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SECTION 53050-53057
53050. This article shall be known, and may be cited as the Governor's Reading Award Program, to be administered by the state Secretary for Education on behalf of the Governor. 53053. A school district that maintains any of kindergarten or grades 1 to 8, inclusive, may apply to the state Secretary for Education for an award pursuant to this article for each school within the district that meets criteria developed pursuant to Section 53055. 53055. The state Secretary for Education, in cooperation with an advisory committee consisting of teachers, parents, and educators, shall develop criteria for the receipt of an award pursuant to this article. The criteria may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the completion by pupils at the applicant school of age-appropriate books and pages. The criteria shall be based on school quartiles of pupils eligible for free or reduced-cost meals through the school lunch program of the United States Department of Agriculture. 53057. (a) Grant awards made pursuant to this article shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per school and shall be used to further the academic program of the school. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that at least 400 schools receive grant awards pursuant to this article in every fiscal year. (c) The state Secretary for Education shall annually provide a list of schools that receive grant awards to the State Department of Education. Upon receipt of the list, the State Department of Education shall apportion funding to school districts for allocation to individual schools.
