California

Education Code

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

• § 94916 — An institution extending credit or lending money to an individual for institutional and noninstitutional charges for an educational program shall cause any note, instrument, or other evidence of indeb
• § 94917 — A note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness relating to payment for an educational program is void and not enforceable unless, at the time of execution of the note, instrument, or other evid
• § 94918 — In making consumer loans to students, an institution shall also comply with the requirements of the Federal Truth in Lending Act pursuant to Title 15 of the United States Code.
• § 94918.5 — (a) The bureau’s administration of this article or Article 13 (commencing with Section 94919) shall not preclude the authority of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation over, and applic
• § 94919 — (a) An institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs complies with this article by complying with applicable regulations of the federal student financial aid programs und
• § 94920 — An institution that does not participate in the federal student financial aid programs shall do all of the following: (a) The institution shall advise each student that a notice of cancellation shall
• § 94921 — An institution offering an educational program for which the refund calculations set forth in this article cannot be utilized because of the unique way in which the educational program is structured,
• § 94922 — A student may not waive any provision of this article.
• § 94923 — (a) The Student Tuition Recovery Fund relieves or mitigates economic loss suffered by a student while enrolled in an institution not exempt from this article pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Sec
• § 94924 — (a) The bureau shall determine the amount of Student Tuition Recovery Fund assessments to be collected for each student.
• § 94925 — (a) The amount in the Student Tuition Recovery Fund shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) at any time.
• § 94926 — At least 30 days prior to closing, the institution shall notify the bureau in writing of its intention to close.
• § 94926.5 — (a) An institution’s approval to operate is automatically terminated on the date of closure or when its exemption from this chapter has been verified by the bureau.
• § 94927 — An institution shall be considered in default of the enrollment agreement when an educational program is discontinued or canceled or the institution closes prior to completion of the educational progr
• § 94927.5 — (a) Prior to closing, an institution shall provide the bureau with the following: (1) Copies of pertinent student records, including transcripts, in hardcopy or electronic form, as determined by the b
• § 94928 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Cohort population” means the number of students that began a program on a cohort start date.
• § 94929 — (a) An institution shall annually report to the bureau, as part of the annual report, and publish in its School Performance Fact Sheet, the completion rate for each program.
• § 94929.5 — (a) An institution shall annually report to the bureau, as part of the annual report, and shall publish in its School Performance Fact Sheet, all of the following: (1) The job placement rate, calculat
• § 94929.7 — (a) The information used to substantiate the rates and information calculated pursuant to Sections 94929 and 94929.
• § 94929.8 — (a) On or before January 1, 2011, and pursuant to Section 94877, the bureau shall establish, by regulation, a uniform method for institutions to obtain statistically valid, current, and representative
• § 94930 — (a) All fees collected pursuant to this article, including any interest on those fees, shall be deposited in the Private Postsecondary Education Administration Fund, and shall be available, upon appro
• § 94930.5 — Subject to Section 94930, an institution shall remit to the bureau for deposit in the Private Postsecondary Education Administration Fund the following fees, in accordance with the following schedule:
• § 94931 — (a) A fee that is not paid on or before the 30th calendar day after the due date for the payment of the fee shall be subject to a 25 percent late payment penalty fee.
• § 94931.5 — (a) The bureau may propose modifications to the fee schedule in Section 94930.
• § 94932 — The bureau shall determine an institution’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
• § 94932.5 — (a) As part of its compliance program, the bureau shall perform announced and unannounced inspections of institutions at least every five years.
• § 94933 — The bureau shall provide an institution with the opportunity to remedy noncompliance, impose fines, place the institution on probation, or suspend or revoke the institution’s approval to operate, in a
• § 94933.5 — As much as is practicable, the bureau shall seek to resolve instances of noncompliance, including the use of alternative dispute resolution procedures in Article 5 (commencing with Section 11420.
