California · Education Code

EDC §41404.5: (a) A school district with an average daily attendance of more than 400,000 as of the 2016–17 second principal apportionment shall be exempt from any reduction in state support pursuant to Section 414

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(a) A school district with an average daily attendance of more than 400,000 as of the 2016–17 second principal apportionment shall be exempt from any reduction in state support pursuant to Section 41404 for the 2019–20 fiscal year to the 2021–22 fiscal year, inclusive. A school district subject to this exemption shall submit the following to the Superintendent, the Department of Finance, and the budget committees of both houses of the Legislature: (1) By September 1, 2019, a report containing the administrator-to-teacher ratio calculated pursuant to this article for the 2011–12 fiscal year to the 2019–20 fiscal year, inclusive, a description of the reasons for not meeting the ratio requirement for each fiscal year in which the ratio was not met, including the estimated impact on pupils, and a plan setting out goals for meeting the ratio by the 2023–24 fiscal year. (2) By each September 1 from 2020 to 2022, inclusive, a report detailing the administrator-to-teacher ratio calculated pursuant to this article for the prior fiscal year and the progress towards meeting the goals set out in the report provided pursuant to subdivision (a). (b) The Los Angeles Unified School District shall submit the following to the Superintendent, the Department of Finance, and the budget committees of both houses of the Legislature: (1) By September 1, 2023, a report containing the ratio of administrative employees to teachers calculated pursuant to this article for the 2011–12 fiscal year to the 2022–23 fiscal year, inclusive, a description of the reasons for not meeting the ratio requirement for each fiscal year in which the ratio was not met, including the estimated impact on pupils and the number of teachers and administrators above the required ratio, and a plan setting out goals for meeting the ratio by the 2025–26 fiscal year. (2) By each September 1 from 2024 to 2025, inclusive, a report detailing the ratio of administrative employees to teachers calculated pursuant to this article, including the number of teachers and administrators above the required ratio, for the prior fiscal year and the progress towards meeting the goals set out in the report provided pursuant to paragraph (1). (c) (1) The Paradise Unified School District shall be exempt from any reduction in state support pursuant to Section 41404 for the 2021–22 fiscal year to the 2023–24 fiscal year, inclusive. (2) (A) The Paradise Unified School District shall be exempt from any reduction in state support pursuant to Section 41404 for the 2024–25 fiscal year to the 2026–27 fiscal year, inclusive. The Paradise Unified School District shall, by September 1, 2026, submit to the Superintendent, the Department of Finance, and the appropriate budget and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature, a report containing all of the following: (i) The administrator-to-teacher ratio calculated pursuant to this article for the 2024–25 fiscal year to the 2026–27 fiscal year, inclusive, including the number of teachers and administrators above the required ratio for the prior fiscal year. (ii) A description of the reasons for not meeting the ratio requirement for each fiscal year in which the ratio was not met, including the estimated impact on pupils. (iii) A plan setting out goals for meeting the ratio by the 2026–27 fiscal year. (iv) The progress towards meeting the ratio by the 2026–27 fiscal year. (B) The report required pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

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