CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 16Introduced by Assembly Member Luz RivasDecember 03, 2018 An act to add Sections 48851 and 48851.5 to the Education Code, relating to homeless children and youths. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 16, as introduced, Luz Rivas. Homeless children and youths: reporting. Existing federal law, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, provides grants to states to carry out activities relating to the education of homeless children and youths, as defined, including, among others, providing services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths and to enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. The act requires the state plans submitted for the receipt of the grant to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and a description of how the state will ensure that local educational agencies and their liaisons will comply with specified requirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.Under existing state law, public schools, including charter schools, and county offices of education are required to immediately enroll a homeless child or youth seeking enrollment, except as specified, and a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths is required to ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in schools within the liaisons local educational agency that provide services pursuant to the act.This bill would require a local educational agency to ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school, and would also require the local educational agency to annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education to hire an unspecified number of additional staff members on or before July 1, 2020, to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the act.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 48851 is added to the Education Code, to read:48851. A local educational agency shall ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school. The local educational agency shall annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled.SEC. 2. Section 48851.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:48851.5. On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall hire ____ additional staff members to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 16Introduced by Assembly Member Luz RivasDecember 03, 2018 An act to add Sections 48851 and 48851.5 to the Education Code, relating to homeless children and youths. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 16, as introduced, Luz Rivas. Homeless children and youths: reporting. Existing federal law, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, provides grants to states to carry out activities relating to the education of homeless children and youths, as defined, including, among others, providing services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths and to enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. The act requires the state plans submitted for the receipt of the grant to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and a description of how the state will ensure that local educational agencies and their liaisons will comply with specified requirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.Under existing state law, public schools, including charter schools, and county offices of education are required to immediately enroll a homeless child or youth seeking enrollment, except as specified, and a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths is required to ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in schools within the liaisons local educational agency that provide services pursuant to the act.This bill would require a local educational agency to ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school, and would also require the local educational agency to annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education to hire an unspecified number of additional staff members on or before July 1, 2020, to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the act.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 16
Introduced by Assembly Member Luz RivasDecember 03, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Luz Rivas
December 03, 2018
An act to add Sections 48851 and 48851.5 to the Education Code, relating to homeless children and youths.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 16, as introduced, Luz Rivas. Homeless children and youths: reporting.
Existing federal law, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, provides grants to states to carry out activities relating to the education of homeless children and youths, as defined, including, among others, providing services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths and to enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. The act requires the state plans submitted for the receipt of the grant to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and a description of how the state will ensure that local educational agencies and their liaisons will comply with specified requirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.Under existing state law, public schools, including charter schools, and county offices of education are required to immediately enroll a homeless child or youth seeking enrollment, except as specified, and a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths is required to ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in schools within the liaisons local educational agency that provide services pursuant to the act.This bill would require a local educational agency to ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school, and would also require the local educational agency to annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education to hire an unspecified number of additional staff members on or before July 1, 2020, to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the act.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing federal law, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, provides grants to states to carry out activities relating to the education of homeless children and youths, as defined, including, among others, providing services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths and to enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. The act requires the state plans submitted for the receipt of the grant to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and a description of how the state will ensure that local educational agencies and their liaisons will comply with specified requirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.
Under existing state law, public schools, including charter schools, and county offices of education are required to immediately enroll a homeless child or youth seeking enrollment, except as specified, and a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths is required to ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in schools within the liaisons local educational agency that provide services pursuant to the act.
This bill would require a local educational agency to ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school, and would also require the local educational agency to annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would require the State Department of Education to hire an unspecified number of additional staff members on or before July 1, 2020, to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the act.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 48851 is added to the Education Code, to read:48851. A local educational agency shall ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school. The local educational agency shall annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled.SEC. 2. Section 48851.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:48851.5. On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall hire ____ additional staff members to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 48851 is added to the Education Code, to read:48851. A local educational agency shall ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school. The local educational agency shall annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled.
SECTION 1. Section 48851 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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48851. A local educational agency shall ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school. The local educational agency shall annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled.
48851. A local educational agency shall ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school. The local educational agency shall annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled.
48851. A local educational agency shall ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school. The local educational agency shall annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled.
48851. A local educational agency shall ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school. The local educational agency shall annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrolled.
SEC. 2. Section 48851.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:48851.5. On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall hire ____ additional staff members to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).
SEC. 2. Section 48851.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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48851.5. On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall hire ____ additional staff members to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).
48851.5. On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall hire ____ additional staff members to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).
48851.5. On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall hire ____ additional staff members to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).
48851.5. On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall hire ____ additional staff members to ensure that local educational agencies, including local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, are complying with the requirements for the education of homeless children and youths under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.).
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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