Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1837Introduced by Assembly Member SmithJanuary 06, 2020An act to amend Section 46392 of the Education Code, relating to education finance. An act to add Section 32280.5 to the Education Code, relating to school safety.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1837, as amended, Smith. Education finance: emergency average daily attendance. School safety: emergency response team.Existing law requires school districts and county offices of education to be responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to an appropriation, to establish a an emergency response team in the State Department of Education to serve as a liaison and provide guidance and support to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, as provided. The bill would require the emergency response team to guide the process for, and facilitate expedited processing of, requests for allowance of attendance due to specified emergency conditions, and to coordinate with the State Department of Public Health and other federal, state, and local agencies, as applicable. The bill would require the emergency response team to submit an annual report describing its activities to the Superintendent and the education committees of the Legislature, as specified.For purposes of state apportionments, if the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of an emergency, existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to estimate the average daily attendance in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school the total average daily attendance that would have been credited had the emergency not occurred. Existing law provides that the Superintendent determines the length of the period during which average daily attendance has been reduced by the state of emergency. Existing law requires the Superintendent to make specified calculations for purposes of state apportionments to a school district, county office of education, or charter school affected by the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018. Existing law prohibits the period determined by the Superintendent under this provision from extending into the next fiscal year following the declaration of the state of emergency by the Governor, except upon a specified showing. Existing law continuously appropriates the amounts necessary to provide those apportionments.This bill would delete the specific references to the declarations of the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018, and instead make these requirements for calculations of average daily attendance applicable to all states of emergency declared by the Governor that meet certain conditions. The bill would delete the prohibition on extending the periods during which these calculations are required from extending into the next fiscal year, delete the continuous appropriation, and make conforming changes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 32280.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:32280.5. (a) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(b) The Superintendent shall establish a State Assistance for Emergency Response Team, which may be referred to as SAFER, in the department to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies experiencing emergencies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(1) An event listed in subdivision (a) of Section 46392.(2) A public safety power shutoff.(3) A threat or act of violence, or other student safety threat or act.(4) A crisis related to mental health, including a suicide cluster or spate, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other trauma with a broad impact.(5) Other emergency events, as determined by the Superintendent.(c) SAFER shall include department staff who are able to address the ramifications of each emergency described in subdivision (b) as it relates to educational matters, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Assessment and accountability.(2) Data collection.(3) Fiscal and administrative services.(4) School fiscal services.(5) Human resources.(6) Technology services.(7) Facilities and transportation.(8) Funding and apportionment.(9) Early learning and childcare.(10) Special education and individualized education programs.(11) Nutrition services.(12) Charter schools.(13) State special schools and services.(14) Other matters affected by an emergency, as determined by the Superintendent.(d) The duties of SAFER shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Serving as a liaison for the Superintendent and the department with local educational agencies.(2) Providing guidance and assistance in coordinating crisis response, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Timeframes for closing, opening, and reopening schoolsites.(B) Cleaning and air quality protocols.(C) Health and safety protocols.(D) Surveillance and monitoring of changing conditions.(E) Protocols and procedures for remaining open, such as having functioning alarm and alert systems, or assigning staff to physically patrol facilities.(F) Damaged facilities, including access to water and other utilities.(G) Sample notices for families, pupils, community, and staff.(H) Adjusting master schedules for potential missed instructional days.(I) Preparation and training for staff for emergencies described in subdivision (b).(J) Procurement and funding sources for appropriate emergency supplies, including, but not limited to, food, cleaning products, air masks, generators, portable classrooms, and portable bathrooms.(3) Facilitating expedited processing of requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(4) Guiding the process for requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(5) Coordinating with the State Department of Public Health to collect and report appropriate disaggregated population-level pupil health and mental health data resulting from emergencies described in subdivision (b).(6) Coordinating and liaising with applicable federal, state, and local agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The Office of Emergency Services.(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.(C) Affected county and city offices of emergency services and offices of emergency management.(D) The United States Department of Education.(E) Local hospitals and county health agencies, as needed.