AB 600: Migrant education.

The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the interpretation of this article.

(a)(1) Currently migratory child means a child who has moved with a parent, guardian, or other person having custody, from one school district to another, either within the State of California or from another state within the 12-month period immediately preceding his or her identification as such a currently migratory child, in order that the child, a parent, guardian, or other member of his or her immediate family might secure temporary or seasonal employment in an agricultural or fishing activity, and whose parents or guardians have been informed of the childs eligibility for migrant education services.

(2)Currently migratory child includes a child who, without the parent or guardian, has continued to migrate annually to secure temporary or seasonal employment in an agricultural or fishing activity.

(b)Former migratory child means a child who was formerly eligible to be counted and served as a currently migratory child within the past five years, but who is no longer a currently migratory child, and who lives in an area served by an ESEA a federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) Title I Migrant Education migrant education project, and whose parents have been informed of the childs eligibility for migrant education services but have not removed the child from the program.

(c)Agricultural activity means any activity directly related to the production or processing of agricultural products and the cultivation or harvesting of trees.

(d)Fishing activity means any activity directly related to the catching or processing of fish or shellfish for initial commercial sale or as a principal means of personal subsistence.

(e)Operating agency means a local educational agency operating under a subgrant of state migrant education funding, or a public or private nonprofit agency under a special arrangement with the department to carry out a migrant education program.

(f)Migrant region means an operating agency comprised of a county or a combination of counties, or a public or private nonprofit agency not controlled in whole or part by a school district, or a combination of counties and agencies, meeting the criteria of subdivision (a) of Section 54444.1.

(g)Quality control means the development of program quality standards by the state and the conduct of quality review procedures and processes at the operating agency, school district, and school level by state and other professional staff and parents, in conjunction with other interested parties, on a regular basis to assure the maintenance of high quality migrant education programs.

(h)Supplementary services means services provided to migratory children which that are above the services already provided by a school or school district to other children of that school or school district.

(i)Average monthly enrollments means the average monthly number of pupils who are enrolled in a migrant education program. Average monthly enrollments shall be computed by totaling the number of migrant migratory pupils reported by an operating agency during the months of September to June, inclusive, and dividing that total by 10.

(j)Department means the State Department of Education.

(k)Superintendent means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

With the concurrence of the childs parent, a child who has been identified as a migrant migratory child may be deemed a migrant migratory child for a period, not in excess of three years, during which the child resides in an area where programs are provided for migrant migratory children. Priority for the provision of services shall be consistent with federal statutes and regulations governing migrant education programs.

The state board shall adopt a state master plan for services to migrant migratory children. The plan shall be developed and revised as necessary by the Superintendent in consultation with the statewide parent advisory council established pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 54444.2. The plan shall include all of the following:

(a)Instructional activities on a regular and extended year basis. These activities shall be designed to identify, assess, and provide treatment for academic deficiencies of migrant migratory children. Special emphasis shall be given to oral and written communications, reading, and mathematics. Small group or individual instruction and tutorial services shall be provided to assist migrant migratory children to attain normal progress rates meet the same academic content and achievement standards that all children are expected to meet in all subject areas. All instructional services shall be provided as supplements to regular programs of instruction provided by the public schools for all children.

(b)Health and welfare services. These services shall be designed to identify, assess, and provide treatment for conditions that interfere with the education and learning of migrant migratory children, including dental, emotional, or environmental conditions. To the extent possible, existing community resources will shall be utilized used to provide these services.

(c)Preservice and in-service inservice education of professional and nonprofessional personnel. This education shall be planned to prepare school administrators, teachers, aides, and other personnel to meet the special needs of migrant migratory children.

(d)Supportive services including transportation, family liaison, and other services necessary to the success of the programs.

(e)Child development activities including, but not limited to, social, sensorimotor, conceptual and language development, and perceptual discrimination activities for migrant migratory infants and prekindergarten children who are too young to participate in instructional services normally provided by the public schools.

(f)The active involvement of migratory parents, teachers, school representatives, and community representatives in the local implementation planning, implementation, review, and improvement of migrant education programs. programs, including, but not limited to, review of the data collected for migratory pupils pursuant to subdivision (i) to monitor and evaluate migratory pupil progress and program effectiveness.

Migrant education programs shall include all of the following:

(a)An individual assessment of the educational and relevant health needs of each participating pupil within 30 days of enrollment. This assessment shall include assessments concurrently provided pursuant to compensatory education, bilingual-crosscultural education, school improvement programs, and other programs serving the pupil.

