Bill Text: CA AB1593 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Pupil attendance: excused absences: naturalization ceremony.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 92, Statutes of 2016. [AB1593 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB1593-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1593	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  92
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 25, 2016
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 25, 2016
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 30, 2016
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Obernolte and Alejo
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Travis Allen, Baker, Chang, Chávez,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Hadley, Kim, Lackey, Linder, Mayes,
Mullin, Patterson, Wagner, and Wilk)
   (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Bates, Cannella, Fuller, Leno,
Morrell, Runner, and Vidak)

                        JANUARY 6, 2016

   An act to amend Section 48205 of the Education Code, relating to
pupil attendance.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1593, Obernolte. Pupil attendance: excused absences:
naturalization ceremony.
   Existing law requires a pupil to be excused from school for
specified types of absences and prohibits those excused absences from
generating state apportionment payments by deeming them as absences
in computing average daily attendance.
   This bill would include attending the pupil's naturalization
ceremony to become a United States citizen as another type of excused
absence.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 48205 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   48205.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil shall be
excused from school when the absence is:
   (1) Due to the pupil's illness.
   (2) Due to quarantine under the direction of a county or city
health officer.
   (3) For the purpose of having medical, dental, optometrical, or
chiropractic services rendered.
   (4) For the purpose of attending the funeral services of a member
of the pupil's immediate family, so long as the absence is not more
than one day if the service is conducted in California and not more
than three days if the service is conducted outside California.
   (5) For the purpose of jury duty in the manner provided for by
law.
   (6) Due to the illness or medical appointment during school hours
of a child of whom the pupil is the custodial parent.
   (7) For justifiable personal reasons, including, but not limited
to, an appearance in court, attendance at a funeral service,
observance of a holiday or ceremony of the pupil's religion,
attendance at religious retreats, attendance at an employment
conference, or attendance at an educational conference on the
legislative or judicial process offered by a nonprofit organization
when the pupil's absence is requested in writing by the parent or
guardian and approved by the principal or a designated representative
pursuant to uniform standards established by the governing board.
   (8) For the purpose of serving as a member of a precinct board for
an election pursuant to Section 12302 of the Elections Code.
   (9) For the purpose of spending time with a member of the pupil's
immediate family, who is an active duty member of the uniformed
services, as defined in Section 49701, and has been called to duty
for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from, deployment
to a combat zone or combat support position. Absences granted
pursuant to this paragraph shall be granted for a period of time to
be determined at the discretion of the superintendent of the school
district.
   (10) For the purpose of attending the pupil's naturalization
ceremony to become a United States citizen.
   (b) A pupil absent from school under this section shall be allowed
to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that
can be reasonably provided and, upon satisfactory completion within
a reasonable period of time, shall be given full credit therefor. The
teacher of the class from which a pupil is absent shall determine
which tests and assignments shall be reasonably equivalent to, but
not necessarily identical to, the tests and assignments that the
pupil missed during the absence.
   (c) For purposes of this section, attendance at religious retreats
shall not exceed four hours per semester.
   (d) Absences pursuant to this section are deemed to be absences in
computing average daily attendance and shall not generate state
apportionment payments.
   (e) "Immediate family," as used in this section, has the same
meaning as set forth in Section 45194, except that references therein
to "employee" shall be deemed to be references to "pupil."