Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.
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Two Thirds
Fiscal committee
No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill adjusts how California public schools receive funding based on average daily attendance. It allows school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to receive credit for attendance even if it’s decreased due to a declared emergency, such as a major safety hazard like a wildfire. Specifically, it allows local fire agencies to determine the imminence of such hazards and provides a mechanism for adjusting funding to account for these disruptions, including potential adjustments for schools impacted by natural disasters.
Key provisions
- Allows local fire agencies to determine the imminence of a major safety hazard for attendance credit purposes.
- Provides a method for adjusting average daily attendance figures to account for decreases caused by emergencies.
- Extends the period for which reduced attendance can impact funding in certain emergency situations.
- Offers specific funding adjustments for school districts and charter schools impacted by declared state of emergencies, including wildfires.
- Includes provisions for addressing attendance impacts related to COVID-19, including quarantine and staffing shortages.
- Creates a process for allocating funds to school districts and county offices of education affected by disasters.
- Provides a mechanism for schools to receive continued funding for pupils who would have attended a destroyed school.
- Specifies funding adjustments for charter schools in specific districts impacted by declared emergencies.
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