Pupil discipline: expulsions: procedures.

Assembly Member Bonta's legislation revamps California's student expulsion procedures by establishing new requirements for rehabilitation plans and readmission processes. The bill mandates that school districts develop individualized rehabilitation plans in consultation with knowledgeable school personnel at least 45 days before an expulsion term ends, addressing the specific behaviors that led to the expulsion.

The measure prohibits districts from requiring families to pay for rehabilitation plan components and bars denial of readmission due to financial or transportation barriers. Districts must assist students in accessing necessary rehabilitation resources and document whether students had adequate access to complete their plans. Readmission can only be denied if a student fails to meet rehabilitation requirements despite having proper resource access or continues exhibiting documented behaviors that prompted the original expulsion.

County offices of education would need to expand their expelled student education plans to include special education services, multiple program options, and defined readmission procedures. The legislation requires districts to maintain detailed data on expulsions, including average lengths and outcomes. Districts must also outline specific steps to support students' successful transitions upon readmission, with county superintendents submitting regular plan updates incorporating this outcome data.