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AB-1556 Community colleges: admission of students.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 02/17/2023 09:00 PM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1556

Introduced by Assembly Member Addis

February 17, 2023

An act to amend Section 76000 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1556, as introduced, Addis. Community colleges: admission of students.
Existing law requires the governing board of a community college district to admit to the community college any California resident, and authorizes the governing board to admit any nonresident, possessing a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma. Existing law also authorizes the governing board of a community college district to admit to the community college certain other persons, as provided.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 76000 of the Education Code is amended to read:

76000.
 (a) The governing board of a community college district shall admit to the community college any California resident, and may admit any nonresident, possessing a high school diploma or the equivalent thereof. of a high school diploma.

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(b) The governing board of a community college district may admit to the community college any apprentice, as defined in Section 3077 of the Labor Code, who, in the judgment of the governing board, is capable of profiting from the instruction offered.

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(c) The governing board of a community college district may by rule determine whether there shall be admitted to the community college any other person who is over 18 years of age and who, in the judgment of the governing board, is capable of profiting from the instruction offered. If the governing board determines to admit other persons, those persons shall be admitted as provisional students and thereafter shall be required to comply with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of governors pertaining to the scholastic achievement and other standards to be met by provisional or probationary students, as a condition to being readmitted in any a succeeding semester. This paragraph subdivision shall not apply to persons in attendance in special classes and programs established for adults pursuant to Section 78401 or to any persons attending on a part-time basis only.