CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 539Introduced by Senator De LenFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) to Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 539, as introduced, De Len. The Community College Student Achievement Program.Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board appoints a chief executive officer known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Under existing law, community college districts are authorized, among other things, to maintain and operate campuses, employ faculty and other employees, and provide instruction to students.This bill, commencing with the 201718 academic year, would establish the Community College Student Achievement Program, under the administration of the chancellor, to create a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students. The program would require a participating governing board of a community college district, in order to receive program funds, to demonstrate in its application for funding that participating community colleges within the district will develop, in collaboration with the district as necessary, a guided pathway plan that includes specified components. The bill would require participating community colleges to award grants to its students who meet specified requirements. The bill would require the chancellor to report to the Legislature, on or before April 1, 2019, regarding grant award recipients for the 201819 award year, as specified. The bill would provide that the program shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for the program for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The Public Policy Institute of California reports that, in 2030, 38 percent of jobs will require at least a baccalaureate degree. However, if current trends persist, only 33 percent of working-age California adults will have a baccalaureate degree by 2030.(b) Approximately 2.1 million students attend California community colleges. In 201516, the California Community Colleges awarded over 74,000 certificates and 130,000 degrees and transferred over 103,000 students to four-year universities.(c) The Public Policy Institute of California reports approximately one in 10 community college students transfers to a four-year university. However, only about 40 percent of those community college students succeed in transferring. Students who do transfer to the University of California and the California State University have high rates of success, with the vast majority earning a baccalaureate degree.(d) Eighty percent of entering community college students are enrolled in at least one remedial mathematics or English course during their college careers. Eighty-six percent of students enrolled in remedial education courses are low income and 87 percent are Latino or African American.(e) California will not meet its workforce demands without more community college students earning certification to obtain a higher-paying job or transferring to a four-year university to complete a baccalaureate degree program.SEC. 2. Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) is added to Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:PART 54.8. The Community College Student Achievement Program88910. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Academic year means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.(b) Associate degree for transfer means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.(c) Award year means one college year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.(d) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, and other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)(e) Financial need means a students financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).(f) Guided pathway is an integrated, collegewide approach focused on improving student success.(g) Satisfactory academic progress means a student participating in the program established pursuant to this part maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complies with either of the following:(1) Completes 15 or more credit units per semester, or the applicable number of units per quarter, to be considered on track to obtain an associate degree, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university, in two academic years.(2) Maintains a sufficient number of units per semester or quarter, as determined by the community college, to be considered on track to complete a certification in the published length of time for a career technical education program.88911. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, there shall be established the Community College Student Achievement Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The purpose of the program is to establish a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students to accomplish all of the following objectives:(1) Assist students in completing a pathway.(2) Assist students in completing the courses necessary to receive an associate degree for transfer, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university.(3) Improve student completion rates.(4) Reduce time to degree.(5) Increase student ability to obtain high-paying jobs.(b) In order to receive funding under this program, the governing board of a community college district shall demonstrate in its application for funding that each participating community college within the district will, in collaboration with the district as necessary, develop a guided pathway plan that includes all of the following elements:(1) Establishes clear, measurable learning outcomes for its educational programs, including, but not limited to, the ability to earn an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification. A participating community college, in consultation with its faculty, shall, at a minimum, review its course offerings, including remedial courses and sequences of courses for the purpose of designing educational programs that create the shortest path for students to complete a guided pathway while maintaining the overall quality of these programs.(2) Requires use of multiple measures to determine each students course placement and appropriate coursework needed to complete a guided pathway.(3) Establishes processes and procedures to ensure that each student receives consistent, targeted advising and support services for him or her to know the coursework necessary to successfully complete a guided pathway. These processes and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the students progress in completing the guided pathway. (4) A description of all of the following:(A) How the community college district plans to work with the governing board of school districts to ensure high school pupils are prepared to enroll and complete college-level courses by the time of their high school graduation, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, participating in dual enrollment programs established pursuant to Section 76004.(B) How the community college district plans to collaborate with the University of California and the California State University to develop guided pathways for transfer to the University of California and the California State University.(C) How the basic skills program offered by the participating community college will ensure that students who need remediation receive intensive curriculum support to complete a guided pathway in a timely manner.(D) (i) How the community college plans to coordinate its programs established pursuant to the Awards for Innovation in for Higher Education Program established in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Student Success for Basic Skills Program, including funding for student equity plans, established in Part 54.3 (commencing with Section 88815), and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) with the implementation of the guided pathway plan. It is the intent of the Legislature for the community college to evaluate these programs as offered by the community college to determine how best to coordinate their purposes and outcome goals with the implementation of the guided pathway plan.(ii) The description required in this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of the community colleges expenditure plan for implementing this subparagraph.88912. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, each participating community college shall provide a grant award to a student pursuant to subdivision (b). The purpose of the grant award is to provide the student with additional financial aid to help offset his or her total cost of community college attendance.(b) A student attending a community college may receive a grant award pursuant to this section if the student meets all of the following requirements:(1) The student is a California resident or is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 or 76140.(2) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the community college.(3) The student is not incarcerated.(4) The student is not in default on any student loan and has not failed to repay a federal or state student grant when required to do so.(5) The student has enrolled in at least 12 semester units or the equivalent in each term for which the grant is received.(6) The student is enrolled in a guided pathway, as determined by the community college.(7) The student is in financial need of the grant award, as determined by the community college.