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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 2 - Interdistrict Attendance › Section 78034.

78034. (a) In addition to classification as a resident pursuant to Section 68040, each community college student shall be classified as either a district resident or a nondistrict resident.
(b) For purposes of classification as a district resident or nondistrict resident, the following definitions shall be applicable:
(1) “District” means a community college district maintaining one or more community colleges.
(2) “District resident” means a resident who has residence within a district in the state.
(3) “Nondistrict resident” means a resident who does not have residence within a district in the state, or means a student who: (A) within a 39-month period immediately preceding the residence determination date, was graduated from a high school which is situated in territory not within a district, and (B) whose parent or parents reside in this territory.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 456.2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 3 - Baccalaureate Degree Program › Section 78040.

78040. For purposes of this article, “district” means any community college district identified by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges as participating in the statewide baccalaureate degree program.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 565, Sec. 2. (AB 927) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 3 - Baccalaureate Degree Program › Section 78041.

78041. Notwithstanding Section 66010.4, and commencing January 1, 2015, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, may authorize the establishment of district baccalaureate degree programs that meet all of the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 78042.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 565, Sec. 3. (AB 927) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 3 - Baccalaureate Degree Program › Section 78043.

78043. Baccalaureate degree programs approved by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges pursuant to this article before January 1, 2022, may continue to operate.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 565, Sec. 6. (AB 927) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 4 - Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program › Section 78050.

78050. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 16. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 4 - Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program › Section 78051.

78051. The Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program is hereby established to reduce the overall cost of education for students and decrease the time it takes students to complete degree programs offered by community colleges.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 16. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 5 - California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Act › Section 78060.

78060. This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Act.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 603, Sec. 3. (SB 577) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - Support Services for Justice-Involved Students › Section 78070.

78070. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Justice-involved” means a person who is currently or formerly incarcerated in a California correctional facility, or currently or formerly detained in a juvenile facility.
(b) “Rising Scholars Network” means the program established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 78071.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. (AB 417) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - Support Services for Justice-Involved Students › Section 78071.

78071. (a) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges may establish a program to enter into agreements with up to 50 community colleges to provide additional funds for services in support of postsecondary education for justice-involved students. This program shall be known as the Rising Scholars Network, and shall expand the number of justice-involved students participating and succeeding in the community colleges and shall not displace other students.
(b) A community college district that wishes to participate in the Rising Scholars Network shall apply to the board of governors for funding pursuant to this article. The application of each participating community college district shall identify the Rising Scholars college or colleges in the district, and shall include, but not be limited to, the number of justice-involved students who will be served. The application shall also describe the extent of cooperation between the college and local criminal justice stakeholders including, as applicable, wardens, county sheriffs, juvenile facilities, and probation departments.
(c) To the maximum extent feasible, funds received by a community college under this article shall be used for, but not be limited to, any of the following supports and services:
(1) Providing any of the following for programs serving all justice-involved students, whether on campus or in custody:
(A) Academic counseling or advising that provides clear pathways.
(B) Academic tutoring.
(C) Financial aid information and application assistance.
(D) Frequent in-person contact.
(E) Professional development for faculty and staff.
(2) Providing any of the following for programs serving formerly incarcerated students on campus:
(A) Peer-to-peer support or mentoring.
(B) Assistance with accessing campus resources, including admissions, financial aid, and student services.
(C) Career counseling and, as feasible, placement services.
(D) Assistance with accessing community resources, including record clearance, housing assistance, mental health support, and social services.
(3) Providing either of the following for programs serving currently incarcerated or detained students:
(A) Transitional materials and services to support students in enrollment and persistence in higher education upon release.
(B) Parity of academic supports and services as provided on campus.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 37. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - Support Services for Justice-Involved Students › Section 78072.

