Elementary and secondary education: omnibus revisions.

Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools throughout the state. These schools are operated by local educational agencies and provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law requires a free appropriate public education to be made available to individuals with exceptional needs in accordance with specified federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Existing law requires each person between the ages of 6 to 18 years, inclusive, who is not otherwise exempt, to attend the public full-time day school in the school district in which his or her parent or guardian is a resident. Existing law authorizes the governing boards of 2 or more school districts to enter into an agreement, for a term not to exceed 5 school years, for the interdistrict attendance of pupils who are residents of the school districts. This bill would make changes in statutes relating to public elementary and secondary schools, including specified statutes relating to the educational services provided to individuals with exceptional needs. The bill would prohibit a school district of residence, regardless of whether an interdistrict transfer agreement exists, from prohibiting the transfer of a pupil who is a child of an active military duty parent, as defined, to a school district of proposed enrollment if the school district of proposed enrollment approves the application for transfer. The bill would make clarifying changes in numerous terms and phrases, conform state statutes to federal regulations, and update cross-references to statutes and to state regulations adopted pursuant to federal regulations. The bill would also delete requirements for the submission of numerous reports relating to elementary and secondary education.