Section 53100 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 1.
53100
. For the purposes of implementing the federal Race to the Top
program established by the federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5):
(a) The Superintendent and the President of the state board may
enter into a memorandum of understanding with a local educational
agency.
(b) Participating local educational agencies shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding, with the Superintendent and the
President of the state board, that meets the requirements expressed
in the Race to the Top guidelines and that is signed by as many as
possible of each participating local educational agency's:
(1) Superintendent of schools, or their equivalents.
(2) President of the local governing boards, or their equivalents.
(3) Leader of any local collective bargaining unit for teachers,
if applicable.