SECTIONS 53050-53057 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 53050-53057

53050. This article shall be known, and may be cited as the
Governor's Reading Award Program, to be administered by the state
Secretary for Education on behalf of the Governor.

53053. A school district that maintains any of kindergarten or
grades 1 to 8, inclusive, may apply to the state Secretary for
Education for an award pursuant to this article for each school
within the district that meets criteria developed pursuant to Section
53055.

53055. The state Secretary for Education, in cooperation with an
advisory committee consisting of teachers, parents, and educators,
shall develop criteria for the receipt of an award pursuant to this
article. The criteria may include, but not necessarily be limited to,
the completion by pupils at the applicant school of age-appropriate
books and pages. The criteria shall be based on school quartiles of
pupils eligible for free or reduced-cost meals through the school
lunch program of the United States Department of Agriculture.

53057. (a) Grant awards made pursuant to this article shall not
exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per school and shall be used to
further the academic program of the school.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that at least 400 schools
receive grant awards pursuant to this article in every fiscal year.
(c) The state Secretary for Education shall annually provide a
list of schools that receive grant awards to the State Department of
Education. Upon receipt of the list, the State Department of
Education shall apportion funding to school districts for allocation
to individual schools.