(b)A general needs assessment developed in compliance with federal requirements summarizing the needs of the population to be served.

(c)A comprehensive program to meet the educational, health, and related needs of participating pupils which that is supplemental to the program the operating agency is otherwise required to provide. The program shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1)Academic instruction.

(2)Remedial and compensatory instruction.

(3)Bilingual and crosscultural instruction. instruction, which may include supplemental language support services and programs specially designed to meet the unique needs of migratory children.

(4)Career technical instruction.

(5)Counseling and career education services.

(6)Preschool services in accordance with Section 54443.

(7)Other educational services that are not available in sufficient quantity or quality to eligible migratory children.

(8)The acquisition of instructional materials and equipment necessary to adequately provide the appropriate services.

(9)Other related services to meet the special needs of eligible migratory children that are necessary to enable these children to effectively participate in instructional services.

(10)The coordination and teaming of existing resources serving migrant migratory pupils, such as bilingual-crosscultural education, health screening, and compensatory education.

(d)A brief individual learning plan listing the services to be provided to each migratory pupil shall be provided in writing or at a parent conference to the parent or guardian of each participating pupil, annually and each time the pupil moves to a new district. district or experiences a change in school placement or educational program.

(e)Staffing and staff development plans and practices to meet the needs of migratory pupils and implement the program.

(f)Parent and community involvement as specified in Section 54444.2.

(g)Evaluations that shall include annual pupil progress and overall program effectiveness and quality control reports. reports in accordance with Section 54444.15.

(i)School districts and other education educational agencies shall be eligible to apply for funding to serve migrant migratory pupils upon application to their respective region, or, if they meet the criteria established in subdivision (b) of Section 54444.1, to the department. Operating agencies shall include in their application a description of how the entities will coordinate the planning, budgeting, and operation of the migrant education programs with the planning, budgeting, and operation of other federal and state education programs addressing the needs of the same or similar pupils of the operating agency. The description shall include time lines timelines and cover services provided through school improvement, nonmigrant Title I, state compensatory and limited- and non-English proficient, Title VII, and other funds. If the application meets state and federal requirements, negotiations for an appropriate service agreement shall begin involving the parties listed in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 54444.1. 54444.

In implementing the plan adopted by the State Board of Education, state board, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to:

(a)Contract with county superintendents of school or local educational agencies to supply services to migrant migratory children residing within specified geographical regions.

(b)Enter into agreements or otherwise cooperate with other states or agencies of the state or the federal government in providing or coordinating services to migrant migratory children including the Mini-Corps Program as well as participation in or utilization use of the Migrant Student Record Transfer System, or other equivalent information systems as may be used by the state.

(a)In implementing the state master plan for services to migrant migratory children, the Superintendent shall establish the service regional system as the primary method for the delivery of services to migrant migratory children. The Superintendent shall review and approve plans for the establishment of service regions and shall incorporate the following criteria in the approval of regional plans:

(1)The boundaries of regions shall include all geographic areas with migrant migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and fishermen.

(2)Regional service centers shall be located in areas with high concentrations of migrant migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and fishermen. Regional headquarters shall be located as follows:

(A)In areas requiring large numbers of these workers for a period of at least two consecutive months during each year.

(B)In areas that normally contract for migrant migratory and seasonal agricultural workers with families rather than single adults.

(C)In areas where migrant migratory and seasonal agricultural workers are involved in the transition from hand labor to mechanization.

(3)Regions shall be located in each geographic area of the state, except areas within the boundaries of directly funded districts.

(4)Except areas within the boundaries of directly funded districts, regions shall be contiguous to one another and should have no less than 1,500 migratory children. In no event shall a county be split among two separate regions in order to meet the requirements of this paragraph.

(5)Regions shall be organized so as to provide quality services to all affected parties and maintain fiscal procedures in conformity with requirements adopted by the department.

(6)The boundaries of regions shall be drawn in a manner that avoids excessive commuting by personnel or by participants in the programs, not to exceed 100 miles from the schoolsite to the operating agency.

(7)If a proposed region cannot meet the criteria established in paragraph (4) or (6), it may request that the criteria be waived by the state board. The waiver request shall be based upon a study, conducted by the entities, including their respective parent advisory councils, comprising the proposed region, that explains why the waiver is required and that describes likely outcomes if the waiver is not granted.

