SECTIONS 8950-8957 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 8950-8957

8950. The Legislature finds and declares that the arts and
entertainment industries constitute the third largest business sector
in the state, and that it is within the interests of the people of
the state to preserve the artistic and economic benefits which are
derived from these major industries through the establishment of a
multidisciplinary arts training program which will enable
artistically gifted and talented students to receive intensive
training in the arts. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
California State Summer School for the Arts be established to provide
a training ground for future artists who may wish to study and
practice the arts, or to pursue careers in the major performing arts
companies and the commercial and fine arts institutions in
California.

8951. As used in this chapter, "arts" includes, but is not limited
to, all of the following: dance; theatre; music; folk art; creative
writing; visual arts, including painting, sculpture, photography, and
craft arts; design, including graphic arts, computer graphics, and
costume design; film; and video.

8952.5. (a) The California State Summer School for the Arts shall
be governed by a 15-member board of trustees, to be known as the
Trustees of the California State Summer School for the Arts. The
membership of the board shall be broadly representative of the
cultural, ethnic, and geographic diversity of the state, and shall be
composed of artists, arts educators, university professors and
administrators, arts administrators, representatives of foundations,
corporations, and commercial arts industries, and other distinguished
citizens of the state.
(b) The membership of the board of trustees shall be as follows:
(1) Four members appointed by the Governor.
(2) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(3) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(4) Two members appointed by the State Board of Education, one of
whom shall be a current member of the State Board of Education.
(5) One member appointed by the California Arts Council, who shall
be a current member of the council.
(6) One member appointed by the Trustees of the California State
University.
(7) One member appointed by the Regents of the University of
California.
(8) Four members appointed by the governing board of the nonprofit
foundation established pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section
8953.5, who shall be the president of the foundation, another officer
of the foundation, a member of the governing body of the foundation,
and one other person who is a member of the governing body of the
foundation, has a prior relationship with the foundation, or has
otherwise exhibited a continuing interest in the foundation or in the
California State Summer School for the Arts.
(c) Each appointment shall be for a term of three years, and each
member shall be eligible for reappointment.
(d) The board of trustees annually shall select a chairperson and
vice chairperson, and annually shall hold not less than four
meetings.

8953. The board of trustees shall adopt rules and regulations
governing fees, applications, auditions, and admission procedures for
the California State Summer School for the Arts, and any other
procedure or operation necessary to implement the requirements of
this chapter. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following:
(a) The requirement that pupils admitted to the California State
Summer School for the Arts be broadly representative of the
socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of the state.
(b) In order to be eligible for admission to the summer school, a
pupil shall meet one of the following criteria:
(1) The pupil graduated, or will graduate, from junior high school
at the end of the school year immediately preceding the summer
school session for which he or she is applying.
(2) The pupil is currently enrolled in any of the grades 9 through
12.
(3) The pupil graduated from high school during the school year
immediately preceding the summer school session for which he or she
is applying.
(c) A pupil's participation in the summer school shall not be
credited toward the pupil's completion of the course of study
prescribed for graduation from high school, unless the pupil's
regular school of attendance tenders payment, no later than the last
day of the summer school session, for all application and other fees
and expenses charged to the pupil of a kind that would not be charged
to a pupil enrolled in the public school system.

8953.3. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the admission
of out-of-state pupils to the California State Summer School for the
Arts will enhance the national and international standing of the
pupils who attend the summer school, and increase the revenues to the
school from both tuition and contributions.
(b) Pursuant to the eligibility criteria set forth in subdivision
(b) of Section 8953, pupils who are not California residents,
including residents of other countries, may be admitted to the summer
school, not to exceed in any year 20 pupils or five percent of the
total pupil population of the summer school, whichever is less. No
admission under this subdivision shall result in the denial of
admission under this chapter to a California resident who is eligible
for that admission and satisfies applicable artistic qualifications
for admission.

8953.5. The board of trustees shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide for the operation and governance of the California
State Summer School for the Arts.
(b) Appoint a person to fill the full-time, permanent, exempt
position of Director of the California State Summer School for the
Arts. The director shall employ two assistants, one for program and
one for administration, and any other necessary staff.
(c) Develop a statewide application and audition procedure. The
procedure shall be implemented with the cooperation of the
appropriate state and local agencies, including, but not limited to,
school districts, the California State University, and the California
Community Colleges.
The cost of the application and audition process shall be at least
partially offset by charging each applicant a fee not to exceed
twenty dollars ($20). Applicants who are unable to pay the fee shall
petition the State Department of Education for a waiver, which shall
be granted or denied pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted
pursuant to Section 8953.
(d) Maintain an advisory committee or committees to assist the
board in administering the summer school.
(e) Develop the curriculum of the summer school.
(f) Establish a nonprofit foundation to develop and receive
private support for the summer school.
(g) Establish a permanent endowment fund for the summer school.
(h) Exercise any other powers necessary to carry out the purposes
of this chapter.

8953.7. The State Department of Education shall assist the
California State Summer School for the Arts by providing the
following services:
(a) The development and administration of a process for the waiver
of registration or program fees pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The distribution to all school districts in the state of
notices and guidelines that describe the application procedure, site
of the summer school, cost of participation, criteria for admission,
and other pertinent information regarding the summer school.

