Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 988Introduced by Assembly Member Fong(Coauthor: Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez)February 20, 2025 An act to add Sections 76005 and 76006 to, and to add and repeal Section 76007 of, 76005.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 988, as amended, Fong. Pupil instruction: statewide dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships: task force. enrollment framework: advisory board.Existing law authorizes a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.This bill would establish the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for purposes of developing recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils, as provided. require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board, which the bill would establish, to develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach specified goals. The bill would require the dual enrollment advisory board membership to be composed of specified individuals, as provided. The bill would require the task force, Superintendent and the advisory board, in developing its recommendations, the framework, to do certain things, including, among others, reviewing existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses, and identifying various items relating to dual enrollment, including, among other things, a process providing a guide of best practices to accomplish specified dual enrollment-related policies. The bill would require the Chancellor and the Superintendent to to, by January 1, 2027, submit the task forces recommendations framework to certain legislative committees within one year of the task forces first meeting, committees, as provided.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. Section 76005.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:76005.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase participation in dual enrollment programs for all high school pupils with the goal of all pupils graduating with at least 12 units of college credit coursework by the 202930 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature that for purposes of this section, dual enrollment is defined as a college course taken by a high school pupil for which the pupil is provided college credit upon completion of that coursework.(b) The Superintendent shall, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board established pursuant to subdivision (c), develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach all of the following goals:(1) Developing seamless pathways from high school to public postsecondary educational institutions.(2) Helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.(3) Providing universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(c) There is hereby established the dual enrollment advisory board to provide input and feedback to the Superintendent. The advisory board membership shall be composed of all the following:(1) Three K12 credentialed teachers, selected through an application process by the Superintendent, who have taught dual enrollment courses through any of the following:(A) A College and Career Access Pathways partnership, as described in Section 76004.(B) An early college high school, as described in Section 11302.(C) A middle college high school, as described in Section 11300.(2) One K12 administrator.(3) One high school counselor.(4) One representative from, and selected by, the California College Guidance Initiative.(5) One community college faculty member, selected by the association representing community college faculty in California, who has taught dual enrollment courses through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership.(6) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.(7) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate of the California State University.(8) One community college administrator selected by the association representing community college districts.(9) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellors designee.(10) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellors designee.(11) The President of the University of California, or the presidents designee.(12) Four members of the public appointed by the Legislature as follows:(A) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(B) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(d) In developing the statewide dual enrollment framework pursuant to subdivision (b), the Superintendent and the dual enrollment advisory board shall do all of the following:(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3) Consult with K12 regional consortia, school districts, community colleges, and postsecondary educational institutions that have successful dual enrollment programs.(4) Seek to simplify the dual enrollment programs that school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools offer by providing a guide of best practices that College and Career Access Pathways partnerships, as described in Section 76004, early college high schools, as described in Section 11302, and middle college high schools, as described in Section 11300, should follow in California. The guide of best practices shall address all of the following:(A) Funding needs, including addressing the issue of funding the local educational agency and the partnering public postsecondary educational institution.(B) Funding sources.(C) Course content requirements.(D) The number and type of courses and course sequences that should be offered to high school pupils.(E) Instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(F) A method for evaluating the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs, including how to define effectiveness.(G) A determination of how dual enrollment instructors are hired and paid by the participating local educational agency or public postsecondary educational institution.(H) A method for diversifying, expanding, and supporting the qualified instructor pool.(I) A process to accomplish all of the following for dual enrollment courses:(i) Courses are certified as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University.(ii) Courses and course grades are recorded on a students permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii) (I) Dual credit is offered for all successfully completed courses.(II) For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned toward graduation and transferable college credit.(e) The department and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the advisory board.(f) (1) By January 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall submit the dual enrollment framework to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.(2) The implementation of the framework submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) is contingent upon the enactment of another statute for those purposes.(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 76005 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 76004, to read:76005.