Bill Text: CA SB634 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Kindergarten: transitional kindergarten.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-31 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB634 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB634-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 634 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 7, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Senator Runner
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
An act to amend Sections 46300 and 48000 of the Education
Code, An act to amend Section 48000 of the Education
Code, relating to kindergarten.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 634, as amended, Runner. Kindergarten: transitional
kindergarten.
Existing law requires that a child be admitted to kindergarten at
the beginning of the school year, or at a later time in the same year
if the child has his or her birthday before one of the following
dates: (1) December 2 of the 2011-12 school year; (2) November 1 of
the 2012-13 school year; (3) October 1 of the 2013-14 school year; or
(4) September 1 of the 2014-15 school year and each school year
thereafter. Existing law requires, as a condition of receipt of
apportionments for these purposes, that a child whose admission to a
traditional kindergarten is delayed be admitted to a transitional
kindergarten program, as defined.
This bill would delete the provisions of law relating to
transitional kindergarten.
This bill would prohibit a school district from offering a
transitional kindergarten program unless the Department of Finance
certifies that sufficient funds exist to initiate transitional
kindergarten programs for all eligible children, including children
of all socioeconomic statuses, English learners, and individuals with
exceptional needs, without removing funding from existing state
programs or services. The bill would additionally prohibit a school
district from initiating a transitional kindergarten program if the
district has a qualified or negative interim financial certification,
as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 48000 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
48000. (a) A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained
by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a
later time in the same year , if the child will have his
or her fifth birthday on or before one of the following dates:
(1) December 2 of the 2011-12 school year.
(2) November 1 of the 2012-13 school year.
(3) October 1 of the 2013-14 school year.
(4) September 1 of the 2014-15 school year and each school year
thereafter.
(b) The governing board of a school district maintaining one or
more kindergartens may, on a case-by-case basis, admit to a
kindergarten a child having attained the age of five years at any
time during the school year with the approval of the parent or
guardian, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The governing board determines that the admittance is in the
best interests of the child.
(2) The parent or guardian is given information regarding the
advantages and disadvantages and any other explanatory information
about the effect of this early admittance.
(c) As Subject to subdivision
(e), and as a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils
in a transitional kindergarten program pursuant to subdivision (g) of
Section 46300, a school district or charter school shall ensure the
following:
(1) In the 2012-13 school year, a child who will have his or her
fifth birthday between November 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to
a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school
district.
(2) In the 2013-14 school year, a child who will have his or her
fifth birthday between October 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to
a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school
district.
(3) In the 2014-15 school year and each school year thereafter, a
child who will have his or her fifth birthday between September 2 and
December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program
maintained by the school district.
(d) For purposes of this section, "transitional kindergarten"
means the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a
modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally
appropriate.
(e) (1) A school district shall not initiate a transitional
kindergarten program pursuant to subdivision (c) unless the
Department of Finance certifies that sufficient funds exist to
initiate transitional kindergarten programs in all school districts
that can enroll all eligible children, including children of all
socioeconomic statuses, English learners, and individuals with
exceptional needs as defined in Section 56026, without removing
funding from existing state programs or services.
(2) A school district shall not initiate a transitional
kindergarten program pursuant to subdivision (c) if the district has
a qualified or negative interim financial certification pursuant to
Sections 42130 and 42131.
(e)
(f) A transitional kindergarten shall not be construed
as a new program or higher level of service.
SECTION 1. Section 46300 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
46300. (a) In computing average daily attendance of a school
district or county office of education, there shall be included the
attendance of pupils while engaged in educational activities required
of those pupils and under the immediate supervision and control of
an employee of the district or county office who possessed a valid
certification document, registered as required by law.
(b) (1) For purposes of a work experience education program in a
secondary school that meets the standards of the California State
Plan for Career Technical Education, "immediate supervision," in the
context of off-campus work training stations, means pupil
participation in on-the-job training as outlined under a training
agreement, coordinated by the school district under a state-approved
plan, wherein the employer and certificated school personnel share
the responsibility for on-the-job supervision.
(2) The pupil-teacher ratio in a work experience program shall not
exceed 125 pupils per full-time equivalent certificated teacher
coordinator. This ratio may be waived by the state board pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with Section 33050) of Chapter 1 of Part 20 of
Division 2 under criteria developed by the state board.
(3) A pupil enrolled in a work experience program shall not be
credited with more than one day of attendance per calendar day, and
shall be a full-time pupil enrolled in regular classes that meet the
requirements of Section 46141 or 46144.
(c) (1) For purposes of the rehabilitative schools, classes, or
programs described in Section 48917 that require immediate
supervision, "immediate supervision" means that the person to whom
the pupil is required to report for training, counseling, tutoring,
or other prescribed activity shares the responsibility for the
supervision of the pupils in the rehabilitative activities with
certificated personnel of the district.
(2) A pupil enrolled in a rehabilitative school, class, or program
shall not be credited with more than one day of attendance per
calendar day.
(d) (1) For purposes of computing the average daily attendance of
pupils engaged in the educational activities required of high school
pupils who are also enrolled in a regional occupational center or
regional occupational program, the school district shall receive
proportional average daily attendance credit for those educational
activities that are less than the minimum schoolday, pursuant to
regulations adopted by the state board; however, none of that
attendance shall be counted for purposes of computing attendance
pursuant to Section 52324.
(2) A school district shall not receive proportional average daily
attendance credit pursuant to this subdivision for a pupil in
attendance for less than 145 minutes each day.
(3) The divisor for computing proportional average daily
attendance pursuant to this subdivision is 240, except that, in the
case of a pupil excused from physical education classes pursuant to
Section 52316, the divisor is 180.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, travel time of
pupils to attend a regional occupational center or regional
occupational program shall not be used in any manner in the
computation of average daily attendance.
(e) (1) In computing the average daily attendance of a school
district, there shall also be included the attendance of pupils
participating in independent study conducted pursuant to Article 5.5
(commencing with Section 51745) of Chapter 5 of Part 28 for five or
more consecutive schooldays.
(2) A pupil participating in independent study shall not be
credited with more than one day of attendance per calendar day.
(f) For purposes of cooperative career technical education
programs and community classrooms described in Section 52372.1,
"immediate supervision" means pupil participation in paid and unpaid
on-the-job experiences, as outlined under a training agreement and
individualized training plans wherein the supervisor of the training
site and certificated school personnel share the responsibility for
the supervision of on-the-job experiences.
(g) In computing the average daily attendance of a school
district, there shall be included the attendance of pupils in
kindergarten after they have completed one school year in
kindergarten only if the school district has on file for each of
those pupils an agreement made pursuant to Section 48011, approved in
form and content by the department and signed by the pupil's parent
or guardian, that the pupil may continue in kindergarten for not more
than one additional school year.
SEC. 2. Section 48000 of the Education Code is
amended to read:
48000. (a) A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained
by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a
later time in the same year, if the child will have his or her fifth
birthday on or before one of the following dates:
(1) December 2 of the 2011-12 school year.
(2) November 1 of the 2012-13 school year.
(3) October 1 of the 2013-14 school year.
(4) September 1 of the 2014-15 school year and each school year
thereafter.
(b) The governing board of a school district maintaining one or
more kindergartens may, on a case-by-case basis, admit to a
kindergarten a child having attained the age of five years at any
time during the school year with the approval of the parent or
guardian, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The governing board determines that the admittance is in the
best interests of the child.
(2) The parent or guardian is given information regarding the
advantages and disadvantages and any other explanatory information
about the effect of this early admittance.
