SECTIONS 52381-52391 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 52381-52391

52381. The Legislature finds that it is urgently necessary to
reduce the continuing high level of unemployment among the youth and
young adults by broadening and strengthening the existing career
technical education programs to provide them with the necessary work
skills in order that they will be equipped to participate in a
meaningful manner in our ever increasingly technical society.
It is the intent of the Legislature by the provisions of this
article to afford a means whereby school districts may broaden and
strengthen the existing career technical education programs and to
provide the districts with necessary financial support to enable them
to implement career technical training and work programs during the
summer months for the unemployed youth and young adults so that they
may be trained in marketable work skills and earn funds as may be
necessary to enable them to continue their education.

52382. A program of summer career technical and technical education
may be established pursuant to this article by the governing board
of any school district maintaining one or more high schools. Pupils
who have completed grades 9 to 12, inclusive, may be permitted to
participate in a program.
Summer career technical and technical education programs shall
consist of training and instruction in any skills and crafts in which
ample opportunities for gainful employment are to be found. The
program may include work experience involving the gainful employment
of pupils. The provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1940)
of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the Labor Code, limiting the employment of
aliens by public agencies shall not be applicable to the employment
of pupils under this article.

52383. Wages earned by pupils participating in a program of summer
career technical and technical education, shall be paid weekly, or,
if not reasonably possible, biweekly.

52384. Any program of summer career technical and technical
education established pursuant to this article shall be subject to
the prior approval of the State Department of Education, and no
average daily attendance of pupils in such a program shall be
credited to a district unless the program has been approved and is
conducted pursuant to the rules, regulations, and standards
prescribed by the department. School districts desiring to
participate under the provisions of this article shall submit to the
department applications which shall include plans for the
establishment of a summer career technical and technical education
program, and describing in detail its proposed content and operation.

52386. Upon approval by the department, the governing board of any
school district may contract with and receive and expend funds from
any other public or private agency, foundation, or corporation for
the purposes of this article. The governing board of any school
district may cooperate with public and private institutions of higher
education in conducting programs pursuant to this article.

52387. The governing board of a school district whose program has
been approved by the department, may, no more than 10 weeks prior to
the beginning of the program for the forthcoming summer, employ
sufficient staff to perform the administrative tasks necessary to
implement the program.

52388. The department shall adopt rules and regulations that are
necessary to implement the provisions of this article. The rules and
regulations shall include standards for the career technical and
technical education programs provided for under this article.

52389. The department in cooperation with the school districts
shall develop curriculums for purposes of this article.

52391. From funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes
of this article, a school district, upon the approval of the
department, shall be reimbursed for the current expense actually
incurred by the district per pupil in average daily attendance
participating in the program during the preceding fiscal year that is
in excess of the foundation program amount for the district during
such year for such pupil, plus any other state funds or federal funds
received, or to be received, for operation of the program.