(a)The Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force is hereby established under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for purposes of developing recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(b)(1)The task force shall be composed of postsecondary education and elementary and secondary education stakeholders.(2)Members shall serve without compensation, except for per diem or travel expenses, contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute.(3)A majority of the total task force membership shall constitute a quorum and any official action taken by the task force shall require an affirmative vote of the majority of the quorum present and voting.(4)The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall call an organizational meeting of the task force on or before August 1, 2026. The task force shall elect a chairperson and any other officers deemed necessary from among the task force members.(5)The State Department of Education and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the task force.SEC. 2.Section 76006 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 76005, to read:76006.(a)In developing recommendations for the framework required pursuant to Section 76005, the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force shall do all of the following:(1)Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2)Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3)Seek to streamline all dual enrollment efforts of the State Department of Education, public postsecondary educational institutions, and all local educational agencies into a single dual enrollment pathway.(4)Identify all of the following relating to dual enrollment:(A)Strategic funding needs.(B)Funding sources.(C)Course content requirements.(D)Necessary instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(E)A process to accomplish all of the following:(i)Guarantee that dual enrollment courses articulate to the appropriate public postsecondary educational institution.(ii)Require that dual enrollment courses and course grades are recorded on a student's permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii)(I)Require dual credit to be offered for all successfully completed courses.(II)For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned towards graduation and transferable college credit.(iv)Routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the statewide dual enrollment framework and dual enrollment courses.(v)Recognize and reward schools, through the state's accountability system, that graduate pupils who have earned significant credit toward a postsecondary credential or degree.(vi)Recognize and reward each public postsecondary educational institution that shows significant use of dual enrollment to further its institutional mission.(vii)Diversify, expand, and support the qualified instructor pool.(b)For purposes of this section the following definitions apply:(1)Local educational agencies means school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.(2)Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.SEC. 3.Section 76007 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 76006, to read:76007.(a)The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a written report of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Forces recommendations developed pursuant to Section 76006 to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education one year after the first meeting of the task force.(b)(1)A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2032.
Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 988Introduced by Assembly Member Fong(Coauthor: Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez)February 20, 2025 An act to add Sections 76005 and 76006 to, and to add and repeal Section 76007 of, 76005.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 988, as amended, Fong. Pupil instruction: statewide dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships: task force. enrollment framework: advisory board.Existing law authorizes a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.This bill would establish the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for purposes of developing recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils, as provided. require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board, which the bill would establish, to develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach specified goals. The bill would require the dual enrollment advisory board membership to be composed of specified individuals, as provided. The bill would require the task force, Superintendent and the advisory board, in developing its recommendations, the framework, to do certain things, including, among others, reviewing existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses, and identifying various items relating to dual enrollment, including, among other things, a process providing a guide of best practices to accomplish specified dual enrollment-related policies. The bill would require the Chancellor and the Superintendent to to, by January 1, 2027, submit the task forces recommendations framework to certain legislative committees within one year of the task forces first meeting, committees, as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025
Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 988
Introduced by Assembly Member Fong(Coauthor: Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez)February 20, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Fong(Coauthor: Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez)
February 20, 2025
An act to add Sections 76005 and 76006 to, and to add and repeal Section 76007 of, 76005.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AB 988, as amended, Fong. Pupil instruction: statewide dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships: task force. enrollment framework: advisory board.
Existing law authorizes a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.This bill would establish the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for purposes of developing recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils, as provided. require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board, which the bill would establish, to develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach specified goals. The bill would require the dual enrollment advisory board membership to be composed of specified individuals, as provided. The bill would require the task force, Superintendent and the advisory board, in developing its recommendations, the framework, to do certain things, including, among others, reviewing existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses, and identifying various items relating to dual enrollment, including, among other things, a process providing a guide of best practices to accomplish specified dual enrollment-related policies. The bill would require the Chancellor and the Superintendent to to, by January 1, 2027, submit the task forces recommendations framework to certain legislative committees within one year of the task forces first meeting, committees, as provided.
Existing law authorizes a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.
