Bill Text: CA SB480 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

California Senate Bill 480

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Bill Title: Pupil instruction: work-based learning: youth apprenticeship programs: high school graduation requirements: pilot program.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-15 - August 15 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB480 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB480-Amended.html

Amended IN Senate June 05, 2023

Amended IN Senate May 03, 2023

Amended IN Senate March 20, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 480

Introduced by Senator Portantino

February 14, 2023

An act to add and repeal Section 35160.3 of the Education Code, relating to school districts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 480, as amended, Portantino. School districts: pilot programs: Korean Meister high school system.

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to initiate and carry on any program, activity, or to act in any manner that is not in conflict with or inconsistent with, or preempted by, any law and that is not in conflict with the purposes for which school districts are established. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or a county board of education, on a districtwide or countywide basis or on behalf of one or more of its schools or programs, after a public hearing on the matter, to request the State Board of Education to waive all or part of any section of the Education Code or any regulation adopted by the state board that implements a provision of that code that may be waived, except as otherwise specified.

This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the state board, to select 3 geographically diverse school districts to implement, on a voluntary basis, a pilot program at one high school within the school district based upon the Korean Meister high school system. The bill would require the department to develop, and the state board to adopt, regulations to implement the pilot ~~programs.~~ programs, consistent with specified requirements, including, among other requirements, that pupils participating in a pilot program are required to attend school 3 days per week and engage in their work experience 2 days per week, and that school districts will not lose funding tied to average daily attendance for pupils participating in a pilot program. The bill would repeal its provisions as of January 1, 2034.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 35160.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:

35160.3.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department, with the approval of the state board, shall select three geographically diverse school districts to implement, on a voluntary basis, a pilot program at one high school within the school district based upon the Korean Meister high school system.

(b) The department shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, regulations to implement the pilot programs established pursuant to subdivision ~~(a).~~ (a), consistent with all of the following:

(1) Pupils participating in a pilot program shall attend school three days per week and engage in their work experience two days per week.
(2) School districts and diverse local businesses shall be encouraged to work together to develop a pipeline of high school graduates to employees.
(3) Pupils participating in a pilot program shall not be required to enroll in any dual enrollment program, and a pilot program shall be separate from the Golden State Pathways Program established pursuant to Chapter 16.1 (commencing with Section 53020) of Part 28 of Division 4.
(4) School districts shall not lose funding tied to average daily attendance for pupils participating in a pilot program.
(5) Pupils participating in a pilot program shall be able to satisfy the A–G subject matter requirements for admission to the California State University and the University of California.
(6) Participation in a pilot program shall be limited to pupils in grade 12.