(b)(1) An agency meeting the criteria set forth in this subdivision and subdivision (f) of Section 54441 may apply to the department for designation as a region. The application shall be in a format with sufficient information and at times designated by the Superintendent. The application shall include documentation of active participation, review and comment by the appropriate parent advisory councils, and signatures by parent advisory council chairpersons that the review and comment has taken place, and shall further include documentation that the agencies and parent representative comprising the proposed region have met as a group prior to before submission of the application and have agreed upon the formation of, and participation in, the region and a general delineation of the services which that will be provided in the region.

(2)Directly funded districts shall be invited by the regions to participate in regional activities and meetings. Staff and parent advisory council members in the districts shall also be invited to regional inservice activities and conferences.

(c)The department may directly fund local educational agencies, in whole or in part, to provide services to eligible migrant migratory children if it is cost effective to do so; if the applicant agency serves not less than 1,500, nor more than 8,000, currently migratory children; has sufficient programmatic and fiscal resources to deliver an effective migrant education program; is in compliance with the federal and state requirements regarding migrant education programs; maintains an ongoing and functional parent advisory council that has voted on a biennial basis to approve the participation in the directly funded program, including the approval of a majority of the members who are the parents of migrant children; migratory children, and is actively involved in the planning, review, and improvement of the program; and maintains fiscal procedures in conformity with the requirements adopted by the department. All districts that are directly funded on January 1, 1982, may continue to be funded directly, provided that the districts comply with the criteria prescribed by this subdivision, except for the size criterion.

(d)(1) The responsibilities of the various parties involved in the delivery of services to migrant migratory children shall be set forth in a service agreement. A service agreement shall be a legally binding contract signed by the duly constituted authorities at the state, county, district, or private or public nonprofit agencies, or a combination thereof. In the regional delivery system, there shall be two parties to every service agreement; the region and the district or other operating agencies in which the eligible migrant migratory pupils are enrolled. When a district or agency is funded directly by the state, the parties to the service agreement shall include the department and the district or operating agency in which the eligible migrant migratory pupils are enrolled. The basic responsibilities of these three parties shall be as specified in Section 54444.4.

(2)The parties, whether regional or directly funded, shall take the necessary steps to ensure the effective involvement of the migrant migratory parent advisory committee council for that district or agency. Representatives of the migrant migratory parent advisory committee council shall have the right to be present and participate in all deliberations between the parties regarding the service agreement or any subsequent changes thereto. The service agreement shall include a signed statement from the officers of the migrant migratory parent advisory committee council signifying that the participation has occurred.

(e)The Superintendent shall develop an annual operating calendar for regions and directly funded districts, including dates for the submission and approval of applications and service agreements. Any changes in regional boundaries for the subsequent fiscal year shall be made and approved by December 31 of the current year. Any changes in funding allocations for regions shall be made by December 31 of the current year or immediately after notification of a federal grant award.

(f)The Superintendent shall preserve the supplemental nature of the migrant education program. The program shall be maintained outside the supervision or above the administrative level of the consolidated application programs. The Superintendent shall not incorporate the migrant education program into the consolidated application process, except as provided below:

(1)Directly funded districts may apply for migrant education funds as part of their consolidated application provided the district parent advisory council on migrant education approves the inclusion.

(2)A copy of the districts annual application for migrant education funds as required by subdivision (h) of Section 54443.1 shall be attached to the districts annual consolidated application.

(a)The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall take the steps necessary to ensure effective parental involvement throughout the state migrant education program, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1)The Superintendent shall adopt rules and regulations requiring each operating agency receiving migrant education funds or services to actively solicit parental involvement in the planning, operation, and evaluation of its programs through the establishment of, and consultation with, a parent advisory council.

(A)The membership of each parent advisory council shall be comprised of members who are knowledgeable of the needs of migrant migratory children and shall be elected by the parents of migrant migratory children enrolled in the operating agencys programs. The composition of the council shall be determined by the parents at a general meeting to which all parents of pupils enrolled in the migrant program shall be invited. Parents shall be informed, in a language they understand, that the parents have the sole authority to decide on the composition of the council. All parent candidates for the council shall be nominated by parents; nonparent candidates shall be nominated by the groups they represent: teachers by teachers, administrators by administrators, other school personnel by other school personnel, and pupils by pupils. All other community candidates shall be nominated by the parents. Each parent advisory council shall hold meetings on a regular basis during the operation of the regular program, but not less than six times during the year.

(B)At least two-thirds of the members of each parent advisory council shall be the parents of migrant migratory children. Each parent advisory council shall have the responsibilities listed in subdivision (a) of Section 54444.4.