(c) (1) To the extent practicable, a grant award shall be awarded at the same time as a recipients overall financial aid package.(2) The grant award shall be considered a supplemental grant, and shall not supplant any other grant, fee waiver, or scholarship aid received by the student, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal grants, Cal Grant awards, institutional grants, merit-based scholarships, athletic scholarships, and full-time student success grants.(d) Each participating community college shall administer the grant award pursuant to the requirements of this section.88913. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, the chancellor shall report to the Legislature all of the following for the 201819 award year:(1) The total number of grant award recipients who maintained satisfactory academic progress.(2) The total number of grant award recipients who successfully met the unit completion requirements for satisfactory academic progress, disaggregated by recipients who are pursuing an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification, including the type of career technical education certification.(3) The average grade point average of grant award recipients.(b) Student information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on April 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.88914. The board of governors may adopt regulations to administer the Community College Student Achievement Program.88915. This part shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for this part for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 539Introduced by Senator De LenFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) to Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 539, as introduced, De Len. The Community College Student Achievement Program.Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board appoints a chief executive officer known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Under existing law, community college districts are authorized, among other things, to maintain and operate campuses, employ faculty and other employees, and provide instruction to students.This bill, commencing with the 201718 academic year, would establish the Community College Student Achievement Program, under the administration of the chancellor, to create a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students. The program would require a participating governing board of a community college district, in order to receive program funds, to demonstrate in its application for funding that participating community colleges within the district will develop, in collaboration with the district as necessary, a guided pathway plan that includes specified components. The bill would require participating community colleges to award grants to its students who meet specified requirements. The bill would require the chancellor to report to the Legislature, on or before April 1, 2019, regarding grant award recipients for the 201819 award year, as specified. The bill would provide that the program shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for the program for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 539
Introduced by Senator De LenFebruary 16, 2017
Introduced by Senator De Len
February 16, 2017
An act to add Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) to Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 539, as introduced, De Len. The Community College Student Achievement Program.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board appoints a chief executive officer known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Under existing law, community college districts are authorized, among other things, to maintain and operate campuses, employ faculty and other employees, and provide instruction to students.This bill, commencing with the 201718 academic year, would establish the Community College Student Achievement Program, under the administration of the chancellor, to create a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students. The program would require a participating governing board of a community college district, in order to receive program funds, to demonstrate in its application for funding that participating community colleges within the district will develop, in collaboration with the district as necessary, a guided pathway plan that includes specified components. The bill would require participating community colleges to award grants to its students who meet specified requirements. The bill would require the chancellor to report to the Legislature, on or before April 1, 2019, regarding grant award recipients for the 201819 award year, as specified. The bill would provide that the program shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for the program for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board appoints a chief executive officer known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Under existing law, community college districts are authorized, among other things, to maintain and operate campuses, employ faculty and other employees, and provide instruction to students.
This bill, commencing with the 201718 academic year, would establish the Community College Student Achievement Program, under the administration of the chancellor, to create a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students. The program would require a participating governing board of a community college district, in order to receive program funds, to demonstrate in its application for funding that participating community colleges within the district will develop, in collaboration with the district as necessary, a guided pathway plan that includes specified components. The bill would require participating community colleges to award grants to its students who meet specified requirements. The bill would require the chancellor to report to the Legislature, on or before April 1, 2019, regarding grant award recipients for the 201819 award year, as specified. The bill would provide that the program shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for the program for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The Public Policy Institute of California reports that, in 2030, 38 percent of jobs will require at least a baccalaureate degree. However, if current trends persist, only 33 percent of working-age California adults will have a baccalaureate degree by 2030.(b) Approximately 2.1 million students attend California community colleges. In 201516, the California Community Colleges awarded over 74,000 certificates and 130,000 degrees and transferred over 103,000 students to four-year universities.(c) The Public Policy Institute of California reports approximately one in 10 community college students transfers to a four-year university. However, only about 40 percent of those community college students succeed in transferring. Students who do transfer to the University of California and the California State University have high rates of success, with the vast majority earning a baccalaureate degree.(d) Eighty percent of entering community college students are enrolled in at least one remedial mathematics or English course during their college careers. Eighty-six percent of students enrolled in remedial education courses are low income and 87 percent are Latino or African American.(e) California will not meet its workforce demands without more community college students earning certification to obtain a higher-paying job or transferring to a four-year university to complete a baccalaureate degree program.SEC. 2. Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) is added to Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:PART 54.8. The Community College Student Achievement Program88910. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Academic year means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.(b) Associate degree for transfer means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.(c) Award year means one college year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.(d) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, and other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)(e) Financial need means a students financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).(f) Guided pathway is an integrated, collegewide approach focused on improving student success.(g) Satisfactory academic progress means a student participating in the program established pursuant to this part maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complies with either of the following:(1) Completes 15 or more credit units per semester, or the applicable number of units per quarter, to be considered on track to obtain an associate degree, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university, in two academic years.(2) Maintains a sufficient number of units per semester or quarter, as determined by the community college, to be considered on track to complete a certification in the published length of time for a career technical education program.88911. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, there shall be established the Community College Student Achievement Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The purpose of the program is to establish a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students to accomplish all of the following objectives:(1) Assist students in completing a pathway.