Section 48916.1 Of Article 1. Suspension Or Expulsion From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 1.
48916.1
. (a) At the time an expulsion of a pupil is ordered, the
governing board of the school district shall ensure that an
educational program is provided to the pupil who is subject to the
expulsion order for the period of the expulsion. Except for pupils
expelled pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 48915, the governing
board of a school district is required to implement the provisions of
this section only to the extent funds are appropriated for this
purpose in the annual Budget Act or other legislation, or both.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any educational
program provided pursuant to subdivision (a) may be operated by the
school district, the county superintendent of schools, or a
consortium of districts or in joint agreement with the county
superintendent of schools.
(c) Any educational program provided pursuant to subdivision (b)
may not be situated within or on the grounds of the school from which
the pupil was expelled.
(d) If the pupil who is subject to the expulsion order was
expelled from any of kindergarten or grades 1 to 6, inclusive, the
educational program provided pursuant to subdivision (b) may not be
combined or merged with educational programs offered to pupils in any
of grades 7 to 12, inclusive. The district or county program is the
only program required to be provided to expelled pupils as determined
by the governing board of the school district. This subdivision, as
it relates to the separation of pupils by grade levels, does not
apply to community day schools offering instruction in any of
kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and established in
accordance with Section 48660.
(e) (1) Each school district shall maintain the following data:
(A) The number of pupils recommended for expulsion.
(B) The grounds for each recommended expulsion.
(C) Whether the pupil was subsequently expelled.
(D) Whether the expulsion order was suspended.
(E) The type of referral made after the expulsion.
(F) The disposition of the pupil after the end of the period of
expulsion.
(2) The Superintendent may require a school district to report
this data as part of the coordinated compliance review. If a school
district does not report outcome data as required by this
subdivision, the Superintendent may not apportion any further money
to the school district pursuant to Section 48664 until the school
district is in compliance with this subdivision. Before withholding
the apportionment of funds to a school district pursuant to this
subdivision, the Superintendent shall give written notice to the
governing board of the school district that the school district has
failed to report the data required by paragraph (1) and that the
school district has 30 calendar days from the date of the written
notice of noncompliance to report the requested data and thereby
avoid the withholding of the apportionment of funds.
(f) If the county superintendent of schools is unable for any
reason to serve the expelled pupils of a school district within the
county, the governing board of that school district may enter into an
agreement with a county superintendent of schools in another county
to provide education services for the district's expelled pupils.