(e) Within 72 hours of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or an emergency declared by the President of the United States pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or at the discretion of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall schedule a telephone conference call, video conference call, or in-person meeting with all affected superintendents of school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter school administrators, and other local educational agency employees serving local educational agencies.(f) (1) On or before June 30 of each year, SAFER shall submit a report describing its activities to the Superintendent, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(g) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.SECTION 1.Section 46392 of the Education Code is amended to read:46392.(a)If the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of any of the following, the fact shall be established to the satisfaction of the Superintendent by affidavits of the members of the governing board or body of the school district, county office of education, or charter school and the county superintendent of schools:(1)Fire.(2)Flood.(3)Impassable roads.(4)Epidemic.(5)Earthquake.(6)The imminence of a major safety hazard as determined by the local law enforcement agency.(7)A strike involving transportation services to pupils provided by a nonschool entity.(8)An order provided for in Section 41422.(b)(1)If a state of emergency is declared by the Governor in a county, a decrease in average daily attendance in the county below the approximate total average daily attendance that would have been credited to a school district, county office of education, or charter school had the state of emergency not occurred shall be deemed material. The Superintendent shall determine the length of the period during which average daily attendance has been reduced by the state of emergency.(2)Notwithstanding any other law, the Superintendent shall extend the period during which it is essential to alleviate continued reductions in average daily attendance attributable to a state of emergency declared by the Governor, for a school district, county office of education, or charter school where no less than 5 percent of the residences within the school district or school district facilities were destroyed by the qualifying emergency.(c)The average daily attendance of the school district, county office of education, or charter school for the fiscal year shall be estimated by the Superintendent in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school for determining the apportionments to be made to the school district, county office of education, or charter school from the State School Fund approximately the total average daily attendance that would have been credited to the school district, county office of education, or charter school had the emergency not occurred or had the order not been issued.(d)This section applies to any average daily attendance that occurs during any part of a school year.
Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1837Introduced by Assembly Member SmithJanuary 06, 2020An act to amend Section 46392 of the Education Code, relating to education finance. An act to add Section 32280.5 to the Education Code, relating to school safety.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1837, as amended, Smith. Education finance: emergency average daily attendance. School safety: emergency response team.Existing law requires school districts and county offices of education to be responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to an appropriation, to establish a an emergency response team in the State Department of Education to serve as a liaison and provide guidance and support to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, as provided. The bill would require the emergency response team to guide the process for, and facilitate expedited processing of, requests for allowance of attendance due to specified emergency conditions, and to coordinate with the State Department of Public Health and other federal, state, and local agencies, as applicable. The bill would require the emergency response team to submit an annual report describing its activities to the Superintendent and the education committees of the Legislature, as specified.For purposes of state apportionments, if the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of an emergency, existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to estimate the average daily attendance in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school the total average daily attendance that would have been credited had the emergency not occurred. Existing law provides that the Superintendent determines the length of the period during which average daily attendance has been reduced by the state of emergency. Existing law requires the Superintendent to make specified calculations for purposes of state apportionments to a school district, county office of education, or charter school affected by the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018. Existing law prohibits the period determined by the Superintendent under this provision from extending into the next fiscal year following the declaration of the state of emergency by the Governor, except upon a specified showing. Existing law continuously appropriates the amounts necessary to provide those apportionments.This bill would delete the specific references to the declarations of the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018, and instead make these requirements for calculations of average daily attendance applicable to all states of emergency declared by the Governor that meet certain conditions. The bill would delete the prohibition on extending the periods during which these calculations are required from extending into the next fiscal year, delete the continuous appropriation, and make conforming changes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020
Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1837
Introduced by Assembly Member SmithJanuary 06, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Smith
January 06, 2020
An act to amend Section 46392 of the Education Code, relating to education finance. An act to add Section 32280.5 to the Education Code, relating to school safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1837, as amended, Smith. Education finance: emergency average daily attendance. School safety: emergency response team.
