Average daily attendance: emergencies: immigration enforcement activity: independent study plans.

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Corrected a duplicated phrase in Section 46392(c)(2)(A)(i): 'unable to provide in person in-person instruction' was corrected to 'unable to provide in-person instruction.'

The legislative counsel's digest was reworded to be more concise, removing a reference to 'the submission of a form certifying compliance with requirements related to the availability of independent study' and consolidating the Public Records Act exemption language.

The mechanism for calculating attendance after immigration enforcement changed from a specific 30-day 'highest of three numbers' formula tied to designated county regions, to using the existing emergency ADA estimation method that credits schools with the attendance they would have received had the event not occurred.

Removed the defined 'designated regions' (five geographic groupings of California counties) and the requirement that immigration enforcement be confirmed by a local police department, sheriff's office, or district attorney's office.

Schools must now certify compliance with independent study requirements as a condition for receiving the estimated attendance credit: they must have offered an independent study program consistent with Section 51745, provided required parent notifications, and adopted written policies for independent study instruction with verifiable documentation of live interaction or equivalent work product.

Removed the requirement that schools submit documentation within 10 business days of becoming aware of confirmed immigration enforcement activity, and removed the Superintendent's duties to develop guidelines, establish procedures, provide technical assistance, and coordinate with county offices of education.

Documentation submitted to the Superintendent for purposes of these provisions is exempt from the California Public Records Act. The Legislature made findings that this limitation protects the privacy and safety of California residents whose children miss school due to immigration actions.

Starting with the 2026-27 fiscal year Guide for Annual Audits, the Controller must incorporate verification of compliance with the independent study requirements, which may include reviewing annual audits.

Added a sunset provision: the immigration enforcement attendance estimation provisions become inoperative on July 1, 2029, and are repealed as of January 1, 2030.

The Department of Education must make the required certification form available to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools by May 1, 2026.

Removed the requirement for the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2029 analyzing implementation and effectiveness.

The definition of 'immigration enforcement activity' was broadened to include any efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in enforcing any federal civil immigration law, as well as any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes a person's presence, entry, reentry, or employment in the United States.

Immigration enforcement activities are removed from the list of qualifying emergencies in subdivision (a)(10) of Section 46392. Previously, immigration enforcement was listed alongside fires, floods, earthquakes, and other emergencies as a trigger for attendance credit under the general emergency framework. It is no longer treated as a type of 'emergency' under that list.

The definition of 'immigration enforcement activity' is removed from subdivision (a) where it was previously included as part of the new paragraph (10). The definition remains in subdivision (g)(6), which continues to provide a standalone mechanism for attendance credit when immigration enforcement materially decreases attendance.

The California Public Records Act exemption for documentation submitted to the Superintendent now explicitly includes county superintendents of schools, in addition to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education. This broadens which entities' submissions are protected from public disclosure.

The bill's short title changes from 'amend, add, and repeal Section 46392' to 'amend, add, and repeal, and add Section 46392,' indicating an additional section is being added to the Education Code in the Senate version.

The bill now amends Section 46392 of the Education Code in addition to adding new Section 42238.057. This expands the bill from a single new section to also modifying an existing statute governing emergency-related attendance calculations for state apportionments.

The original Section 42238.057 provision only applies starting with the 2026-27 fiscal year and uses a fixed 30-day window after a confirmed activity. The new Section 46392 amendment operates under the existing emergency framework, which allows the Superintendent to determine the length of the affected period based on when attendance was actually reduced, potentially providing relief for longer or earlier periods.

Immigration enforcement activity is added as item (10) in the list of qualifying emergencies under Section 46392(a), alongside fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, and other existing categories. This means schools experiencing material attendance drops due to immigration enforcement can have their average daily attendance estimated at what it would have been without the emergency.

Section 46392 now includes a definition of 'immigration enforcement activity' as any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law, and any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes a person's presence in, entry, or reentry to, or employment in, the United States.