CHAPTER 5. Authorized Classes and Courses of Instruction

Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

§§ 51705–51879.9 · 81 sections

1. ARTICLE 1.5. The Online Classroom Pilot Program § 51705 · 1 section

   • § 51705 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Asynchronous interactive instructional program” means a program in which a…
2. ARTICLE 2. Mathematics Readiness Challenge § 51710 · 1 section

   • § 51710 (a) The Mathematics Readiness Challenge program is hereby established. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the program support the implementation and…
3. ARTICLE 3. Evening High School for Minors §§ 51720–51724 · 5 sections

   • § 51720 The governing board of a school district which maintains high schools and a continuation education program may establish and maintain evening high school…
   • § 51721 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing board to which this article applies may establish the number of, and the specific days of the week on…
   • § 51722 An evening high school program shall consist of courses similar to the curriculum of the regular high schools of the district. Credit for coursework…
   • § 51723 The attendance of a minor at an evening high school program shall be voluntary, but the written permission of the minor’s parent or guardian is required.
   • § 51724 The attendance of a pupil in an evening high school program shall not result in the crediting of more than one unit of average daily attendance during the…
4. ARTICLE 4. Elementary School Special Day and Evening Classes §§ 51730–51732 · 3 sections

   • § 51730 The governing body of any elementary school district may establish and maintain, in connection with any school under its jurisdiction, special day and evening…
   • § 51731 These classes may be convened at the hours and for the length of time during the school day or evening, and at the period and for the length of time during the…
   • § 51732 The evening elementary schools and the special day and evening classes of the elementary schools of any school district shall be open for the admission of such…
5. ARTICLE 5. Instruction by Correspondence §§ 51740–51741 · 2 sections

   • § 51740 The governing board of a district maintaining one or more secondary schools may, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board…
   • § 51741 Notwithstanding anything in Section 51740 to the contrary, the governing board of any school district may, subject to such rules and regulations as may be…
6. ARTICLE 5.5. Independent Study §§ 51744–51749.6 · 13 sections

   • § 51744 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that by offering a range of quality educational options, including classroom-based, hybrid, and nonclassroom-based…
   • § 51745 (a) Commencing with the 1990–91 school year, a local educational agency may offer independent study to meet the educational needs of pupils in accordance with…
   • § 51745.5 For purposes of this article the following definitions apply: (a) “Live interaction” means interaction between the pupil and local educational agency…
   • § 51745.6 (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the ratio of average daily attendance for independent study pupils 18 years of age or less for a school district…
   • § 51746 It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts and county offices of education offering independent study shall provide appropriate existing…
   • § 51747 A local educational agency shall not be eligible to receive apportionments for independent study by pupils, regardless of age, unless it has adopted written…
   • § 51747.3 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency, including, but not limited to, a charter school, may not claim state funding for the independent…
   • § 51747.5 (a) The independent study by each pupil shall be coordinated, evaluated, and, notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 46300, shall be under the general…
   • § 51748 School districts and county offices of education shall not be eligible to receive apportionment for independent study attendance by any pupil who is not…
   • § 51749 (a) The Superintendent, upon the next revision of the California Basic Educational Data System, or its equivalent, following July 1, 1990, shall include all…
   • § 51749.3 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish rules and regulations for the purposes of implementing this article.
   • § 51749.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and commencing with the 2015–16 school year, a local educational agency may, for pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades…
   • § 51749.6 (a) Before enrolling a pupil in a course authorized by Section 51749.5, each local educational agency shall provide the pupil and, if the pupil is less than 18…
7. ARTICLE 6. Military Science and Tactics § 51750 · 1 section

   • § 51750 The governing board of any school district maintaining a secondary school may establish in the school courses in military science and tactics complying with…
8. ARTICLE 7. Work Experience Education §§ 51760–51769.5 · 15 sections

   • § 51760 The governing board of a district maintaining a high school may do all of the following: (a) Provide for the instruction of pupils in the skills, attitudes,…
   • § 51760.1 (a) Consistent with the most recent state plan on career technical education, work-based learning opportunities for pupils may be delivered by partnership…
   • § 51760.2 Regional and local business organizations, in conjunction with school districts and community colleges, and any other representatives deemed appropriate,…
   • § 51760.3 The governing board of any school district offering work experience education pursuant to the authority of Section 51760 shall grant credit to pupils…
   • § 51760.5 Notwithstanding Section 51760, attendance in work experience classes or programs maintained by a regional occupational center or regional occupational program…
   • § 51762 The Department of Education shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the standards set by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in…
   • § 51762.5 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall adopt standards for district plans required by subdivision (b) of Section 46300. The adopted standards shall…
   • § 51763 All laws or rules applicable to minors in employment relationships are applicable to students enrolled in work experience education courses.
   • § 51764 Work experience education as authorized by this article includes the employment of pupils in part-time jobs selected or approved as having educational value…
   • § 51765 (a) The governing board of a school district that establishes and supervises a work experience education program in which pupils with intellectual disabilities…
   • § 51766 Work experience education involving apprenticeable occupations shall be consistent with the purposes of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3070) of Division 3…
   • § 51767 The governing board of any school district which maintains one or more high schools may provide for the establishment and supervision of work experience…
   • § 51768 The governing board of any school district providing work experience and work study education may provide for employment under the program of pupils in…
   • § 51769 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code or the Labor Code to the contrary, the school district, county superintendent of schools, or any school…
   • § 51769.5 Sections 1292, 1293, and 1294 of the Labor Code shall not apply to work experience education programs established pursuant to this article if all of the…
9. ARTICLE 7.3. Energy Education §§ 51770–51772 · 3 sections

