California Code
PART 27 - PUPILS
CHAPTER 2 - Compulsory Education Law

ARTICLE 1 - Persons Included

Section 48200. - 48200. Each person between the ages of 6 and 18...

Section 48200.5. - 48200.5. Notwithstanding Section 48200, any resident of the City of...

Section 48201. - 48201. (a) Except for pupils exempt from compulsory school attendance...

Section 48202. - 48202. The county board of education of each county may...

Section 48203. - 48203. (a) The superintendent of a school district and the...

Section 48204. - 48204. (a) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil complies with the...

Section 48204.1. - 48204.1. (a) A school district shall accept from the parent...

Section 48204.2. - 48204.2. (a) If a school district elects to undertake an...

Section 48204.3. - 48204.3. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 48204.4. - 48204.4. (a) A pupil complies with the residency requirements for...

Section 48204.5. - 48204.5. (a) The Legislature finds that school districts that are...

Section 48204.6. - 48204.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 48204.7. - 48204.7. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 48205. - 48205. (a) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil shall be excused...

Section 48206.3. - 48206.3. (a) A pupil with a temporary disability that makes...

Section 48207. - 48207. (a) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil with a temporary...

Section 48207.3. - 48207.3. (a) A pupil receiving individual instruction who is well...

Section 48207.5. - 48207.5. Individual instruction in a pupil’s home pursuant to Section...

Section 48208. - 48208. (a) It shall be the primary responsibility of the...

ARTICLE 2 - Persons Excluded

Section 48210. - 48210. Children under six years of age are excluded from...

Section 48213. - 48213. If a pupil is excluded from attendance pursuant to...

Section 48216. - 48216. (a) The county office of education or the governing...

ARTICLE 3 - Pupils Exempt

Section 48220. - 48220. The classes of children described in this article, shall...

Section 48222. - 48222. Children who are being instructed in a private full-time...

Section 48223. - 48223. Children who are mentally gifted and who are being...

Section 48224. - 48224. Children not attending a private, full-time, day school and...

Section 48225. - 48225. The governing board of any school district which has...

Section 48225.5. - 48225.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil who holds...

Section 48230. - 48230. Children who hold permits to work shall be exempted,...

Section 48231. - 48231. Notwithstanding Section 48201, pupils between 12 and 18 years...

Section 48232. - 48232. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child who...

ARTICLE 4 - Supervisors of Attendance

Section 48240. - 48240. (a) The governing board of each school district and...

Section 48241. - 48241. In any city or city and county no supervisor...

Section 48242. - 48242. The governing board of a school district may appoint...

Section 48243. - 48243. Two or more districts may unite in appointing a...

Section 48244. - 48244. A school district may contract with the county superintendent...

Section 48245. - 48245. In any district or districts with an average daily...

Section 48246. - 48246. The attendance supervisor, who is a full-time attendance supervisor...

ARTICLE 5 - Truants

Section 48260. - 48260. (a) A pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or...

Section 48260.5. - 48260.5. Upon a pupil’s initial classification as a truant, the...

Section 48260.6. - 48260.6. (a) In any county which has not established a...

Section 48261. - 48261. Any pupil who has once been reported as a...

Section 48262. - 48262. Any pupil is deemed an habitual truant who has...

Section 48263. - 48263. (a) If a minor pupil in a school district...

Section 48263.5. - 48263.5. (a) In any county which has established a county...

Section 48263.6. - 48263.6. Any pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or to...

Section 48264. - 48264. The attendance supervisor or his or her designee, a...

Section 48264.5. - 48264.5. A minor who is classified as a truant pursuant...

Section 48265. - 48265. Any person arresting or assuming temporary custody of a...

Section 48266. - 48266. Any person taking action pursuant to Sections 48264 and...

Section 48267. - 48267. Any pupil who has been found to be a...

Section 48268. - 48268. The court may render judgment that the parent, guardian,...

Section 48269. - 48269. If the parent, guardian, or other person having control...

Section 48273. - 48273. The governing board of each school district shall adopt...

ARTICLE 6 - Violations

Section 48290. - 48290. The governing board of any school district, shall, on...

Section 48291. - 48291. If it appears upon investigation that any parent, guardian,...

Section 48292. - 48292. In counties, cities, and cities and counties, and in...

Section 48293. - 48293. (a) Any parent, guardian, or other person having control...

Section 48294. - 48294. All fines paid as penalties for the violation of...

Section 48295. - 48295. Any judge of the superior court, in the county...

Section 48296. - 48296. No fees shall be charged or received by any...

Section 48297. - 48297. (a) (1) A state or local agency conducting a...

ARTICLE 7 - Pupil Attendance Alternatives

Section 48300. - 48300. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 48301. - 48301. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district...

Section 48302. - 48302. School districts are encouraged to hold informational meetings and...

Section 48303. - 48303. (a) The school district of choice may not prohibit...

Section 48304. - 48304. An application of any pupil for transfer may not...

Section 48305. - 48305. School districts of choice may employ existing entrance criteria...

Section 48306. - 48306. (a) A school district of choice shall give first...

Section 48307. - 48307. (a) A school district of residence with an average...

Section 48308. - 48308. (a) (1) An application requesting a transfer pursuant to...

Section 48309. - 48309. (a) Any school district of choice that admits any...

Section 48310. - 48310. (a) The average daily attendance for pupils admitted by...

Section 48311. - 48311. Upon request of the pupil’s parent, each school district...

Section 48312. - 48312. (a) Each school district may make information regarding its...

Section 48313. - 48313. (a) (1) Pursuant to this article, each school district...

Section 48314. - 48314. It is the intent of the Legislature that every...

Section 48315. - 48315. This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028,...

Section 48316. - 48316. The Legislative Analyst shall conduct, after consulting with appropriate...

Section 48317. - 48317. Commencing with the 2018–19 school year, and each year...

ARTICLE 8 - School Attendance Review Boards

Section 48320. - 48320. (a) In enacting this article it is the intent...

Section 48321. - 48321. (a) (1) A county school attendance review board may...

Section 48321.5. - 48321.5. (a) In every case in which a minor pupil...

Section 48322. - 48322. The county school attendance review board may encourage local...

Section 48323. - 48323. Each of the departments or agencies authorized to participate...

Section 48324. - 48324. The county school attendance review board may adopt such...

Section 48325. - 48325. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that statewide policy...

ARTICLE 9 - Improvement of Pupil Attendance

Section 48340. - 48340. In enacting this article it is the intent of...

Section 48341. - 48341. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare and disseminate...

ARTICLE 9.5 - Local Educational Agency Instruction Collaboration Agreements

Section 48345. - 48345. (a) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency”...

Section 48349. - 48349. This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2029,...

ARTICLE 10 - Open Enrollment Act

Section 48350. - 48350. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 48351. - 48351. The purpose of this article is to improve pupil...

Section 48352. - 48352. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 48353. - 48353. The state board shall adopt emergency regulations to implement...

Section 48354. - 48354. (a) The parent of a pupil enrolled in a...

Section 48355. - 48355. (a) The school district of residence of a pupil...

Section 48356. - 48356. (a) A school district of enrollment may adopt specific,...

Section 48357. - 48357. Within 60 days of receiving an application pursuant to...

Section 48358. - 48358. A school district of enrollment that enrolls a pupil...

Section 48359. - 48359. (a) Each school district is encouraged to keep an...

Section 48359.5. - 48359.5. (a) For a school district of enrollment that is...

Section 48360. - 48360. (a) From federal funds appropriated for this purpose, the...

Section 48361. - 48361. No exercise of discretion by a district of enrollment...