California Education Code

§ 51865

EDC § 51865 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 5 · Art. 14.5

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature that legislation be enacted to implement the policy objectives set forth in this section with regard to distance learning. For purposes of this article, “distance learning” means instruction in which the pupil and instructor are in different locations and interact through the use of computer and communications technology. Distance learning may include video or audio instruction in which the primary mode of communication between pupil and instructor is instructional television, video, telecourses, or any other instruction that relies on computer or communications technology.

(b)Distance learning should be utilized by the state to achieve the following educational goals:

(1)Equity in education, which requires that every pupil in California’s public schools, and every adult in the state, have equal access to educational opportunities, regardless of where he or she lives or how small a school the pupil attends.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 865, Sec. 24. (AB 2319) Effective January 1, 2019.