California

Education Code

11,521 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 51050 — The governing board of every school district shall enforce in its schools the courses of study and the use of textbooks and other instructional materials prescribed and adopted by the proper authority
• § 51053 — The course of study for preschool, kindergarten, grades 1 through 6, and grades 7 and 8 of those elementary districts maintaining grades 7 and 8, shall be prescribed and enforced by the governing boar
• § 51054 — Except as provided in Section 51053, the course of study for grades 7 through 12 shall be prepared under the direction of the governing board having control thereof and shall be subject to approval as
• § 51055 — Courses for continuation high schools shall be prepared under the direction of the governing board having control thereof.
• § 51056 — A course of study for each adult school shall be prepared under the direction of the governing board of the district maintaining the adult school and shall be subject to approval of the Department of
• § 51057 — Upon request of the governing board of any school district, the State Board of Education may, for a number of years to be specified by the board, grant the district exemption from one or more of the c
• § 51100 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is essential to our democratic form of government that parents and guardians of schoolage children attending public schools and other ci
• § 51101 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in public schools have the right and should have the opportunity, as mutually supportive and respectful partners
• § 51101.1 — (a) A parent or guardian’s lack of English fluency does not preclude a parent or guardian from exercising the rights guaranteed under this chapter.
• § 51102 — Upon approval of the materials by the State Board of Education, the State Department of Education shall make materials available that describe a comprehensive partnership at a schoolsite that involves
• § 51130 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Teresa P.
• § 51131 — As used in this article, “parent” means the natural, adoptive, or foster parent of a pupil, a surrogate parent, a family member acting on behalf of the parent, or any person having legal authority to
• § 51133 — (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall award nonmonetary Teresa P.
• § 51139 — For purposes of this article, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Public school” means a school operated by a school district, county office of education, or a charter school.
• § 51140 — (a) (1) A drowning or injury prevention organization may provide informational materials, in electronic or hardcopy form, to a public school that serves pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12
• § 51141 — (a) A drowning or injury prevention organization that provides informational materials to a public school pursuant to this article shall adhere to both of the following: (1) Provide written evidence,
• § 51200 — Except as otherwise provided, the provisions contained in this chapter are the requirements for courses of study in grades 1 through 12.
• § 51202 — The adopted course of study shall provide instruction at the appropriate elementary and secondary grade levels and subject areas in personal and public safety and accident prevention, including emerge
• § 51203 — (a) Instruction upon the nature of alcohol, narcotics, restricted dangerous drugs as defined in Section 11032 of the Health and Safety Code, and other dangerous substances and their effects upon the h
• § 51204 — Any course of study adopted pursuant to this division shall be designed to fit the needs of the pupils for which the course of study is prescribed.
• § 51204.5 — Instruction in social sciences shall include the early history of California and a study of the role and contributions of people of all genders, Native Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans,
• § 51205 — Pupils enrolled in a year-round school pursuant to Part 22 (commencing with Section 37000) shall have access, as necessary, to an equal educational opportunity as provided during summer school to pupi
• § 51206 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the physical fitness and motor development of children in the public elementary schools is of equal importance to that of other elements of the curriculu
• § 51206.4 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Digital citizenship” means a diverse set of skills related to current technology and social media, including the
• § 51210 — (a) The adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, shall include instruction, beginning in grade 1 and continuing through grade 6, in the following areas of study: (1) English, including kn
• § 51210.1 — (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (A) The Education Code currently mandates 200 minutes of physical education every 10 schooldays for pupils in elementary school.
• § 51210.2 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the physical fitness and motor development of children in the public elementary schools is of equal importance to that of other elements of the curri
• § 51210.3 — (a) The governing board of a school district may designate a credentialed teacher at each elementary school as a science coach, or provide staff development to teachers, in order to accomplish the obj
• § 51210.4 — The State Department of Education shall incorporate nutrition education curriculum content into the health curriculum framework at its next revision.
