California Senate Bill SB1082 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1082AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 26, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Senator Huff FEBRUARY 19, 2014 An act to add Section 33319.7 to the Education Code, relating to state educational agencies. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1082, as amended, Huff. State Department of Education: parent resources Internet Web site. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to develop an Academic Performance Index (API) to measure the performance of schools and school districts, especially the academic performance of pupils. Existing federal law, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, contains provisions generally requiring states to adopt performance goals for their public elementary and secondary schools, and to demonstrate that these public schools are making adequate yearly progress, as measured by pupil performance on standardized tests as well as other measures, to satisfy those goals. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to report test results of all state-mandated testing programs to the individual school districts by a specified date. Existing law requires the department to compile an attrition rate for high school pupils in the state. Existing law, the Open Enrollment Act, authorizes the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school, as defined, to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school in a school district of enrollment, as defined, as specified. This bill would require the department to create a parent resources Internet Web site that provides specific information relating to public school options, including information regarding the Open Enrollment Act, and school district and school level reports on  pupils   pupil  outcomes, including the API. The bill would also require the department to provide a link to the parent resources Internet Web site on its main Internet Web site. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 33319.7 is added to the Education Code, to read: 33319.7. (a) The department shall create a parent resources Internet Web site that provides all of the following information: (1) Public school options for pupils that includes, but is not limited to, information relating to the following: (A) The Open Enrollment Act pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 48350) of Chapter 2 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2. (B) School districts of choice, as that term is defined in Section 48300. (C) Parent empowerment options, pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53300) of Chapter 18 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2. (D) Schools identified as "persistently dangerous" by the state board pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.). (E) Charter schools. (2) School district and school level reports on pupil outcomes that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (A) Standardized test scores, including, but not limited to, scores from the Academic Performance Index, Adequate Yearly Progress, Standardized Testing and Reporting, and Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress. (B) Graduation rates. (C) School accountability report cards. (3) Personalized information relating to eligibility for a specific school transfer. (4) The  state  policy  of each school district  for interdistrict and intradistrict transfers  and how parents can apply for these transfers  . (b) The information required to go on the Internet Web site pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include relevant information to individual schools that can be searched using an interactive database. (c) The department shall provide a link to the parent resources Internet Web site on the department's main Internet Web site.  (d) The department is encouraged to provide the information required pursuant to this section in both English and Spanish.