Plain English Breakdown
The source material confirms the priority requirement but does not specify how schools must measure or report success in prioritizing access beyond offering it first.
Prioritizing Access for Unduplicated Pupils in Expanded Learning Programs
This law requires schools receiving specific state funding to prioritize offering access to expanded learning programs for students who are English learners, eligible for free or reduced-price meals, or foster youth.
What This Bill Does
- Requires local educational agencies with at least 55% unduplicated pupils to prioritize offering program access to those students when providing the required funding-based services.
- Authorizes schools to use specialized outreach methods to contact parents and guardians of unduplicated pupils.
- Allows schools to provide direct assistance with enrolling unduplicated pupils in expanded learning programs.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local educational agencies (schools and districts) that had at least 55% unduplicated pupils in the prior fiscal year.
- Unduplicated pupils, defined as English learners, students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, or foster youth.
Terms To Know
- Expanded Learning Opportunities Program
- A state program that provides funding to local educational agencies with high percentages of unduplicated pupils.
- Unduplicated pupils
- Students who are classified as English learners, eligible for free or reduced-price meals, or identified as foster youth.
- Local educational agencies
- School districts and charter schools that receive state funding under this program.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill authorizes specific outreach methods but does not list every possible method a school can use.
- An effective date is not provided in the source material.
- The text states schools must offer access to all pupils, but only specifies prioritization for unduplicated pupils.