BILL NUMBER: AB 925INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Lara and Alejo FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to amend Section 47610 of the Education Code, relating to charter schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 925, as introduced, Lara. Charter schools. (1) The Charter Schools Act of 1992 permits teachers and parents to petition the governing board of a school district to approve a charter school to operate independently from the existing school district structure as a method of accomplishing, among other things, improved pupil learning. Existing law exempts charter schools from the laws governing school districts except those of the Charter Schools Act, those establishing minimum age for public school attendance, specified building code regulations, and other specified laws. Existing law requires a charter school to comply with its charter. This bill would require a charter school to comply with specified laws governing school employees, including, among others, those governing classified employees. To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on charter schools, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 47610 of the Education Code is amended to read: 47610. A charter school shall comply with this part and all of the provisions set forth in its charter, but is otherwise exempt from the laws governing school districts, except all of the following:(a) As specified in Section 47611.(b) As specified in Section 41365.(c)(a) All laws establishing minimum age for public school attendance.(d)(b) The California Building Standards Code (Part 2 (commencing with Section 101) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), as adopted and enforced by the local building enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the area in which the charter school is located. Charter school facilities shall comply with this subdivision by January 1, 2007.(e) Charter school facilities shall comply with subdivision (d) by January 1, 2007.(c) Subdivision (a) of Section 45103, Sections 41365, 44031, 44037, 45101, 45102, 45103.1, 45113, 45115, 45116, 45117, 45127, 45128, 45131, 45132, 45133, 45136, 45166, 45167, 45169, and 47611, and Article 4 (commencing with Section 45190) of Chapter 5 of Part 25 of Division 3. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.