California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1112

Introduced by Assembly Member Lopez

February 27, 2015

An act relating to adult education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1112, as introduced, Lopez. Adult education: consortia.

Existing law requires adult schools and evening high schools to consist of classes for adults. Existing law authorizes minors to be admitted into those classes pursuant to policies adopted by the governing board of the school district if those minors meet certain eligibility requirements.

Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education, pursuant to funding made available in the annual Budget Act, to jointly provide 2-year planning and implementation grants to regional consortia of community college districts and school districts for developing regional plans to better serve the educational needs of adults.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to provide for both of the following: that the funding distributed to local educational agencies through adult education consortia, as described, continues to be available to pupils who are minors participating in high school credit recovery pursuant to designated provisions; and that no more than 10% of the apportionment received by a local educational agency for adult education will be used for pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as specified.

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.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to provide for both of the following:

(a) That the funding distributed to local educational agencies
through adult education consortia as described in Section 84830
of the Education Code continues to be available to pupils who are
minors participating in high school credit recovery pursuant to
Sections 52500.1 and 52523 of the Education Code.

(b) That no more than 10 percent of the apportionment received
by a local educational agency for adult education will be used for
pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as referenced in subdivision (e)
of Section 52616.17 of the Education Code.