• § 94934 — (a) As part of the compliance program, an institution shall submit an annual report to the bureau, under penalty of perjury, signed by a responsible corporate officer, by July 1 of each year, or anoth
• § 94934.5 — (a) An institution with an approval to operate that knows that it is being investigated by an oversight entity other than the bureau shall report that investigation, including the nature of that inves
• § 94935 — (a) Bureau staff who, during an inspection of an institution, detect a violation of this chapter, or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, that is a minor violation as determined by the bureau
• § 94936 — (a) As a consequence of an investigation, which may incorporate any materials obtained or produced in connection with a compliance inspection, and upon a finding that the institution has committed a v
• § 94937 — (a) As a consequence of an investigation, which may incorporate any materials obtained or produced in connection with a compliance inspection, and upon a finding that an institution has committed a vi
• § 94938 — (a) If the bureau determines that it needs to make an emergency decision to protect students, prevent misrepresentation to the public, or prevent the loss of public funds or moneys paid by students, i
• § 94939 — (a) The bureau may bring an action for equitable relief for any violation of this chapter.
• § 94940 — As consequence of an adverse administrative action against an institution, the institution may request a hearing pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 11445.
• § 94941 — (a) An individual who has cause to believe that an institution has violated this chapter, or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, may file a complaint with the bureau against the institution.
• § 94942 — (a) The bureau shall establish a toll-free telephone number staffed by a bureau employee by which a student or a member of the public may file a complaint under this chapter.
• § 94943 — The following violations of this chapter are public offenses: (a) Knowingly operating a private postsecondary institution without an approval to operate is an infraction subject to the procedures desc
• § 94943.5 — An institution shall designate and maintain an agent for service of process within this state, and provide the name, address, and telephone number of the agent to the bureau.
• § 94944 — Notwithstanding any other law, the bureau shall cite any person, and that person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), for operating an institution without
• § 94944.5 — Each institution subject to this chapter shall be deemed to have authorized its accrediting agency to provide the bureau, the Attorney General, any district attorney, city attorney, or the Student Aid
• § 94944.6 — Within 30 days of receiving a written notice from the bureau, the Attorney General, district attorney, city attorney, or the Student Aid Commission pursuant to Section 94944.
• § 94945 — (a) This chapter does not limit or preclude the enforcement of rights or remedies under any other applicable statute or law.
• § 94946 — The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 94948 — In addition to any other reporting requirements under this chapter, the director shall provide written updates to the Legislature every six months and shall participate in all oversight hearings condu
• § 94949.7 — There is hereby established an Office of Student Assistance and Relief for the purpose of advancing and promoting the rights of prospective students, current students, or past students of private post
• § 94949.71 — (a) The duties of the office shall be vested in a chief, who shall be appointed by the director.
• § 94949.72 — Duties of the office shall include all of the following: (a) Conducting outreach and providing information and assistance to students who have been affected by the unlawful activities or closure of an
• § 94949.73 — (a) The office shall provide individualized assistance to students to relieve or mitigate the economic and educational opportunity loss incurred by those students who attended a Corinthian Colleges, I
• § 94949.8 — (a) An institution that qualifies as a public institution of higher education pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 94858.
• § 94950 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 95 — “Superintendent” or “superintendent” whenever used in this code means the Superintendent of Public Instruction, unless the context requires otherwise.
• § 95000 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, upon the repeal of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800), the Student Tuition Recovery Fund shall be continued in existence under the administration of the Depar
• § 95010 — This chapter shall become operative upon the repeal of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800), as added by Assembly Bill 48 of the 2009–10 Regular Session.
• § 96 — “At-promise” has the same meaning as “at-risk,” as that term is generally understood, and consistent with federal law.
• § 97 — The term “emotional disturbance,” as defined in Section 300.