(2)The Superintendent shall establish a statewide parent advisory council that shall participate in the planning, operation, and evaluation of the state migrant education program. The membership of the statewide parent advisory council shall be comprised of members who are knowledgeable of the needs of migrant migratory children and shall be nominated and elected by the parents of migrant migratory children enrolled in the operating agencies. At least two-thirds of the members of the State Parent Advisory Council statewide parent advisory council shall be the parents of migrant migratory children. The state statewide parent advisory council shall meet a minimum of six nine times a calendar year to provide input on issues relating to the operation of the program. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the state director.

(3)(A)The Superintendent also shall sponsor an annual State Parent Advisory Council Conference. statewide parent advisory council conference. The conference shall be scheduled during the spring of every year.

(B)The State Parent Advisory Council statewide parent advisory council, with necessary technical assistance and support from the department, shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature, the state board, the Superintendent, and the Governor regarding the status of the migrant education program. The report shall be submitted within 120 days from of the conclusion of a training program on preparing the report provided by the Superintendent in accordance with paragraph (5).

(C)The report shall include an evaluation of the migrant education program, as required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a review of annual needs and a year-end assessment, as required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 54444.4, a review of the aggregate data collected for migratory pupils pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 54444.4, and policy recommendations.

(4)The Superintendent and each operating agency shall furnish, without charge, to the statewide and operating agency parent advisory councils and, upon request, to each member, a copy of all applicable state and federal migrant education statutes, rules and regulations, and guidelines. In addition, the Superintendent and each operating agency shall furnish, without charge, to the statewide and operating agency parent advisory councils and, upon request, to each member, copies of all applicable state and federal audits, monitoring reports, and evaluations. Upon request, and when practicable, these documents shall be provided in a language understandable to members, and each regional and state migrant education plan shall be provided in a language understandable to each member before its consideration for final approval.

(5)The Superintendent and each operating agency shall establish and implement training programs for members of the statewide and operating agency parent advisory councils to enable them to carry out their responsibilities. Each training program shall be developed in consultation with the parent advisory councils and shall include appropriate training materials in a language understandable to each member. Costs incurred in providing training under this paragraph, including federally authorized expenses associated with the attendance of members at training sessions, shall be funded, to the extent that funds are available, by federal funds allocated to the state, based upon the educational and related health needs of migratory children defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 54441, and may be supported by funds from the state migrant education program.

(b)Each operating agency that provides services on a statewide basis shall be exempt from the requirement that it create its own parent advisory council, but shall consult the statewide parent advisory council in the planning, operation, and evaluation of its programs.

(a)Each operating agency receiving federal Title I Migrant Education migrant education funding shall conduct summer school programs for eligible migrant migratory children in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The summer school programs shall respond to the individual needs of participating pupils and shall build on and be consistent with the instructional programs offered to these pupils during the regular school year. Each summer school program shall be funded, to the extent that funds are available, by federal funds earmarked for migrant education programs, and shall meet the following criteria:

(1)(A) That summer school programs meet the following time requirements:

(i)For kindergarten classes, not less than 180 minutes per day, based upon the full apportionment day of 240 minutes, including recesses, for not less than 20 teaching days.

(ii)For grades 1 to 8, not less than 200 minutes per day, based upon the full apportionment day of 240 minutes, including recesses and passing time but excluding noon intermissions, for not less than 20 teaching days.

(iii)For grades 7 to 12, not less than 240 minutes per day, including passing time but excluding noon intermissions, for not less than 30 teaching days.

(B)Exemptions from the requirements of this paragraph may be made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction upon petition submitted to him by the district. The basis for the exemption shall be agricultural labor factors, climatic conditions, specialized educational programs, and other conditions appearing to the superintendent Superintendent to warrant exemption.

(C)For purposes of this paragraph, holidays designated in Section 37220 other than Saturday and Sunday may be deducted from the required number of teaching days.

(2)That the program has been established with the prior written approval of the superintendent Superintendent based upon the submission of an application which that is in the form prescribed and furnished by the superintendent. Superintendent. Each application shall designate the persons who will exercise administrative or supervisorial responsibilities for the summer school program and shall be submitted prior to before the establishment of the summer school program.

(3)That the summer school program contains coursework which that is of the same level of difficulty in each subject as that provided to pupils enrolled in regular classes of instruction within the school district in the preceding year.

