AB 288 — Public schools: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

Summary

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to allow pupils whom the district has determined would benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational work to attend community college as special part-time or full-time students, subject to parental permission. Existing law requires credit to be awarded to these pupils, as specified, authorizes a school principal to recommend a pupil for community college summer session if the pupil meets specified criteria, and prohibits the principal from recommending more than 5% of the total number of pupils from any particular grade level who completed that grade immediately before the time of recommendation for summer session attendance. This bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways partnership with the governing board of a school district with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness. The bill would require the partnership agreement to outline the terms of the partnership, as specified, and to establish protocols for information sharing, joint facilities use, and parental consent for high school pupils to enroll in community college courses. The bill would authorize specified high school pupils to enroll in up to 15 units per term if those units are required for these pupils' partnership programs and specified conditions are satisfied, and would authorize a community college district to exempt special part-time and full-time students taking up to a maximum of 15 units per term from specified fee requirements. The bill would prohibit a district from receiving a state allowance or apportionment for an instructional activity for which the partnering district has been, or will be, paid an allowance or apportionment under a concurrent enrollment partnership agreement. The bill would require, for each partnership agreement entered into under the bill, the affected community college district and school district to provide an annual report, containing specified data, to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The bill would require the chancellor to prepare a summary report, no later than January 1, 2021, that includes an evaluation of the partnerships, as specified. The bill's provisions would be repealed on January 1, 2022.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/08/15 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2015
• Enrolled 09/14/15 - Enrolled pdf September 14, 2015
• Amended 09/04/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2015
• Amended 09/01/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 01, 2015
• Amended 07/13/15 - Amended Senate pdf July 13, 2015
• Amended 04/22/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 22, 2015
• Amended 03/23/15 - Amended Assembly pdf March 23, 2015
• Introduced 02/11/15 - Introduced pdf February 11, 2015
• AB288 View text html

Action History

1. October 08, 2015

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 618, Statutes of 2015.

2. October 08, 2015

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 18, 2015

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. September 10, 2015

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3054.).

5. September 09, 2015

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 09, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2634.).

7. September 08, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. September 04, 2015

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. September 01, 2015

   Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 31, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27).

11. August 17, 2015

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

12. July 13, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 09, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).

14. June 11, 2015

    Referred to Com. on ED.

15. June 01, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. June 01, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1707.)

17. May 28, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. May 28, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

19. May 13, 2015

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

20. April 30, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 23, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

22. April 22, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

23. April 08, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

24. March 24, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

25. March 23, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

26. March 02, 2015

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.

27. February 12, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

28. February 11, 2015

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Alejo · Cosponsor
• Baker · Cosponsor
• Chang · Cosponsor
• Chávez · Cosponsor
• Hancock · Cosponsor
• Holden · Primary
• Leyva · Cosponsor
• McCarty · Cosponsor
• Olsen · Cosponsor
• Santiago · Cosponsor
• Thurmond · Cosponsor
• Ting · Cosponsor
• Weber · Cosponsor

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