Heritage School Registration System (HSRS) 2026

Please read and acknowledge the following:

• All Heritage School Registration Forms are public documents viewable by the public.
• Filing the electronic Heritage School Registration Form with the California Department of Education is required annually between January 1 and 31, and must be accompanied by a fee, as determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction [see EC Section 33195.5 ] .
• This heritage school will retain a copy of this document and record of payment to the CDE.
• The Heritage School Registration process is not complete until the required payment has been received by the CDE for the Heritage Enrichment Resource Fund.
• The Heritage School Registration Form is not a license or authorization to operate a heritage school.
• Filing of the Heritage School Registration Form shall not be interpreted to mean, and it shall be unlawful for any school to expressly or impliedly represent by any means whatsoever, that the State of California, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education, the CDE, or any division or bureau of the Department, or any accrediting agency has made any evaluation, recognition, approval, or endorsement of the school or course unless this is an actual fact [see EC Section 33195 ] .
• Filing of the Heritage School Registration Form does not grant a heritage school any right to receive state funding [see EC Section 33195(d) ] .
• This Heritage School Registration Form is filed on behalf of only one heritage school. Each heritage school must submit a separate Heritage School Registration Form annually, even when two or more heritage schools are under the control or supervision of a single administrative unit, consistent with EC Section 33195 (b) ] .
• This heritage school maintains true and accurate records of the following at the address stated: i) Courses of study offered. ii) Faculty names, addresses, and the educational qualifications of each faculty member.
• Criminal record summary information has been obtained pursuant to EC Section 44237 ] .
• Heritage school officials are responsible for initiating contact with the appropriate local authorities (e.g., city and/or county) regarding compliance with ordinances governing health, safety and fire standards, business licensing, and zoning requirements applicable to heritage schools.
• A person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting heritage school instruction shall not employ a person who would be prohibited from employment by a public school district pursuant to any provision of EC Section 33195 ] because of his or her conviction for any crime [see EC Section 33195.1(a)(1) ] .
• In the case of any heritage school where an instructor also serves as the administrator of the school, the heritage school shall make the electronic registration form available upon request to the parents or guardians of all pupils currently enrolled in the school and to any parent or guardian considering whether to enroll his or her child [see EC Section 33195.1(b) ] .
• The heritage school will ensure that criminal record summary information for the employees of any entity that has a contract with the heritage school has been obtained through a manner authorized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and used appropriately, pursuant to EC Section 33195.2(a) through (i) ] .
• A heritage school contract with an entity for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or repair of a school facility where contract employees will have contact, other than limited contact, with pupils shall ensure the safety of the pupils by one or more specific methods, consistent with EC Section 33195.3(a) through (c) ] .
• The director and staff of this heritage school are in compliance with all health, safety, and parent notification requirements [see EC Section 33195.6(a) through (f) ] .
• The director and all employees of this heritage school are mandated reporters and subject to the requirements established by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (Article 2.5 commencing with Section 11164 of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code), consistent with EC Section 33195 (a)(8) ] .
• This heritage school’s employer acknowledges that he/she is encouraged to provide heritage school employees with training in the duties imposed by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, consistent with EC Section 33195 (a)(8) ] .
• The employees of this heritage school have signed a statement provided by the employer certifying that the employees have knowledge of the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and will comply with its provisions, consistent with EC Section 33195 (a)(8) ] .
• The employees of this heritage school have been notified by the employer of their reporting obligations and confidentiality rights, pursuant to Penal Code Section 11165.9 ] .