Bill Text: CA AB715 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 715

Bill Title: Rural Education Task Force.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-01 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB715 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB715-Amended.html

Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 715

Introduced by Assembly Member Megan Dahle

February 13, 2023

An act to add Article 5 (commencing with Section 33570) to Chapter 4 of Part 20 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to rural education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 715, as amended, Megan Dahle. Rural Education Task Force.

Existing law establishes the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies and other entities that operate schools and preschool programs, and further authorizes the establishment and operation of numerous educational programs on the state level that are administered by the state board, the department, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or other state agencies. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature to create 3 levels of educational advisory bodies, as specified.

This bill would create the Rural Education Task Force in ~~state government~~ the department that includes members from specified categories. The bill would require that each member of the task force be selected to ensure that the task force is representative of very rural areas of the state. The bill would require the task force to provide assistance and advice to the Superintendent on the needs and challenges of very rural elementary and secondary schools.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

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

SECTION 1.

Article 5 (commencing with Section 33570) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 20 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:

Article 5. Rural Education Task Force

33570.

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Task force” means the Rural Education Task Force established in Section 33571.

(b) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.

33571.

(a) There is in the ~~state government~~ department the Rural Education Task Force.

(b) The task force shall include members from all of the following categories:

(1) As a majority of its members, representatives from local educational agencies.

(2) Administrators.

(3) Principals and other school leaders.

(4) Parents.

(5) Members of governing boards of school districts.

(6) Members of county boards of education.

(7) Specialized instructional support personnel and paraprofessionals.

(8) Representatives of chartering authorities of charter schools.

(9) Charter school leaders.

(c) Each member of the task force shall be selected to ensure that the task force is representative of very rural areas in the state.

(d) The task force shall provide assistance and advice to the Superintendent on the needs and challenges of very rural schools that serve pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, including, but not limited to, transportation costs, facilities, special education, and qualified staffing.