Existing law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified. Existing law requires the local control funding formula, in part, to be based on average daily attendance, as defined.
For purposes of state apportionments under the local control funding formula, this bill would, commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, upon receiving documentation from a school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided, determine the average daily attendance for the period of 30 calendar days immediately following a confirmed immigration enforcement activity, as defined, for all schools within a designated region, as defined, using the highest of (1) the actual attendance recorded during the 30-day period, (2) the average daily attendance recorded during the 30 school days immediately preceding the confirmed immigration enforcement activity, or (3) the attendance recorded for the same 30-day period in the previous calendar year. The bill would require the Superintendent to take certain actions to implement and support these provisions, as provided.
The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2029, the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the Legislature analyzing the implementation and effectiveness of the provisions described above.