78072. The board of governors shall adopt regulations for the Rising Scholars Network that fulfill the following goals and guidance:
(a) Participating colleges designate a staff program director, coordinator, or liaison who has experience working with currently or formerly incarcerated students.
(b) Funded programs are supported with a dedicated campus meeting space.
(c) Funded programs build support and competency from a broad range of college stakeholders.
(d) Participating colleges offer and make accessible a range of student supports to address academic and nonacademic needs.
(e) Funded programs foster peer mentors, as applicable.
(f) Funded programs develop and maintain strong relationships with external partners, including community-based programs, probation, parole, and county jails.
(g) Participating colleges provide or connect justice-involved students with direct student financial support for critical needs.
(h) Funded programs outreach and respond to prospective justice-involved students, particularly those in jail or prison.
(i) Funded programs help justice-involved students apply, matriculate, and persist to graduation.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. (AB 417) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - Support Services for Justice-Involved Students › Section 78073.

78073. The board of governors shall be responsible for the administration of funds for the Rising Scholars Network. To the extent possible, services provided under this article to justice-involved students shall be coordinated with, and shall not supplant, other services provided by the county and state.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. (AB 417) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - Support Services for Justice-Involved Students › Section 78074.

78074. The board of governors may authorize the chancellor, consistent with the requirements the board may impose, to designate up to 5 percent of the funds allocated pursuant to this article for program administration, program development, and program accountability.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. (AB 417) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - Support Services for Justice-Involved Students › Section 78075.

78075. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before December 31, 2023, and every two years thereafter, the board of governors shall submit a report to the Department of Finance and all relevant legislative policy and budget subcommittees describing its efforts to serve justice-involved students. The reports shall include recommendations on whether and how the Rising Scholars Network under this article can be expanded to all community college districts and campuses.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. (AB 417) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - Support Services for Justice-Involved Students › Section 78076.

78076. This article shall be operative in a fiscal year only if funds have been appropriated for purposes of this article for that fiscal year by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. (AB 417) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Hire UP Program › Section 78080.

78080. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Hire UP Pilot Program.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 27. (AB 183) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 78084.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Hire UP Program › Section 78082.

78082. (a) (1) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report on or before March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, to the Legislature on the implementation of the pilot program, including, but not limited to, all of the following information:
(A) The number of students receiving a stipend pursuant to this article.
(B) The degree or training program the student has completed or is participating in.
(C) The name of each community college district participating pursuant to this article.
(D) The outcomes for all participants, including employment, additional education, or business startups.
(E) The percentage of students employed in the field in which they received a degree or completed training.
(F) The degree to which Hire UP supportive services acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to workforce participation for the target population groups.
(G) The impact of the pilot program on the target population groups, including key conclusions and policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and the Governor.
(2) The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(b) Participating community college districts shall provide all of the information in subdivision (a) to the chancellor’s office to facilitate pilot program evaluation.
(c) Participating community college districts and community partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, convening practice communities to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and facilitate an assessment and evaluation of the performance and success of the pilot program.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 27. (AB 183) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 78084.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Hire UP Program › Section 78083.

78083. Funding for the Hire UP pilot program shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this article, up to a total of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000). Funding for the Hire UP pilot program shall not draw from, supplant, or redirect existing state or federally funded education, workforce development, or employment services programs, except that those funds may, but shall not be required to, be used as leverage with Hire UP funding.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 27. (AB 183) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 78084.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Hire UP Program › Section 78084.

78084. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 27. (AB 183) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 7 commencing with Section 78080.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1 - Education Programs › ARTICLE 8 - The Community College Student Access, Retention, and Debt Cancellation Program › Section 78090.

78090. (a) The Community College Student Access, Retention, and Debt Cancellation Program is hereby established.
(b) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate funds on a one-time basis to community college districts to support efforts to increase student retention rates and enrollment by engaging former community college students who may have withdrawn from a community college district due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, current community college students who may be hesitant to remain enrolled at a community college district due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and prospective students who may be hesitant to enroll at a community college district due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(c) (1) The governing board of a community college district shall prioritize the use of allocated funds received pursuant to subdivision (b) for community colleges in the district with the largest declines in enrollment due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2) A community college district may use funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) to provide a fiscal incentive for students to reenroll, or for prospective students to enroll, at the community college.
(3) A community college district may use funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) to discharge unpaid fees due or owed by a student to a community college in the district.
(d) In considering the allocation methodology to community college districts, the chancellor shall allocate additional funds to community college districts that have the most significant declines in unduplicated student headcount since Fall 2019.
(e) The chancellor may allocate up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated for purposes of the program to support statewide recruitment and retention efforts.
(f) Implementation of the program established pursuant to this section is contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute for its purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 929, Sec. 1. (AB 1958) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Library Services › Section 78100.

