Existing law provides for the administration and operation of public schools in juvenile halls, juvenile homes, day centers, juvenile ranches, juvenile camps, regional youth educational facilities, and certain group homes. The public schools or classes offered in these facilities are known as juvenile court schools. Existing law states that the Legislature encourages each county superintendent of schools or governing board of a school district, as specified, and the county chief probation officer to enter into a memorandum of understanding or equivalent mutual agreement to support a collaborative process for meeting the needs of wards of the court who are receiving their education in juvenile court schools with the purpose of developing a collaborative model that will foster an educational and residential environment that nurtures the whole child and consistently supports services that will meet the educational needs of the pupils. This bill would establish the Transitioning Youth for Success Program for the purpose of prioritizing the use of specified federal funds for neglected, delinquent, or at-risk pupils. The bill would require a county office of education or a school district to submit an application to the State Department of Education to receive funding under this program. Participating school districts and county offices of education would provide programs and services that focus on the special needs of youth who are or have been confined to a facility where a juvenile court school or classes are authorized to be offered. The purpose of the programs and services would be to ensure that these youth make a successful transition from the juvenile facility to further schooling or employment and are provided a support system to ensure their continued education. The bill would require a comprehensive transition plan to be developed and implemented for pupils served by the program. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Board of Corrections and county offices of education, by December 1, 2013, to develop consistent measures by which to evaluate the success of programs and services funded under this program. The bill would require the State Board of Education to amend California's consolidated state application for the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, as necessary, so that the application adequately reflects the requirements and provisions of the program.
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Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to request an emergency apportionment under certain circumstances and requires the school district, if it accepts the emergency apportionment, to agree to specified conditions. Existing law requires the Controller, or his or her designee, to cause an audit to be conducted of the books and accounts for the school district for the fiscal year in which the apportionments are disbursed and each year thereafter until the Controller determines, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, that the school district is financially solvent, but in no event earlier than one year following the implementation of the required fiscal plan or later than the time the apportionment made is repaid, including interest. This bill would provide that if an audit finds that a school district has not complied with the conditions of apportionment that the school district has 2 years from the date of the final audit report to correct the deficiencies that led to the audit finding. The bill would authorize the Education Audit Appeals Panel to waive or reduce the reimbursement or penalty amount if specified determinations are made, but would require the school district to repay the reimbursement and penalty and waive the school district's right to appeal if the deficiencies are not corrected within 2 years. The bill would also provide that these provisions do not apply in specified circumstances.
(1) The Permit Streamlining Act requires each state agency and local agency to compile one or more lists that specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a development project, and requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project, or a public agency which is a responsible agency for a development project that has been approved by the lead agency, to approve or disapprove the project within applicable periods of time. The act also requires any state agency which is the lead agency for a development project to inform the applicant that the Office of Permit Assistance has been created to assist, and provide information to, developers relating to the permit approval process. This bill would require the office to provide information to developers explaining the permit approval process at the state and local levels, or assisting them in meeting statutory environmental quality requirements, as specified, and would prohibit the office or the state from incurring any liability as a result of the provision of this assistance. The bill would require the office to assist state and local agencies in streamlining the permit approval process, and an applicant in identifying any permit required by a state agency for the proposed project. The bill would authorize the office to call a conference of parties at the state level to resolve questions or mediate disputes arising from a permit application for a development project. The bill would require that the office be located exclusively in Sacramento, and to consist of no more than 4 personnel through 2013. This bill would require the office to develop guidelines providing technical assistance to local agencies for the establishment and operation of an expedited development permit process, and would require the guidelines to contain specified components. The bill would also require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide grants and technical assistance to cities, counties, and cities and counties for the establishment of an expedited development permit process according to the guidelines. The bill would further require a city, county, or city and county that receives a grant to enact an ordinance adopting an expedited development permit process according to the guidelines within 10 months of the date of receipt of the grant. This bill would also require the office, in consultation with the Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency, to develop a consolidated project information form to be used by applicants for commercial or industrial development projects. The bill would require the form to collect sufficient information to allow the office to determine the state agencies that have permitting requirements applicable to the development project for which the form was submitted. This bill would authorize the office to charge the applicant fees for the above-described services, not to exceed the estimated reasonable cost of their provision, and would require the office to adopt or amend regulations to provide for these fees prior to charging or levying them. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county, including a charter city, charter county, or charter city and county, with a population of 100,000 or more, upon the request of an applicant, to designate an administrative entity, as defined, to serve as the applicant's single point of contact with the local agency with respect to all applications and permits required by the local agency for the applicant's commercial or industrial development project. The administrative entity would be required to provide the applicant information regarding the status of, and to coordinate the review and decisionmaking process with respect to, the applications and permits required by the local agency for the development project. The bill would require the administrative entity, upon the request of the applicant, to coordinate with the office regarding any applications or permits required by the state for the development project. The bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to charge a fee to defray costs incurred by the administrative entity in providing the above-described services to the applicant. By establishing a new requirement on specified local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would also express a legislative finding and declaration that its provisions apply to all cities, including charter cities. (2) 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would designate May 2012 as Foster Care Month in California.
This measure would designate the week of April 15 to 21, 2012, as "National Multicultural Cancer Awareness Week," and would encourage the promotion of policies and programs that seek to reduce cancer disparities and improve cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and followup care for all Californians.
This measure would designate the second full week in April as California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
This measure would designate April 18, 2012, as DMV/Donate Life California Day in the State of California, and April 2012 as DMV/Donate Life California Month in the State of California, and would encourage all Californians to be organ, tissue, and blood donors.
This measure would designate February 2012 as No Place for Hate (registered trademark) Month.
This measure would honor and recognize the service and sacrifice made by members of the Armed Forces and their families on the occasion of Armed Forces Day on May 19, 2012.
This measure would recognize April 23, 2012, to April 30, 2012, inclusive, as Black April Memorial Week, and April 2012 as Vietnamese American month.