• § 99000 — The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with each or all of the 11 western states and the States of Alaska and Hawaii for the purpose of cooperating
• § 99001 — The form and contents of such compact shall be substantially as provided in this section and the effect of its provisions shall be interpreted and administered in conformity with the provisions of thi
• § 99002 — In furtherance of the provisions contained in the compact, there shall be three commissioners from the State of California, appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
• § 99003 — All officers of the state are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in e
• § 99004 — The commission shall keep accurate accounts of its activities and shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before the 31st day of December in each year, setting forth in detail the trans
• § 99005 — When the Governor on behalf of the state executes the compact, he shall attach his signature thereto under a recital that such compact is executed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, subject t
• § 99030 — The Regents of the University of California and the governing body of each accredited private or independent college or university in the state are requested to, and the Trustees of the California Sta
• § 99040 — (a) The Regents of the University of California are urged to, and the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall, perform the fol
• § 99070 — The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, participate in regional conversations pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
• § 99100 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) California students have a long and rich tradition of participation in community service which should be recognized, commended, and exp
• § 99101 — There is hereby created a program known as The Human Corps within the University of California and the California State University.
• § 99102 — For the purposes of this article, community service shall be defined as work or service performed by students either voluntarily or for some form of compensation or academic credit through nonprofit,
• § 99103 — There are hereby created Human Corps task forces in each segment, which shall be established on each campus by March 1, 1988.
• § 99104 — It is the intent of the Legislature that segments maximize the use of existing resources to implement the Human Corps.
• § 99106 — Funding for purposes of this chapter is contingent upon Budget Act appropriations.
• § 99120 — As used in this chapter, “social media” means an electronic service or account, or electronic content, including, but not limited to, videos or still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant
• § 99121 — (a) Public and private postsecondary educational institutions, and their employees and representatives, shall not require or request a student, prospective student, or student group to do any of the f
• § 99122 — A private nonprofit or for-profit postsecondary educational institution shall post its social media privacy policy on the institution’s Internet Web site.
• § 99130 — (a) Subject to applicable federal, state, and institutional refund and withdrawal policies, when a student is called to active military duty during an academic term, the student may choose one of the
• § 99150 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Education is fundamental to the development of all residents and to the progress of the state as a whole.
• § 99151 — (a) “Admissions data assembly service” means any summary or report of grades, grade point averages, standardized test scores, or any combination of grades and test scores, of a test subject used by an
• § 99152 — Each test sponsor shall report the closing date of its testing year to the appropriate state agency or make the closing date publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site by February 1, 1
• § 99153 — On or before November 15 of each year, the test sponsor shall submit to the appropriate state agency or make publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site all of the following data and in
• § 99154 — (a) Within 90 days of the close of each testing year, the test sponsor shall file with the appropriate state agency or make publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site standard technica
• § 99155 — (a) A test sponsor shall provide alternative methods to verify the identity of those test subjects who are unable to provide the required identification for purposes of admitting a test subject to tak
• § 99156 — A test agency shall prepare a clear, easily understandable written description of each standardized test it administers.
• § 99157 — (a) Except for test administrations described in subdivision (d), the test sponsor shall provide to test subjects the test materials specified in subdivisions (b) and (c) for 50 percent of regular tes
• § 99158 — If the test agency will be delayed in reporting a test subject’s score for a time period amounting to 10 calendar days beyond the period specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 99156,
• § 99159 — (a) Whenever a test agency is presented with information which renders the test subject’s test score suspect, whether that information is in the form of allegations of collusion or cheating, or irregu
• § 99160 — (a) Whenever the test agency determines that substantial evidence exists to support cancellation or invalidation of a test score, the test agency shall provide the test subject with a choice of the fo
• § 99160.5 — (a) A test agency shall immediately initiate an investigation upon learning of a complaint or a notice of inadequate or improper test conditions relating to an administration of an Advanced Placement
• § 99161 — (a) No test agency shall release or disclose any test score identifiable with any individual test subject, in any form whatsoever, to any test score recipient, unless the agency is specifically author
• § 99161.5 — (a) (1) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall provide testing accommodations to a test subject with a disability who makes a timely request to ensure that the Law School Admission Te
• § 99162 — Any information or report required to be submitted to the appropriate state agency or made publicly available on the test sponsor’s internet website pursuant to this chapter shall be public record sub
• § 99163 — Any test sponsor who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for each violation.