(2) Assist students in completing the courses necessary to receive an associate degree for transfer, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university.(3) Improve student completion rates.(4) Reduce time to degree.(5) Increase student ability to obtain high-paying jobs.(b) In order to receive funding under this program, the governing board of a community college district shall demonstrate in its application for funding that each participating community college within the district will, in collaboration with the district as necessary, develop a guided pathway plan that includes all of the following elements:(1) Establishes clear, measurable learning outcomes for its educational programs, including, but not limited to, the ability to earn an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification. A participating community college, in consultation with its faculty, shall, at a minimum, review its course offerings, including remedial courses and sequences of courses for the purpose of designing educational programs that create the shortest path for students to complete a guided pathway while maintaining the overall quality of these programs.(2) Requires use of multiple measures to determine each students course placement and appropriate coursework needed to complete a guided pathway.(3) Establishes processes and procedures to ensure that each student receives consistent, targeted advising and support services for him or her to know the coursework necessary to successfully complete a guided pathway. These processes and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the students progress in completing the guided pathway. (4) A description of all of the following:(A) How the community college district plans to work with the governing board of school districts to ensure high school pupils are prepared to enroll and complete college-level courses by the time of their high school graduation, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, participating in dual enrollment programs established pursuant to Section 76004.(B) How the community college district plans to collaborate with the University of California and the California State University to develop guided pathways for transfer to the University of California and the California State University.(C) How the basic skills program offered by the participating community college will ensure that students who need remediation receive intensive curriculum support to complete a guided pathway in a timely manner.(D) (i) How the community college plans to coordinate its programs established pursuant to the Awards for Innovation in for Higher Education Program established in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Student Success for Basic Skills Program, including funding for student equity plans, established in Part 54.3 (commencing with Section 88815), and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) with the implementation of the guided pathway plan. It is the intent of the Legislature for the community college to evaluate these programs as offered by the community college to determine how best to coordinate their purposes and outcome goals with the implementation of the guided pathway plan.(ii) The description required in this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of the community colleges expenditure plan for implementing this subparagraph.88912. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, each participating community college shall provide a grant award to a student pursuant to subdivision (b). The purpose of the grant award is to provide the student with additional financial aid to help offset his or her total cost of community college attendance.(b) A student attending a community college may receive a grant award pursuant to this section if the student meets all of the following requirements:(1) The student is a California resident or is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 or 76140.(2) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the community college.(3) The student is not incarcerated.(4) The student is not in default on any student loan and has not failed to repay a federal or state student grant when required to do so.(5) The student has enrolled in at least 12 semester units or the equivalent in each term for which the grant is received.(6) The student is enrolled in a guided pathway, as determined by the community college.(7) The student is in financial need of the grant award, as determined by the community college.(c) (1) To the extent practicable, a grant award shall be awarded at the same time as a recipients overall financial aid package.(2) The grant award shall be considered a supplemental grant, and shall not supplant any other grant, fee waiver, or scholarship aid received by the student, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal grants, Cal Grant awards, institutional grants, merit-based scholarships, athletic scholarships, and full-time student success grants.(d) Each participating community college shall administer the grant award pursuant to the requirements of this section.88913. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, the chancellor shall report to the Legislature all of the following for the 201819 award year:(1) The total number of grant award recipients who maintained satisfactory academic progress.(2) The total number of grant award recipients who successfully met the unit completion requirements for satisfactory academic progress, disaggregated by recipients who are pursuing an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification, including the type of career technical education certification.(3) The average grade point average of grant award recipients.(b) Student information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on April 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.88914. The board of governors may adopt regulations to administer the Community College Student Achievement Program.88915. This part shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for this part for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The Public Policy Institute of California reports that, in 2030, 38 percent of jobs will require at least a baccalaureate degree. However, if current trends persist, only 33 percent of working-age California adults will have a baccalaureate degree by 2030.(b) Approximately 2.1 million students attend California community colleges. In 201516, the California Community Colleges awarded over 74,000 certificates and 130,000 degrees and transferred over 103,000 students to four-year universities.(c) The Public Policy Institute of California reports approximately one in 10 community college students transfers to a four-year university. However, only about 40 percent of those community college students succeed in transferring. Students who do transfer to the University of California and the California State University have high rates of success, with the vast majority earning a baccalaureate degree.(d) Eighty percent of entering community college students are enrolled in at least one remedial mathematics or English course during their college careers. Eighty-six percent of students enrolled in remedial education courses are low income and 87 percent are Latino or African American.(e) California will not meet its workforce demands without more community college students earning certification to obtain a higher-paying job or transferring to a four-year university to complete a baccalaureate degree program.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The Public Policy Institute of California reports that, in 2030, 38 percent of jobs will require at least a baccalaureate degree. However, if current trends persist, only 33 percent of working-age California adults will have a baccalaureate degree by 2030.(b) Approximately 2.1 million students attend California community colleges. In 201516, the California Community Colleges awarded over 74,000 certificates and 130,000 degrees and transferred over 103,000 students to four-year universities.(c) The Public Policy Institute of California reports approximately one in 10 community college students transfers to a four-year university. However, only about 40 percent of those community college students succeed in transferring. Students who do transfer to the University of California and the California State University have high rates of success, with the vast majority earning a baccalaureate degree.(d) Eighty percent of entering community college students are enrolled in at least one remedial mathematics or English course during their college careers. Eighty-six percent of students enrolled in remedial education courses are low income and 87 percent are Latino or African American.(e) California will not meet its workforce demands without more community college students earning certification to obtain a higher-paying job or transferring to a four-year university to complete a baccalaureate degree program.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) The Public Policy Institute of California reports that, in 2030, 38 percent of jobs will require at least a baccalaureate degree. However, if current trends persist, only 33 percent of working-age California adults will have a baccalaureate degree by 2030.
