BILL NUMBER: AB 791	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Swanson

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act relating to pupils.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 791, as introduced, Swanson. Pupils: dropouts.
   Existing law establishes the pupil retention block grant and
provides that the grant includes funding previously apportioned to
school districts for purposes of various specified programs,
including, among others, dropout prevention and recovery programs, as
specified.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would authorize community college districts to
receive funds based on average daily attendance to instruct high
school dropouts in programs that lead to an associate's degree or a
high school diploma or General Education Development (GED)
equivalent.
   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 that would authorize community college districts to
receive funds based on average daily attendance to instruct high
school dropouts in programs that lead to an associate's degree or a
high school diploma or General Education Development (GED)
equivalent.