• § 51210.5 — The instruction in all areas of study specified in subdivisions (a) to (g), inclusive, of Section 51210 as deemed appropriate by the governing board and consistent with the adopted course of study for
• § 51210.8 — (a) On or before March 1, 2008, based on recommendations of the Superintendent, the State Board of Education shall adopt content standards in the curriculum area of health education.
• § 51212 — It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature to encourage the establishment of programs of instruction in world language, with instruction beginning as early as feasible for each school district.
• § 51220 — The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall offer courses in the following areas of study: (a) English, including knowledge of and appreciation for literature, language, and compo
• § 51220.1 — In addition to the requirements specified in subdivision (j) of Section 51220, automobile driver education shall be designed to develop a knowledge of the dangers involved in consuming alcohol or drug
• § 51220.2 — (a) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 51220, “instruction in our American legal system, the operation of the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, and the rights and duties of citizens
• § 51220.3 — The instruction in all areas of study specified in subdivisions (a) to (j), inclusive, of Section 51220 as deemed appropriate by the governing board and consistent with the adopted course of study for
• § 51220.4 — For purposes of subdivision (j) of Section 51220, a course in automobile driver education shall include, but is not limited to, both of the following: (a) Education regarding the rights and duties of
• § 51220.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The family is our most fundamental social institution and the means by which we care for, prepare, and train our children to be productive mem
• § 51220.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a private school is not required to offer courses in driver education or driver training.
• § 51221 — Instruction required by subdivision (b) of Section 51220 in the area of study of social sciences shall also provide a foundation for understanding the wise use of natural resources.
• § 51221.1 — (a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Collaborative” means the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education.
• § 51221.2 — (a) (1) The department shall issue a notice to all local educational agencies serving pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, clarifying that social science instruction provided pursuant to subdiv
• § 51221.3 — (a) Instruction in the area of social sciences, as required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51220, may include instruction on World War II and the American role in that war.
• § 51221.4 — (a) The Legislature encourages instruction in the area of social sciences, as required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51220, which may include instruction on the Vietnam war including the “Sec
• § 51221.5 — For the purposes of this code, the phrase “vocational-technical education” shall have the same meaning as “career technical education” as described in subdivision (i) of Section 51220.
• § 51222 — (a) All pupils, except pupils excused or exempted pursuant to Section 51241, shall be required to attend upon the courses of physical education for a total period of time of not less than 400 minutes
• § 51223 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 51210 and 51222, instruction in physical education in an elementary school maintaining any of grades 1 to 8, inclusive, shall be for a total period of time of not less tha
• § 51223.3 — (a) During the first revision of the physical education framework that occurs on or after January 1, 2011, the state board and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission shall in
• § 51224 — The governing board of any school district maintaining a high school shall prescribe courses of study designed to provide the skills and knowledge required for adult life for pupils attending the scho
• § 51224.5 — (a) The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall include algebra as part of the mathematics area of study pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 51220.
• § 51224.7 — (a) This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Mathematics Placement Act of 2015.
• § 51225 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Governing body” means the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, or a county board of edu
• § 51225.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency, as defined in subdivision (t), shall exempt a pupil in foster care, as defined in subdivision (t), a pupil who is a homeless child or you
• § 51225.2 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Former juvenile court school pupil” means a pupil who, upon completion of the pupil’s second year of high school, transfers to a
• § 51225.25 — (a) A “pupil participating in a newcomer program,” as defined in Section 51225.
