Education Code § 35221 - California Law

(a)Each local educational agency official shall receive training in K–12 public education school finance laws pursuant to this article.

(b)An entity offering training courses to meet the requirements of this article shall use the curriculum

developed pursuant to Section 35220.5.

(c)(1) In order to meet the requirement of subdivision (a), a local educational agency or a consortium of local educational agencies shall only use the following methods:

(A) Offer training courses using local educational agency employees or contracted legal counsel with demonstrable experience in the applicable topic described in subdivision (b) of Section 35220 for which it will provide training.

(B) (i) Arrange for its

local educational agency officials to receive training courses through an entity that meets all of the following requirements:

(I) One of the entity’s primary functions is supporting local educational agencies with technical assistance and expertise in the applicable topic described in subdivision (b) of Section 35220 for which it will provide training.

(II) The entity has demonstrable experience supporting local educational agencies with technical assistance and expertise.

(III) The entity has trainers that each possess demonstrable experience

in the applicable topic described in

subdivision (b) of Section 35220 for which it will provide training.

(ii) (I) Local educational agency officials of school districts and county offices of education shall only receive training from an entity described in clause (i) with demonstrable experience supporting school districts and county offices of education with technical assistance and expertise, or as provided by subparagraph (A) (C), or (D).

(II) Local educational agency officials of charter schools or an entity managing charter schools shall only receive training from an entity with demonstrable

experience supporting charter schools with technical assistance and expertise, or as provided by subparagraph (A) (C), or (D).

(C) Arrange for its local educational agency officials to receive training courses through the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team established pursuant to Section 42127.8. The County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team may charge a fee to local educational agencies for providing the training.

(D) Arrange for its local educational agency officials to receive training courses through a nonprofit statewide education association led by officials who govern school districts and county offices of education.

(E) Offer their own, or arrange through a different entity that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B)

(C), or (D), sets of self-study materials with tests.

(2)Courses offered or arranged pursuant to subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1), as applicable, may be taken at home, in person, or online.

(d)A local educational agency official that has successfully completed the California School Boards Association’s Masters in Governance program and provides their local educational agency with proof of their participation and completion of the program, to comply with Section 35222, shall be exempt from the requirement of subdivision (a).

(e)A training course covering the topics described in

subdivision (b) of Section 35220 shall be no longer than four hours.

(f)A provider of a training course that meets the requirements of this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to comply with Section 35222.

(g)A local educational agency shall provide information to its officials at least annually on training available to meet the

requirements of this article.