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(1) The number of requests granted, denied, or withdrawn.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).