California Assembly Bill AB1599 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1599AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 20, 2014 INTRODUCED BY  Assembly Member   Buchanan   Committee on Education   (   Assembly Members Buchanan (Chair), Olsen (Vice Chair), Chvez, Gonzale   z, Nazarian, Weber, and Williams   )  FEBRUARY 5, 2014 An act to amend Section  51221   17047  of the Education Code, relating to  pupil instruction.   special education.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1599, as amended,  Buchanan   Committee on Education  .  Pupil instruction: courses of study: grades 7 to 12.   Special education facilities: disability references.   Existing law sets forth a method for providing special education and related services to pupils with exceptional needs. Existing law requires the allowable new building area for the purpose of providing special day class and Resource Specialist Program facilities for special education pupils to be negotiated and approved by the State Allocation Board, as provided. Existing law prescribes the maximum square footage for those facilities by special day class basic need, including, among other basic needs, the maximum square footage for mildly mentally retarded and severely mentally retarded special education pupils.   This bill would change references in these provisions from mildly mentally retarded and severely mentally retarded to mildly intellectually disabled and severely intellectually disabled, respectively.   Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and authorizes local educational agencies to provide instruction at these schools throughout the state. Existing law provides for an adopted course of study for pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, and specifies the areas of study in which courses are offered.   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in a provision related to social sciences, which is one of the required areas of study.  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.   Section 17047 of the   Education Code   is amended to read:  17047. (a) The allowable new building area for the purpose of providing special day class and Resource Specialist Program facilities for special education pupils shall be negotiated and approved by the  State Allocation Board,   board,  with any necessary assistance to be provided by the Special Education Division of the State Department of Education. The square footage allowances shall be computed within the maximum square footage set forth in the following schedule: Special Day Class Grade Load- Square Basic Need Levels ing* Footage Nonsevere Disability --Specific Learning Disability   All   12 1080 -  -Mildly     -Mildly   Me   I nt  ellectu  ally  Retarded All 12 1080   Disabled All 12 1080  --Severe Disorder of Language   All   10 1080 Severe Disability --Deaf and Hard of Hearing   All   10 1080 --Visually Impaired 1330 (1080 +   All   10 250 storage) --Orthopedically and Other Health Im- paired   All   12 2000 (1080 + 400 toilets + 250 storage + 270 daily living skills + 3000 therapy + 750 therapy per additional classroom) --Autistic   All  6 1160 (1080 + 80 toilets) --Severely Emotion- 1160 (1080 + 80 ally Disturbed   All   6 toilets) --Severely   Elem.   12 1750 (1080 +  Mentally Retarded 400 toilets +   Intellectually 400 toilets +     Disabled  270 daily living skills)   Secon.   2150 (1080 + 400 toilets + 270 daily living skills + 400 vocational) --Developmentally Disabled   All   10 2000 (1080 + 400 toilets + 250 storage + 270 daily living skills + 3000 therapy** + 750 therapy per additional CR) --Deaf-Blind/Multi   All   5 1400 (1080 + 200 storage + 150 toilets) Square Pupils Feet Resource Specialist All Maximum 1-8 240 Program for those caseload for RS pupils with is 28, not all disabling served at same conditions whose time. needs have been identified by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team, who require special education for a portion of the day, and who are assigned to a regular classroom for a majority of the schoolday.*** 9-28 480 29-37 720 38-56 960 57-65 1200 66-85 1440 86-94 1680 95-112 1920 *Special pupils may usually be grouped without accordance to type, especially in smaller districts or where attendance zones may indicate, to maximize loadings per classroom where there are children with similar educational needs (Sec. 56364 or 56364.2, as applicable). **Therapy add-ons not to be provided if on same site as orthopedically impaired. ***To a maximum of 4 percent of the unhoused average daily attendance of the district, per new school or addition, to a maximum of 1920 square feet. (b) The allowable new building area shall be computed by dividing the number of eligible pupils by the minimum required loading per classroom for special day classes for the type of pupils to be enrolled. No new or additional facility shall be provided for special day classes unless the number of additional eligible pupils equals one-third or more of the minimum required loading.  SECTION 1.   Section 51221 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51221. The instruction required by subdivision (b) of Section 51220 in the area of study of social sciences shall also provide a foundation for understanding the wise use of natural resources.