   • § 51770 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that despite various energy conservation measures, energy costs have continued to increase and will likely increase…
   • § 51771 (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide for the development of a model energy education program appropriate for use by school districts…
   • § 51772 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make the model program developed under this article available to each school district. School districts shall…
10. ARTICLE 7.4. Work Experience Education Program Reviews §§ 51775–51778 · 4 sections

    • § 51775 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that work experience education is an integral part of the total educational process of pupils, and that work…
    • § 51776 The governing board of each school district offering work experience education programs may elect to provide for independent onsite program review of work…
    • § 51777 (a) For purposes of facilitating the program reviews required by Section 51776, the governing boards of two or more school districts may agree to establish a…
    • § 51778 (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a Work Experience Education Consortia Steering Committee comprised of certificated representatives…
11. ARTICLE 7.5. Genetic Diseases and Disorders Instruction §§ 51780–51782 · 3 sections

    • § 51780 It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to generate and encourage the development of educational programs for the prevention of genetic…
    • § 51781 (a) The department shall prepare, and distribute to school districts, guidelines and plans for the preparation of comprehensive educational programs for the…
    • § 51782 The instructional program in genetic diseases and disorders shall provide pupils with practical information concerning, but not limited to, the following…
12. ARTICLE 8. Aviation Education §§ 51790–51792 · 3 sections

    • § 51790 The Department of Education shall aid and assist local school districts in the development and conduct of a program of aviation education. The Department of…
    • § 51791 The governing board of each district is encouraged to develop aims and purposes of aviation education designed to include: (a) integration of appropriate…
    • § 51792 The Department of Aeronautics is authorized to make available to public schools offering actual flight experience as part of the regular curriculum a basic…
13. ARTICLE 8.5. School Instructional Gardens §§ 51795–51798 · 6 sections

    • § 51795 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) School gardens provide an interactive, hands-on learning environment in which pupils learn…
    • § 51796 (a) The Instructional School Gardens Program is hereby established for the promotion, creation, and support of instructional school gardens through the…
    • § 51796.2 (a) A school district, charter school, or county office of education may apply to the Superintendent for funding for a three-year grant under this article in a…
    • § 51796.5 As a condition of the receipt of funds pursuant to this article, a school district, charter school, or county office of education, within six months of the…
    • § 51797 During its annual discretionary grant funding process, the California Integrated Waste Management Board may give preferential consideration to providing an…
    • § 51798 A school district, charter school, or county office of education that is operating a school garden may sell produce grown in the school garden, regardless of…
14. ARTICLE 9. Home Teaching §§ 51800–51802 · 3 sections

    • § 51800 The governing board of any school district, may employ teachers known as “home teachers” not exceeding one teacher for every 500 units of average daily…
    • § 51801 The home teacher shall work in the homes of the pupils, instructing children and adults in matters relating to school attendance and preparation therefor, in…
    • § 51802 (a) The governing board of a school district maintaining a home teaching program, or providing home instruction as authorized by law for pupils with…
15. ARTICLE 10. Community Service Classes §§ 51810–51815 · 6 sections

    • § 51810 The governing board of any school district maintaining secondary schools is authorized without the approval of the department to establish and maintain…
    • § 51811 Community service classes shall be open for the admission of adults and of such minors as in the judgment of the governing board may profit therefrom.
    • § 51812 Community service classes may be convened at such hours and for such length of time during the day or evening and at such period and for such length of time…
    • § 51813 Governing boards shall have the authority to provide for granting appropriate certificates or other recognition of skill or accomplishment in such classes.
    • § 51814 Attendance or average daily attendance in community service classes pursuant to this article shall not be reported to the State Department of Education for…
    • § 51815 Governing boards may expend from the general fund of the district any money which is budgeted for community services to establish and maintain community…
16. ARTICLE 11.5. Local Educational Agency Contracting § 51827 · 1 section

    • § 51827 (a) On or before July 1, 2027, the governing board of a school district or educational joint powers authority, the governing body of a charter school, or the…
17. ARTICLE 12. Consumer Economics Programs § 51833 · 1 section

    • § 51833 (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, with the approval of the State Board of Education, plan and develop a one-semester instructional program…
18. ARTICLE 13. Driver Training §§ 51850–51854 · 5 sections

    • § 51850 The governing board of a school district maintaining a high school or high schools, a county superintendent of schools, and the California Youth Authority and…
    • § 51851 A course of instruction in automobile driver education shall meet all of the following: (a) Be of at least 21/2 semester periods and shall be taught by a…
    • § 51852 A course of instruction in the laboratory phase of driver education shall include, for each student enrolled in the class, instruction under one of the…
    • § 51853 Any reference in this code to automobile driver training shall be deemed to refer to the laboratory phase of driver education described by Section 51852.
    • § 51854 (a) The State Department of Education shall adopt rules and regulations requiring all automobile driver training vehicles to be fitted with instrumentation…
19. ARTICLE 14. Bicycle Safety Instruction § 51860 · 1 section

    • § 51860 (a) The governing board of any school district having jurisdiction over any elementary, intermediate, junior high, or high school may provide time and…
20. ARTICLE 14.5. California Distance Learning Policy § 51865 · 1 section

    • § 51865 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that legislation be enacted to implement the policy objectives set forth in this section with regard to distance…
21. ARTICLE 16. Aquatic Safety §§ 51879.7–51879.9 · 3 sections

    • § 51879.7 The Legislature finds that, given the great diversity of water recreation activities available statewide and the significant loss of life associated with those…
    • § 51879.8 The Department of Boating and Waterways, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and other appropriate agencies, industry, and nonprofit…
    • § 51879.9 Once developed, the Department of Boating and Waterways shall notify the schools and school districts of the availability of the aquatic safety program.