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Title 3.DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Part 50.PART 50. FINANCE
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Community College Apportionment
Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Program-Based Funding
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(a)For purposes of this chapter, the following career development and college preparation courses and classes for which credit is not given, and courses that are offered in both face-to-face and distance education instructional methods, leading to a certificate of completion, that lead to improved employability or job placement opportunities, or to a certificate of competency in a recognized career field by articulating with college-level
coursework, completion of an associate of arts degree, or for transfer to a four-year degree program, are eligible for funding subject to subdivision (b):
(1)Classes and courses in elementary and secondary basic skills.
(2)Classes and courses for students, eligible for educational services in workforce preparation classes, in the basic skills of
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(a)
For purposes of this chapter, the following career development and college preparation courses and classes for which credit is not given, and courses that are offered in both face-to-face and distance education instructional methods, leading to a certificate of completion, that lead to improved employability or job placement opportunities, or to a certificate of competency in a recognized career field by articulating with college-level
coursework, completion of an associate of arts degree, or for transfer to a four-year degree program, are eligible for funding subject to subdivision (b):
(1)
Classes and courses in elementary and secondary basic skills.
(2)
Classes and courses for students, eligible for educational services in workforce preparation classes, in the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, writing, mathematics, decisionmaking, and problem solving skills that are necessary to participate in job-specific technical training.
(3)
Short-term vocational programs with high employment potential, as determined by the chancellor in consultation with the Employment Development Department using job demand data provided by that department.
(4)
Classes and courses in English as a second language and vocational English as a second language.
(b)
The board of governors shall adopt criteria and standards for the identification of career development and college preparation courses and the eligibility of these courses for funding, including the definition of courses eligible for funding pursuant to subdivision (a). The criteria and standards shall be based on recommendations from the chancellor, the statewide academic senate, and the statewide association of chief instructional officers. The career and college preparation courses to be identified for this higher rate of funding should include suitable courses that meet one or more of the qualifications described in subdivision (a).
(c)
A district that offers courses described in subdivision (a), but that is not eligible for funding under subdivision (b), shall be eligible for funding under Section 84757.
(d)
The chancellor, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, shall develop specific outcome measures for career development and college preparation courses for incorporation into the annual report required by subdivision (b) of Section 84754.5.
(e)
The chancellor shall prepare and submit to the Department of Finance and the Legislature, on or before November 1 of each year, a report that details, at a minimum, the following:
(1)
The amount of FTES claimed by each community college district for
career development and college preparation courses and classes.
(2)
The specific certificate programs and course titles of career development and college preparation courses and classes receiving additional funding pursuant to this section, and the number of those courses and classes receiving additional funding.