Existing law requires school districts and county offices of education to be responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to an appropriation, to establish a an emergency response team in the State Department of Education to serve as a liaison and provide guidance and support to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, as provided. The bill would require the emergency response team to guide the process for, and facilitate expedited processing of, requests for allowance of attendance due to specified emergency conditions, and to coordinate with the State Department of Public Health and other federal, state, and local agencies, as applicable. The bill would require the emergency response team to submit an annual report describing its activities to the Superintendent and the education committees of the Legislature, as specified.For purposes of state apportionments, if the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of an emergency, existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to estimate the average daily attendance in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school the total average daily attendance that would have been credited had the emergency not occurred. Existing law provides that the Superintendent determines the length of the period during which average daily attendance has been reduced by the state of emergency. Existing law requires the Superintendent to make specified calculations for purposes of state apportionments to a school district, county office of education, or charter school affected by the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018. Existing law prohibits the period determined by the Superintendent under this provision from extending into the next fiscal year following the declaration of the state of emergency by the Governor, except upon a specified showing. Existing law continuously appropriates the amounts necessary to provide those apportionments.This bill would delete the specific references to the declarations of the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018, and instead make these requirements for calculations of average daily attendance applicable to all states of emergency declared by the Governor that meet certain conditions. The bill would delete the prohibition on extending the periods during which these calculations are required from extending into the next fiscal year, delete the continuous appropriation, and make conforming changes.
Existing law requires school districts and county offices of education to be responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to an appropriation, to establish a an emergency response team in the State Department of Education to serve as a liaison and provide guidance and support to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, as provided. The bill would require the emergency response team to guide the process for, and facilitate expedited processing of, requests for allowance of attendance due to specified emergency conditions, and to coordinate with the State Department of Public Health and other federal, state, and local agencies, as applicable. The bill would require the emergency response team to submit an annual report describing its activities to the Superintendent and the education committees of the Legislature, as specified.
For purposes of state apportionments, if the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of an emergency, existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to estimate the average daily attendance in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school the total average daily attendance that would have been credited had the emergency not occurred. Existing law provides that the Superintendent determines the length of the period during which average daily attendance has been reduced by the state of emergency.
Existing law requires the Superintendent to make specified calculations for purposes of state apportionments to a school district, county office of education, or charter school affected by the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018. Existing law prohibits the period determined by the Superintendent under this provision from extending into the next fiscal year following the declaration of the state of emergency by the Governor, except upon a specified showing. Existing law continuously appropriates the amounts necessary to provide those apportionments.
This bill would delete the specific references to the declarations of the states of emergency declared by the Governor in October 2017 and November 2018, and instead make these requirements for calculations of average daily attendance applicable to all states of emergency declared by the Governor that meet certain conditions. The bill would delete the prohibition on extending the periods during which these calculations are required from extending into the next fiscal year, delete the continuous appropriation, and make conforming changes.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 32280.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:32280.5. (a) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(b) The Superintendent shall establish a State Assistance for Emergency Response Team, which may be referred to as SAFER, in the department to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies experiencing emergencies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(1) An event listed in subdivision (a) of Section 46392.(2) A public safety power shutoff.(3) A threat or act of violence, or other student safety threat or act.(4) A crisis related to mental health, including a suicide cluster or spate, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other trauma with a broad impact.(5) Other emergency events, as determined by the Superintendent.(c) SAFER shall include department staff who are able to address the ramifications of each emergency described in subdivision (b) as it relates to educational matters, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Assessment and accountability.(2) Data collection.(3) Fiscal and administrative services.(4) School fiscal services.(5) Human resources.(6) Technology services.(7) Facilities and transportation.(8) Funding and apportionment.(9) Early learning and childcare.(10) Special education and individualized education programs.(11) Nutrition services.(12) Charter schools.(13) State special schools and services.(14) Other matters affected by an emergency, as determined by the Superintendent.(d) The duties of SAFER shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Serving as a liaison for the Superintendent and the department with local educational agencies.(2) Providing guidance and assistance in coordinating crisis response, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Timeframes for closing, opening, and reopening schoolsites.(B) Cleaning and air quality protocols.(C) Health and safety protocols.(D) Surveillance and monitoring of changing conditions.(E) Protocols and procedures for remaining open, such as having functioning alarm and alert systems, or assigning staff to physically patrol facilities.(F) Damaged facilities, including access to water and other utilities.(G) Sample notices for families, pupils, community, and staff.(H) Adjusting master schedules for potential missed instructional days.(I) Preparation and training for staff for emergencies described in subdivision (b).(J) Procurement and funding sources for appropriate emergency supplies, including, but not limited to, food, cleaning products, air masks, generators, portable classrooms, and portable bathrooms.(3) Facilitating expedited processing of requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(4) Guiding the process for requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(5) Coordinating with the State Department of Public Health to collect and report appropriate disaggregated population-level pupil health and mental health data resulting from emergencies described in subdivision (b).