• § 51225.3 — (a) A pupil shall complete all of the following while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school: (1) At least the following numbers of courses in the s
• § 51225.31 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency shall exempt an individual with exceptional needs who satisfies the eligibility criteria described in subdivision (b) from all courses
• § 51225.32 — (a) (1) A local educational agency may exempt an individual with exceptional needs who was enrolled in grade 10 or higher in the 2022–23 school year, and who, while eligible pursuant to Section 56026,
• § 51225.35 — (a) (1) If the governing board of a school district requires more than two courses in mathematics for graduation from high school, the governing board of the school district may award a pupil up to on
• § 51225.36 — (a) If the governing board of a school district requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the governing board of the school district shall include instruction in sexual ha
• § 51225.37 — The department shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for
• § 51225.38 — (a) If the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the governing board of a school distric
• § 51225.4 — The governing board of each elementary school district shall certify to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that it has adopted a policy to implement a course of instruction that sufficiently pre
• § 51225.5 — (a) (1) The governing board of a school district maintaining a high school may confer honorary high school diplomas upon foreign exchange students from other countries who have not completed the cours
• § 51225.6 — (a) If the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the governing board of a school distric
• § 51225.7 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
• § 51225.8 — (a) Commencing with the 2020–21 school year, the governing board of a school district and the governing body of a charter school, as appropriate, shall ensure that each of its pupils receives informat
• § 51225.9 — Notwithstanding any other law, if a pupil completed a career technical education course, between July 1, 2022, and the effective date of this section, that met the requirements of subparagraph (E) of
• § 51226 — The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall coordinate the development, on a cyclical basis, of model curriculum standards for the course of study required by Section 51225.
• § 51226.1 — (a) Upon adoption of the model curriculum standards developed pursuant to Section 51226, the Superintendent shall develop a curriculum framework consistent with criteria set forth in subdivision (a) o
• § 51226.2 — The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall inform county offices of education and each school district that maintains any of grades 6 to 12, inclusive, of the availability of the consumer and home
• § 51226.3 — (a) (1) The department shall incorporate into publications that provide examples of curriculum resources for teacher use those materials developed by publishers of nonfiction, trade books, and primary
• § 51226.4 — Pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 51226.
• § 51226.5 — (a) No later than January 1, 1991, the State Board of Education, with the assistance of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall establish a list of textbooks and other instructional materials
• § 51226.6 — (a) The State Department of Education shall develop and adopt a model curriculum framework for driver education and training that incorporates the rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of E
• § 51226.7 — (a) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in ethnic studies to ensure quality courses of study in ethnic studies.
• § 51226.8 — (a) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop and recommend to the state board, for consideration and adoption by the state board, a curriculum guide and resources for a separate, stand-alone
• § 51226.9 — (a) (1) The department shall, no later than June 1, 2022, in collaboration with, and subject to the approval of, the executive director of the state board, use the funding appropriated pursuant to Sec
• § 51227.3 — (a) The Instructional Quality Commission shall ensure that the environmental principles and concepts developed pursuant to Section 71301 of the Public Resources Code are integrated into the content st
• § 51228 — (a) Each school district maintaining any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall offer to all otherwise qualified pupils in those grades a course of study fulfilling the requirements and prerequisites for
• § 51228.1 — (a) Commencing with the 2016–17 school year, except as provided in subdivision (e), a school district maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, shall not assign a pupil enrolled in any of grades 9
• § 51228.2 — (a) Commencing with the 2016–17 school year, except as provided in subdivision (d), a school district maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, shall not assign a pupil enrolled in any of grades 9
• § 51228.3 — (a) A complaint of noncompliance with the requirements of Section 51228.
