Bills

AB 872: High school equivalency certificates: general educational development examination fee waiver.

Session Year: 2015-2016
House: Assembly
Latest Version Date: 2015-03-26

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Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a high school equivalency certificate and an official score report, or an official score report only, to a person who has not completed high school and who has taken all or a portion of a general educational development test that has been approved by the State Board of Education and that is administered by a testing center approved by the State Department of Education, with a score determined by the state board to be equal to the standard of performance expected from a high school graduate, and as otherwise specified. Existing law also authorizes the Superintendent to charge a one-time fee, established by the state board, to be submitted by an examinee when registering for the general educational development test, as specified.

Notwithstanding these provisions, this bill would require the state board to adopt a rule or regulation granting a waiver of the general educational development examination fee for low-income persons, as defined.

Existing law authorizes a superintendent of schools or principal of a school to suspend or recommend for expulsion a pupil who commits one or more enumerated acts. Existing law authorizes the principal of a school, the principals designee, the superintendent of schools, or the governing board of a school district to require a pupil to perform community service, as defined, during the pupils nonschool hours as part of or instead of disciplinary action, subject to specified exceptions.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision authorizing community service.

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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 51421.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:51421.5.

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the state board shall adopt a rule or regulation that grants a waiver to a low-income person of the general educational development examination fee charged pursuant to Section 51421.

(b)For purposes of this section, low-income person means a person eligible for Medi-Cal benefits under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

SECTION 1.Section 48900.6 of the Education Code is amended to read:48900.6.

(a)As part of or instead of disciplinary action prescribed by this article, the principal of a school, the principals designee, the superintendent of schools, or the governing board of a school district may require a pupil to perform community service on school grounds or, with written permission of the parent or guardian of the pupil, off school grounds, during the pupils nonschool hours.

(b)For purposes of this section, community service may include, but is not limited to, work performed in the community or on school grounds in the areas of outdoor beautification, community or campus betterment, and teacher, peer, or youth assistance programs.

(c)This section does not apply if a pupil has been suspended, pending expulsion, pursuant to Section 48915. However, this section applies if the recommended expulsion is not implemented or is, itself, suspended by stipulation or other administrative action.

Date	Status
Feb 26, 2015	Read first time. To print.
Feb 27, 2015	From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
Mar 26, 2015	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
Mar 26, 2015	Referred to Com. on ED.
Apr 6, 2015	Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Jan 31, 2016	Died pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
Feb 1, 2016	From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Amended Assembly (3/26/2015)