(6) Coordinating and liaising with applicable federal, state, and local agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The Office of Emergency Services.(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.(C) Affected county and city offices of emergency services and offices of emergency management.(D) The United States Department of Education.(E) Local hospitals and county health agencies, as needed.(e) Within 72 hours of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or an emergency declared by the President of the United States pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or at the discretion of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall schedule a telephone conference call, video conference call, or in-person meeting with all affected superintendents of school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter school administrators, and other local educational agency employees serving local educational agencies.(f) (1) On or before June 30 of each year, SAFER shall submit a report describing its activities to the Superintendent, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(g) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.SECTION 1.Section 46392 of the Education Code is amended to read:46392.(a)If the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of any of the following, the fact shall be established to the satisfaction of the Superintendent by affidavits of the members of the governing board or body of the school district, county office of education, or charter school and the county superintendent of schools:(1)Fire.(2)Flood.(3)Impassable roads.(4)Epidemic.(5)Earthquake.(6)The imminence of a major safety hazard as determined by the local law enforcement agency.(7)A strike involving transportation services to pupils provided by a nonschool entity.(8)An order provided for in Section 41422.(b)(1)If a state of emergency is declared by the Governor in a county, a decrease in average daily attendance in the county below the approximate total average daily attendance that would have been credited to a school district, county office of education, or charter school had the state of emergency not occurred shall be deemed material. The Superintendent shall determine the length of the period during which average daily attendance has been reduced by the state of emergency.(2)Notwithstanding any other law, the Superintendent shall extend the period during which it is essential to alleviate continued reductions in average daily attendance attributable to a state of emergency declared by the Governor, for a school district, county office of education, or charter school where no less than 5 percent of the residences within the school district or school district facilities were destroyed by the qualifying emergency.(c)The average daily attendance of the school district, county office of education, or charter school for the fiscal year shall be estimated by the Superintendent in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school for determining the apportionments to be made to the school district, county office of education, or charter school from the State School Fund approximately the total average daily attendance that would have been credited to the school district, county office of education, or charter school had the emergency not occurred or had the order not been issued.(d)This section applies to any average daily attendance that occurs during any part of a school year.
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 32280.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:32280.5. (a) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(b) The Superintendent shall establish a State Assistance for Emergency Response Team, which may be referred to as SAFER, in the department to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies experiencing emergencies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(1) An event listed in subdivision (a) of Section 46392.(2) A public safety power shutoff.(3) A threat or act of violence, or other student safety threat or act.(4) A crisis related to mental health, including a suicide cluster or spate, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other trauma with a broad impact.(5) Other emergency events, as determined by the Superintendent.(c) SAFER shall include department staff who are able to address the ramifications of each emergency described in subdivision (b) as it relates to educational matters, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Assessment and accountability.(2) Data collection.(3) Fiscal and administrative services.(4) School fiscal services.(5) Human resources.(6) Technology services.(7) Facilities and transportation.(8) Funding and apportionment.(9) Early learning and childcare.(10) Special education and individualized education programs.(11) Nutrition services.(12) Charter schools.(13) State special schools and services.(14) Other matters affected by an emergency, as determined by the Superintendent.(d) The duties of SAFER shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Serving as a liaison for the Superintendent and the department with local educational agencies.(2) Providing guidance and assistance in coordinating crisis response, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Timeframes for closing, opening, and reopening schoolsites.(B) Cleaning and air quality protocols.(C) Health and safety protocols.(D) Surveillance and monitoring of changing conditions.(E) Protocols and procedures for remaining open, such as having functioning alarm and alert systems, or assigning staff to physically patrol facilities.(F) Damaged facilities, including access to water and other utilities.(G) Sample notices for families, pupils, community, and staff.(H) Adjusting master schedules for potential missed instructional days.(I) Preparation and training for staff for emergencies described in subdivision (b).(J) Procurement and funding sources for appropriate emergency supplies, including, but not limited to, food, cleaning products, air masks, generators, portable classrooms, and portable bathrooms.(3) Facilitating expedited processing of requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(4) Guiding the process for requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(5) Coordinating with the State Department of Public Health to collect and report appropriate disaggregated population-level pupil health and mental health data resulting from emergencies described in subdivision (b).(6) Coordinating and liaising with applicable federal, state, and local agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The Office of Emergency Services.(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.(C) Affected county and city offices of emergency services and offices of emergency management.(D) The United States Department of Education.(E) Local hospitals and county health agencies, as needed.(e) Within 72 hours of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or an emergency declared by the President of the United States pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or at the discretion of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall schedule a telephone conference call, video conference call, or in-person meeting with all affected superintendents of school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter school administrators, and other local educational agency employees serving local educational agencies.(f) (1) On or before June 30 of each year, SAFER shall submit a report describing its activities to the Superintendent, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(g) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.