8954. The period of instruction for the California State Summer
School for the Arts shall be not less than four weeks and no more
than six weeks in length. This section shall not be construed to
prohibit holding two sessions per year, provided that the summer
school shall commence no earlier than one week following the end of
the regular school year, and shall be concluded no later than one
week prior to the commencement of the next regular school year. The
faculty of the school shall be comprised of both arts educators and
professional artists.

8955. (a) The faculty of the California State Summer School for the
Arts shall be annually selected, subject to the final approval of
the director of the school, by the board of trustees, upon
consultation with a faculty selection panel convened by the board for
that purpose. The faculty selection panel shall be composed of
professional artists and arts educators, selected to be broadly
representative of the schools, institutions, arts organizations,
artists, colleges, and universities located throughout the state.
Members of the board of trustees may serve on the faculty selection
panel, but shall comprise no more than one-third of any faculty
selection panel.
(b) The faculty shall be comprised of professional artists and
arts educators, and shall not be restricted to members of the current
faculty of the host institution. The faculty shall be selected to be
broadly representative of the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of
the state. Each faculty member shall be chosen for his or her
excellence in artistic production, direction, or teaching ability.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the faculty shall not be
subject to credentialing requirements or any other restrictions upon
eligibility for employment generally applicable to public school
instructors, except for the requirement of obtaining a certificate of
clearance from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing pursuant to
Sections 44332.5, 44339, 44340, and 44341.
(c) The members of the faculty shall be paid on a contractual
basis and shall not be considered as state employees.

8956. (a) The site for the California State Summer School for the
Arts shall be chosen for one year or on a multiyear basis to be
determined by the board of trustees by the cost effectiveness of the
proposals submitted to the board through a competitive request for
proposal procedure. The criteria for selection shall include, but not
be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Space requirements of the summer school, including residential
space and appropriate facilities for all artistic disciplines
offered by the summer school.
(2) Technical, administrative, and support services available to
the summer school, submitted with an appropriate budget designating
donated services and the costs to the summer school of having other
services provided.
(3) Materials, supplies, and equipment available for the exclusive
use of the summer school. Materials or equipment which may be used
by the host institution during its regular sessions either shall be
purchased by the host institution, which may charge the summer school
a rental fee for the use of the materials or equipment, or purchased
by the summer school, which shall charge the host institution a
rental fee for the use of the materials or equipment during the
institution's regular sessions.
(4) Operating funds and in-kind services.
(b) Private institutions, colleges, and universities, appropriate
privately owned and operated facilities, and state facilities,
including, but not limited to, facilities of the California State
University and the University of California, may be used as the site
for the summer school. A regional consortium of campuses and adjacent
cultural centers operated by nonprofit organizations may be
considered as a single site in the selection process.

8957. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that at least 50
percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the actual costs of the
California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) for each fiscal
year be financed by state funds. The balance of the operating costs
shall be financed with fees and private support.
(b) The board of trustees shall set a tuition fee within a range
that corresponds to actual costs to the summer school of services per
pupil, up to but not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) per
session in 1989. These costs shall be limited to tuition, pupil
recruitment expenses, faculty and instructional supplies and related
equipment, pupil room and board, and security. The amount of this fee
may be increased by the board of trustees up to a 5-percent increase
each year thereafter. To the extent that fees are not increased as
authorized in any year, the board of trustees may increase fees in
any subsequent year up to the maximum amount that would have existed
if the fees had been increased 5 percent in each year.
(c) The board of trustees may award full or partial scholarships
on the basis of need and ability. Pupils who are unable to pay all or
part of the fee may petition the board of trustees for a fee
reduction or waiver. The department, in conjunction with the board of
trustees, shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding fee
reduction and waivers, which shall ensure all of the following:
(1) That, to the degree scholarship funds are available, no
talented applicant shall be denied admission solely because of
inability to pay all or part of the fee.
(2) That any public announcement regarding the summer school
program include notification that full scholarships are available,
and information regarding the procedure for applying for a
scholarship award.
(3) That, pursuant to Section 8953, pupil participation in the
summer school program is broadly representative of the socioeconomic
and ethnic diversity of the state.
(4) That the percentage of low income pupils attending the CSSSA
is not reduced below the average percentage of low income pupils
attending the CSSSA in the prior two years, as a result of any fee
increase approved pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) Subdivision (b) applies only to pupils who are California
residents. For pupils who are not California residents, the board of
trustees annually shall set a tuition fee that is not less than the
total actual costs to the summer school of services per pupil. The
total actual costs of services per pupil shall be computed each year
for this purpose by dividing the amount of school expenditures for
the prior fiscal year by the total pupil population for the prior
year.
(e) The Foundation for the California State Summer School for the
Arts, which has been established as a nonprofit foundation to support
the CSSSA, may raise funds from the private sector that may be used
by the summer school for general program operating costs,
scholarships, program augmentation, public relations, recruitment
activity, or special projects. Private support may include, but not
be limited to, direct grants to the summer school from private
corporations or foundations, individual contributions, in-kind
contributions, or fundraising benefits conducted by any entity.
(f) The board of trustees shall report annually by October 1, to
the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Finance, the
percentages and numbers of pupils that receive each of the following:
(1) Scholarships.
(2) A waiver of all fees.
(3) A reduction of fees.
(4) Data comparable to that required by paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) for the prior three years.