CA SB 691

Title: State Board of Education: student members: truancy notifications.
Author: Anthony J. Portantino Jr.

Summary
SB 691, as amended, Portantino. State Board of Education: student members: truancy notifications. (1) Existing law establishes the State Board of Education, consisting of 10 members who are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of 2/3 of the Senate and one student member who is appointed by the Governor, pursuant to a specified selection process, with the advice and consent of 2/3 of the Senate. Under existing law, the student member is a voting member with the full rights and duties of the other 10 members of the state board. Existing law requires, as part of the selection process for the student member, a screening committee of the state board to select 12 semifinalists from among those who apply for the student member position. Existing law requires the California Association of Student Councils to select a maximum of 6 final candidates from the list of semifinalists. Existing law requires the state board to select 3 finalists from the candidates selected by the California Association of Student Councils and requires the Governor to appoint the student member from among those finalists.This bill would instead require the state board to present for the Governor’s consideration all of the final candidates selected by the California Association of Student Councils. The bill would require the Governor to appoint 2 additional student members to the state board, as provided, and would require those student members to have preferential voting rights, as described.(2) Existing law requires a pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or to compulsory continuation education who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, or tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, to be classified as a truant. Existing law requires, upon a pupil’s initial classification as a truant, a school district to notify the pupil’s parent or guardian of specified information, including, among other information, that the pupil and parent or guardian of the pupil may be subject to prosecution, as specified, and that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.This bill would remove those specific pieces of information from that notification and would require that notification to include additional information, including, among other information, that mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family and that school personnel look forward to meeting with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support and welcome the pupil at school. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school district officials, 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.

Status
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

Bill Documents
CA SB 691 - 04/29/24 - Amended Assembly

CA SB 691 - 01/11/24 - Amended Senate

CA SB 691 - 01/03/24 - Amended Senate

CA SB 691 - 02/16/23 - Introduced

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