2007 California Education Code Article 2. Powers And Duties

CA Codes (edc:33030-33042)

33030.  The board shall determine all questions of policy within its
powers.


33031.  The board shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent
with the laws of this state (a) for its own government, (b) for the
government of its appointees and employees, (c) for the government of
the day and evening elementary schools, the day and evening
secondary schools, and the technical and vocational schools of the
state, and (d) for the government of other schools, excepting the
University of California, the California State University, and the
California  Community Colleges, as may receive in whole or in part
financial support from the state.
   The rules and regulations adopted shall be published for
distribution as soon as practicable after adoption.



33032.  The board shall study the educational conditions and needs
of the state.  It shall make plans for the improvement of the
administration and efficiency of the public schools of the state.



33033.  The State Board of Education may:
   (a) Establish at the request of the governing authorities of any
state institution, courses of instruction for the inmates of the
institution.
   (b) Examine under arrangements with the governing authorities of
the institution the progress of students taking the courses and grant
high school diplomas to students meeting the requirements for high
school graduation.  Certificates of completion previously awarded by
the State Board of Education to students who, at the time of the
award of a certificate of completion, met the requirements for high
school graduation, shall be deemed for all purposes to be the
equivalent of diplomas of high school graduation.



33034.  The board shall issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of
witnesses before the board, or any member thereof, in the same manner
as any court in this state.  Whenever the testimony of any witness
upon any matter pending before it is material, the president shall
cause the attendance of the witnesses before the board, or a member
of the board, to testify concerning the matter, and the board may
make a reasonable allowance for this purpose not exceeding the fees
of witnesses in civil cases.  The allowance shall be paid for out of
the appropriation for the expense of the board, but in no instance
shall an allowance be made in favor of a witness who appears in
behalf of a claimant.  The provisions of this section shall not apply
to proceedings conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.



33035.  The board shall adopt and use an official seal in
authentication of its acts.



33036.  The board shall cause the Department of General Services to
do any printing required by it.  All orders for printing shall first
be approved by the Department of General Services.



33037.  The board shall submit to the Governor biennially on or
before the fifteenth day of September next preceding the regular
session of the Legislature, a report of its transactions for the
preceding two years, together with recommendations of its needs for
the coming biennium, and such recommendations as to changes in laws
or new educational legislation as may seem to it to be necessary.



33039.  The State Board of Education shall develop guidelines which
school districts may use in the development of teacher evaluation
procedures pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 44660) of
Chapter 1 of Part 25 of Division 3 of this title, and shall
distribute such guidelines to every school district.



33040.  The State Board of Education and the governing bodies of any
county, city, and fire protection district are authorized to enter
into agreements providing for the assignment of employees of the fire
departments of such counties, cities, and fire protection districts
to serve as instructors in fire training programs conducted under the
auspices of the State Board of Education and providing for the
payment to such counties, cities, and fire protection districts by
the State Board of Education from the funds appropriated for
vocational education of such amount as may be agreed upon for the
services of such employees.


33041.  The State Board of Education shall revise the health
instruction framework adopted by the board in 1977 to include
instructional guidelines on the following:
   (a) The relationship of proper health and nutritional practices
during pregnancy to the health of the newborn child for pupils that
are 12 to 18 years of age.
   (b) The recognition that violence is a public health issue and a
condition that is learned and may be prevented through education and
community-based intervention.  In helping to carry out this
requirement, the State Department of Education shall consult with
existing community resources that have expertise in these matters
when developing a curriculum for violence as a public health issue.




33042.  The Legislature encourages school districts to comply with
the State Board of Education's English Language and Arts Writing Arts
Strategies on cursive handwriting standards whereby pupils are
expected to write fluidly and legibly.  School districts are
encouraged to teach methods of penmanship that may include, but are
not limited to, the D'Nealian Method and the Palmer Method of
penmanship.