(4)That instructional programs are taught by staff with cultural training or background and understanding of the special needs of migrant migratory children, and who are properly credentialed for the subjects and grade levels to which they are assigned.

(5)That the summer school program supplements other summer school programs, whether required or optional and whether federally or state funded, operated by the school district, including the programs for graduating high school seniors, handicapped children, pupils enrolled in grade 11, pupils enrolled in grades 7 to 12 who do not meet the school districts adopted proficiency standards, and eligible compensatory education pupils.

(b)(1) Each school district, county office of education, and community college district shall, upon request, make facilities available at cost for the operation of migrant summer school programs whenever they are available. Where available, these facilities shall be suitable for the summer climate. The superintendent Superintendent may allow neighboring districts to jointly offer facilities if he or she determines that the use of one districts facilities for an area will adequately meet the needs of the migrant summer school program for the entire area.

(2)If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that requests from prospective users of these facilities were denied without just cause, the superintendent Superintendent shall reduce the school districts or county superintendents entitlement from Section A of the State School Fund by an amount equal to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or four times the costs to the prospective user for alternative facilities for the entire period for which the facilities were requested, whichever is greater.

(a)The responsibilities of parent advisory councils at the district, regional, and state levels shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1)The establishment of migrant education program goals, objectives, and priorities.

(2)The review of annual needs and year-end assessment, as well as program activities, for each school, a review of the aggregate data collected for migratory pupils at the school, district, regional, and state levels as set forth in the state master plan developed pursuant to Section 54442, and a review of individualized educational plans. plans to ensure that plans are developed and implemented in compliance with state and federal requirements.

(3)Advice on the selection, development, and reassignment of migrant education program staff.

(4)Active involvement in the planning and negotiation of program applications and service agreements required under Section 54444.1.

(5)All other responsibilities required under state and federal laws or regulations.

(b)The responsibilities of the school districts or other agencies operating programs for migrant migratory pupils include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1)Providing services in compliance with applicable state and federal laws or regulations.

(2)Providing information to parents.

(3)Providing support to instructional staff.

(c)The responsibilities of the region include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1)Providing funding to operating agencies within its jurisdiction in accordance with service agreements.

(2)Providing technical assistance to operating agencies operating under service agreements.

(3)Providing interagency coordination to improve the services available to participating migratory pupils.

(4)Providing training for training, support services, and technical assistance to the parents and members of district, regional, and school parent advisory councils. councils to assist them in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities.

(5)Providing or arranging for staff development services for migrant education staff at the school and district levels.

(6)Providing direct services required pursuant to a service agreement entered into by the region.

(d)The responsibilities of the State Board of Education state board and the department shall be as set forth in the State Master Plan state master plan for Migrant Education migrant education developed under Section 54442.

(a)All children with disabilities residing in the state, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the state and children with disabilities attending private, including religious, elementary and secondary schools, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services, shall be identified, located, and assessed and a practical method is developed and implemented to determine which children with disabilities are currently receiving needed special education and related services as required by Section Sections 1412(a)(3) and (10)(A)(ii) 1412(a)(10)(A)(ii) of Title 20 of the United States Code. A child is not required to be classified by his or her disability so long as each child who has a disability listed in Section 1401(3) of Title 20 of the United States Code and who, by reason of that disability, needs special education and related services as an individual with exceptional needs defined in Section 56026.

(b)(1)In accordance with Section 300.111(c) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the requirements of this section also apply to highly mobile individuals with exceptional needs, including migrant migratory children, and children who are suspected of being an individual with exceptional needs pursuant to Section 56026 and in need of special education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade.

(2)In accordance with Section 300.213 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the local educational agency shall cooperate in the efforts of the federal Secretary of Education, under Section 6398 of Title 20 of the United States Code, to ensure the linkage of records pertaining to migratory children with disabilities for the purpose of electronically exchanging, among other states, health and educational information regarding those children.

(c)(1)The child find process shall ensure the equitable participation in special education and related services of parentally placed private schoolchildren with disabilities and an accurate count of those children. Child find activities conducted by local educational agencies, or where applicable, the department, shall be similar to those activities undertaken for pupils in public schools.

(2)In accordance with Section 1412(a)(10)(A)(ii)(IV) of Title 20 of the United States Code, the cost of the child find activities in private, including religious, elementary and secondary schools, may not be considered in determining whether a local educational agency has met its obligations under the proportionate funding provisions for children enrolled in private, including religious, elementary and secondary schools.

