Mandate Description and Status

Current (38 mandates)
Mandate
06/07 Proposed Appropriations
 05/06 Program Payments
07/08 Proposed Appropriation
Description
Agency Fee Arrangements  
New Mandate
New Mandate
Mandate reimburses districts for time spent on agency fee arrangements.
AIDS/HIV Prevention Instruction II
$2,979,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for AIDS/HIV prevention instruction in grades 7-12. Teacher time is not claimable.
Caregiver Affidavits
$993,000
  $0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for processing caregiver affidavits.
Charter School II
$1,092,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for time spent reviewing, evaluating and holding public hearings for new charter school petitions and evaluating current charter schools.
Charter Schools III  
New Mandate
New Mandate
Mandate reimburses districts for time spent on charter school findings on denial, transfer of funds in lieu of property taxes and financial information.
Collective Bargaining

$29,957,000

$24,783,153

$1,000

Mandate reimburses districts for union negotiations, preparation of a collective bargaining agreement disclosure, teacher's contractual grievances and unfair labor practice charges.

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Comprehensive School Safety Plan  
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for time spent on comprehensive school safety plans.
Consolidation of Annual Parent Notification, Schoolsite Discipline Rules, Alternative Schools  
New Mandate
New Mandate
Consolidated unit rate mandate reimburses districts for time spent on annual parent notifications, schoolsite discipline rules and alternative schools.
Criminal Background Check I
$2,917,000
$854,220
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for criminal background checks for certificated employees prior to hiring and to obtain certification that specified employees of entities that contract with school districts for janitorial, administrative, landscape, transportation, and food-related services have been fingerprinted.
Criminal Background Check II
$1,045,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for various activities that are the direct result of the districts requirement to fingerprint specified employees.
Differential Pay and Reemployment
$27,000
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for the calculation of differential pay, the establishment and placement of an employee on a reemployment list, and the return of the employee to work.
Expulsion of Pupils Transcript Cost for Appeals
$10,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for expulsions transcripts provided free of charge to pupils with a limited income certification or if an expulsion has been reversed by the county.
Financial and Compliance Audit
$401,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for the annual financial and compliance audit's plans of correction, public review and responding to any further requests for information from the county or state.
Graduation Requirements
$9,398,000
  $27,029,030
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for the additional cost of requiring pupils to complete two years of science courses over the previous one year requirement. Mandate applies only to grades 7-12
Habitual Truant

$7,233,000

$0

$1,000

Mandate reimburses districts for the time spent processing habitual truants. The SARB process is not claimable.

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Health Benefits for Survivors of Peace Officers
-
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts who employ peace officers to provide lifelong health benefits to the survivors of peace officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty.
High School Exit Examination  
$0
New Mandate
Mandate reimburses districts for notifying parents of transfer students who enroll after the first semester or quarter of the regular school term that, commencing with the 2003-04 school year, and each school year thereafter, each pupil completing 12th grade will be required to successfully pass the High School Exit Exam (HSEE); maintaining documentation that the parent or guardian of each pupil received written notification of the HSEE; determining whether English-learning pupils possess sufficient English language skills at the time of the HSEE to be assessed with the HSEE; administration of the HSEE, on designated dates to specified pupils excluding a teacher’s time administering the HSEE; maintaining test security and providing specific HSEE data on each pupil tested to the SPI or independent evaluators or the publisher.
Immunization Records:
Hepatitis B
$4,923,000
$0
$1,000
Unit rate mandate reimburses districts for maintaining immunization records on each student and filing a written report on the immunization status of new entrants to the school with the State Department of Health Services.
Intradistrict Attendance
$5,385,000
$4,091,089
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for establishing and implementing a random and unbiased process of intradistrict attendance.
Juvenile Court Notices II
$932,000
$1,000
Unit rate mandate reimbursing districts for time spent processing juvenile court notices.
Law Enforcement Agency Notification
$1,833,000
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of any acts of a pupil that may involve the possession or sale of a controlled substance or weapons.
National Norm Referenced Achievement Test
Pending
Cost Estimate
New Mandate
New Mandate
Mandate replaces STAR program and reimburses districts only for activities associated with the CAT/6 testing for grades 3 and 7.
Notification of Truancy

$9,670,000

$0

$1,000

Unit rate mandate reimbursing districts for sending out the initial notification of truancy.

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Notification to Teachers
$5,943,000
$4,917,901
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts to identify, report to teachers and maintain information on the names of every student who has caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury or injury to another person.
Peace Officers Bill of Rights
-
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for providing procedural protection to peace officers employed by school districts when a peace officer is subject to an interrogation by the employer, is facing punitive action, or receives an adverse comment in his or her personnel file. Mandate applies to peace officers classified as permanent employees, peace officers who serve at the pleasure of the school district, and are terminable without cause (“at will” employees), and peace officers on probation who have not reached permanent status.
Physical Education Reports
$2,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for time spent preparing and submitting reports to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the extent of the school district’s compliance with the minimum minutes of physical education instruction required by law. Mandate applies only to grades K-8.
Physical Examination for Scoliosis
$2,570,000
 