78100. The governing board of each community college district shall provide library services for the students and faculty of the district by establishing and maintaining community college libraries or by contractual arrangements with another public agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1038, Sec. 5.5. Effective October 14, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Library Services › Section 78101.

78101. The board of governors shall adopt standards, rules, and regulations for community college library services.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 459.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Library Services › Section 78103.

78103. The libraries shall be open for the use of the faculty and the students of the community college district during the day. In addition, the libraries may be open at other hours, including evenings and Saturdays, as the governing board may determine. Libraries open to serve students during evening and Saturday hours shall be under the supervision of academic personnel.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 654, Sec. 19. Effective October 7, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78210.

78210. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 624, Sec. 3. (SB 1456) Effective January 1, 2013. Note: See provision in Section 78218 making operation contingent upon funding.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78211.

78211. It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following:
(a) Ensure equal education opportunity for all Californians.
(b) Provide students with the resources and support to establish informed educational choices aligned with their academic and career goals.
(c) Ensure that students receive the educational services necessary to optimize their opportunities for success in completing their educational goals and courses of study.
(d) Recognize that student success is the responsibility of the institution and student, supported by well-coordinated and evidence-based student and instructional services to foster academic success.
(e) Target state resources on the provision of critical student services, such as counseling and student advising, and identify a broad array of service delivery mechanisms that can effectively reach a greater number of students.
(f) Recognize the importance for community college districts of establishing local and regional partnerships with school districts, workforce agencies, and other system partners to leverage resources to assist students in exploring career options, preparing for college, and developing and achieving educational goals and plans.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 624, Sec. 4. (SB 1456) Effective January 1, 2013. Note: See provision in Section 78218 making operation contingent upon funding.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78211.5.

78211.5. (a) The purpose of the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 is to increase California community college student access and success by providing effective core matriculation services, including orientation, assessment and placement, counseling, and other education planning services, and academic interventions. The focus of the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 is on the entering students’ transition into college in order to provide a foundation for student achievement and successful completion of students’ educational goals, with a priority toward serving students who enroll to earn degrees, career technical certificates, transfer preparation, or career advancement. The Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 targets state resources on core matriculation services that research has shown to be critical in increasing the ability of students to reach their academic and career goals. By focusing funding in these core areas and leveraging the use of technology to more efficiently and effectively serve a greater number of students, the goal of the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 is to provide students with a solid foundation and opportunity for success in the California Community Colleges.
(b) Any college or district receiving funding under this article shall agree to carry out its provisions as specified, but shall be bound to that agreement only for the period during which funding is received pursuant to this article. The obligations of the college or district under the agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the expenditure of funds received pursuant to this article for only those services approved by the board of governors and the contribution toward the purposes of this article of matching funds as the board of governors may require pursuant to Section 78216.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 624, Sec. 5. (SB 1456) Effective January 1, 2013. Note: See provision in Section 78218 making operation contingent upon funding.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78213.1.

78213.1. (a) Beginning July 1, 2023, the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall make available on its internet website a dashboard containing multiyear data, beginning from 2015. The dashboard shall be updated annually pursuant to subdivision (b) and shall contain data submitted to the chancellor’s office by community colleges on student progression and completion of transfer-level English, mathematics, and ESL courses, disaggregated by community college and by all the following:
(1) Age group.
(2) Whether the student received corequisite support.
(3) Receipt of disability services and programs for students.
(4) Receipt of extended opportunity programs and services.
(5) Ethnicity.
(6) Foster youth status.
(7) Gender.
(8) Discipline–relevant high school performance bands.
(9) Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program students.
(10) Puente students.
(11) Umoja students.
(12) Veteran status.
(b) Beginning on December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the chancellor’s office shall update the dashboard, as established in subdivision (a), and inform the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee on Education of the update.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 926, Sec. 4. (AB 1705) Effective January 1, 2023. Note: See provision in Section 78218 making operation contingent upon funding.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78214.

