(a) The fiscal year average daily attendance computed under Section 42238.5 shall be increased, for each school district that operates any school that meets the eligibility requirements set forth in subdivision (b), by the number of child days of attendance of pupils enrolled in eligible schools in the district who are currently migratory children, as defined by Section 54441, and who are residing in state-operated migrant housing projects between the second principal apportionment and the end of the regular school year, divided by the number of days school was actually taught in the regular day schools of the district, excluding Saturdays and Sundays.

(b) For a school to be eligible for the purposes of this section, the following conditions shall apply:

Terms Used In California Education Code 42238.6

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

(1) One or more state-operated migrant housing projects are located within the attendance area of the school.

(2) The maximum number of pupils enrolled in the school in the relevant fiscal year who are currently migratory children, as calculated under subdivision (a), constitutes not less than one-third of the total pupil enrollment of the school.

(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 845, Sec. 1.)

  Previous section
Next section  
 Article 2 Contents