SECTION 1. Section 32280.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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32280.5. (a) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(b) The Superintendent shall establish a State Assistance for Emergency Response Team, which may be referred to as SAFER, in the department to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies experiencing emergencies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(1) An event listed in subdivision (a) of Section 46392.(2) A public safety power shutoff.(3) A threat or act of violence, or other student safety threat or act.(4) A crisis related to mental health, including a suicide cluster or spate, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other trauma with a broad impact.(5) Other emergency events, as determined by the Superintendent.(c) SAFER shall include department staff who are able to address the ramifications of each emergency described in subdivision (b) as it relates to educational matters, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Assessment and accountability.(2) Data collection.(3) Fiscal and administrative services.(4) School fiscal services.(5) Human resources.(6) Technology services.(7) Facilities and transportation.(8) Funding and apportionment.(9) Early learning and childcare.(10) Special education and individualized education programs.(11) Nutrition services.(12) Charter schools.(13) State special schools and services.(14) Other matters affected by an emergency, as determined by the Superintendent.(d) The duties of SAFER shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Serving as a liaison for the Superintendent and the department with local educational agencies.(2) Providing guidance and assistance in coordinating crisis response, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Timeframes for closing, opening, and reopening schoolsites.(B) Cleaning and air quality protocols.(C) Health and safety protocols.(D) Surveillance and monitoring of changing conditions.(E) Protocols and procedures for remaining open, such as having functioning alarm and alert systems, or assigning staff to physically patrol facilities.(F) Damaged facilities, including access to water and other utilities.(G) Sample notices for families, pupils, community, and staff.(H) Adjusting master schedules for potential missed instructional days.(I) Preparation and training for staff for emergencies described in subdivision (b).(J) Procurement and funding sources for appropriate emergency supplies, including, but not limited to, food, cleaning products, air masks, generators, portable classrooms, and portable bathrooms.(3) Facilitating expedited processing of requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(4) Guiding the process for requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(5) Coordinating with the State Department of Public Health to collect and report appropriate disaggregated population-level pupil health and mental health data resulting from emergencies described in subdivision (b).(6) Coordinating and liaising with applicable federal, state, and local agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The Office of Emergency Services.(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.(C) Affected county and city offices of emergency services and offices of emergency management.(D) The United States Department of Education.(E) Local hospitals and county health agencies, as needed.(e) Within 72 hours of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or an emergency declared by the President of the United States pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or at the discretion of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall schedule a telephone conference call, video conference call, or in-person meeting with all affected superintendents of school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter school administrators, and other local educational agency employees serving local educational agencies.(f) (1) On or before June 30 of each year, SAFER shall submit a report describing its activities to the Superintendent, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(g) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.
