CA AB714

State Department of Education must curate and maintain website information on newcomer pupil requirements, best practices, and available state and federal programs, and annually report enrollment data disaggregated by country of origin.

Instructional Quality Commission must consider including resources for teachers to support newcomer pupils' academic and English language development needs in the next regularly scheduled revision of English Language Arts and English Language Development curriculum frameworks, and ensure instructional materials for kindergarten through grade 8 include such resources.

Local educational agencies must exempt newcomer pupils in grades 11-12 from local graduation requirements beyond statewide requirements, unless the agency finds the pupil can complete local requirements by end of 4th year of high school, with required consultation and notice to pupils and guardians.

Local educational agencies must accept full or partial credit for coursework satisfactorily completed by newcomer pupils at any public school, charter school, juvenile court school, foreign school, or nonpublic nonsectarian school.

Middle and high school English learner pupils who are newcomer pupils or in newcomer transition programs may be denied enrollment in standard instructional program courses if their course of study is designed to remedy academic deficits and enable parity of participation within a reasonable timeframe.