CA SB413

Allows county boards of education in class 1 or class 2 counties to extend the interdistrict transfer appeal decision period from 30 calendar days to up to 60 calendar days after an appeal is filed.

Extensions to 60 calendar days are permitted when delays occur due to parent/guardian/school district response delays, scheduling conflicts for hearings, requests to postpone hearings, or when a school district has closed its application window.

County boards of education or county superintendents may extend the timeline for an additional five schooldays beyond the standard period for good cause when compliance is impractical.

In class 1 or class 2 counties, hearings may be conducted by a hearing officer or an impartial administrative panel of three or more certificated persons, with the county board of education rendering a decision within 10 calendar days if the hearing officer cannot decide the case.

Pupils under consideration for expulsion or who have been expelled cannot appeal interdistrict attendance denials or rescissions while expulsion proceedings are pending or during the expulsion term.