Assembly Bill 104 (Education Code 48071, 49066.5, 51225)

On July 1, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 104 to add Sections 48017, 49066.5, and 51225 to the Education Code. The new laws require local educational agencies (including charter schools) to implement several remedial provisions to mitigate the hardships of COVID-19 on students.

Three Sections of AB 104: 

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB104&showamends=false. 

Below lists the details to each section of AB 104. 

The following new requirements are effective immediately:

1. 1. The term "retention" in regards to school means repeating an academic year of school. Retention in school is also called grade retention, being held back, or repeating a grade.
   2. Eligible retention students are students who received deficient grades (D, F, or no pass) for at least one-half of the pupil’s coursework in the 2020-2021 academic year. 
   3. If you would like to request retention for your student, please send an email or letter addressed to the principal, Mrs. Jasper Lucas, requesting to have a meeting, which will include the parent/legal guardian, student, principal, and a teacher.
   4. Here’s a template to help you draft an email or letter: 

To: Jasper Lucas, [email protected]

Cc: Hiliana Garcia, [email protected]

Subject: Request for Retention

Dear Mrs. Lucas, I am requesting a meeting with you and a teacher to formally request retention for my child, {insert names of student}, who is currently in grade {insert grade level}. I am available to meet with you {insert available dates/times}. My child is eligible because they received Ds, Fs or no pass in more than half of their coursework during the 2020-2021 school year. Thank you. 

1. 1. 1. The parent, guardian, or educational rights holder of any student (or a student who is 18 years of age) who was enrolled in grades 9-12 in the 2020-21 academic year may request to change a letter grade earned in a high school course in the 2020-21 school year to Pass or No Pass on their transcript. 
      2. Grade changes do not apply to college courses (including MVC and MSJC).
      3. Pass or No Pass (P/NP) grades do not get calculated on your overall GPA. 
      4. Grade change form available on our school website by August 2, 2021. Please visit this website to access the form on August 2nd. .https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/ps/documents/gradechange20form.pdf
      5. Forms MUST be turned in by August 17, 2021. We cannot accept late forms. Please email a completed form to [email protected] or drop it off at the front office Monday - Thursday 7:30am-3:30pm or Friday 7:30am - 2:00pm. You will receive a receipt for submitting your form.
      6. For the 2020–21 through 2023–24 school year, the following postsecondary institutions that will accept, for admission purposes, a transcript with a Pass or No Pass grade instead of a letter grade for an applicant pursuant to Education Code Section 49066.5(b) and the list is also on the California Department of Education website: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/ps/ab104surveyresults.asp

California State University Schools:

University of California (UC) Schools:

Private Universities:

 

• 3 years of English
• 2 years of math
• 3 years of social science (including World History, US History, one semester of Government and one semester of Economics)
• 2 years of science
• 2 years of physical education
• 1 year of (foreign language, arts or CTE
  

c.    Counselors will conduct Academic Plan reviews during the student’s senior year to determine if the student cannot meet local graduation requirements but will meet state graduation requirements to be able to graduate on time.

 

d.     Students and/or parents are encouraged to meet with their counselor to discuss the college/career plans prior to expected graduation ([email protected] for students with last names A-L and [email protected] for students with last names M-Z).