SB 1412: Parental communication: teacher meetings.

Existing law provides that parents and guardians of children enrolled in public schools have the right and should have the opportunity, as mutually supportive and respectful partners in the education of their children within the public schools, to be informed by the school, and to participate in the education of their children, as specified, including by, among other things, meeting with their childs teacher or teachers and the principal of the school in which their child is enrolled within a reasonable time of their request.

This bill would provide that parents or guardians of children enrolled in publc schools also have the right to communicate with their childs teacher using a 2-way telephonic service or a 2-way audiovisual platform if the parent or guardian is unable to attend a meeting in person. By imposing new duties on public schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The bill would delete an obsolete reference.

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.