(3)The child find process described in paragraph (1) shall be completed in a time period comparable to that for other pupils attending public schools in the local educational agency.

(d)(1)Each special education local plan area shall establish written policies and procedures pursuant to Section 56205 for use by its constituent local agencies for a continuous child find system that addresses the relationships among identification, screening, referral, assessment, planning, implementation, review, and the triennial assessment. The policies and procedures shall include, but need not be limited to, written notification of all parents of their rights under this chapter, and the procedure for initiating a referral for assessment to identify individuals with exceptional needs.

(2)In accordance with Section 1415(d)(1)(A) of Title 20 of the United States Code, and Section 300.504(a) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parents shall be given a copy of their rights and procedural safeguards only one time a school year, except that a copy also shall be given to the parents:

(A)Upon initial referral or parental request for assessment.

(B)Upon receipt of the first state complaint under Section 56500.2 in a school year.

(C)Upon receipt of the first due process hearing request under Section 56502 in a school year.

(D)When a decision is made to make a removal that constitutes a change of placement of an individual with exceptional needs because of a violation of a code of pupil conduct in accordance with Section 300.530(h) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(E)Upon request by a parent.

(3)A local educational agency may place a current copy of the procedural safeguards notice on its Internet Web site, if such an Internet Web site exists, pursuant to Section 1415(d)(1)(B) of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(4)The contents of the procedural safeguards notice shall contain the requirements listed in Section 1415(d)(2) of Title 20 of the United States Code and Section 300.504(c) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(e)Child find data collected pursuant to this chapter, or collected pursuant to a regulation or an interagency agreement, are subject to the confidentiality requirements of Sections 300.611 300.610 to 300.627, inclusive, of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to funds received for the following categorical programs:

(a)Child care and development programs pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of Part 6. 6 of Division 1 of Title 1.

(b)Bilingual education programs pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 52000) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 52160) of Chapter 7 of Part 28.

(c)Economic Impact Aid impact aid programs pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54000) of Part 29.

(d)Compensatory education programs pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 54400) of Part 29, except for programs for migrant migratory children pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 54440) of Chapter 4 of Part 29.

(a)The provisions of this part shall apply to applications for funds under the following categorical programs:

(1)Bilingual education programs pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 52160) of Chapter 7 of Part 28.

(2)Economic Impact Aid impact aid programs established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54000) of Part 29.

(3)Compensatory education programs established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 54400) of Part 29, except for programs for migrant migratory children pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 54440) of Chapter 4 of Part 29.

(4)Programs providing assistance to disadvantaged pupils under Section 6312 of Title 20 of the United States Code, and programs providing assistance for neglected or delinquent pupils who are at risk of dropping out of school, as funded by Section 6421 of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(5)Capital expense funding, as provided by Title I of the federal Improving Americas Schools Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 6301 et seq.).

(6)California Peer Assistance and Review Programs for Teachers established pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 44500) of Chapter 3 of Part 25. 25 of Division 3.

(7)Professional development programs established pursuant to Section 6601 of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(8)Innovative Program Strategies Programs program strategies programs established pursuant to Section 7303 of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(9)Programs established under the federal Class Size Reduction Initiative (P.L. (Public Law 106-554).

(10)Programs for tobacco use prevention funded by Section 7115 of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(11)School safety and violence prevention programs, established pursuant to Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 32228) of Chapter 2 of Part 19. 19 of Division 1 of Title 1.

(12)Safe and Drug Free Schools drug-free schools and Communities communities programs established pursuant to Section 7113 of Title 20 of the United States Code.

(b)Each school district that elects to apply for any of these state funds shall submit to the department, for approval by the state board, a single consolidated application for approval or continuance of those state categorical programs subject to this part.

(c)Each school district that elects to apply for any of these federal funds may submit to the department for approval, by the state board, a single consolidated application for approval or continuance of those federal categorical programs subject to this part.

The board shall issue subpoenas a subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses a witness before the board, or any a member thereof, of the board, in the same manner as any a court in this state. Whenever the testimony of any a witness upon any a matter pending before it is material, the president shall cause the attendance of the witnesses witness before the board, or a member of the board, to testify concerning the matter, and the board may make a reasonable allowance for this purpose not exceeding the fees of witnesses fees of a witness in civil cases a civil case. The allowance shall be paid for out of the appropriation for the expense of the board, but in no instance shall an allowance shall not be made in favor of a witness who appears in behalf of a claimant. The provisions of this This section shall not apply to proceedings conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.