Assembly Bill No. 1340
CHAPTER 576

An act to add Section 60900.2 of the Education Code, relating to school accountability.

[ Approved by Governor  October 08, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State  October 08, 2023. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1340, Garcia. School accountability: pupils with exceptional needs.
Existing law requires the Department of Education to report annually, on its internet website, enrollment data by disability, as specified.
This bill would, contingent upon an appropriation for these purposes, require the department to, on or before January 1, 2025, include a report on its internet website that allows the public to view statewide-level four- and five-year cohort graduation rates for pupils who are individuals with exceptional needs, disaggregated by certain identified disabilities, as provided.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 60900.2 is added to the Education Code, to read:

60900.2.
 (a) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall include a report on its internet website that allows the public to view statewide-level four- and five-year cohort graduation rates for pupils who are individuals with exceptional needs, disaggregated by the identified disability or disabilities, as listed in Section 300.8(a)(1) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) For purposes of this section, a pupil who is an individual with exceptional needs shall have the same meaning as “child with a disability” as that phrase is defined in Section 300.8(a)(1) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) The implementation of this section shall be contingent upon an appropriation for these purposes in the annual Budget Act or another statute.