• § 99164 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be
• § 99170 — (a) A California veterinary medical school may develop a high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter certification program to be offered as elective coursework to enrolled students.
• § 99180 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that demonstrable improvements in student knowledge, capacities, and skills between entrance and graduation be publicly announced and available, and that these
• § 99181 — The University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges shall each prepare a list of reports required to be submitted on a regular basis to the Legislature
• § 99182 — (a) On or before November 15, 1994, and each November 15 thereafter, the California Postsecondary Education Commission shall submit a higher education report to the Legislature and the Governor which
• § 99200 — (a) With funds appropriated therefor, and with the approval of the Concurrence Committee, the Regents of the University of California are requested to establish and maintain cooperative endeavors desi
• § 99200.5 — The statewide subject matter projects shall accomplish all of the following goals: (a) Create opportunities for researchers, higher education faculty, and elementary and secondary school faculty to wo
• § 99201 — The following subject matter projects shall be authorized pursuant to this chapter: (a) The California Writing Project.
• § 99201.5 — Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the University of California from establishing other subject matter projects in subject areas not specified in Section 99201.
• § 99202 — (a) Within each subject matter project, a project advisory board shall be established to do all of the following: (1) Set guidelines for project sites.
• § 99203 — The project advisory board of each statewide subject matter project shall use the following criteria in recommending funding for local project sites: (a) The proposed site is designed to provide suppo
• § 99204 — This chapter shall be operative, and shall apply to the University of California, only for such times as the Legislature has appropriated funds therefor and the Regents of the University of California
• § 99220 — The Regents of the University of California are requested to jointly develop with the Trustees of California State University and the independent colleges and universities, the California Reading Prof
• § 99221 — The Regents of the University of California are requested to develop jointly with the Trustees of the California State University and the independent colleges and universities, the High School English
• § 99221.5 — (a) The Regents of the University of California are requested to authorize the President of the University of California or his or her designee to jointly develop English Language Development Professi
• § 99222 — The Regents of the University of California are requested to develop jointly with the Trustees of the California State University and the independent colleges and universities, the High School Mathema
• § 99223 — The Regents of the University of California are requested to jointly develop with the Trustees of the California State University and the independent colleges and universities, the Algebra Academies P
• § 99224 — The Regents of the University of California are requested to develop jointly with the Trustees of the California State University and the independent colleges and universities, the Algebra Professiona
• § 99225 — The Regents of the University of California are requested to develop collaboratively with the Trustees of the California State University, the independent colleges and universities, and the county off
• § 99225.5 — In addition to providing the Legislature with quarterly enrollment and completion reports, the University of California and its partners in administering professional development institutes under this
• § 99226 — (a) This article shall apply to the University of California only during periods for which the Legislature has appropriated funds therefor in the annual Budget Act and the Regents of the University of
• § 99227 — Within the criteria and priority for the selection of participating school teams set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Sections 99220, 99221, 99222, 99223, 99224, and 99225, priority for th
• § 99250 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Commission” means the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls established by Section 8241 of the Government Code.
• § 99251 — (a) On and after January 1, 2023, each public university student health center shall offer abortion by medication techniques onsite.
• § 99275 — (a) The California Bench to School Initiative is hereby established to create the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education to promote a collaborative focus on neuroscience, law, educat
• § 99276 — (a) The institute shall perform all of the following duties: (1) Provide comprehensive analysis of the overlap of science and society by expanding interdisciplinary research on the legal implications
• § 99277 — (a) Upon receiving funding for purposes of this chapter, UCSF, the UC college named in Section 92200, and the UC/CSU California Collaborative on Neurodiversity and Learning shall each appoint one memb
• § 99300 — (a) (1) Commencing with the 2014–15 school year and for purposes of the Early Assessment Program established by this chapter, the California Standards Test and the augmented California Standards Tests
• § 99301 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 78213, the individual grade 11 assessment results, as referenced in Section 60641, or a standards-aligned successor assessment, in addition to any other