32280.5. (a) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(b) The Superintendent shall establish a State Assistance for Emergency Response Team, which may be referred to as SAFER, in the department to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies experiencing emergencies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(1) An event listed in subdivision (a) of Section 46392.(2) A public safety power shutoff.(3) A threat or act of violence, or other student safety threat or act.(4) A crisis related to mental health, including a suicide cluster or spate, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other trauma with a broad impact.(5) Other emergency events, as determined by the Superintendent.(c) SAFER shall include department staff who are able to address the ramifications of each emergency described in subdivision (b) as it relates to educational matters, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Assessment and accountability.(2) Data collection.(3) Fiscal and administrative services.(4) School fiscal services.(5) Human resources.(6) Technology services.(7) Facilities and transportation.(8) Funding and apportionment.(9) Early learning and childcare.(10) Special education and individualized education programs.(11) Nutrition services.(12) Charter schools.(13) State special schools and services.(14) Other matters affected by an emergency, as determined by the Superintendent.(d) The duties of SAFER shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Serving as a liaison for the Superintendent and the department with local educational agencies.(2) Providing guidance and assistance in coordinating crisis response, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Timeframes for closing, opening, and reopening schoolsites.(B) Cleaning and air quality protocols.(C) Health and safety protocols.(D) Surveillance and monitoring of changing conditions.(E) Protocols and procedures for remaining open, such as having functioning alarm and alert systems, or assigning staff to physically patrol facilities.(F) Damaged facilities, including access to water and other utilities.(G) Sample notices for families, pupils, community, and staff.(H) Adjusting master schedules for potential missed instructional days.(I) Preparation and training for staff for emergencies described in subdivision (b).(J) Procurement and funding sources for appropriate emergency supplies, including, but not limited to, food, cleaning products, air masks, generators, portable classrooms, and portable bathrooms.(3) Facilitating expedited processing of requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(4) Guiding the process for requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(5) Coordinating with the State Department of Public Health to collect and report appropriate disaggregated population-level pupil health and mental health data resulting from emergencies described in subdivision (b).(6) Coordinating and liaising with applicable federal, state, and local agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The Office of Emergency Services.(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.(C) Affected county and city offices of emergency services and offices of emergency management.(D) The United States Department of Education.(E) Local hospitals and county health agencies, as needed.(e) Within 72 hours of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or an emergency declared by the President of the United States pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or at the discretion of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall schedule a telephone conference call, video conference call, or in-person meeting with all affected superintendents of school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter school administrators, and other local educational agency employees serving local educational agencies.(f) (1) On or before June 30 of each year, SAFER shall submit a report describing its activities to the Superintendent, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(g) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.
32280.5. (a) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(b) The Superintendent shall establish a State Assistance for Emergency Response Team, which may be referred to as SAFER, in the department to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies experiencing emergencies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(1) An event listed in subdivision (a) of Section 46392.(2) A public safety power shutoff.(3) A threat or act of violence, or other student safety threat or act.(4) A crisis related to mental health, including a suicide cluster or spate, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other trauma with a broad impact.(5) Other emergency events, as determined by the Superintendent.(c) SAFER shall include department staff who are able to address the ramifications of each emergency described in subdivision (b) as it relates to educational matters, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Assessment and accountability.(2) Data collection.(3) Fiscal and administrative services.(4) School fiscal services.(5) Human resources.(6) Technology services.(7) Facilities and transportation.(8) Funding and apportionment.(9) Early learning and childcare.(10) Special education and individualized education programs.(11) Nutrition services.(12) Charter schools.(13) State special schools and services.(14) Other matters affected by an emergency, as determined by the Superintendent.(d) The duties of SAFER shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Serving as a liaison for the Superintendent and the department with local educational agencies.(2) Providing guidance and assistance in coordinating crisis response, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Timeframes for closing, opening, and reopening schoolsites.(B) Cleaning and air quality protocols.(C) Health and safety protocols.(D) Surveillance and monitoring of changing conditions.(E) Protocols and procedures for remaining open, such as having functioning alarm and alert systems, or assigning staff to physically patrol facilities.(F) Damaged facilities, including access to water and other utilities.(G) Sample notices for families, pupils, community, and staff.(H) Adjusting master schedules for potential missed instructional days.(I) Preparation and training for staff for emergencies described in subdivision (b).(J) Procurement and funding sources for appropriate emergency supplies, including, but not limited to, food, cleaning products, air masks, generators, portable classrooms, and portable bathrooms.(3) Facilitating expedited processing of requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(4) Guiding the process for requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.(5) Coordinating with the State Department of Public Health to collect and report appropriate disaggregated population-level pupil health and mental health data resulting from emergencies described in subdivision (b).(6) Coordinating and liaising with applicable federal, state, and local agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The Office of Emergency Services.(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.(C) Affected county and city offices of emergency services and offices of emergency management.(D) The United States Department of Education.(E) Local hospitals and county health agencies, as needed.(e) Within 72 hours of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or an emergency declared by the President of the United States pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or at the discretion of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall schedule a telephone conference call, video conference call, or in-person meeting with all affected superintendents of school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter school administrators, and other local educational agency employees serving local educational agencies.(f) (1) On or before June 30 of each year, SAFER shall submit a report describing its activities to the Superintendent, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(g) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.
