BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 73
Author: Portantino (D), et al
Amended: 5/26/09 in Assembly
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 5/26/09
SUBJECT : Early College High School Week
SOURCE : California Community College Foundation
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes May 4 through 10 as
National Early College High School Week and the month of
May as Early College High School Month in California for
early college high schools and their partners in the state
to honor the commitment and success of the Early College
High School Initiative.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1.California's economy increasingly depends on the
educational achievement of its fastest-growing population
groups, which are the same young people that many high
schools leave behind.
2.Early college high schools blend high school and college
coursework to allow low-income, first-generation college
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goers, English language learners, students of color, and
other underrepresented youth to simultaneously earn a
high school diploma and an Associate's degree or up to
two years of credit toward a Bachelor's degree.
3.Studies have found that states can realize significant
returns on investments in early college high schools;
and, 61 California early college high schools provide a
bold solution at a time when California's economic
competitiveness depends on ensuring an education that
meets 21st century workforce needs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/2/09)
California Community College Foundation (source)
Jobs for the Future
TSM:nl 6/2/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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