(b) Approximately 2.1 million students attend California community colleges. In 201516, the California Community Colleges awarded over 74,000 certificates and 130,000 degrees and transferred over 103,000 students to four-year universities.
(c) The Public Policy Institute of California reports approximately one in 10 community college students transfers to a four-year university. However, only about 40 percent of those community college students succeed in transferring. Students who do transfer to the University of California and the California State University have high rates of success, with the vast majority earning a baccalaureate degree.
(d) Eighty percent of entering community college students are enrolled in at least one remedial mathematics or English course during their college careers. Eighty-six percent of students enrolled in remedial education courses are low income and 87 percent are Latino or African American.
(e) California will not meet its workforce demands without more community college students earning certification to obtain a higher-paying job or transferring to a four-year university to complete a baccalaureate degree program.
SEC. 2. Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) is added to Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:PART 54.8. The Community College Student Achievement Program88910. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Academic year means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.(b) Associate degree for transfer means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.(c) Award year means one college year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.(d) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, and other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)(e) Financial need means a students financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).(f) Guided pathway is an integrated, collegewide approach focused on improving student success.(g) Satisfactory academic progress means a student participating in the program established pursuant to this part maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complies with either of the following:(1) Completes 15 or more credit units per semester, or the applicable number of units per quarter, to be considered on track to obtain an associate degree, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university, in two academic years.(2) Maintains a sufficient number of units per semester or quarter, as determined by the community college, to be considered on track to complete a certification in the published length of time for a career technical education program.88911. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, there shall be established the Community College Student Achievement Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The purpose of the program is to establish a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students to accomplish all of the following objectives:(1) Assist students in completing a pathway.(2) Assist students in completing the courses necessary to receive an associate degree for transfer, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university.(3) Improve student completion rates.(4) Reduce time to degree.(5) Increase student ability to obtain high-paying jobs.(b) In order to receive funding under this program, the governing board of a community college district shall demonstrate in its application for funding that each participating community college within the district will, in collaboration with the district as necessary, develop a guided pathway plan that includes all of the following elements:(1) Establishes clear, measurable learning outcomes for its educational programs, including, but not limited to, the ability to earn an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification. A participating community college, in consultation with its faculty, shall, at a minimum, review its course offerings, including remedial courses and sequences of courses for the purpose of designing educational programs that create the shortest path for students to complete a guided pathway while maintaining the overall quality of these programs.(2) Requires use of multiple measures to determine each students course placement and appropriate coursework needed to complete a guided pathway.(3) Establishes processes and procedures to ensure that each student receives consistent, targeted advising and support services for him or her to know the coursework necessary to successfully complete a guided pathway. These processes and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the students progress in completing the guided pathway. (4) A description of all of the following:(A) How the community college district plans to work with the governing board of school districts to ensure high school pupils are prepared to enroll and complete college-level courses by the time of their high school graduation, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, participating in dual enrollment programs established pursuant to Section 76004.(B) How the community college district plans to collaborate with the University of California and the California State University to develop guided pathways for transfer to the University of California and the California State University.(C) How the basic skills program offered by the participating community college will ensure that students who need remediation receive intensive curriculum support to complete a guided pathway in a timely manner.(D) (i) How the community college plans to coordinate its programs established pursuant to the Awards for Innovation in for Higher Education Program established in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Student Success for Basic Skills Program, including funding for student equity plans, established in Part 54.3 (commencing with Section 88815), and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) with the implementation of the guided pathway plan. It is the intent of the Legislature for the community college to evaluate these programs as offered by the community college to determine how best to coordinate their purposes and outcome goals with the implementation of the guided pathway plan.(ii) The description required in this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of the community colleges expenditure plan for implementing this subparagraph.88912. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, each participating community college shall provide a grant award to a student pursuant to subdivision (b). The purpose of the grant award is to provide the student with additional financial aid to help offset his or her total cost of community college attendance.(b) A student attending a community college may receive a grant award pursuant to this section if the student meets all of the following requirements:(1) The student is a California resident or is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 or 76140.(2) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the community college.(3) The student is not incarcerated.(4) The student is not in default on any student loan and has not failed to repay a federal or state student grant when required to do so.(5) The student has enrolled in at least 12 semester units or the equivalent in each term for which the grant is received.(6) The student is enrolled in a guided pathway, as determined by the community college.(7) The student is in financial need of the grant award, as determined by the community college.(c) (1) To the extent practicable, a grant award shall be awarded at the same time as a recipients overall financial aid package.(2) The grant award shall be considered a supplemental grant, and shall not supplant any other grant, fee waiver, or scholarship aid received by the student, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal grants, Cal Grant awards, institutional grants, merit-based scholarships, athletic scholarships, and full-time student success grants.(d) Each participating community college shall administer the grant award pursuant to the requirements of this section.88913. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, the chancellor shall report to the Legislature all of the following for the 201819 award year:(1) The total number of grant award recipients who maintained satisfactory academic progress.(2) The total number of grant award recipients who successfully met the unit completion requirements for satisfactory academic progress, disaggregated by recipients who are pursuing an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification, including the type of career technical education certification.(3) The average grade point average of grant award recipients.(b) Student information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on April 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.88914. The board of governors may adopt regulations to administer the Community College Student Achievement Program.88915. This part shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for this part for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