This bill would establish the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for purposes of developing recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils, as provided. require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board, which the bill would establish, to develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach specified goals. The bill would require the dual enrollment advisory board membership to be composed of specified individuals, as provided. The bill would require the task force, Superintendent and the advisory board, in developing its recommendations, the framework, to do certain things, including, among others, reviewing existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses, and identifying various items relating to dual enrollment, including, among other things, a process providing a guide of best practices to accomplish specified dual enrollment-related policies. The bill would require the Chancellor and the Superintendent to to, by January 1, 2027, submit the task forces recommendations framework to certain legislative committees within one year of the task forces first meeting, committees, as provided.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 76005.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:76005.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase participation in dual enrollment programs for all high school pupils with the goal of all pupils graduating with at least 12 units of college credit coursework by the 202930 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature that for purposes of this section, dual enrollment is defined as a college course taken by a high school pupil for which the pupil is provided college credit upon completion of that coursework.(b) The Superintendent shall, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board established pursuant to subdivision (c), develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach all of the following goals:(1) Developing seamless pathways from high school to public postsecondary educational institutions.(2) Helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.(3) Providing universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(c) There is hereby established the dual enrollment advisory board to provide input and feedback to the Superintendent. The advisory board membership shall be composed of all the following:(1) Three K12 credentialed teachers, selected through an application process by the Superintendent, who have taught dual enrollment courses through any of the following:(A) A College and Career Access Pathways partnership, as described in Section 76004.(B) An early college high school, as described in Section 11302.(C) A middle college high school, as described in Section 11300.(2) One K12 administrator.(3) One high school counselor.(4) One representative from, and selected by, the California College Guidance Initiative.(5) One community college faculty member, selected by the association representing community college faculty in California, who has taught dual enrollment courses through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership.(6) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.(7) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate of the California State University.(8) One community college administrator selected by the association representing community college districts.(9) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellors designee.(10) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellors designee.(11) The President of the University of California, or the presidents designee.(12) Four members of the public appointed by the Legislature as follows:(A) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(B) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(d) In developing the statewide dual enrollment framework pursuant to subdivision (b), the Superintendent and the dual enrollment advisory board shall do all of the following:(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3) Consult with K12 regional consortia, school districts, community colleges, and postsecondary educational institutions that have successful dual enrollment programs.(4) Seek to simplify the dual enrollment programs that school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools offer by providing a guide of best practices that College and Career Access Pathways partnerships, as described in Section 76004, early college high schools, as described in Section 11302, and middle college high schools, as described in Section 11300, should follow in California. The guide of best practices shall address all of the following:(A) Funding needs, including addressing the issue of funding the local educational agency and the partnering public postsecondary educational institution.(B) Funding sources.(C) Course content requirements.(D) The number and type of courses and course sequences that should be offered to high school pupils.(E) Instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(F) A method for evaluating the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs, including how to define effectiveness.(G) A determination of how dual enrollment instructors are hired and paid by the participating local educational agency or public postsecondary educational institution.(H) A method for diversifying, expanding, and supporting the qualified instructor pool.(I) A process to accomplish all of the following for dual enrollment courses:(i) Courses are certified as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University.(ii) Courses and course grades are recorded on a students permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii) (I) Dual credit is offered for all successfully completed courses.(II) For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned toward graduation and transferable college credit.(e) The department and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the advisory board.(f) (1) By January 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall submit the dual enrollment framework to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.(2) The implementation of the framework submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) is contingent upon the enactment of another statute for those purposes.(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 76005 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 76004, to read:76005.(a)The Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force is hereby established under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for purposes of developing recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(b)(1)The task force shall be composed of postsecondary education and elementary and secondary education stakeholders.(2)Members shall serve without compensation, except for per diem or travel expenses, contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute.(3)A majority of the total task force membership shall constitute a quorum and any official action taken by the task force shall require an affirmative vote of the majority of the quorum present and voting.(4)The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall call an organizational meeting of the task force on or before August 1, 2026. The task force shall elect a chairperson and any other officers deemed necessary from among the task force members.(5)The State Department of Education and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the task force.SEC. 2.Section 76006 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 76005, to read:76006.(a)In developing recommendations for the framework required pursuant to Section 76005, the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force shall do all of the following:(1)Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2)Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3)Seek to streamline all dual enrollment efforts of the State Department of Education, public postsecondary educational institutions, and all local educational agencies into a single dual enrollment pathway.(4)Identify all of the following relating to dual enrollment:(A)Strategic funding needs.(B)Funding sources.(C)Course content requirements.(D)Necessary instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(E)A process to accomplish all of the following:(i)Guarantee that dual enrollment courses articulate to the appropriate public postsecondary educational institution.(ii)Require that dual enrollment courses and course grades are recorded on a student's permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii)(I)Require dual credit to be offered for all successfully completed courses.(II)For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned towards graduation and transferable college credit.(iv)Routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the statewide dual enrollment framework and dual enrollment courses.(v)Recognize and reward schools, through the state's accountability system, that graduate pupils who have earned significant credit toward a postsecondary credential or degree.(vi)Recognize and reward each public postsecondary educational institution that shows significant use of dual enrollment to further its institutional mission.(vii)Diversify, expand, and support the qualified instructor pool.(b)For purposes of this section the following definitions apply:(1)Local educational agencies means school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.(2)Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.SEC. 3.Section 76007 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 76006, to read:76007.(a)The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a written report of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Forces recommendations developed pursuant to Section 76006 to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education one year after the first meeting of the task force.(b)(1)A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2032.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 76005.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:76005.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase participation in dual enrollment programs for all high school pupils with the goal of all pupils graduating with at least 12 units of college credit coursework by the 202930 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature that for purposes of this section, dual enrollment is defined as a college course taken by a high school pupil for which the pupil is provided college credit upon completion of that coursework.(b) The Superintendent shall, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board established pursuant to subdivision (c), develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach all of the following goals:(1) Developing seamless pathways from high school to public postsecondary educational institutions.(2) Helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.(3) Providing universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(c) There is hereby established the dual enrollment advisory board to provide input and feedback to the Superintendent. The advisory board membership shall be composed of all the following:(1) Three K12 credentialed teachers, selected through an application process by the Superintendent, who have taught dual enrollment courses through any of the following:(A) A College and Career Access Pathways partnership, as described in Section 76004.(B) An early college high school, as described in Section 11302.(C) A middle college high school, as described in Section 11300.(2) One K12 administrator.(3) One high school counselor.(4) One representative from, and selected by, the California College Guidance Initiative.(5) One community college faculty member, selected by the association representing community college faculty in California, who has taught dual enrollment courses through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership.(6) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.(7) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate of the California State University.(8) One community college administrator selected by the association representing community college districts.(9) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellors designee.(10) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellors designee.(11) The President of the University of California, or the presidents designee.(12) Four members of the public appointed by the Legislature as follows:(A) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(B) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(d) In developing the statewide dual enrollment framework pursuant to subdivision (b), the Superintendent and the dual enrollment advisory board shall do all of the following:(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3) Consult with K12 regional consortia, school districts, community colleges, and postsecondary educational institutions that have successful dual enrollment programs.(4) Seek to simplify the dual enrollment programs that school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools offer by providing a guide of best practices that College and Career Access Pathways partnerships, as described in Section 76004, early college high schools, as described in Section 11302, and middle college high schools, as described in Section 11300, should follow in California. The guide of best practices shall address all of the following:(A) Funding needs, including addressing the issue of funding the local educational agency and the partnering public postsecondary educational institution.(B) Funding sources.(C) Course content requirements.(D) The number and type of courses and course sequences that should be offered to high school pupils.(E) Instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(F) A method for evaluating the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs, including how to define effectiveness.(G) A determination of how dual enrollment instructors are hired and paid by the participating local educational agency or public postsecondary educational institution.(H) A method for diversifying, expanding, and supporting the qualified instructor pool.(I) A process to accomplish all of the following for dual enrollment courses:(i) Courses are certified as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University.(ii) Courses and course grades are recorded on a students permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii) (I) Dual credit is offered for all successfully completed courses.(II) For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned toward graduation and transferable college credit.(e) The department and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the advisory board.(f) (1) By January 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall submit the dual enrollment framework to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.(2) The implementation of the framework submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) is contingent upon the enactment of another statute for those purposes.(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 76005.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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76005.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase participation in dual enrollment programs for all high school pupils with the goal of all pupils graduating with at least 12 units of college credit coursework by the 202930 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature that for purposes of this section, dual enrollment is defined as a college course taken by a high school pupil for which the pupil is provided college credit upon completion of that coursework.(b) The Superintendent shall, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board established pursuant to subdivision (c), develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach all of the following goals:(1) Developing seamless pathways from high school to public postsecondary educational institutions.(2) Helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.(3) Providing universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(c) There is hereby established the dual enrollment advisory board to provide input and feedback to the Superintendent. The advisory board membership shall be composed of all the following:(1) Three K12 credentialed teachers, selected through an application process by the Superintendent, who have taught dual enrollment courses through any of the following:(A) A College and Career Access Pathways partnership, as described in Section 76004.(B) An early college high school, as described in Section 11302.(C) A middle college high school, as described in Section 11300.(2) One K12 administrator.(3) One high school counselor.(4) One representative from, and selected by, the California College Guidance Initiative.(5) One community college faculty member, selected by the association representing community college faculty in California, who has taught dual enrollment courses through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership.(6) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.(7) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate of the California State University.(8) One community college administrator selected by the association representing community college districts.(9) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellors designee.(10) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellors designee.(11) The President of the University of California, or the presidents designee.(12) Four members of the public appointed by the Legislature as follows:(A) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(B) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(d) In developing the statewide dual enrollment framework pursuant to subdivision (b), the Superintendent and the dual enrollment advisory board shall do all of the following:(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3) Consult with K12 regional consortia, school districts, community colleges, and postsecondary educational institutions that have successful dual enrollment programs.(4) Seek to simplify the dual enrollment programs that school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools offer by providing a guide of best practices that College and Career Access Pathways partnerships, as described in Section 76004, early college high schools, as described in Section 11302, and middle college high schools, as described in Section 11300, should follow in California. The guide of best practices shall address all of the following:(A) Funding needs, including addressing the issue of funding the local educational agency and the partnering public postsecondary educational institution.(B) Funding sources.(C) Course content requirements.(D) The number and type of courses and course sequences that should be offered to high school pupils.(E) Instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(F) A method for evaluating the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs, including how to define effectiveness.(G) A determination of how dual enrollment instructors are hired and paid by the participating local educational agency or public postsecondary educational institution.(H) A method for diversifying, expanding, and supporting the qualified instructor pool.(I) A process to accomplish all of the following for dual enrollment courses:(i) Courses are certified as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University.(ii) Courses and course grades are recorded on a students permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii) (I) Dual credit is offered for all successfully completed courses.(II) For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned toward graduation and transferable college credit.(e) The department and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the advisory board.(f) (1) By January 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall submit the dual enrollment framework to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.(2) The implementation of the framework submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) is contingent upon the enactment of another statute for those purposes.(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
76005.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase participation in dual enrollment programs for all high school pupils with the goal of all pupils graduating with at least 12 units of college credit coursework by the 202930 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature that for purposes of this section, dual enrollment is defined as a college course taken by a high school pupil for which the pupil is provided college credit upon completion of that coursework.(b) The Superintendent shall, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board established pursuant to subdivision (c), develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach all of the following goals:(1) Developing seamless pathways from high school to public postsecondary educational institutions.(2) Helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.(3) Providing universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(c) There is hereby established the dual enrollment advisory board to provide input and feedback to the Superintendent. The advisory board membership shall be composed of all the following:(1) Three K12 credentialed teachers, selected through an application process by the Superintendent, who have taught dual enrollment courses through any of the following:(A) A College and Career Access Pathways partnership, as described in Section 76004.(B) An early college high school, as described in Section 11302.(C) A middle college high school, as described in Section 11300.(2) One K12 administrator.(3) One high school counselor.(4) One representative from, and selected by, the California College Guidance Initiative.(5) One community college faculty member, selected by the association representing community college faculty in California, who has taught dual enrollment courses through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership.(6) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.(7) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate of the California State University.(8) One community college administrator selected by the association representing community college districts.(9) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellors designee.(10) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellors designee.(11) The President of the University of California, or the presidents designee.(12) Four members of the public appointed by the Legislature as follows:(A) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(B) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(d) In developing the statewide dual enrollment framework pursuant to subdivision (b), the Superintendent and the dual enrollment advisory board shall do all of the following:(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3) Consult with K12 regional consortia, school districts, community colleges, and postsecondary educational institutions that have successful dual enrollment programs.(4) Seek to simplify the dual enrollment programs that school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools offer by providing a guide of best practices that College and Career Access Pathways partnerships, as described in Section 76004, early college high schools, as described in Section 11302, and middle college high schools, as described in Section 11300, should follow in California. The guide of best practices shall address all of the following:(A) Funding needs, including addressing the issue of funding the local educational agency and the partnering public postsecondary educational institution.(B) Funding sources.(C) Course content requirements.(D) The number and type of courses and course sequences that should be offered to high school pupils.(E) Instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(F) A method for evaluating the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs, including how to define effectiveness.(G) A determination of how dual enrollment instructors are hired and paid by the participating local educational agency or public postsecondary educational institution.(H) A method for diversifying, expanding, and supporting the qualified instructor pool.(I) A process to accomplish all of the following for dual enrollment courses:(i) Courses are certified as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University.(ii) Courses and course grades are recorded on a students permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii) (I) Dual credit is offered for all successfully completed courses.(II) For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned toward graduation and transferable college credit.(e) The department and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the advisory board.(f) (1) By January 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall submit the dual enrollment framework to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.(2) The implementation of the framework submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) is contingent upon the enactment of another statute for those purposes.(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
