California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 907


Introduced by Assembly Member Burke

February 26, 2015


An act to relating to career technical education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 907, as introduced, Burke. Career training: adult students.

Existing law authorizes various career technical education programs, including regional occupational centers and programs, specialized secondary programs, partnership academies, and agricultural career technical education programs.

This bill would make legislative findings regarding education for adult students, and would state the Legislature’s support for adult students’ access to career training resources, including student financial aid.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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SECTION 1.  

The Legislature finds and declares all of the
2following:

3(a) Career training for adults is an important part of workforce
4and economic development in California.

5(b) Many of California’s neediest adult students require financial
6aid to support their career training.

P2    1(c) Historically, those adult students have had access to federal
2financial aid under Title IV of the federal Elementary and
3Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).

4(d) Recent revisions in federal regulations governing Title IV
5of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C.
6Sec. 6301 et seq.) have eliminated the eligibility for financial aid
7for adult students in many of California’s career training programs
8operated by local educational agencies, even though adults in those
9programs have been historically eligible.

10(e) The Legislature supports:

11(1) Adult students’ access to career training programs that will
12improve or expand their job skills and employability.

13(2) Adult students’ access to federal financial aid that may be
14used for career training programs and services.

15(3) Providers of career training programs for adult students, as
16those providers work to satisfy federal requirements necessary to
17establish federal financial aid eligibility for those adult students.



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