SEC. 2. Part 54.8 (commencing with Section 88910) is added to Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:
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PART 54.8. The Community College Student Achievement Program88910. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Academic year means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.(b) Associate degree for transfer means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.(c) Award year means one college year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.(d) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, and other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)(e) Financial need means a students financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).(f) Guided pathway is an integrated, collegewide approach focused on improving student success.(g) Satisfactory academic progress means a student participating in the program established pursuant to this part maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complies with either of the following:(1) Completes 15 or more credit units per semester, or the applicable number of units per quarter, to be considered on track to obtain an associate degree, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university, in two academic years.(2) Maintains a sufficient number of units per semester or quarter, as determined by the community college, to be considered on track to complete a certification in the published length of time for a career technical education program.88911. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, there shall be established the Community College Student Achievement Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The purpose of the program is to establish a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students to accomplish all of the following objectives:(1) Assist students in completing a pathway.(2) Assist students in completing the courses necessary to receive an associate degree for transfer, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university.(3) Improve student completion rates.(4) Reduce time to degree.(5) Increase student ability to obtain high-paying jobs.(b) In order to receive funding under this program, the governing board of a community college district shall demonstrate in its application for funding that each participating community college within the district will, in collaboration with the district as necessary, develop a guided pathway plan that includes all of the following elements:(1) Establishes clear, measurable learning outcomes for its educational programs, including, but not limited to, the ability to earn an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification. A participating community college, in consultation with its faculty, shall, at a minimum, review its course offerings, including remedial courses and sequences of courses for the purpose of designing educational programs that create the shortest path for students to complete a guided pathway while maintaining the overall quality of these programs.(2) Requires use of multiple measures to determine each students course placement and appropriate coursework needed to complete a guided pathway.(3) Establishes processes and procedures to ensure that each student receives consistent, targeted advising and support services for him or her to know the coursework necessary to successfully complete a guided pathway. These processes and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the students progress in completing the guided pathway. (4) A description of all of the following:(A) How the community college district plans to work with the governing board of school districts to ensure high school pupils are prepared to enroll and complete college-level courses by the time of their high school graduation, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, participating in dual enrollment programs established pursuant to Section 76004.(B) How the community college district plans to collaborate with the University of California and the California State University to develop guided pathways for transfer to the University of California and the California State University.(C) How the basic skills program offered by the participating community college will ensure that students who need remediation receive intensive curriculum support to complete a guided pathway in a timely manner.(D) (i) How the community college plans to coordinate its programs established pursuant to the Awards for Innovation in for Higher Education Program established in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Student Success for Basic Skills Program, including funding for student equity plans, established in Part 54.3 (commencing with Section 88815), and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) with the implementation of the guided pathway plan. It is the intent of the Legislature for the community college to evaluate these programs as offered by the community college to determine how best to coordinate their purposes and outcome goals with the implementation of the guided pathway plan.(ii) The description required in this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of the community colleges expenditure plan for implementing this subparagraph.88912. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, each participating community college shall provide a grant award to a student pursuant to subdivision (b). The purpose of the grant award is to provide the student with additional financial aid to help offset his or her total cost of community college attendance.(b) A student attending a community college may receive a grant award pursuant to this section if the student meets all of the following requirements:(1) The student is a California resident or is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 or 76140.(2) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the community college.(3) The student is not incarcerated.(4) The student is not in default on any student loan and has not failed to repay a federal or state student grant when required to do so.(5) The student has enrolled in at least 12 semester units or the equivalent in each term for which the grant is received.(6) The student is enrolled in a guided pathway, as determined by the community college.(7) The student is in financial need of the grant award, as determined by the community college.(c) (1) To the extent practicable, a grant award shall be awarded at the same time as a recipients overall financial aid package.(2) The grant award shall be considered a supplemental grant, and shall not supplant any other grant, fee waiver, or scholarship aid received by the student, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal grants, Cal Grant awards, institutional grants, merit-based scholarships, athletic scholarships, and full-time student success grants.(d) Each participating community college shall administer the grant award pursuant to the requirements of this section.88913. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, the chancellor shall report to the Legislature all of the following for the 201819 award year:(1) The total number of grant award recipients who maintained satisfactory academic progress.(2) The total number of grant award recipients who successfully met the unit completion requirements for satisfactory academic progress, disaggregated by recipients who are pursuing an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification, including the type of career technical education certification.(3) The average grade point average of grant award recipients.(b) Student information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on April 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.88914. The board of governors may adopt regulations to administer the Community College Student Achievement Program.88915. This part shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for this part for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
