Code, relating to school meals.

• SB 164 (McGuire) This bill requires each California Community College (CCC) district that administers a priority enrollment system to grant priority registration for enrollment to any student who is a recipient of aid under the Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

An act to amend Section 66025.92 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

• SB 233 (Beall) This bill requires a local educational agency to permit a foster family agency, short-term residential treatment program staff, and a caregiver, as specified, access to student records, and makes numerous changes relative to student records and education information relative to foster youth.

An act to amend Sections 49069.3 and 49076 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 361, 361.5, 366.1, 366.21, 366.22, 16010, and 16010.4 of, and to add Sections 16501.16 and 16519.7 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster child records.

• SB 250 (Hertzberg) This bill requires a local educational agency (LEA) to ensure that a pupil whose parent or guardian has unpaid school meal fees is not shamed, treated differently or served a meal that differs from what a pupil whose parent or guardian does not have unpaid school meal fees would receive under the LEA’s policy; requires a LEA to attempt to directly certify a family for the free and reduced lunch program when a student has unpaid school meal fees and before the LEA notifies the parent or guardian within 10 days of reaching a negative balance; and, prohibits school personnel from allowing any disciplinary action that is taken against the student to result in the denial or delay of a nutritionally adequate meal, to that pupil.

An act to add Section 49557.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil meals.

• SB 257 (Lara) This bill deems that a student meets residency requirements for school attendance in a school district if he or she is a student whose parent(s), were residents of California and have departed California against their will.

An act to amend Sections 48050 and 48052 of, and to add Section 48204.4 to, the Education Code, relating to school admissions.

• SB 344 (Bradford) This bill extends the sunset date on the extended timeline provided to county boards of education in Class 1 and Class 2 counties to determine whether a student who has filed an interdistrict appeal should be permitted to attend in the district in which the student desires to attend.

An act to amend and repeal Section 46601 of the Education Code, relating to school attendance.

• SB 379 (Atkins) Makes changes to the current oral health assessment requirement for pupils in public school.

An act to amend Section 49452.8 of the Education Code, relating to pupil health.

• SB 455 (Newman) This bill amends the residency requirements for dependents of active-duty military personnel, by specifying that dependents of military personnel meet the residency requirement for attending a school, if the parent is transferred or pending transfer to any military installation in California.

An act to amend Section 48204.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil enrollment.

• SB 468 (Leyva) This bill modifies the existing requirement that school district governing boards provide the student board member with materials presented to the board members to specify that the student members are to receive all open meeting materials at the same time the materials are presented to the board members, and requires governing boards to invite the student member to staff briefings provided to board members or provide a separate briefing within the same timeframe as the briefing of board members.

An act to amend Section 35012 of the Education Code, relating to school districts.

• SB 544 (McGuire) This bill requires school districts to award contracts for the provision of child nutrition program supplies to the most responsive and responsible party and requires price to be the primary consideration, but not the only determining factor.

An act to amend Section 20111 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• SB 557 (Hernandez) This bill permits a local educational agency to provide sharing tables where faculty, staff and students can place prepackaged, non-potentially hazardous food items, uncut produce, unopened bags of sliced fruit, and unopened containers of milk that are maintained at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below, that can be donated to a food bank or other nonprofit charitable organization.

An act to add Article 13 (commencing with Section 49580) to Chapter 9 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 114079 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food safety.

• SB 628 (Lara) Deletes the requirement that the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) members be elected at large, and instead authorizes the members to be elected by trustee area.

An act to amend Sections 5225 and 72031 of, and to repeal Sections 5224 and 5224.1 of, the Education Code, relating to local educational agencies.

• SB 730 (Pan) This bill requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to take specified actions in order to monitor compliance with the federal Buy American provisions for the National School Lunch program, including posting resources and best practices on their Web site.

An act to add Section 49563 to the Education Code, relating to pupil nutrition.

• SB 751 (Hill) This bill increases the cap on school district reserves, adds a minimum fund balance in the Public School System Stabilization Account (PSSSA) to the conditions that must be met for the cap on school district reserves to be triggered, and exempts small and basic aid school districts from the reserve cap requirement.

An act to amend Section 42127.01 of the Education Code, relating to school finance.