Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 670Introduced by Senator CervantesFebruary 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 84901 of the Education Code, relating to adult education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 670, as amended, Cervantes. Adult education: English as a second language programs. Education Program: immigrant integration.Existing law establishes the Adult Education Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director of the State Board of Education, to divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult education consortium in each of those regions. Existing law requires, on or before February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the program, the chancellor and the Superintendent to report to the Director of Finance, the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration, the state board, and the Legislature about the use of the specified funds and outcomes for adults statewide and in each adult education region, including, among other things, any recommendations related to delivery of education, immigrant integration, and workforce services for adults. Existing law requires, consistent with that reporting requirement, the chancellor and the Superintendent, with input from the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration and adult education program providers, to identify common measures for meeting the needs of immigrant and refugee adults seeking integration, as specified.This bill would define immigrant integration for purposes of the program.Existing law establishes adult basic education as the responsibility of high school and unified school districts except in those instances where by mutual agreement the responsibility is assigned to a community college district.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would address the challenges and barriers of accessing adult education for immigration integration, with a focus on English as a second language programs in local schools.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 84901 of the Education Code is amended to read:84901. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified:(a) Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.(b) Carryover means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal years allocation.(c) Consortium means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article.(d) Executive director means the executive director of the State Board of Education.(e) Immigrant integration means a two-way process in which immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration to build secure, thriving, and inclusive communities.(e)(f) Program means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would address the challenges and barriers of accessing adult education for immigration integration, with a focus on English as a second language programs in local schools.
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 670Introduced by Senator CervantesFebruary 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 84901 of the Education Code, relating to adult education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 670, as amended, Cervantes. Adult education: English as a second language programs. Education Program: immigrant integration.Existing law establishes the Adult Education Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director of the State Board of Education, to divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult education consortium in each of those regions. Existing law requires, on or before February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the program, the chancellor and the Superintendent to report to the Director of Finance, the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration, the state board, and the Legislature about the use of the specified funds and outcomes for adults statewide and in each adult education region, including, among other things, any recommendations related to delivery of education, immigrant integration, and workforce services for adults. Existing law requires, consistent with that reporting requirement, the chancellor and the Superintendent, with input from the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration and adult education program providers, to identify common measures for meeting the needs of immigrant and refugee adults seeking integration, as specified.This bill would define immigrant integration for purposes of the program.Existing law establishes adult basic education as the responsibility of high school and unified school districts except in those instances where by mutual agreement the responsibility is assigned to a community college district.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would address the challenges and barriers of accessing adult education for immigration integration, with a focus on English as a second language programs in local schools.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 670
Introduced by Senator CervantesFebruary 20, 2025
Introduced by Senator Cervantes
February 20, 2025
An act to amend Section 84901 of the Education Code, relating to adult education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 670, as amended, Cervantes. Adult education: English as a second language programs. Education Program: immigrant integration.
Existing law establishes the Adult Education Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director of the State Board of Education, to divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult education consortium in each of those regions. Existing law requires, on or before February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the program, the chancellor and the Superintendent to report to the Director of Finance, the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration, the state board, and the Legislature about the use of the specified funds and outcomes for adults statewide and in each adult education region, including, among other things, any recommendations related to delivery of education, immigrant integration, and workforce services for adults. Existing law requires, consistent with that reporting requirement, the chancellor and the Superintendent, with input from the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration and adult education program providers, to identify common measures for meeting the needs of immigrant and refugee adults seeking integration, as specified.This bill would define immigrant integration for purposes of the program.Existing law establishes adult basic education as the responsibility of high school and unified school districts except in those instances where by mutual agreement the responsibility is assigned to a community college district.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would address the challenges and barriers of accessing adult education for immigration integration, with a focus on English as a second language programs in local schools.
Existing law establishes the Adult Education Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director of the State Board of Education, to divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult education consortium in each of those regions. Existing law requires, on or before February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the program, the chancellor and the Superintendent to report to the Director of Finance, the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration, the state board, and the Legislature about the use of the specified funds and outcomes for adults statewide and in each adult education region, including, among other things, any recommendations related to delivery of education, immigrant integration, and workforce services for adults. Existing law requires, consistent with that reporting requirement, the chancellor and the Superintendent, with input from the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration and adult education program providers, to identify common measures for meeting the needs of immigrant and refugee adults seeking integration, as specified.
This bill would define immigrant integration for purposes of the program.
Existing law establishes adult basic education as the responsibility of high school and unified school districts except in those instances where by mutual agreement the responsibility is assigned to a community college district.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would address the challenges and barriers of accessing adult education for immigration integration, with a focus on English as a second language programs in local schools.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 84901 of the Education Code is amended to read:84901. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified:(a) Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.(b) Carryover means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal years allocation.(c) Consortium means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article.(d) Executive director means the executive director of the State Board of Education.(e) Immigrant integration means a two-way process in which immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration to build secure, thriving, and inclusive communities.(e)(f) Program means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would address the challenges and barriers of accessing adult education for immigration integration, with a focus on English as a second language programs in local schools.
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 84901 of the Education Code is amended to read:84901. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified:(a) Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.(b) Carryover means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal years allocation.(c) Consortium means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article.(d) Executive director means the executive director of the State Board of Education.(e) Immigrant integration means a two-way process in which immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration to build secure, thriving, and inclusive communities.(e)(f) Program means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.
SECTION 1. Section 84901 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
84901. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified:(a) Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.(b) Carryover means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal years allocation.(c) Consortium means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article.(d) Executive director means the executive director of the State Board of Education.(e) Immigrant integration means a two-way process in which immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration to build secure, thriving, and inclusive communities.(e)(f) Program means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.
84901. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified:(a) Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.(b) Carryover means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal years allocation.(c) Consortium means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article.(d) Executive director means the executive director of the State Board of Education.(e) Immigrant integration means a two-way process in which immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration to build secure, thriving, and inclusive communities.(e)(f) Program means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.
84901. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified:(a) Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.(b) Carryover means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal years allocation.(c) Consortium means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article.(d) Executive director means the executive director of the State Board of Education.(e) Immigrant integration means a two-way process in which immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration to build secure, thriving, and inclusive communities.(e)(f) Program means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.
84901. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified:
(a) Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.
(b) Carryover means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal years allocation.
(c) Consortium means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article.
(d) Executive director means the executive director of the State Board of Education.
(e) Immigrant integration means a two-way process in which immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration to build secure, thriving, and inclusive communities.
(e)
(f) Program means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would address the challenges and barriers of accessing adult education for immigration integration, with a focus on English as a second language programs in local schools.