Section 48204.1 Of Article 1. Persons Included From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
48204.1
. (a) A school district shall accept from the parent or
legal guardian of a pupil reasonable evidence that the pupil meets
the residency requirements for school attendance in the school
district as set forth in Sections 48200 and 48204. Reasonable
evidence of residency for a pupil living with his or her parent or
legal guardian shall be established by documentation showing the name
and address of the parent or legal guardian within the school
district, including, but not limited to, any of the following
documentation:
(1) Property tax payment receipts.
(2) Rental property contract, lease, or payment receipts.
(3) Utility service contract, statement, or payment receipts.
(4) Pay stubs.
(5) Voter registration.
(6) Correspondence from a government agency.
(7) Declaration of residency executed by the parent or legal
guardian of a pupil.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a parent
or legal guardian of a pupil to show all of the items of
documentation listed in paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of
subdivision (a).
(c) If an employee of a school district reasonably believes that
the parent or legal guardian of a pupil has provided false or
unreliable evidence of residency, the school district may make
reasonable efforts to determine that the pupil actually meets the
residency requirements set forth in Sections 48200 and 48204.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting access
to pupil enrollment in a school district as otherwise provided by
federal and state statutes and regulations. This includes immediate
enrollment and attendance guaranteed to a homeless child or youth, as
defined in Section 11434a(2) of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2) et seq.), without any proof
of residency or other documentation.
(e) Consistent with Section 11432(g) of the federal McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.), proof of
residency of a parent within a school district shall not be required
for an unaccompanied youth, as defined in Section 11434a(6) of Title
42 of the United States Code. A school district shall accept a
declaration of residency executed by the unaccompanied youth in lieu
of a declaration of residency executed by his or her parent or legal
guardian.