PART 54.8. The Community College Student Achievement Program88910. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Academic year means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.(b) Associate degree for transfer means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.(c) Award year means one college year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.(d) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, and other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)(e) Financial need means a students financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).(f) Guided pathway is an integrated, collegewide approach focused on improving student success.(g) Satisfactory academic progress means a student participating in the program established pursuant to this part maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complies with either of the following:(1) Completes 15 or more credit units per semester, or the applicable number of units per quarter, to be considered on track to obtain an associate degree, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university, in two academic years.(2) Maintains a sufficient number of units per semester or quarter, as determined by the community college, to be considered on track to complete a certification in the published length of time for a career technical education program.88911. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, there shall be established the Community College Student Achievement Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The purpose of the program is to establish a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students to accomplish all of the following objectives:(1) Assist students in completing a pathway.(2) Assist students in completing the courses necessary to receive an associate degree for transfer, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university.(3) Improve student completion rates.(4) Reduce time to degree.(5) Increase student ability to obtain high-paying jobs.(b) In order to receive funding under this program, the governing board of a community college district shall demonstrate in its application for funding that each participating community college within the district will, in collaboration with the district as necessary, develop a guided pathway plan that includes all of the following elements:(1) Establishes clear, measurable learning outcomes for its educational programs, including, but not limited to, the ability to earn an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification. A participating community college, in consultation with its faculty, shall, at a minimum, review its course offerings, including remedial courses and sequences of courses for the purpose of designing educational programs that create the shortest path for students to complete a guided pathway while maintaining the overall quality of these programs.(2) Requires use of multiple measures to determine each students course placement and appropriate coursework needed to complete a guided pathway.(3) Establishes processes and procedures to ensure that each student receives consistent, targeted advising and support services for him or her to know the coursework necessary to successfully complete a guided pathway. These processes and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the students progress in completing the guided pathway. (4) A description of all of the following:(A) How the community college district plans to work with the governing board of school districts to ensure high school pupils are prepared to enroll and complete college-level courses by the time of their high school graduation, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, participating in dual enrollment programs established pursuant to Section 76004.(B) How the community college district plans to collaborate with the University of California and the California State University to develop guided pathways for transfer to the University of California and the California State University.(C) How the basic skills program offered by the participating community college will ensure that students who need remediation receive intensive curriculum support to complete a guided pathway in a timely manner.(D) (i) How the community college plans to coordinate its programs established pursuant to the Awards for Innovation in for Higher Education Program established in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Student Success for Basic Skills Program, including funding for student equity plans, established in Part 54.3 (commencing with Section 88815), and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) with the implementation of the guided pathway plan. It is the intent of the Legislature for the community college to evaluate these programs as offered by the community college to determine how best to coordinate their purposes and outcome goals with the implementation of the guided pathway plan.(ii) The description required in this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of the community colleges expenditure plan for implementing this subparagraph.88912. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, each participating community college shall provide a grant award to a student pursuant to subdivision (b). The purpose of the grant award is to provide the student with additional financial aid to help offset his or her total cost of community college attendance.(b) A student attending a community college may receive a grant award pursuant to this section if the student meets all of the following requirements:(1) The student is a California resident or is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 or 76140.(2) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the community college.(3) The student is not incarcerated.(4) The student is not in default on any student loan and has not failed to repay a federal or state student grant when required to do so.(5) The student has enrolled in at least 12 semester units or the equivalent in each term for which the grant is received.(6) The student is enrolled in a guided pathway, as determined by the community college.(7) The student is in financial need of the grant award, as determined by the community college.(c) (1) To the extent practicable, a grant award shall be awarded at the same time as a recipients overall financial aid package.(2) The grant award shall be considered a supplemental grant, and shall not supplant any other grant, fee waiver, or scholarship aid received by the student, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal grants, Cal Grant awards, institutional grants, merit-based scholarships, athletic scholarships, and full-time student success grants.(d) Each participating community college shall administer the grant award pursuant to the requirements of this section.88913. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, the chancellor shall report to the Legislature all of the following for the 201819 award year:(1) The total number of grant award recipients who maintained satisfactory academic progress.(2) The total number of grant award recipients who successfully met the unit completion requirements for satisfactory academic progress, disaggregated by recipients who are pursuing an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification, including the type of career technical education certification.(3) The average grade point average of grant award recipients.(b) Student information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on April 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.88914. The board of governors may adopt regulations to administer the Community College Student Achievement Program.88915. This part shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for this part for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
PART 54.8. The Community College Student Achievement Program
PART 54.8. The Community College Student Achievement Program
88910. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Academic year means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.(b) Associate degree for transfer means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.(c) Award year means one college year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.(d) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, and other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)(e) Financial need means a students financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).(f) Guided pathway is an integrated, collegewide approach focused on improving student success.(g) Satisfactory academic progress means a student participating in the program established pursuant to this part maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complies with either of the following:(1) Completes 15 or more credit units per semester, or the applicable number of units per quarter, to be considered on track to obtain an associate degree, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university, in two academic years.(2) Maintains a sufficient number of units per semester or quarter, as determined by the community college, to be considered on track to complete a certification in the published length of time for a career technical education program.
88910. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Academic year means the total of two consecutive semesters or three quarters, commencing with the opening of the fall term. Each semester or quarter is approximately the same length.
(b) Associate degree for transfer means an associate degree established according to the criteria established in Section 66746.
(c) Award year means one college year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution.
(d) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, room, board, transportation expenses, and other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.)
(e) Financial need means a students financial need calculated pursuant to the federal financial need methodology, as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.).
(f) Guided pathway is an integrated, collegewide approach focused on improving student success.
(g) Satisfactory academic progress means a student participating in the program established pursuant to this part maintains a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complies with either of the following:
(1) Completes 15 or more credit units per semester, or the applicable number of units per quarter, to be considered on track to obtain an associate degree, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university, in two academic years.
(2) Maintains a sufficient number of units per semester or quarter, as determined by the community college, to be considered on track to complete a certification in the published length of time for a career technical education program.
88911. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, there shall be established the Community College Student Achievement Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The purpose of the program is to establish a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students to accomplish all of the following objectives:(1) Assist students in completing a pathway.(2) Assist students in completing the courses necessary to receive an associate degree for transfer, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university.(3) Improve student completion rates.(4) Reduce time to degree.(5) Increase student ability to obtain high-paying jobs.(b) In order to receive funding under this program, the governing board of a community college district shall demonstrate in its application for funding that each participating community college within the district will, in collaboration with the district as necessary, develop a guided pathway plan that includes all of the following elements:(1) Establishes clear, measurable learning outcomes for its educational programs, including, but not limited to, the ability to earn an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification. A participating community college, in consultation with its faculty, shall, at a minimum, review its course offerings, including remedial courses and sequences of courses for the purpose of designing educational programs that create the shortest path for students to complete a guided pathway while maintaining the overall quality of these programs.(2) Requires use of multiple measures to determine each students course placement and appropriate coursework needed to complete a guided pathway.(3) Establishes processes and procedures to ensure that each student receives consistent, targeted advising and support services for him or her to know the coursework necessary to successfully complete a guided pathway. These processes and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the students progress in completing the guided pathway. (4) A description of all of the following:(A) How the community college district plans to work with the governing board of school districts to ensure high school pupils are prepared to enroll and complete college-level courses by the time of their high school graduation, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, participating in dual enrollment programs established pursuant to Section 76004.(B) How the community college district plans to collaborate with the University of California and the California State University to develop guided pathways for transfer to the University of California and the California State University.(C) How the basic skills program offered by the participating community college will ensure that students who need remediation receive intensive curriculum support to complete a guided pathway in a timely manner.(D) (i) How the community college plans to coordinate its programs established pursuant to the Awards for Innovation in for Higher Education Program established in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Student Success for Basic Skills Program, including funding for student equity plans, established in Part 54.3 (commencing with Section 88815), and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) with the implementation of the guided pathway plan. It is the intent of the Legislature for the community college to evaluate these programs as offered by the community college to determine how best to coordinate their purposes and outcome goals with the implementation of the guided pathway plan.(ii) The description required in this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of the community colleges expenditure plan for implementing this subparagraph.
88911. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, there shall be established the Community College Student Achievement Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The purpose of the program is to establish a coherent, integrated, and systemwide approach regarding instruction, advising, support services, and financial aid provided to students to accomplish all of the following objectives:
(1) Assist students in completing a pathway.
(2) Assist students in completing the courses necessary to receive an associate degree for transfer, or to otherwise transfer to a four-year university.
(3) Improve student completion rates.
(4) Reduce time to degree.
(5) Increase student ability to obtain high-paying jobs.
(b) In order to receive funding under this program, the governing board of a community college district shall demonstrate in its application for funding that each participating community college within the district will, in collaboration with the district as necessary, develop a guided pathway plan that includes all of the following elements:
(1) Establishes clear, measurable learning outcomes for its educational programs, including, but not limited to, the ability to earn an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification. A participating community college, in consultation with its faculty, shall, at a minimum, review its course offerings, including remedial courses and sequences of courses for the purpose of designing educational programs that create the shortest path for students to complete a guided pathway while maintaining the overall quality of these programs.
(2) Requires use of multiple measures to determine each students course placement and appropriate coursework needed to complete a guided pathway.
(3) Establishes processes and procedures to ensure that each student receives consistent, targeted advising and support services for him or her to know the coursework necessary to successfully complete a guided pathway. These processes and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring the students progress in completing the guided pathway.
(4) A description of all of the following:
(A) How the community college district plans to work with the governing board of school districts to ensure high school pupils are prepared to enroll and complete college-level courses by the time of their high school graduation, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, participating in dual enrollment programs established pursuant to Section 76004.
(B) How the community college district plans to collaborate with the University of California and the California State University to develop guided pathways for transfer to the University of California and the California State University.
(C) How the basic skills program offered by the participating community college will ensure that students who need remediation receive intensive curriculum support to complete a guided pathway in a timely manner.
(D) (i) How the community college plans to coordinate its programs established pursuant to the Awards for Innovation in for Higher Education Program established in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Student Success for Basic Skills Program, including funding for student equity plans, established in Part 54.3 (commencing with Section 88815), and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) with the implementation of the guided pathway plan. It is the intent of the Legislature for the community college to evaluate these programs as offered by the community college to determine how best to coordinate their purposes and outcome goals with the implementation of the guided pathway plan.
(ii) The description required in this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of the community colleges expenditure plan for implementing this subparagraph.
88912. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, each participating community college shall provide a grant award to a student pursuant to subdivision (b). The purpose of the grant award is to provide the student with additional financial aid to help offset his or her total cost of community college attendance.(b) A student attending a community college may receive a grant award pursuant to this section if the student meets all of the following requirements:(1) The student is a California resident or is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 or 76140.(2) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the community college.(3) The student is not incarcerated.(4) The student is not in default on any student loan and has not failed to repay a federal or state student grant when required to do so.(5) The student has enrolled in at least 12 semester units or the equivalent in each term for which the grant is received.(6) The student is enrolled in a guided pathway, as determined by the community college.(7) The student is in financial need of the grant award, as determined by the community college.(c) (1) To the extent practicable, a grant award shall be awarded at the same time as a recipients overall financial aid package.(2) The grant award shall be considered a supplemental grant, and shall not supplant any other grant, fee waiver, or scholarship aid received by the student, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal grants, Cal Grant awards, institutional grants, merit-based scholarships, athletic scholarships, and full-time student success grants.(d) Each participating community college shall administer the grant award pursuant to the requirements of this section.
88912. (a) Commencing with the 201718 academic year, each participating community college shall provide a grant award to a student pursuant to subdivision (b). The purpose of the grant award is to provide the student with additional financial aid to help offset his or her total cost of community college attendance.
(b) A student attending a community college may receive a grant award pursuant to this section if the student meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The student is a California resident or is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 or 76140.
(2) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the community college.
(3) The student is not incarcerated.
(4) The student is not in default on any student loan and has not failed to repay a federal or state student grant when required to do so.
(5) The student has enrolled in at least 12 semester units or the equivalent in each term for which the grant is received.
(6) The student is enrolled in a guided pathway, as determined by the community college.
(7) The student is in financial need of the grant award, as determined by the community college.
(c) (1) To the extent practicable, a grant award shall be awarded at the same time as a recipients overall financial aid package.
(2) The grant award shall be considered a supplemental grant, and shall not supplant any other grant, fee waiver, or scholarship aid received by the student, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal grants, Cal Grant awards, institutional grants, merit-based scholarships, athletic scholarships, and full-time student success grants.
(d) Each participating community college shall administer the grant award pursuant to the requirements of this section.
88913. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, the chancellor shall report to the Legislature all of the following for the 201819 award year:(1) The total number of grant award recipients who maintained satisfactory academic progress.(2) The total number of grant award recipients who successfully met the unit completion requirements for satisfactory academic progress, disaggregated by recipients who are pursuing an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification, including the type of career technical education certification.(3) The average grade point average of grant award recipients.(b) Student information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on April 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
88913. (a) On or before April 1, 2019, the chancellor shall report to the Legislature all of the following for the 201819 award year:
(1) The total number of grant award recipients who maintained satisfactory academic progress.
(2) The total number of grant award recipients who successfully met the unit completion requirements for satisfactory academic progress, disaggregated by recipients who are pursuing an associate degree for transfer or a career technical education certification, including the type of career technical education certification.
(3) The average grade point average of grant award recipients.
(b) Student information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.
(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on April 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
88914. The board of governors may adopt regulations to administer the Community College Student Achievement Program.
88914. The board of governors may adopt regulations to administer the Community College Student Achievement Program.
88915. This part shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for this part for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
88915. This part shall not be operative in a fiscal year unless sufficient funding has been provided for this part for that fiscal year in the annual Budget Act or another statute.