SB 1111 Summary

• Restricts involuntary enrollment in county community schools to pupils expelled (except for certain offenses), referred by school attendance review boards with parent consent protections, or on probation under specific juvenile court orders; removes homeless children from mandatory enrollment eligibility.

• Requires school districts and county offices to determine that county community schools have available space, meet pupil's educational needs, and that parents have not objected on grounds of safety, geographic accessibility, transportation inability, or unmet educational needs before referral.

• Provides pupils involuntarily enrolled in county community schools the right to return to their prior or another appropriate school at the end of the semester following the semester when referral acts occurred, continuing until age 18 (or 22 for pupils with exceptional needs).

• Requires county community school boards to ensure pupils receive appropriate services specified in individualized education programs and programs addressing English learner language needs in compliance with state and federal law.

• Modifies expulsion hearing procedures to require reinstatement to the original classroom instructional program unless parent/guardian requests alternative placement in writing, with superintendent consultation required before placement decision.