California Education Code

§ 51225.1

EDC § 51225.1 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency, as defined in subdivision (t), shall exempt a pupil in foster care, as defined in subdivision (t), a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, as defined in Section 11434a(2) of Title 42 of the United States Code, a former juvenile court school pupil, as defined in Section 51225.2, a pupil who is a child of a military family, as defined in Section 49701, or a pupil who is a migratory child, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 54441, who transfers between schools any time after the completion of the pupil’s second year of high school, or a newcomer pupil, as defined in Section 51225.2, and who is in their third or fourth year of high school, from all coursework and other requirements adopted by the governing body that are in addition to the statewide coursework requirements specified in Section 51225.3, unless the local educational agency makes a finding that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the local educational agency’s graduation requirements in time to graduate from high school by the end of the pupil’s fourth year of high school.

(b)If the local educational agency determines that the pupil in foster care, the pupil who is a homeless child or youth, the former juvenile court school pupil, the pupil who is a child of a military family, the pupil who is a migratory child, or the newcomer pupil is reasonably able to complete the local educational agency’s graduation requirements within the pupil’s fifth year of high school, the local educational agency shall do all of the following:

(1)Consult with the pupil and the person holding the right to make educational decisions for the pupil regarding the pupil’s option to remain in school for a fifth year to complete the local educational agency’s graduation requirements.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 342, Sec. 2. (AB 714) Effective January 1, 2024.