Cal. Education Code - EDC 1. — ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [78401. - 78402.] | Education Code - EDC — California

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 78401. Section 78401.

(a) The governing board of a community college district may, with the approval of the board of governors, establish and maintain classes for adults for the purpose of providing instruction in civic, vocational, literacy, health, family and consumer sciences, technical, and general education. (b) Classes for adults shall conform to any course of study and graduation requirements otherwise imposed by law or under the authority of law. (c) Classes for adults shall be open for the admission of adults and of any minors who, in the judgment of the governing board, may be qualified for admission to them. (d) The board of governors shall establish standards, including standards of attendance, curriculum, administration, and guidance and counseling service for classes for adults as a basis for the several apportionments of state funds provided for the support of these classes. (e) The governing board of a community college district maintaining an adult school shall prescribe the requirements for the granting of diplomas. (f) Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education shall coordinate so that students enrolled in classes established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be assigned a statewide student identifier consistent with the identifiers assigned to pupils in K–12 education programs, if the student is not already identified by a social security number in a community college district’s data system. For a student who formerly attended a California public school in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or participated in another adult education program, the same statewide student identifier utilized for that student in the past programs shall be assigned. The chancellor’s office shall collect and maintain the identifiers of adult school students in the Adult Education Program data system.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 78402. Section 78402.

(a) The chancellor’s office, in conjunction with the department, as part of the report and recommendations required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 84830, shall jointly develop and issue assessment policy recommendations regarding assessments to be used by school districts and community college districts for purposes of placement in adult education courses offered pursuant to Section 84830 and paragraphs (2) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 84757. (b) The department and the chancellor’s office, as a part of the report and recommendations required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 84830, shall jointly develop and issue policy recommendations to the Legislature regarding a comprehensive accountability system for adult education courses offered pursuant to Section 84830 and paragraphs (2) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 84757. The department and the chancellor’s office shall develop recommendations for all adult education-funded providers for assessment, evaluation, and data collection to document participant outcomes and placement, and other performance measures they deem appropriate. Accountability measures may include receipt of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, placement in a postsecondary educational institution, training, and employment. All funded programs shall be required to annually submit demographic and other student-level outcome information to the department or the chancellor’s office, as appropriate. (c) The chancellor’s office, in conjunction with the department, and as a part of the report and recommendations required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 84830, shall coordinate and issue both of the following: (1) Recommendations, including recommendations as to whether or not fees should be assessed, and fee policy guidelines to be used by school districts and community college districts regarding the authority to charge fees for courses offered pursuant to Section 84830. With respect to these recommendations and guidelines, it is the intent of the Legislature that: (A) Registration and course fees should be equivalent across all programs. (B) Fees should not generate income beyond the cost of providing the courses. (C) Fees should not create a barrier to student access to adult education programs. (2) Recommendations and policy guidelines regarding the use of a single student identifier to be used by school districts and community college districts for purposes of developing a comprehensive accountability system pursuant to the requirements of Section 84830. (d) As used in this section, “department” means the State Department of Education.