76005.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase participation in dual enrollment programs for all high school pupils with the goal of all pupils graduating with at least 12 units of college credit coursework by the 202930 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature that for purposes of this section, dual enrollment is defined as a college course taken by a high school pupil for which the pupil is provided college credit upon completion of that coursework.(b) The Superintendent shall, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board established pursuant to subdivision (c), develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach all of the following goals:(1) Developing seamless pathways from high school to public postsecondary educational institutions.(2) Helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.(3) Providing universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.(c) There is hereby established the dual enrollment advisory board to provide input and feedback to the Superintendent. The advisory board membership shall be composed of all the following:(1) Three K12 credentialed teachers, selected through an application process by the Superintendent, who have taught dual enrollment courses through any of the following:(A) A College and Career Access Pathways partnership, as described in Section 76004.(B) An early college high school, as described in Section 11302.(C) A middle college high school, as described in Section 11300.(2) One K12 administrator.(3) One high school counselor.(4) One representative from, and selected by, the California College Guidance Initiative.(5) One community college faculty member, selected by the association representing community college faculty in California, who has taught dual enrollment courses through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership.(6) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.(7) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate of the California State University.(8) One community college administrator selected by the association representing community college districts.(9) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellors designee.(10) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellors designee.(11) The President of the University of California, or the presidents designee.(12) Four members of the public appointed by the Legislature as follows:(A) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(B) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(d) In developing the statewide dual enrollment framework pursuant to subdivision (b), the Superintendent and the dual enrollment advisory board shall do all of the following:(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.(3) Consult with K12 regional consortia, school districts, community colleges, and postsecondary educational institutions that have successful dual enrollment programs.(4) Seek to simplify the dual enrollment programs that school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools offer by providing a guide of best practices that College and Career Access Pathways partnerships, as described in Section 76004, early college high schools, as described in Section 11302, and middle college high schools, as described in Section 11300, should follow in California. The guide of best practices shall address all of the following:(A) Funding needs, including addressing the issue of funding the local educational agency and the partnering public postsecondary educational institution.(B) Funding sources.(C) Course content requirements.(D) The number and type of courses and course sequences that should be offered to high school pupils.(E) Instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.(F) A method for evaluating the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs, including how to define effectiveness.(G) A determination of how dual enrollment instructors are hired and paid by the participating local educational agency or public postsecondary educational institution.(H) A method for diversifying, expanding, and supporting the qualified instructor pool.(I) A process to accomplish all of the following for dual enrollment courses:(i) Courses are certified as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University.(ii) Courses and course grades are recorded on a students permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.(iii) (I) Dual credit is offered for all successfully completed courses.(II) For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned toward graduation and transferable college credit.(e) The department and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the advisory board.(f) (1) By January 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall submit the dual enrollment framework to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.(2) The implementation of the framework submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) is contingent upon the enactment of another statute for those purposes.(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
76005.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase participation in dual enrollment programs for all high school pupils with the goal of all pupils graduating with at least 12 units of college credit coursework by the 202930 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature that for purposes of this section, dual enrollment is defined as a college course taken by a high school pupil for which the pupil is provided college credit upon completion of that coursework.
(b) The Superintendent shall, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board established pursuant to subdivision (c), develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach all of the following goals:
(1) Developing seamless pathways from high school to public postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) Helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.
(3) Providing universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.
(c) There is hereby established the dual enrollment advisory board to provide input and feedback to the Superintendent. The advisory board membership shall be composed of all the following:
(1) Three K12 credentialed teachers, selected through an application process by the Superintendent, who have taught dual enrollment courses through any of the following:
(A) A College and Career Access Pathways partnership, as described in Section 76004.
(B) An early college high school, as described in Section 11302.
(C) A middle college high school, as described in Section 11300.
(2) One K12 administrator.
(3) One high school counselor.
(4) One representative from, and selected by, the California College Guidance Initiative.
(5) One community college faculty member, selected by the association representing community college faculty in California, who has taught dual enrollment courses through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership.