78214. (a) All participating districts shall, with the assistance of the chancellor, establish and maintain institutional research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Student Success and Support Program described by this article and of any other programs or services designed to facilitate students’ completion of their educational goals and courses of study.
(b) The metrics for this research shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Prior educational experience, including transcripts when appropriate, as determined by the chancellor.
(2) Educational goals and courses of study.
(3) Criteria for exemption from orientation, assessment, or required counseling or advisement, if applicable.
(4) Need for financial assistance.
(5) Disaggregated data by ethnicity, gender, disability, age, and socioeconomic status, to the extent this information is available.
(6) Academic performance, such as the completion of specified unit thresholds, success in basic skills courses, grade point average, course completion outcomes, transfer readiness, and degree and certificate completion.
(7) Any additional information that the chancellor finds appropriate.
(c) The evaluation provided for by this section shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the programs and services in attaining at least the following objectives:
(1) Helping students to define their academic and career goals and declare a course of study.
(2) Assisting institutions in the assessment of students’ educational needs and valid course placement.
(3) Helping support students’ successful course completion and goal attainment.
(4) Matching institutional resources with students’ educational needs.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 624, Sec. 9. (SB 1456) Effective January 1, 2013. Note: See provision in Section 78218 making operation contingent upon funding.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78215.

78215. (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with students, faculty, student service administrators, and other key stakeholders, shall establish policies and processes for all of the following:
(1) Requiring all nonexempt students to complete orientation and assessment and to develop education plans.
(2) Exempting students from participation in orientation, assessment, or required education planning services under this article.
(3) Requiring community college districts to adopt a student appeal process.
(b) To ensure that students are not unfairly impacted by the requirements of this chapter, these policies and processes shall be phased in over a reasonable period of time as determined by the board of governors in consideration of the resources available to provide the core services identified in Section 78212.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that these policies and processes be developed and implemented only as resources are provided and utilized by community college campuses to provide the student support services, individual counseling and advising, and technology-based strategies necessary to ensure that students can successfully meet the requirements of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 624, Sec. 10. (SB 1456) Effective January 1, 2013. Note: See provision in Section 78218 making operation contingent upon funding.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78218.

78218. In the 2012–13 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, this article shall be operative only if funds are specifically appropriated for the purposes of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 624, Sec. 12. (SB 1456) Effective January 1, 2013. Note: Operational conditions apply to Article 1, commencing with Section 78210.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 7 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › PART 48 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 2 - Courses of Study › ARTICLE 1 - Student Matriculation › Section 78219.

