Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1342

Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth

February 27, 2015

An act to begin delete amend Section 39800 of the Education Code, end delete begin insert add Section 8299.12 to the Government Code, end insert relating to begin delete pupil transportation. end delete begin insert disability access, and making an appropriation therefor. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1342, as amended, Steinorth. begin delete Pupil transportation. end delete begin insert California Commission on Disability Access. end insert

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Existing law establishes the California Commission on Disability Access for purposes of developing recommendations to enable persons with disabilities to exercise their right to full and equal access to public facilities and facilitating business compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Existing law sets forth the powers and duties of the commission, as specified. Existing law provides that those provisions shall not remain operative unless funds are appropriated for those purposes.

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This bill would appropriate the sum of $500,000 from the General Fund to the California Commission on Disability Access for the 2015-16 fiscal year for those purposes.

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Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district to provide for the transportation of pupils to and from school whenever, in the judgment of the governing board of the school district, the transportation is advisable and good reasons exist therefor.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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Vote:  begin delete majority end delete begin insert ²⁄₃ end insert . Appropriation:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 8299.12 is added to the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert ,
to read: end insert

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begin insert 8299.12. end insert   

For the 2015-16 fiscal year, the sum of five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000) is hereby appropriated from the
General Fund to the commission, for expenditure without regard
to fiscal years. The moneys shall be used to implement the duties
imposed on the commission pursuant to this chapter.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 39800 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

39800.  

(a) The governing board of a school district may
provide for the transportation of pupils to and from school if, in
the judgment of the governing board of the school district, the
transportation is advisable and good reasons for the transportation
exist. The governing board of the school district may purchase or
rent and provide for the upkeep, care, and operation of vehicles,
or may contract and pay for the transportation of pupils to and
from school by common carrier or municipally owned transit
system, or may contract with and pay responsible private parties
for the transportation. The contracts may be made with the parent
or guardian of the pupil being transported. The governing board
of a school district may allow the transportation of preschool or
nursery school pupils in schoolbuses owned or operated by the
school district. A state reimbursement may not be received by a
school district for the transportation of preschool or nursery school
pupils.

(b) As used in this article, “municipally owned transit system”
means a transit system owned by a city, or by a district created
pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 24501) of Division
10 of the Public Utilities Code.

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