(6) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
(7) One representative from, and selected by, the Academic Senate of the California State University.
(8) One community college administrator selected by the association representing community college districts.
(9) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellors designee.
(10) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellors designee.
(11) The President of the University of California, or the presidents designee.
(12) Four members of the public appointed by the Legislature as follows:
(A) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(B) Two public members who have expertise in dual enrollment in California appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(d) In developing the statewide dual enrollment framework pursuant to subdivision (b), the Superintendent and the dual enrollment advisory board shall do all of the following:
(1) Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.
(2) Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.
(3) Consult with K12 regional consortia, school districts, community colleges, and postsecondary educational institutions that have successful dual enrollment programs.
(4) Seek to simplify the dual enrollment programs that school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools offer by providing a guide of best practices that College and Career Access Pathways partnerships, as described in Section 76004, early college high schools, as described in Section 11302, and middle college high schools, as described in Section 11300, should follow in California. The guide of best practices shall address all of the following:
(A) Funding needs, including addressing the issue of funding the local educational agency and the partnering public postsecondary educational institution.
(B) Funding sources.
(C) Course content requirements.
(D) The number and type of courses and course sequences that should be offered to high school pupils.
(E) Instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.
(F) A method for evaluating the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs, including how to define effectiveness.
(G) A determination of how dual enrollment instructors are hired and paid by the participating local educational agency or public postsecondary educational institution.
(H) A method for diversifying, expanding, and supporting the qualified instructor pool.
(I) A process to accomplish all of the following for dual enrollment courses:
(i) Courses are certified as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University.
(ii) Courses and course grades are recorded on a students permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.
(iii) (I) Dual credit is offered for all successfully completed courses.
(II) For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned toward graduation and transferable college credit.
(e) The department and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the advisory board.
(f) (1) By January 1, 2027, the Superintendent shall submit the dual enrollment framework to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.
(2) The implementation of the framework submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) is contingent upon the enactment of another statute for those purposes.
(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
(2) Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.
(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
(a)The Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force is hereby established under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for purposes of developing recommendations for the establishment and implementation of a statewide dual enrollment framework designed to provide universal access to dual enrollment courses to all public high school pupils.
(b)(1)The task force shall be composed of postsecondary education and elementary and secondary education stakeholders.
(2)Members shall serve without compensation, except for per diem or travel expenses, contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
(3)A majority of the total task force membership shall constitute a quorum and any official action taken by the task force shall require an affirmative vote of the majority of the quorum present and voting.
(4)The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall call an organizational meeting of the task force on or before August 1, 2026. The task force shall elect a chairperson and any other officers deemed necessary from among the task force members.
(5)The State Department of Education and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide staff support to the task force.
(a)In developing recommendations for the framework required pursuant to Section 76005, the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force shall do all of the following:
(1)Review existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses.
(2)Consider any dual enrollment recommendations from recent research reports on dual enrollment in California.
(3)Seek to streamline all dual enrollment efforts of the State Department of Education, public postsecondary educational institutions, and all local educational agencies into a single dual enrollment pathway.
(4)Identify all of the following relating to dual enrollment:
(A)Strategic funding needs.
(B)Funding sources.
(C)Course content requirements.
(D)Necessary instructor qualifications to provide quality dual enrollment courses.
(E)A process to accomplish all of the following:
(i)Guarantee that dual enrollment courses articulate to the appropriate public postsecondary educational institution.
(ii)Require that dual enrollment courses and course grades are recorded on a student's permanent high school and postsecondary academic transcripts.
(iii)(I)Require dual credit to be offered for all successfully completed courses.
(II)For purposes of subclause (I), dual credit means high school credit earned towards graduation and transferable college credit.
(iv)Routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the statewide dual enrollment framework and dual enrollment courses.
(v)Recognize and reward schools, through the state's accountability system, that graduate pupils who have earned significant credit toward a postsecondary credential or degree.
(vi)Recognize and reward each public postsecondary educational institution that shows significant use of dual enrollment to further its institutional mission.
(vii)Diversify, expand, and support the qualified instructor pool.
(b)For purposes of this section the following definitions apply:
(1)Local educational agencies means school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.
(2)Public postsecondary educational institutions means the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.
(a)The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a written report of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Forces recommendations developed pursuant to Section 76006 to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education one year after the first meeting of the task force.
(b)(1)A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2032.