• § 51229 — (a) Each school year, as part of the annual notification required pursuant to Section 48980, a school district offering any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, shall provide the parent or guardian of each m
• § 51230 — (a) If the governing board of a school district requires the completion of community service hours as a requirement for graduation from high school, the school district may provide a pupil with credit
• § 51240 — (a) If any part of a school’s instruction in health conflicts with the religious training and beliefs of a parent or guardian of a pupil, the pupil, upon written request of the parent or guardian, sha
• § 51240.5 — (a) A pupil in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall be granted an accommodation in connection with any physical activity components of a physical education course during a period of
• § 51241 — (a) The governing board of a school district or the office of the county superintendent of schools of a county may grant a temporary exemption to a pupil from courses in physical education, if the pup
• § 51242 — The governing board of a school district may exempt any four-year or senior high school pupil from attending courses of physical education, if the pupil is engaged in a regular school-sponsored inters
• § 51243 — Credit shall be given for purposes of the course of study requirements prescribed by school district governing boards or other authorities having jurisdiction for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to courses
• § 51244 — The provisions of Section 51243 giving credit for world language courses given in private schools shall apply to courses in the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Greek (classical and moder
• § 51245 — For purposes of the credit that may be given pursuant to Sections 51243 and 51244 for world language courses undertaken in private schools, it shall not be required that instructors in the private sch
• § 51246 — The governing board of a school district may exempt any pupil enrolled in his last semester or quarter, as the case may be, of the 12th grade who, pursuant to Section 46145 or 46147, is permitted to a
• § 51250 — The department shall establish a formal liaison with the United States Department of Defense and school districts and county offices of education that enroll military dependents to do all of the follo
• § 51251 — (a) A governing board of a school district and a county office of education may undertake any or all of the following in order to properly address the needs of military dependents: (1) Establish a cou
• § 51255 — (a) The department shall establish a nonmonetary California Purple Star School Designation Program pursuant to this article in order to achieve both of the following goals: (1) Reduce the burden on mi
• § 51260 — (a) Instruction shall be given in the elementary and secondary schools by appropriately trained instructors on drug education and the effects of the use of tobacco, alcohol, narcotics, dangerous drugs
• § 51261 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 44227 and 44228, the State Board of Education shall not accredit any teacher education institution for teacher certification purposes after the 1972–73 fisca
• § 51262 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of anabolic steroids to expedite the physical development and to enhance the performance level of secondary school athletes presents a serious he
• § 51263 — The State Department of Education shall make available information on model drug and alcohol abuse prevention education programs developed and funded pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 119
• § 51264 — (a) The State Department of Education shall prepare and distribute to school districts and county offices of education guidelines for incorporating in-service training in gang violence and drug and al
• § 51265 — It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts and county offices of education give high priority to gang violence and drug and alcohol abuse prevention in-service training programs, which
• § 51266 — (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, shall develop a model gang violence suppression and substance abuse prevention curriculum for grades 2, 4
• § 51266.5 — The Rural Gang Task Force Subcommittee provided for by subdivision (g) of Section 13826.
• § 51268 — The State Department of Education shall encourage school districts and county offices of education to avoid duplication of efforts with regard to education programs for the prevention of drug, alcohol
• § 51269 — (a) The State Department of Education shall collaborate, to the extent possible, with other state agencies that administer drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse prevention education programs to streamline
• § 51280 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) There are profound personal and financial implications for Californians associated with the average life expectancy steadily increasing
• § 51282 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish educational requirements in order to instill in California’s youth a sense of importance about lifelong financial planning and
• § 51284 — Concurrently with, but not prior to, the next revision of textbooks or curriculum frameworks in the social sciences, health, and mathematics curricula, the state board shall ensure that these academic
• § 51284.5 — Notwithstanding Section 51284, when the history-social science curriculum framework is revised after January 1, 2017, the Instructional Quality Commission shall consider including both of the followin
• § 51400 — The governing board of any school district maintaining an elementary school may provide for the conferring of diplomas of graduation, by examination, and may issue diplomas of graduation from the elem
• § 51401 — Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting the governing board of any school district from issuing diplomas of graduation without examination to the pupils in any school which has been
• § 51402 — The diplomas of graduation from elementary schools shall be conferred only upon the pupils who have completed the course of study prescribed.
