Instructional school gardens: report.

Existing law establishes the Instructional School Gardens Program for the promotion, creation, and support of instructional school gardens through the allocation of grants, and through technical assistance provided, to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education. Existing law authorizes a school district, charter school, or county office of education to apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for funding for a 3-year grant under this program in a manner determined by the Superintendent, in order to develop and maintain an instructional school garden. Existing law requires a school district, charter school, or county office of education, as a condition of receiving funding, within 6 months of the final expenditure of the instructional school garden funds received, to report to the Superintendent, in a manner prescribed by the Superintendent, in conjunction with the interagency working group, regarding the use of the funds and the manner in which the instructional school garden or gardens are used to complement the academic program of the participating school or schools. This bill would extend the timeframe to submit that report from 6 months to 7 months. The bill also would make a conforming change to another provision.