$1,000
Unit rate mandate for scoliosis screening, rescreening and referral to medical care of 7th grade females and 8th grade males.
Physical Performance Testing
$2,228,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts conducting the Fitnessgram physical performance testing to 5th, 7th and 9th grade students; to process and analyze score data; and to respond to requests by the California Department of Education for testing results.
Pupil Exclusions
$344,000
$0
$0
Unit rate mandate reimburses districts for sending notification to a pupil’s parent/guardian prior to excluding the pupil for a filthy or vicious habit or for suffering from a contagious or infectious disease. 18 cents per letter.
Pupil Health Screening
$4,437,000
  $0
$1,000
Unit rate mandate for kidnergarten and 1st grade notification, follow up and exclusion in regards to pupil health screenings.
Pupil Promotion and Retention
$17,260,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for providing supplemental instruction to students who are deemed at risk of being retained. Mandate is offset by any funds received for after-school or summer supplemental instruction for at-risk students.
Pupil Residency Verification and Appeals
$174,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate applies only to districts residing in counties on an international border. Reimbursement applies to the time spent on pupil residency verification and appeals.
Pupil Suspensions, Expulsions, and Expulsion Appeals
$3,865,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for the time spent processing suspensions for firearms, expulsions and expulsion appeals.
Removal of Chemicals
$518,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for the removal and disposal of all chemicals whose shelf life has elapsed. Mandate applies to grades 7-12
School District Fiscal Accountability Reporting & Employee Benefits Disclosure
$1,847,000
New Mandate
New Mandate
New mandate combining two separate mandates. Mandate reimburses districts for fiscal accountability reporting and forwarding revisions to the current year budget that are necessary to fulfill the terms of the collective bargaining agreement to the County.
School District Reorganization
$1,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for the time spent on school district reorganizations initiated by property owners and voters. Mandate does not apply to district initiated reorganizations.
Teacher Incentive
$9,000
$0
$1,000
Mandate reimburses districts for the time spent reviewing and certifying applications and distributing awards for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program
The Stull Act
Pending
Cost Estimate
New Mandate
New Mandate
Mandate reimburses districts for the time spent evaluating certificated (instructional and non-instructional) employees.

 

Future (1 mandate)
Mandate
07/08 Proposed Appropriations
Description
Charter Schools I, II, III   Consolidated mandate reimburses districts for time spent on charter school petitions and current charter schools beginning in the 07-08 fiscal year.

 

Pending Test Claims
Pending Test Claim Tenative Hearing Date
Academic Performance Index September 27, 2007
Adult Ed Enrollment Reporting Hearing date not set
California English Language Development Test Hearing date not set
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Hearing date not set
California Public Records Act (K-14) Hearing date not set
CalSTRS Creditable Compensation April 16, 2007
Charter Schools IV Hearing date not set
Clean School Restrooms Hearing date not set
Comprehensive School Safety Plans II Hearing date not set
Deferred Maintenance Programs Hearing date not set
Design-Build Contracts Hearing date not set
Developer Fees Hearing date not set
Educational Services Plan for Expelled Pupils May 31, 2007
Hazardous Materials Assessments Hearing date not set
Instructional Materials Funding Requirements Hearing date not set
Notification to Teachers: Pupils Subject to Suspension or Expulsion II May 31, 2007
Parental Involvement Programs Hearing date not set
Prevailing Wage Rates July 26, 2007
Public Contracts (K-14) Hearing date not set
Pupil Discipline Records May 31, 2007
Pupil Expulsions II May 31, 2007
Reporting Improper Governmental Activities May 31, 2007
School Bus Safety III Hearing date not set
School Facilities Funding Requirements Hearing date not set
Standardized Testing and Reporting II Hearing date not set
Student Records Hearing date not set
Surplus Property Advisory Committees Hearing date not set
Teacher Credentialing Hearing date not set
Uniform Complaint Procedures (K-12) Hearing date not set
Williams Case Implementation Hearing date not set
Workers’ Compensation Disability Benefits for Government Employees (Pending Litigation)

 

Reconsidered (No Longer) (19 mandates)
Mandate Description
American Government Document Requirements Mandate has been set aside by the Commission on State Mandates.
Annual Parent Notification III Mandate has been replaced with the Consolidation of Annual Parent Notification, Schoolsite Discipline Rules, Alternative Schools mandate.
County Treasury Oversight Committee Program has been suspended
Emergency Procedures, Earthquake Procedures, and Disasters and Comprehensive School Safety Plans Mandate has been replaced with the Comprehensive School Safety Plan mandate.
Employee Benefits Disclosure Mandate has been combined with School District Fiscal Accountability Reporting.
Fiscal Accountability Reporting – School District Mandate has been combined with Employee Benefits Disclosure.
Grand Jury Proceedings Program has been suspended
Interdistrict Attendance Permits Program has been determined to be optional, repealed or overturned by the court.
Interdistrict Transfer Requests Program has been determined to be optional, repealed or overturned by the court.
Investment Reports Program has been suspended
Law Enforcement Sexual Harassment Training Program has been suspended
Mandate Reimbursement Process

Mandate reimburses districts for their costs associated with the preparation of their mandated cost claims.

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Parent Classroom Visits Mandate has been set aside by the Commission on State Mandates.
Pupil Classroom Suspensions

Mandate has been set aside by the Commission on State Mandates.

Open Meetings Act/Brown Act Reform Mandate has been set aside by the Commission on State Mandates.
School Accountability Report Cards

Reimbursement ended after January 1, 2006.

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School Bus Safety I & II Program has been suspended
School Crimes Reporting II Program has been suspended
Standardized Testing and Reporting Mandate has been replaced with the National Norm Referenced Achievement Test

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