• § 51403 — Elementary school diplomas granted by the governing board of a school district may be on blanks furnished by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or on forms provided by the district, which shall
• § 51410 — No diploma, certificate or other document which is conferred upon a pupil as evidence of his completion of a prescribed course of study or training shall bear any distinctive marking or words which in
• § 51411 — No governing board of any school district maintaining a high school shall require as a condition for graduation from the high schools within the district that a pupil have resided within the district
• § 51412 — No diploma, certificate or other document, except transcripts and letters of recommendation, shall be conferred on a pupil as evidence of completion of a prescribed course of study or training, or of
• § 51413 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board or body of a local educational agency, and the department on behalf of state special schools, shall grant a diploma of graduation from high schoo
• § 51420 — The Superintendent shall issue a California high school equivalency certificate and an official score report, or an official score report only, to any person who has not completed high school and who
• § 51421 — (a) The Superintendent may charge a one-time only fee, established by the state board, to be submitted by an examinee when registering for the test sufficient in an amount not greater than the amount
• § 51421.5 — (a) If, for purposes of this article, a contractor or testing center charges an examinee its own separate fee, the contractor or testing center shall not charge that fee to an examinee who meets all o
• § 51422 — Each scoring contractor shall provide the Superintendent with a set of results for each examinee who has taken all or a portion of a high school equivalency test that has been approved by the state bo
• § 51423 — (a) (1) The Superintendent may provide for the administration of a high school equivalency test that has been approved by the state board to persons confined to state or county hospitals or to institu
• § 51424 — The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall keep a permanent record of California high school equivalency certificates issued pursuant to this article.
• § 51425 — A California high school equivalency certificate shall be deemed to be a high school diploma for the purpose of meeting the requirements of employment by all state and local public agencies in this st
• § 51426 — The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this article.
• § 51427 — Pursuant to Section 16370 of the Government Code, there is hereby authorized in the State Treasury a Special Deposit Fund Account, which shall consist of fees that may be prescribed by Sections 51421
• § 51430 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a high school district, unified school district, county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school may retroactively grant a high school diploma
• § 51440 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to regulations that the state board shall prescribe, a high school district, unified school district, or county office of education maintain
• § 51442 — For purposes of this article, “veteran” means a person who has served 90 days or more in the military service of the United States during a war with a foreign power or during any national emergency de
• § 51450 — The Golden State Seal Merit Diploma is hereby established as an honors diploma to recognize high school graduates who have mastered the high school curriculum.
• § 51451 — A student who meets the following requirements shall qualify for a Golden State Seal Merit Diploma: (a) The completion of all requirements for a high school diploma.
• § 51452 — The state board shall determine and adopt, based upon the recommendations of the Superintendent, the following: (a) The means by which pupils may demonstrate mastery of the curriculum.
• § 51453 — Under the policy direction of the State Board of Education and the administrative leadership of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Department of Education shall do the following: (a)
• § 51454 — Each school district that confers high school diplomas shall maintain appropriate records in order to identify students who have earned a Golden State Seal Merit Diploma, and shall affix the appropria
• § 51455 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that no fee or other cost be charged to any pupil pursuant to this article.
• § 51460 — (a) The State Seal of Biliteracy is established to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition
• § 51461 — (a) The State Seal of Biliteracy certifies attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduating high school pupil in one or more languages, in addition to English, and certifies that the graduate
• § 51462 — The Superintendent shall do both of the following: (a) Prepare and deliver to participating school districts an appropriate insignia to be affixed to the diploma or transcript of the pupil indicating
• § 51463 — A school district that participates in the program under this article shall do both of the following: (a) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify pupils who have earned a State Seal of Bilit
• § 51464 — It is the intent of the Legislature that no fee be charged to a pupil pursuant to this article.
