CHAPTER 5.5. Education of Pupils in Foster Care and Pupils Who Are Homeless [48850. - 48859.]
Heading of Chapter 5.5 amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 772, Sec. 1.
§§ 48850–48859 · 15 sections
- § 48850 (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all pupils in foster care and those who are homeless, as defined by the federal McKinney-Vento…
- § 48851 (a) As required pursuant to Section 11432(g)(6)(A)(i) of Title 42 of the United States Code, a local educational agency shall ensure that each school within…
- § 48851.3 (a) As used in this section, “liaison” means a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and unaccompanied youths designated pursuant…
- § 48851.5 Pursuant to Section 11432(g)(6) of Title 42 of the United States Code, a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths shall ensure that…
- § 48852 Every agency that places a child in a licensed children’s institution shall notify the local educational agency at the time a pupil is placed in a licensed…
- § 48852.3 The department, to the extent possible within existing resources, shall develop and implement a plan for monitoring the compliance of local educational…
- § 48852.5 (a) Pursuant to the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.), a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and…
- § 48852.6 (a) For purposes of this section, “liaison” means a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and unaccompanied youths designated…
- § 48852.7 (a) At the point of any change or any subsequent change in residence once a child becomes a homeless child, the local educational agency serving the homeless…
- § 48853 (a) A pupil described in subdivision (a) of Section 48853.5 who is placed in a licensed children’s institution or foster family home as defined in Section…
- § 48853.5 (a) This section applies to a foster child. “Foster child” means any of the following: (1) A child who has been removed from their home pursuant to Section 309…
- § 48854 A licensed children’s institution or nonpublic, nonsectarian school, or agency may not require as a condition of placement that educational authority for a…
- § 48856 A local educational agency shall invite at least one noneducational agency representative that has placement responsibility for a pupil residing in a licensed…
- § 48857 (a) Pursuant to funding appropriated in Item 6100-135-0890 of the Budget Act of 2024 (Chs. 22, 35, and 994, Stats. 2024), the department shall allocate up to…
- § 48859 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “County placing agency” means the county social services department or…