Valenzuela Settlement

Assembly Bill 347 is an urgency statute that took effect on October 12, 2007 as a result of the Valenzuela case, a class action lawsuit. The bill requires school districts and county offices of education to offer students intensive instruction and services for up to two additional years if they have not passed one or both parts of the CAHSEE by the end of twelfth grade. The bill requires:

• Posting a notice in grade 10-12 classrooms informing students of their right to receive this instruction.
• Providing a method as part of the Uniform Complaint Process for students to file a complaint.
• Providing written notice to each student who is eligible for continued instructional services after the twelfth grade. This notice must be sent to the last known address by the end of each term.
• Ensuring that eligible students have the opportunity to receive intensive instruction and services as needed, and that eligible English learners have services as needed to improve English proficiency.

Contacts

• Stacie Post-Sheffer, Administrative Specialist
  (707) 524-2813,
• Belinda Soto, Data Control Technician III
  (707) 522-3287,