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AB-715 Rural Education Task Force.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Article 5 (commencing with Section 33570) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 20 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:

Article  5. Rural Education Task Force
33570.
 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Task force” means the Rural Education Task Force established in Section 33571.
(b) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
33571.
 (a) There is in the department the Rural Education Task Force.
(b) The task force shall include members from all of the following categories:
(1) As a majority of its members, representatives from local educational agencies.
(2) Administrators.
(3) Principals and other school leaders.
(4) Parents.
(5) Members of governing boards of school districts.
(6) Members of county boards of education.
(7) Specialized instructional support personnel and paraprofessionals.
(8) Representatives of chartering authorities of charter schools.
(9) Charter school leaders.
(c) Each member of the task force shall be selected to ensure that the task force is representative of very rural areas in the state.
(d) The task force shall provide assistance and advice to the Superintendent on the needs and challenges of very rural schools that serve pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, including, but not limited to, transportation costs, facilities, special education, and qualified staffing.