Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 633, Sec. 2. (SB 650) Effective January 1, 2012.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the College Promise Partnership Act.
Article 1.5 - College Promise Partnership Act
California Education Code — §§ 48810-48813
Sections (5)
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 633, Sec. 2. (SB 650) Effective January 1, 2012.
The Long Beach Community College District and the Long Beach Unified School District may enter into a partnership to provide participating pupils with an aligned sequence of rigorous high school and college coursework leading to capstone college courses, with consistent and jointly established eligibility for college courses. As used in this article, “capstone college course” means a community college course described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 48800.
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 762, Sec. 1. (AB 1533) Effective October 13, 2017.
(a)The purpose of the partnership authorized by Section 48810.5 shall be to provide a seamless bridge to college for pupils not already college bound and to reduce the time needed for advanced students to complete programs.
(b)A pupil who elects to participate in the partnership authorized by Section 48810.5 shall complete the grade 11 achievement test provided for in Section 60640, or a successor test approved by the state board, to determine readiness for college-level coursework, and shall enroll in coursework during grade 12 to remedy any deficiencies diagnosed by the achievement test. The consent of a parent or guardian of a pupil shall be required prior to a pupil’s participation
in the partnership.
(c)Article 1 (commencing with Section 48800) does not apply to pupils enrolled in a partnership operating pursuant to this article.
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 633, Sec. 2. (SB 650) Effective January 1, 2012.
(a)The Long Beach Community College District and the Long Beach Unified School District shall design the partnership to include focused curricular pathways leading to credit in at least one of the following: general education, a career technical certificate, or a degree, including at least one capstone college course.
(b)The partnership shall coordinate the delivery of student support services, including counseling, to participating pupils.
(c)The Long Beach Community College District shall not be eligible to enter into the partnership unless it participates in the Early Assessment Program (EAP) as described in Section
99301.
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 633, Sec. 2. (SB 650) Effective January 1, 2012.
(a)For purposes of allowances and apportionments from Section B of the State School Fund, the Long Beach Community College District shall be credited with additional units of full-time equivalent students (FTES) attributable to the attendance of partnership pupils at the Long Beach City College.
(b)Pupils of the Long Beach Unified School District who attend Long Beach City College pursuant to this article shall, for purposes of allowances and apportionments from Section A of the State School Fund, continue to receive credit for attendance by those pupils computed in the manner prescribed by law, and a pupil’s attendance at school for the minimum schoolday shall be deemed a day of attendance for
purposes of making the computation.
(c)The Long Beach Community College District shall not receive an allowance or an apportionment for an instructional activity for which the Long Beach Unified School District has been, or shall be, paid an allowance or an apportionment.
(d)The Long Beach Community College District shall implement this article and Sections 76001.5, 76002.1, 76003, and 76004 in a manner that does not result in increased allocations, which are above the regularly funded FTES enrollment cap, from the General Fund for the Long Beach Community College District.