2005 California Education Code Sections 52495-52499.6 Program

EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 52495-52499.6

52495.  An incentive grant program shall be established for the
purpose of improving, expanding, and establishing instructional
programs in home economics careers and technology career technical
education to improve the academic achievement and career preparation
of pupils in those fields.
52496.  This program shall be implemented to the extent funds are
appropriated for these purposes in the annual Budget Act.
52497.  The governing board of a school district that operates a
home economics careers and technology career technical education
program may apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for an
incentive grant pursuant to this article.
52498.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall award
two-year grants of an amount to be determined by the Superintendent
of Public Instruction, on a competitive basis, to applicant school
districts that meet the following requirements:
   (a) The school district shall demonstrate that the home economics
careers and technology career technical education program for which
grant funds are sought meets specified criteria developed by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
   (b) The participating school district shall contribute an amount
of funds equal to the amount of its grant for use in improving,
expanding, and establishing instructional programs in home economics
careers and technology career technical education.
   (c) The school district shall certify to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction that the grant funds received and the matching
funds contributed by the school district will be used solely for the
purposes described in this article.
   (d) The school district shall, evaluate the program funded with a
grant pursuant to this article according to outcome indicators
determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
52499.  For the purposes of this article, home economics careers and
technology career technical education programs means the purchase of
instructional resources and equipment appropriate for the
instructional program, professional development activities for home
economics careers and technology career technical education teachers
and members of interdisciplinary teams working to implement selected
career paths in home economics careers and technology career
technical education, and pupil development activities.
52499.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
requirement of this article that requires school districts to
contribute local matching funds to be eligible for state funds for
nonsalary costs of home economics careers and technology career
technical education incentive programs may be waived by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction if he or she finds that a
matching requirement would create a financial hardship for any school
district.
52499.5.  The State Board of Education may, with the advice of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, adopt rules and regulations
governing the distribution of funds for purposes of this article and
shall adopt criteria for assessing whether school districts have met
the requirements of Section 52498.
52499.6.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1,  2008, deletes or extends
that date.


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