BILL NUMBER: SB 500INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act relating to partnership academies. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 500, as introduced, Hancock. Partnership academies. Existing law provides for the establishment of partnership academies for pupils at risk of dropping out of school by participating school districts that meet specified eligibility requirements, and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue grants to school districts for planning, establishing, and maintaining the partnership academies. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would enhance and expand the number of partnership academies. 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 enhance and expand the number of partnership academies.