78219. (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall establish a common assessment system to be used as one of multiple measures, consistent with existing regulations, for the purposes of community college placement and advisement. The system shall include all of the following objectives:
(1) Selection of an existing commercially available and centrally delivered system of student assessment that provides a single common assessment instrument for use by community colleges in the curriculum areas of English, mathematics, and English as a second language.
(2) Creation of a secure, centrally housed assessment test data warehouse that shall collect all of the following:
(A) All available assessment scores generated by assessed students at all community colleges.
(B) All available K–12 assessment data for students at all community colleges. The use of this data shall be limited to placing and advising community college students to enhance their success with and completion of their postsecondary education objectives.
(C) Other data or student transcript information that is used for the purpose of student placement.
(3) Creation of an Internet Web portal that can be accessed by community college personnel and students and that provides all of the following:
(A) An assessment profile, generated for each student upon request, that includes all assessment information available in the data warehouse created pursuant to paragraph (2). This profile shall be accessible for counseling, matriculation, and course placement purposes.
(B) A pretest application that emulates the structure of the student assessment created pursuant to paragraph (1) that students can practice on and familiarize themselves with before taking future assessments.
(C) An advisement tool that provides students with information about the importance of taking the common assessment to be placed in college-level courses in English, mathematics, or English as a second language and the historical success rates of students who place in various levels of remedial coursework.
(b) In developing the common assessment, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall work in collaboration with the State Department of Education and the California State University when developing a common college-readiness standard that will be reflected in the creation of assessment instruments.
(c) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on the progress of the implementation of the common assessment system by December 31, 2012.
(d) The provisions of this section shall be operative upon the receipt of state, federal, or philanthropic funds sufficient to cover the costs of the common assessment system.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 615, Sec. 1. (AB 743) Effective January 1, 2012. Section conditionally operative, by its own provisions.)
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78221.5. As a condition for receiving funding pursuant to the Student Equity and Achievement Program established by Section 78222, a community college shall do all of the following:
(a) (1) Inform students of their rights to access transfer-level coursework and academic credit English as a second language (ESL) coursework, and of the multiple measures placement policies developed by the community college, as provided in Section 78213.
(2) The information described in paragraph (1) shall be communicated in language that is easily understandable, and shall be prominently featured in the community college catalog, orientation materials, information relating to student assessment on the community college’s Internet Web site, and any written communication by a college counselor to a student about the student’s course placement options.
(b) Annually report both of the following to the chancellor’s office in a manner and form prescribed by the chancellor’s office, consistent with the requirements of Section 78213:
(1) The community college’s placement policies.
(2) (A) The community college’s placement results. A community college shall include the number of students assessed and the number of students placed into transfer-level coursework, transfer-level coursework with concurrent support, or transfer-level or credit ESL coursework, disaggregated by race and ethnicity.
(B) For students placed in stand-alone English or mathematics pretransfer-level coursework, a community college district or college shall provide, based on local placement research, an explanation of how effective practices align with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 78213.
(c) Publicly post its placement results, including the number of students assessed and the number of students placed into transfer-level coursework, transfer-level coursework with concurrent support, or transfer-level or credit ESL coursework, disaggregated by race and ethnicity.
(d) Satisfy the requirements of this section by the implementation date, established by regulation pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 78213, for purposes of compliance with the requirements of Section 78213.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the chancellor’s office shall make data collected pursuant to subdivision (b) publicly available, except for personally identifiable information, which shall be deemed confidential, by posting the data on the Internet Web site of the chancellor’s office or making it publicly available upon request.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 531, Sec. 1. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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78223. The governing board of a community college district may enforce rules and regulations relating to eligibility for and participation in intercollegiate athletics. The rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, those adopted by a voluntary association, one of whose purposes is to govern intercollegiate athletics among schools and colleges.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 470, Sec. 160.)
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78249. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this code or the Labor Code to the contrary, the community college district under whose supervision work-experience education, or occupational training classes held in the community, as defined by regulations adopted by the board of governors, are provided shall be considered the employer under Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code of persons receiving the training unless the persons during the training are being paid a cash wage or salary by a private employer, or unless the person or firm under whom those persons are receiving work experience or occupational training elects to provide workers’ compensation insurance. An apprentice, while attending related and supplemental instruction classes, shall be considered to be in the employ of the apprentice’s employer and not subject to this section, unless the apprentice is unemployed. Whenever the work-experience education, or occupational training classes held in the community, are under the supervision of a regional occupational center or program operated by two or more community college districts pursuant to Section 52301, the district of residence of the persons receiving the training shall be deemed the employer for the purposes of this section.
(b) Sections 1292, 1293, and 1294 of the Labor Code shall not apply to work-experience education programs established pursuant to this article if the work-experience coordinator determines that the students have been sufficiently trained in the employment or work otherwise prohibited, if parental approval is obtained, and the principal or the counselor of the student has determined that the progress of the student toward graduation will not be impaired.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 477.)
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78261.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) Any community college district, irrespective of whether it participates in the program established by this article, may use any diagnostic assessment tool that is commonly used in registered nursing programs and is approved by the chancellor.
