BILL NUMBER: SB 1316	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 10, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to amend Section 46141 of, and to add Section 46146.5 to,
the Education Code, relating to school attendance.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1316, as amended, Hancock. School attendance: early  and
middle  college high schools.
   Existing law provides that the minimum schoolday in any high
school is 240 minutes, except for, among other entities, an evening
high school, a regional occupational center, or a continuation high
school.
   This bill would also exempt an early college high school  and
a middle college high school  from the 240-minute minimum
schoolday. The bill would instead provide that a day of attendance
for an early college high school pupil  or middle college high
school pupil  is 180 minutes if the pupil is a special part-time
student enrolled in a community college under specified provisions,
or the pupil is in grades 11 and 12 and is also enrolled part time in
classes of the California State University or the University of
California.  The bill would provide that a day of attendance for
an early college high school pupil or middle college high school
pupil who is neither a special part-time student enrolled in a
community college nor enrolled part time in classes of the California
State University or the University of California is 240 minutes.
 The bill would state findings and declarations regarding the
pupils for whom an early college high school is designed and the key
elements of an early college high school.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Early college high schools are innovative partnerships between
public secondary schools and local community colleges that allow
pupils to earn a high school diploma and two years of college credit
in five years or less.
   (b) Early college high schools are small, autonomous schools that
blend high school and college into a coherent educational program.
Pupils begin taking college courses as soon as they demonstrate
preparedness, and the credits earned can be applied toward completing
an associate's degree, qualifying for transfer to a four-year
university, or earning certification in a vocation that provides a
family-sustaining wage.
   (c) Early college high schools are designed for pupils from
communities that are underrepresented in postsecondary education,
including pupils who have not had access to the academic preparation
needed to meet college readiness standards, pupils for whom the cost
of college is prohibitive, pupils of color, first-generation
college-bound pupils, and English learners.
   (d) Early college high schools can be organized and operated in a
variety of ways depending on the local needs of the school district,
schoolsite, and community college.
   (e) The key elements of an early college high school shall
include, but not be limited to, the following:
   (1) A commitment to serve pupils underrepresented in postsecondary
education.
   (2) Being created and sustained by a local educational agency, a
postsecondary institution, and the community, all of whom are jointly
accountable for pupil success.
   (3) In conjunction with postsecondary institution partners and the
community, joint development of an integrated academic program so
pupils are able to earn one to two years of transferable college
credit that leads to college completion.
   (4) The opportunity for pupils to earn a high school diploma and
at least two years of college credit in five years or less. The two
years of college credit should culminate in:
   (A) An associate's degree.
   (B) Completion of a vocational or occupational training program.
   (C) Eligibility to transfer as a junior to a four-year college or
university.
   (5) A personalized learning environment with an effective pupil
support network that develops academic and social skills as well as
the behaviors and conditions necessary for college completion and
maximum pupil success.
   (6) A location on or near the partner community college campus
where college services, facilities, and resources are available and
welcoming to pupils attending an early college high school.
  SEC. 2.  Section 46141 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   46141.  The minimum schoolday in a high school  is 240 minutes
 , except in an evening high school, an early college high
school,  a middle college high school,  a regional
occupational center, an opportunity school and in opportunity
classes, a continuation high school, in continuation education
classes, in late afternoon or Saturday occupationally organized
vocational training programs conducted under a federally approved
plan for vocational education, and for students enrolled in a work
experience education program approved under the provisions of Article
7 (commencing with Section 51760) of Chapter 5 of Part 28  ,
is 240 minutes  .
  SEC. 3.  Section 46146.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   46146.5.  (a) A day of attendance for a pupil enrolled in grades
11 and 12 at an early college high school  or middle college high
school  is 180 minutes of attendance if the pupil is also
enrolled part time in classes of the California State University or
the University of California for which academic credit will be
provided upon satisfactory completion of enrolled courses.
   (b) A day of attendance for a pupil enrolled in an early college
high school  or middle college high school  , who is also a
special part-time student enrolled in a community college under
Article 1 (commencing with Section 48800) of Chapter 5 of Part 27,
and who will receive academic credit upon satisfactory completion of
enrolled courses, is 180 minutes of attendance. 
   (c) A day of attendance for a pupil enrolled in an early college
high school or middle college high school who does not satisfy
subdivision (a) or (b) is 240 minutes of attendance.