• § 51470 — It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a State Seal of Civic Engagement to encourage, and create pathways for, pupils in elementary and secondary schools to become civically engaged in democ
• § 51471 — (a) On or before January 1, 2020, the Superintendent shall recommend to the state board criteria for awarding a State Seal of Civic Engagement to pupils who have demonstrated excellence in civics educ
• § 51472 — The Superintendent shall do both of the following: (a) Prepare and deliver to participating school districts an appropriate insignia to be affixed to the diploma or transcript of the pupil indicating
• § 51473 — A school district that participates in the program under this article shall do both of the following: (a) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify pupils who have earned a State Seal of Civic
• § 51474 — No fee shall be charged to a pupil to receive a State Seal of Civic Engagement.
• § 51475 — (a) The California Serves Program is hereby established under the administration of the department, in collaboration with CaliforniaVolunteers, for purposes of promoting access to effective service le
• § 51500 — (a) (1) A teacher shall not give instruction and a school district shall not sponsor any activity that promotes a discriminatory bias on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, n
• § 51501 — (a) The state board and any governing board shall not adopt any textbooks or other instructional materials for use in the public schools that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons on th
• § 51510 — Except as to textbooks approved by the state board or a county board of education, no bulletin, circular, or publication may be used as the basis of study or recitation or to supplement the regular sc
• § 51511 — Nothing in this code shall be construed to prevent, or exclude from the public schools, references to religion or references to or the use of religious literature, dance, music, theatre, and visual ar
• § 51512 — The Legislature finds that the use by any person, including a pupil, of any electronic listening or recording device in any classroom of the elementary and secondary schools without the prior consent
• § 51513 — No test, questionnaire, survey, or examination containing any questions about the pupil’s personal beliefs or practices in sex, family life, morality, and religion, or any questions about the pupil’s
• § 51514 — If a local educational agency administers a voluntary survey that already includes questions pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity, the local educational agency shall not remove those q
• § 51520 — (a) During school hours, and within one hour before the time of opening and within one hour after the time of closing of school, pupils of the public school shall not be solicited on school premises b
• § 51521 — No person shall solicit any other person to contribute to any fund or to purchase any item of personal property, upon the representation that the money received is to be used wholly or in part for the
• § 51530 — No teacher giving instruction in any school, or on any property belonging to any agencies included in the public school system, shall advocate or teach communism with the intent to indoctrinate or to
• § 51540 — In the public elementary and high schools or in public elementary and high school school-sponsored activities and classes held elsewhere than on school premises, live vertebrate animals shall not, as
• § 51705 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Asynchronous interactive instructional program” means a program in which a pupil and teacher interact using online r
• § 51710 — (a) The Mathematics Readiness Challenge program is hereby established.
• § 51720 — The governing board of a school district which maintains high schools and a continuation education program may establish and maintain evening high school programs in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, for min
• § 51721 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing board to which this article applies may establish the number of, and the specific days of the week on which such a program shall be in session.
• § 51722 — An evening high school program shall consist of courses similar to the curriculum of the regular high schools of the district.
• § 51723 — The attendance of a minor at an evening high school program shall be voluntary, but the written permission of the minor’s parent or guardian is required.
• § 51724 — The attendance of a pupil in an evening high school program shall not result in the crediting of more than one unit of average daily attendance during the regular school year, even if the pupil also a
• § 51730 — The governing body of any elementary school district may establish and maintain, in connection with any school under its jurisdiction, special day and evening classes and summer schools, consisting of
• § 51731 — These classes may be convened at the hours and for the length of time during the school day or evening, and at the period and for the length of time during the school year as may be determined by the
• § 51732 — The evening elementary schools and the special day and evening classes of the elementary schools of any school district shall be open for the admission of such minors and adults as in the judgment of
• § 51740 — The governing board of a district maintaining one or more secondary schools may, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education and upon the authorization o
• § 51741 — Notwithstanding anything in Section 51740 to the contrary, the governing board of any school district may, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education an
• § 51744 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that by offering a range of quality educational options, including classroom-based, hybrid, and nonclassroom-based programs, local educational agencies can bette
• § 51745 — (a) Commencing with the 1990–91 school year, a local educational agency may offer independent study to meet the educational needs of pupils in accordance with the requirements of this article.
