AB 982 — Pupils: homework assignments for suspended pupils.

Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes the teacher of any class from which a pupil is suspended to require the suspended pupil to complete any assignments and tests missed during the suspension. This bill would additionally require, upon the request of a parent, a legal guardian, or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the pupil, or the affected pupil, a teacher to provide to a pupil in any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, who has been suspended from school for 2 or more schooldays the homework that the pupil would otherwise have been assigned. The bill would also require, if a homework assignment that is requested pursuant to the bill and turned into the teacher by the pupil either upon the pupil's return to school from suspension or within the timeframe originally prescribed by the teacher, whichever is later, is not graded before the end of the academic term, that the assignment not be included in the calculation of the pupil's overall grade in the class. By imposing new duties on school districts, the bill would constitute a state-mandated local program. (2) The Charter Schools Act of 1992 provides for the establishment and operation of charter schools. Existing law requires a petition for the establishment of a charter school to contain comprehensive descriptions of various matters and procedures and provides that the governing board of the school district shall not deny a petition for the establishment of a charter school except as supported in written findings on specified matters. One of those findings that can support the denial of a petition is that the petition does not contain a reasonably comprehensive description of the procedures by which pupils can be suspended or expelled from the charter school for disciplinary reasons or otherwise involuntarily removed for any reason. This bill would require that the suspension procedures include that, upon request by the parent, legal guardian, or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the pupil, a teacher would be required to provide to a pupil in any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, who has been suspended from school for 2 or more schooldays the homework that the pupil would otherwise have been assigned. The bill would also require, if a homework assignment that is requested pursuant to the bill and turned into the teacher by the pupil either upon the pupil's return to school from suspension or within the timeframe originally prescribed by the teacher, whichever is later, is not graded before the end of the academic term, that the assignment not be included in the calculation of the pupil's overall grade in the class. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on county boards of education, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/12/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 12, 2019
• Enrolled 09/11/19 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2019
• Amended 08/27/19 - Amended Senate pdf August 27, 2019
• Amended 06/12/19 - Amended Senate pdf June 12, 2019
• Amended 04/03/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 03, 2019
• Introduced 02/21/19 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2019
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Action History

1. October 12, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 779, Statutes of 2019.

2. October 12, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 13, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 09, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3093.).

5. September 03, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. September 03, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2454.).

7. August 28, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 27, 2019

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. July 01, 2019

   Ordered to third reading.

10. July 01, 2019

    From Consent Calendar.

11. June 25, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

12. June 24, 2019

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

13. June 12, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. June 11, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5).

15. May 16, 2019

    Referred to Com. on ED.

16. May 02, 2019

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

17. May 02, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1477.)

18. April 25, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

19. April 24, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).

20. April 04, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 03, 2019

    Read second time and amended.

22. April 02, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 27).

23. March 04, 2019

    Referred to Com. on ED.

24. February 22, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

25. February 21, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

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• Holden · Primary

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