School accountability: local control funding formula: expenditures.

Existing law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified. Existing law requires funding pursuant to the local control funding formula to include, in addition to a base grant, supplemental and concentration grant add-ons that are based on the percentage of unduplicated pupils, defined as pupils who are English learners, foster youth, or eligible for free or reduced-price meals, served by the county superintendent of schools, school district, or charter school. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt regulations, on or before January 31, 2014, that govern the expenditure of funds apportioned pursuant to the supplemental and concentration grant add-ons. This bill would require the state board to update those regulations on or before March 31, 2021. The bill would require the regulations to authorize local educational agencies to use funds apportioned on the basis of the number of unduplicated pupils in a manner that is no more restrictive than the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act for local educational agencies meeting certain criteria, and no more flexible than the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act for local educational agencies that do not meet those criteria. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to adopt a local control and accountability plan using a template adopted by the state board. Existing law requires the local control and accountability plan to include a description of the annual goals to be achieved for each of certain state priorities, including the degree to which teachers are appropriately assigned and fully credentialed, every pupil has sufficient access to the standards-aligned instructional materials, and school facilities are maintained in good repair. This bill would also include as part of that state priority the degree to which all schools offering grades 9 to 12, inclusive, offer sufficient courses for all capable pupils to complete a course of study to meet the admission requirements of the University of California and the California State University. To the extent the bill imposes additional requirements on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.