(1) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or county office of education to establish a catastrophic leave program to permit employees of that school district or county office of education, if specified conditions are met, to donate eligible leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of their family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury, as provided.
This bill would extend the above-described authorization to the governing body of a charter school and would authorize the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to also permit employees to donate eligible leave credits to an employee impacted by a state of emergency that has been proclaimed by the Governor, as provided.
(2) Existing law establishes the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) , which is maintained by the State Department of Education and consists of pupil data from elementary and secondary schools, as specified, relating to, among other things, demographic, program participation, enrollment, and statewide assessments.
This bill, commencing with the 2026–27 school year, would require the department to collect, and school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to report, as part of CALPADS, enrollment and disenrollment information for pupils displaced by the impacts of a state of emergency that has been proclaimed by the Governor. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
(4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Statutes affected:
AB 642: 17261 EDC
02/13/25 - Introduced: 17261 EDC
03/05/25 - Amended Assembly: 44043.5 EDC, 44043.5 EDC, 17261 EDC
03/28/25 - Amended Assembly: 44043.5 EDC