AB 373 — Intersession programs: foster children and homeless youth: priority access.

Summary

Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all pupils in foster care and those who are homeless, as defined, have a meaningful opportunity to meet the challenging state pupil academic achievement standards to which all pupils are held. Existing law requires educators, county placing agencies, care providers, advocates, and the juvenile courts to work together to maintain stable school placements and to ensure that each pupil is placed in the least restrictive educational programs, and has access to the academic resources, services, and extracurricular and enrichment activities that are available to all pupils, as provided. Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district to initiate and carry on any program, activity, or to otherwise act in any manner that is not in conflict with or inconsistent with, or preempted by, any law and that is not in conflict with the purposes for which school districts are established. This bill would require a school district, county office of education, or charter school, if the local educational agency operates an intersession program, as defined, to grant priority access to foster children and homeless youth, as provided. The bill would, notwithstanding any other law, provide that if a foster child or homeless youth will be moving during an intersession period, the pupil's parent, guardian, educational rights holder, or Indian custodian, as defined, in the case of an Indian child, or, if there is no parent, guardian, educational rights holder, or Indian custodian, the unaccompanied homeless youth, as applicable, shall determine which school the pupil attends for the intersession period, if applicable. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 48853.5 of the Education Code proposed by AB 723 to be operative only if this bill and AB 723 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/07/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 07, 2023
• Enrolled 09/18/23 - Enrolled pdf September 18, 2023
• Amended 09/08/23 - Amended Senate pdf September 08, 2023
• Amended 07/06/23 - Amended Senate pdf July 06, 2023
• Amended 05/22/23 - Amended Senate pdf May 22, 2023
• Amended 04/04/23 - Amended Assembly pdf April 04, 2023
• Introduced 02/01/23 - Introduced pdf February 01, 2023
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Action History

1. October 07, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 327, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 07, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 20, 2023

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. September 13, 2023

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3380.).

5. September 12, 2023

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 12, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2643.).

7. September 11, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. September 08, 2023

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. July 06, 2023

   Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

10. July 05, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 3).

11. June 07, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

12. May 22, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

13. May 17, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S.

14. May 04, 2023

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

15. May 04, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1461.)

16. April 27, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

17. April 26, 2023

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 25).

18. April 05, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

19. April 04, 2023

    Read second time and amended.

20. April 04, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 29).

21. February 09, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUM. S.

22. February 02, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 4.

23. February 01, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Mike A. Gipson · Primary
• Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor
• Aisha Wahab · Cosponsor

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