Section 42923 Of Chapter 11.3. Educational Services From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 24. >> Chapter 11.3.
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. (a) As a condition of receiving funds, each county office of
education and consortium of county offices of education providing a
foster youth services coordinating program pursuant to this chapter
shall, by May 15 of each even-numbered year, report to the
Superintendent any information as may be required by the
Superintendent and as accessible to the Foster Youth Services
Coordinating Program for purposes of subdivision (b).
(b) The Superintendent shall, by July 1 of each even-numbered
year, report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the
Legislature and the Governor on the Foster Youth Services
Coordinating Program. The report shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) Recommendations regarding the effectiveness and continuation
of the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program.
(2) (A) To the extent possible, aggregate educational outcome data
for each county in which there were at least 15 pupils in foster
care who attended school in the county, with information on each of
the following indicators:
(i) The number of pupils in foster care who attended school in the
county.
(ii) The academic achievement of the pupils in foster care who
attended school in the county, as determined by quantitative and
qualitative data currently collected by program participants.
(iii) The number of pupils in foster care who were suspended or
expelled.
(iv) The number of pupils in foster care who were placed in a
juvenile hall, camp, ranch, or other county-operated juvenile
detention facility because of an incident of juvenile delinquency.
(v) The truancy rates, attendance rates, and dropout rates for
pupils in foster care.
(vi) (I) The number of pupils in foster care participating in
foster youth services coordinating programs pursuant to this chapter
who successfully transition to postsecondary education.
(II) The department shall collaborate with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the Chancellor of the California
State University to identify indicators that can be used to track
access to postsecondary education for pupils in foster care
participating in a foster youth services coordinating program
pursuant to this chapter.
(vii) The amount of funds allocated and expended by each foster
youth services coordinating program in the previous two fiscal years.
(B) In meeting the requirement of this section, the Superintendent
shall utilize data, where appropriate, reported pursuant to Section
49085.
(3) A discussion of the meaning and implications of the indicators
contained in paragraph (2).
(4) Information about how the program has supported the
development and implementation of new local educational agency and
county agency policies, practices, and programs aimed at improving
the educational outcomes of pupils in foster care.
(5) Information about how the program has improved coordination of
services between local educational agencies and county agencies,
including the types of services provided to pupils in foster care.