Existing law authorizes the governing board of two or more school districts to enter into an agreement for the interdistrict attendance of pupils who are residents of the school districts. Existing law further provides that a parent may appeal the school district’s decision denying the interdistrict transfer within 30 calendar days of the school district’s final decision to the county board of education. The county board of education must issue a decision on the appeal within 30 calendar days of receipt.
SB 413 amends existing law to allow the county board of education in a class 1 or class 2 county to extend the time to respond to the appeal to up to 60 calendar days if one or more of the following circumstances apply:
- A delay in response by the parent, guardian, educational rights holder, or school district.
- A delay due to incompatible availability for the factfinding hearing of the parent, guardian, educational rights holder, or school district.
- A request to delay a factfinding hearing or board hearing by the parent, guardian, or educational rights holder, or an inability of the parent, guardian, or educational rights holder to attend a factfinding hearing or board hearing.
- A school district has closed their annual application window and is no longer accepting permit applications for the remainder of the current or future school year.
(SB 413 amends section 46601 of the Education Code.)
