Public schools: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

Existing law until January 1, 2022, authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways partnership with the governing board of a school district with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness. Existing law requires each partnership agreement to include a certification by the participating community college district that a community college course that is oversubscribed or has a waiting list will not be offered in the partnership. This bill would establish the Rural Dual Enrollment Teacher Qualifications Pilot Program. Commencing with the 2019–20 school year, the bill would authorize a high school district within Imperial County to allow a high school teacher of that district to teach a college course on the high school campus pursuant to a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership if the teacher has met specified requirements. The bill would require any course taught by a qualified high school teacher under the bill to be evaluated and approved by the community college, and would only allow pupils enrolled through a CCAP partnership to enroll in these courses. The bill would require a participating high school district to annually report specified data to the Legislative Analyst's Office, commencing at the close of the 2019–20 school year. The bill would also require the Legislative Analyst's Office, on or before January 1, 2024, to submit a report to the Legislature that includes a recommendation as to whether the pilot program should be continued. These provisions would become inoperative on January 1, 2025. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Imperial Valley College and nearby high schools.