Section 1259 Of Article 2. Duties, Responsibilities, And General Powers From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. The Director of Corrections may establish and maintain
classes for inmates of institutions or facilities under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections by entering into an
agreement with the county superintendent of schools of a county in
which the institution or facility is located, or of a county
contiguous to such county, with the approval of the county board of
education, under which the county shall maintain classes for such
inmates.
Any agreement entered into between the county superintendent of
schools and the Director of Corrections, pursuant to this section
shall require the Department of Corrections to reimburse the county
for the cost to the county of maintaining such classes. "Cost" as
used herein includes contributions required to be made by the county
superintendent to the State Teachers' Retirement System, but such
cost shall not include an amount in excess of the amount expended by
the superintendent for salaries of the teachers for such classes,
increased by one-fifth. Salaries of such teachers for the purposes of
this section shall not exceed the salaries as set by the county
superintendent for teachers in other classes for adults maintained by
the county.
Attendance or average daily attendance in classes established
pursuant to this section shall not be reported to the State
Department of Education or the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges for apportionment and no apportionment from the
State School Fund shall be made on account of average daily
attendance in such classes.
No county superintendent of schools shall provide for the academic
education of adult inmates of state institutions or facilities under
the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections except in
accordance with this section.