(b) If, after using an approved diagnostic assessment tool, a community college registered nursing program determines that the number of applicants to that program exceeds its capacity, the program is authorized to use additional multicriteria screening measures. This subdivision does not prohibit or prevent a community college registered nursing program from using an approved diagnostic assessment tool before or during a multicriteria screening process.
(c) A community college district may not do either of the following:
(1) Exclude an applicant to a registered nursing program on the basis that the applicant is not a resident of that district or has not completed prerequisite courses in that district.
(2) Implement policies, procedures, and systems, including, but not limited to, priority registration systems, that have the effect of excluding an applicant or student who is not a resident of that district from a registered nursing program of that district.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 175, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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78262. (a) The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall fund the development of regional nursing resource centers that bring together school, hospital, and faculty needs and availability in a regionalized, online format to help schools match their student clinical needs to available openings, assist hospitals to manage their clinical rotation schedules, and facilitate the filling of vacant nursing faculty positions.
(b) The chancellor’s office shall fund regional nursing resource center startup grants to develop clinical placement and clinical faculty resource systems. Each startup grant shall last for no more than 30 months. An applicant for a grant under this article shall do all of the following:
(1) Select an entity for managing the grant.
(2) Ensure the participation of at least 75 percent of the nursing programs and hospitals in the coverage area.
(3) Provide matching funds on a 1:1 basis.
(4) Demonstrate the sustainability of the system after the grant terminates.
(c) The chancellor’s office shall be responsible for developing a request for funding application from hospital and school regional partnerships seeking grant funds and providing technical assistance to communities for the purpose of developing proposals.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 837, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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78271. The State Department of Transportation is authorized to make available to community colleges offering actual flight experience as part of the regular curriculum a basic insurance program and to ensure that adequate supervision and precautionary measures are taken by the flight school operators contracted to provide services for community college students. The governing board of any community college district offering actual flight experience as part of the regular curriculum may participate in the basic insurance program provided by the department, and pay from the funds of the district a pro rata share of the cost of the insurance program.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 654, Sec. 20. Effective October 7, 2005.)
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78275. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) There is a significant teacher shortage in California and the nation.
(2) The teacher shortage is exacerbated by the lack of minority teacher candidates.
(3) In California, it is estimated that there will be a shortfall of between 260,000 and 300,000 teachers during the first decade of the 21st century. Nationwide, the teacher shortfall is estimated to be between 2,000,000 and 2,200,000 during that same timeframe.
(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to create a larger pool of potential teachers in California by establishing a teacher preparation curriculum in the California Community Colleges, expanding financial incentives for community college students who wish to become teachers, and guaranteeing the transfer of students who successfully complete the community college teacher preparation curriculum to appropriate status in teacher preparation programs of the California State University.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 714, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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78300. (a) The governing board of a community college district may, without the approval of the board of governors, establish and maintain community service classes in civic, vocational, literacy, health, family and consumer sciences, technical, and general education, including, but not limited to, classes in the fields of visual and performing arts, handicraft, science, literature, nature study, nature contacting, aquatic sports, and athletics. These classes shall be designed to provide instruction and to contribute to the physical, mental, moral, economic, or civic development of the individuals or groups enrolled in them.
(b) Community service classes shall be open for the admission of adults and of those minors who, in the judgment of the governing board, may profit from them.
(c) Governing boards shall not expend General Fund moneys to establish and maintain community service classes. Governing boards may charge students enrolled in community service classes a fee not to exceed the cost of maintaining community service classes, or may provide instruction in community service classes for remuneration by contract, or with contributions or donations of individuals or groups. The board of governors shall adopt guidelines defining the acceptable reimbursable costs for which a fee may be charged, and shall collect data and maintain uniform accounting procedures to ensure that General Fund moneys are not used for community service classes.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 99. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
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78401. (a) The governing board of a community college district may, with the approval of the board of governors, establish and maintain classes for adults for the purpose of providing instruction in civic, vocational, literacy, health, family and consumer sciences, technical, and general education.
(b) Classes for adults shall conform to any course of study and graduation requirements otherwise imposed by law or under the authority of law.
(c) Classes for adults shall be open for the admission of adults and of any minors who, in the judgment of the governing board, may be qualified for admission to them.
(d) The board of governors shall establish standards, including standards of attendance, curriculum, administration, and guidance and counseling service for classes for adults as a basis for the several apportionments of state funds provided for the support of these classes.
(e) The governing board of a community college district maintaining an adult school shall prescribe the requirements for the granting of diplomas.
(f) Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education shall coordinate so that students enrolled in classes established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be assigned a statewide student identifier consistent with the identifiers assigned to pupils in K–12 education programs, if the student is not already identified by a social security number in a community college district’s data system. For a student who formerly attended a California public school in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or participated in another adult education program, the same statewide student identifier utilized for that student in the past programs shall be assigned. The chancellor’s office shall collect and maintain the identifiers of adult school students in the Adult Education Program data system.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 100. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)