Juvenile court school pupils: joint transition planning policy: courses of study.
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- Introduced
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Overview
This bill aims to improve the coordination of education and services for juvenile court school pupils by establishing a joint transition planning policy. Specifically, it requires school districts in the pupil’s community to assign a transition liaison and notify county agencies of their contact information. The bill also mandates that school districts provide a pupil’s individualized learning plan to the transition liaison and requires a transfer of educational records within 20 school days, streamlining the process for pupils transitioning from juvenile court schools to public schools. It also clarifies credit awarding for coursework completed by these pupils.
Key provisions
- Requires school districts to assign a transition liaison for juvenile court school pupils.
- Mandates notification to county offices of education and probation departments of the transition liaison’s contact information.
- Requires school districts to provide a pupil’s individualized learning plan to the transition liaison.
- Specifies a 20-school-day timeframe for transferring official transcripts from the transferring local educational agency.
- Prohibits partial credits from equaling the full course credit.
- Requires the transfer of complete and accurate education records, including individualized education programs, within 72 hours of a pupil’s release from juvenile detention.
- Establishes procedures for the timely transfer of educational records between agencies.
- Clarifies credit awarding for coursework completed by pupils in foster care, homeless children/youth, and military children.
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