32280.5. (a) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
(b) The Superintendent shall establish a State Assistance for Emergency Response Team, which may be referred to as SAFER, in the department to provide guidance and support to local educational agencies experiencing emergencies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) An event listed in subdivision (a) of Section 46392.
(2) A public safety power shutoff.
(3) A threat or act of violence, or other student safety threat or act.
(4) A crisis related to mental health, including a suicide cluster or spate, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other trauma with a broad impact.
(5) Other emergency events, as determined by the Superintendent.
(c) SAFER shall include department staff who are able to address the ramifications of each emergency described in subdivision (b) as it relates to educational matters, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Assessment and accountability.
(2) Data collection.
(3) Fiscal and administrative services.
(4) School fiscal services.
(5) Human resources.
(6) Technology services.
(7) Facilities and transportation.
(8) Funding and apportionment.
(9) Early learning and childcare.
(10) Special education and individualized education programs.
(11) Nutrition services.
(12) Charter schools.
(13) State special schools and services.
(14) Other matters affected by an emergency, as determined by the Superintendent.
(d) The duties of SAFER shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Serving as a liaison for the Superintendent and the department with local educational agencies.
(2) Providing guidance and assistance in coordinating crisis response, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Timeframes for closing, opening, and reopening schoolsites.
(B) Cleaning and air quality protocols.
(C) Health and safety protocols.
(D) Surveillance and monitoring of changing conditions.
(E) Protocols and procedures for remaining open, such as having functioning alarm and alert systems, or assigning staff to physically patrol facilities.
(F) Damaged facilities, including access to water and other utilities.
(G) Sample notices for families, pupils, community, and staff.
(H) Adjusting master schedules for potential missed instructional days.
(I) Preparation and training for staff for emergencies described in subdivision (b).
(J) Procurement and funding sources for appropriate emergency supplies, including, but not limited to, food, cleaning products, air masks, generators, portable classrooms, and portable bathrooms.
(3) Facilitating expedited processing of requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.
(4) Guiding the process for requests for allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions, as described in Sections 41422, 46200, 46391, and 46392.
(5) Coordinating with the State Department of Public Health to collect and report appropriate disaggregated population-level pupil health and mental health data resulting from emergencies described in subdivision (b).
(6) Coordinating and liaising with applicable federal, state, and local agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The Office of Emergency Services.
(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(C) Affected county and city offices of emergency services and offices of emergency management.
(D) The United States Department of Education.
(E) Local hospitals and county health agencies, as needed.
(e) Within 72 hours of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or an emergency declared by the President of the United States pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or at the discretion of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall schedule a telephone conference call, video conference call, or in-person meeting with all affected superintendents of school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter school administrators, and other local educational agency employees serving local educational agencies.
(f) (1) On or before June 30 of each year, SAFER shall submit a report describing its activities to the Superintendent, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.
(2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(g) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.
(a)If the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of any of the following, the fact shall be established to the satisfaction of the Superintendent by affidavits of the members of the governing board or body of the school district, county office of education, or charter school and the county superintendent of schools:
(1)Fire.
(2)Flood.
(3)Impassable roads.
(4)Epidemic.
(5)Earthquake.
(6)The imminence of a major safety hazard as determined by the local law enforcement agency.
(7)A strike involving transportation services to pupils provided by a nonschool entity.
(8)An order provided for in Section 41422.
(b)(1)If a state of emergency is declared by the Governor in a county, a decrease in average daily attendance in the county below the approximate total average daily attendance that would have been credited to a school district, county office of education, or charter school had the state of emergency not occurred shall be deemed material. The Superintendent shall determine the length of the period during which average daily attendance has been reduced by the state of emergency.
(2)Notwithstanding any other law, the Superintendent shall extend the period during which it is essential to alleviate continued reductions in average daily attendance attributable to a state of emergency declared by the Governor, for a school district, county office of education, or charter school where no less than 5 percent of the residences within the school district or school district facilities were destroyed by the qualifying emergency.
(c)The average daily attendance of the school district, county office of education, or charter school for the fiscal year shall be estimated by the Superintendent in a manner that credits to the school district, county office of education, or charter school for determining the apportionments to be made to the school district, county office of education, or charter school from the State School Fund approximately the total average daily attendance that would have been credited to the school district, county office of education, or charter school had the emergency not occurred or had the order not been issued.
(d)This section applies to any average daily attendance that occurs during any part of a school year.