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AB-2588 College readiness programs: study.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 04/01/2024 02:00 PM
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Amended  IN  Assembly  April 01, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2588


Introduced by Assembly Member Chen

February 14, 2024


An act to add and repeal Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 33329) of Chapter 3 of Part 20 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2588, as amended, Chen. College acceleration readiness programs: study.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish procedures within the State Department of Education to, among other things, coordinate the identification and development of effective programs and practices with, among others, appropriate offices in the department, schools, school districts, and the Legislature. Existing law requires the department to annually disseminate to each school district, county office of education, resource agency or consortium, and other public educational entity, as appropriate, information regarding effective educational projects and programs, as specified.
This bill would require the department to annually conduct a study regarding participation, performance, and outcomes of college acceleration readiness programs, as specified. The bill would require the department to complete the study on or before by April 1 of each year 2028 and 2029, and to submit the completed study to the appropriate budget and policy committees of the Legislature and the Department of Finance on or before by April 30 of each year. those years.
This bill would make these provisions inoperative on April 30, 2029, and would repeal it as of January 1, 2030.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 33329) is added to Chapter 3 of Part 20 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:
Article  1.7. College Acceleration Readiness Programs Study

33329.
 (a) The In accordance with the timelines prescribed in subdivision (d), the department shall annually conduct a study regarding participation, performance, and outcomes of college acceleration readiness programs for, at a minimum, the previous school year, including, but not limited to, international baccalaureate, advanced placement, dual and concurrent enrollment, early and middle college high schools, and career and technical education. The study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The number of pupils participating in each type of college acceleration readiness program disaggregated by subgroup and by course subject.
(2) The number of postsecondary education credits earned in each type of college acceleration readiness program in a high school setting.
(3) The average number of accelerated courses taken and successfully completed by each pupil in each college acceleration readiness program.
(b) To the extent data is already available, the study described in subdivision (a) may include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(4)

(1) The number of pupils participating in each type of college acceleration readiness program that earn a baccalaureate degree within four years of high school graduation or an associate degree within two years of high school graduation.

(5)

(2) The percentage of successfully completed college acceleration readiness courses for which pupils were not awarded credit at their postsecondary institution for each type of college acceleration program.
(c) In order to complete the study described in subdivision (a), the department shall coordinate data collection efforts with the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and the California Cradle-to-Career Data System, established pursuant to Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 10850) of Part 7 of Division 1 of Title 1, in order to reduce duplication.

(b)

(d) The department shall complete the study described in subdivision (a) on or before by April 1 of each year. 2028 and 2029. The department shall submit the completed study described in subdivision (a) to the appropriate budget and policy committees of the Legislature and to the Department of Finance by April 30 of each year. those years.

33329.5.
 This article shall become inoperative on April 30, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed.