CA AB644

Authorizes inclusion of grades 9-12 pupils in synchronous, online instruction in average daily attendance calculations starting with the 2014-15 school year, provided instruction meets specified criteria.

Requires certificated employees to confirm pupil attendance through visual recognition during class, with regularly scheduled start and end times; pupil logon alone is insufficient for attendance credit.

Mandates school districts and county offices of education provide computer hardware or software to pupils who enroll in synchronous, online courses but lack necessary equipment.

Establishes pupil-to-teacher ratios for online instruction that cannot exceed ratios for other district educational programs unless negotiated differently in collective bargaining agreements.

Makes all provisions inoperative on July 1, 2019, and repeals them on January 1, 2020, unless extended by later enacted statute.