California § 52069

§ 52069.

(a) (1) A county superintendent of schools shall establish a parent advisory committee to provide advice to the county board of education and the county superintendent of schools regarding the requirements of this article. (2) A parent advisory committee shall include parents or legal guardians of pupils currently enrolled in county office of education-operated schools to whom one or more of the definitions in Section 42238.01 apply, and parents or legal guardians of pupils with disabilities currently enrolled in county office of education-operated schools. (3) A parent advisory committee shall include at least two pupils as full members. The pupils shall serve for a renewable term of one full school year. (4) This subdivision shall not require a county superintendent of schools to include two pupil members on the parent advisory committee if the county superintendent of schools establishes or has already established a student advisory committee pursuant to subdivision (b). (5) This subdivision shall not require the county superintendent of schools to establish a new parent advisory committee if the county superintendent of schools already has established a parent advisory committee that meets the requirements of this subdivision, including any committee established to meet the requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) pursuant to Section 6312 of that act. (b) (1) A county superintendent of schools shall establish a student advisory committee to provide advice to the county board of education and the county superintendent of schools regarding the requirements of this article. (2) This subdivision shall not require a county superintendent of schools to establish a new student advisory committee if a county superintendent of schools has already established a student advisory committee that meets the requirements of this subdivision, or has two established pupil positions on the parent advisory committee pursuant to subdivision (a). (c) (1) A county superintendent of schools shall establish an English learner parent advisory committee if the enrollment of the pupils in the schools and programs operated by the county superintendent of schools includes at least 15 percent English learners and the schools and programs operated by the county superintendent of schools enroll at least 50 pupils who are English learners. (2) This subdivision shall not require the county superintendent of schools to establish a new English learner parent advisory committee if the county superintendent of schools already has established a committee that meets the requirements of this subdivision. (d) A county superintendent of schools shall take into consideration that the pupil members of a parent advisory committee or student advisory committee represent the diversity of the county’s pupils, including geographical, socioeconomic, cultural, physical, and educational diversity. Particular effort should be made to reach out to at-risk or disadvantaged pupils to serve as members of a parent advisory committee or student advisory committee, as their participation will provide keen insight into many of the issues that pupils face in their day-to-day lives. (e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.