BILL NUMBER: SB 264INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Gaines FEBRUARY 18, 2015 An act to amend Section 70 of the Education Code, relating to elementary and secondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 264, as introduced, Gaines. Elementary and secondary education: definitions. Existing law establishes the Education Code. Existing law sets forth general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions that govern the construction of the code. For purposes of the code, existing law defines "writing" to include any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. For purposes of the code, existing law requires a notice, report, statement, or record that is required or authorized by the code to be made in writing in the English language, unless it is expressly provided otherwise. For purposes of the code, existing law deems the mailing of a notice or other communication by certified mail to be sufficient compliance with a requirement of law in the code that a notice or other communication is to be mailed by registered mail by or to a person or corporation. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. 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 70 of the Education Code is amended to read: 70. (a) Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means.Whenever anyIf a notice, report, statement, or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.Wherever any(b) If a notice or other communication is required by this code to be mailed by registered mail by or toanya person or corporation, the mailing ofsuchthe notice or other communication by certified mail shall be deemed to beasufficient compliance with the requirements of law.