• § 51745.5 — For purposes of this article the following definitions apply: (a) “Live interaction” means interaction between the pupil and local educational agency classified or certificated staff, and may include
• § 51745.6 — (a) (1) The ratio of average daily attendance for independent study pupils 18 years of age or less to school district full-time equivalent certificated employees responsible for independent study, cal
• § 51746 — It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts and county offices of education offering independent study shall provide appropriate existing services and resources to enable pupils to compl
• § 51747 — A local educational agency shall not be eligible to receive apportionments for independent study by pupils, regardless of age, unless it has adopted written policies, and has implemented those policie
• § 51747.3 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency, including, but not limited to, a charter school, may not claim state funding for the independent study of a pupil, whether characterized
• § 51747.5 — (a) The independent study by each pupil shall be coordinated, evaluated, and, notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 46300, shall be under the general supervision of an employee of the local educa
• § 51748 — School districts and county offices of education shall not be eligible to receive apportionment for independent study attendance by any pupil who is not otherwise identified in the written records of
• § 51749 — (a) The Superintendent, upon the next revision of the California Basic Educational Data System, or its equivalent, following July 1, 1990, shall include all data collection elements necessary to compi
• § 51749.3 — The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish rules and regulations for the purposes of implementing this article.
• § 51749.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and commencing with the 2015–16 school year, a local educational agency may, for pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, provide independent s
• § 51749.6 — (a) Before enrolling a pupil in a course authorized by Section 51749.
• § 51750 — The governing board of any school district maintaining a secondary school may establish in the school courses in military science and tactics complying with the laws of the United States made and prov
• § 51760 — The governing board of a district maintaining a high school may do all of the following: (a) Provide for the instruction of pupils in the skills, attitudes, and understanding necessary to succeed in e
• § 51760.1 — (a) Consistent with the most recent state plan on career technical education, work-based learning opportunities for pupils may be delivered by partnership academies conducted pursuant to Article 5 (co
• § 51760.2 — Regional and local business organizations, in conjunction with school districts and community colleges, and any other representatives deemed appropriate, including, but not limited to, industry repres
• § 51760.3 — The governing board of any school district offering work experience education pursuant to the authority of Section 51760 shall grant credit to pupils satisfactorily completing a work experience educat
• § 51760.5 — Notwithstanding Section 51760, attendance in work experience classes or programs maintained by a regional occupational center or regional occupational program shall not receive apportionments from sta
• § 51762 — The Department of Education shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the standards set by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in order to maintain the educational purpose and
• § 51762.5 — The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall adopt standards for district plans required by subdivision (b) of Section 46300.
• § 51763 — All laws or rules applicable to minors in employment relationships are applicable to students enrolled in work experience education courses.
• § 51764 — Work experience education as authorized by this article includes the employment of pupils in part-time jobs selected or approved as having educational value for the students employed therein and coord
• § 51765 — (a) The governing board of a school district that establishes and supervises a work experience education program in which pupils with intellectual disabilities are employed in part-time jobs may use f
• § 51766 — Work experience education involving apprenticeable occupations shall be consistent with the purposes of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3070) of Division 3 of the Labor Code and with standards esta
• § 51767 — The governing board of any school district which maintains one or more high schools may provide for the establishment and supervision of work experience education programs in areas outside the distric
• § 51768 — The governing board of any school district providing work experience and work study education may provide for employment under the program of pupils in part-time jobs located in areas outside the dist
• § 51769 — (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code or the Labor Code to the contrary, the school district, county superintendent of schools, or any school administered by the State Department of Education
• § 51769.5 — Sections 1292, 1293, and 1294 of the Labor Code shall not apply to work experience education programs established pursuant to this article if all of the following occur: (a) The work experience coordi
• § 51770 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that despite various energy conservation measures, energy costs have continued to increase and will likely increase in the future.