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Section 48313 Of Article 7. Pupil Attendance Alternatives From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.

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. (a) Pursuant to this article, each school district electing to accept transfer pupils shall keep an accounting of all requests made for alternative attendance and records of all disposition of those requests that shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
  (1) The number of requests granted, denied, or withdrawn. In the case of denied requests, the records shall indicate the reasons for the denials.
  (2) The number of pupils transferred out of the district pursuant to this article.
  (3) The number of pupils transferred into the district pursuant to this article.
  (4) The race, ethnicity, gender, self-reported socioeconomic status, and the school district of residence of each of the pupils described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
  (5) The number of pupils described in paragraphs (2) and (3) who are classified as English learners or identified as individuals with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026.
  (b) The information maintained pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be reported to the governing board of the school district at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board. No later than May 15th of each year, the school district shall report the information maintained pursuant to subdivision (a) in addition to information regarding the district's status as a school district of choice in the upcoming school year to each school district that is geographically adjacent to the district electing to accept transfer pupils, the county office of education in which the district is located, the Superintendent, and the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance shall make the information reported to it pursuant to this subdivision available upon request to the Legislative Analyst.
  (c) The Legislative Analyst annually shall make all of the following information available to the Governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature:
  (1) The number and characteristics of pupils who use the school district of choice option pursuant to this article.
  (2) The Academic Performance Index scores of schools in school districts of residence and school districts of choice.
  (3) The graduation rates of school districts of residence and school districts of choice.
  (4) The enrollment of school districts of residence and school districts of choice for the previous five years.
  (5) The fiscal health of school districts of residence and school districts of choice, including, but not limited to, both of the following:
  (A) Increasing or declining enrollment.
  (B) Whether a school district received a negative or qualified rating pursuant to Section 42131.
  (6) Whether a school district has exceeded the transfer limits specified in Section 48307.
  (7) Other information the Legislative Analyst deems appropriate.
  (d) As necessary and practicable, the Legislative Analyst shall survey school districts of residence and school districts of choice to gather the information described in subdivision (c).