BILL NUMBER: SB 473INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Price FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act relating to pupil dropout. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 473, as introduced, Price. Pupils: dropouts. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to submit to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State Board of Education, a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in California. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the report be usable by schools, districts, policymakers, researchers, parents, and the public, for purposes of identifying and understanding trends, causal relations, early warning indicators, and potential points of intervention to address the high rate of dropouts in California. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address pupil dropout prevention and recovery. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address pupil dropout prevention and recovery.