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Cal. Education Code § 47615 (2026)

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(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)Charter schools are part of the Public School System, as defined in Article IX of the California Constitution.

(2)Charter schools are under the jurisdiction of the Public School System and the exclusive control of the officers of the public schools, as provided in this part.

(3)Charter schools shall be entitled to full and fair funding, as provided in this part.

(b)This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate the findings and declarations set forth in this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: Wells v. One2One Learning Found., 141 P.3d 225 (Cal. 2006).
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Wells v. One2One Learning Found., 141 P.3d 225 (Cal. 2006). · cites it 2× “Nonetheless, the charter school defendants insist that, by virtue of the CSA, they are entitled to any "public entity" immunity enjoyed by their chartering districts. The charter school defendants point to various declarations in the CSA that charter schools are "part of the…”
I.H. ex rel. Hunter v. Oakland Sch. for the Arts, 234 F. Supp. 3d 987 (N.D. Cal. 2017). “at 813-14 ; Cal. Educ. Code § 47615 (a). It is also unlikely that plaintiff may argue that OSA is a state actor under the “public function” test, as the Ninth Circuit has explained that the “provision of educational services is not a function that is traditionally and…”
Gateway Cmty. Charters v. Spiess, 9 Cal. App. 5th 499 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “Nor are we persuaded by Gateway and CCSA’s reliance on specific statutory designations naming charter schools ‘“part of the Public School System” (Ed. Code, § 47615), as ‘“school districts” for funding purposes (Ed.”
San Jose Unified Sch. Dist. v. Santa Clara Cnty. Off. of Educ., 7 Cal. App. 5th 967 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “1139-1140; Ed. Code, §47615, subd. (a)(2).) As such, “they are eligible equally with other public schools for a share of state and local education funding.”
All. Marce & Eva Stern Math & Sci. High Sch. v. PERB (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “It is true that charter schools are “part of the Public School System, as defined in Article IX of the California Constitution,” 14 (Ed. Code, § 47615, subd. (a)), fall under the “jurisdiction” of the public school system and the “exclusive control” of public school officers for…”
Watts v. Gateway Pub. Schs. (N.D. Cal. 2025). · cites it 2× “20 Cal. Educ. Code § 47615 . 21 Gateway cites two cases to support that it is a public entity.”
Gateway Cmty. Charters v. Spiess (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “Nor are we persuaded by Gateway and CCSA’s reliance on specific statutory designations naming charter schools “part of the Public School System” (Ed. Code, § 47615), as “school districts” for funding purposes (Ed.”
Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 2018). “, 2010 WL 3866847 at pp. *14-23. 65 See, e.g., In re Gateway Academy Charter School (E.”
Rodriguez v. Superior Court CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “” (Ed. Code, § 47615, subd. (a)(1); see also Sweetwater Union High School Dist.”
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