Title EDC — California Educ. Code

(a) The Superintendent may withhold, in whole or in part, state funds or federal funds allocated under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) from a local educational agency after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing if th…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Cradle-to-Career Data System Act.

The California Cradle-to-Career Data System Workgroup created pursuant to former Section 10853, as it read on January 1, 2024, is hereby dissolved.

(a) There is hereby established in state government the California Cradle-to-Career Data System for the purpose of connecting individuals and organizations to trusted information and resources. The data system shall be considered a source for actionable data and research on educa…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advisory boards” means the advisory boards established pursuant to Section 10865. (b) “A–G coursework” means the 15-unit pattern of courses across seven subject areas that pupils must complete during high school …

(a) The Office of Cradle-to-Career Data is hereby created within the Government Operations Agency. (b) The office shall also be known as the “managing entity,” and shall serve as a neutral administrative body, consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter, to do all of t…

In fulfilling their roles, all governing board members, advisory board members, and managing entity employees shall do all of the following: (a) Prioritize the needs of students and families. (b) Comply with federal and state laws to protect individual privacy, including, but not…

(a) The data system shall be governed by a governing board composed of the following 21 members: (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent’s designee. (2) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges or the chancellor’s designee. (3) The Chancellor…

(a) The governing board shall provide the governance structure for the data system by developing and revising, from time to time, a self-governance process to ensure that the governing board, among other actions, does all of the following: (1) Convenes on a regular basis, but no …

(a) The governing board shall appoint an executive officer to oversee the managing entity. The executive officer shall be exempt from civil service consistent with subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, including setting the terms of employmen…

(a) The managing entity shall implement and manage the data system based on the direction set by the governing board. (b) The managing entity shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Supporting the governing board, advisory boards, and data providers, including, but not…

In furtherance of Section 10867, the managing entity may exercise all powers reasonably necessary to carry out and comply with the duties, requirements, and responsibilities of this chapter, including, but not limited to, both of the following: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, …

Notwithstanding Section 11010 of the Government Code, and the State Administrative Manual, the governing board and the managing entity may implement a data request fee policy to compensate for excessive use of the data system, to recover costs that would otherwise typically be bo…

(a) This section is intended to reduce redundancy, improve efficiency and transparency, and provide students, parents, and counselors with an easy to use, and simple to understand, one-stop automated process to provide all of the following: (1) Clear, concise, and consistent mess…

(a) (1) Data providers, as defined in Section 10861, shall contribute to the data system, at least annually, the data points contained in the P20W data set that each data provider agrees to contribute under the terms of its participation agreement with the managing entity. (2) So…

Notwithstanding any other law, records or source data contained in the data system shall not be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(a) (1) The managing entity shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice of all employees, prospective employees, contractors, subcontractors, and volunteers whose duties include or would include access…

Of the funds appropriated pursuant to Schedule (3) of Item 0511-001-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021, upon the order of the Director of Finance, two million four hundred fifty-two thousand dollars ($2,452,000) shall be transferred as follows: (a) One million seven hundred two thous…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, upon the repeal of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800), the Student Tuition Recovery Fund shall be continued in existence under the administration of the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the moneys remaining in the fund shall be continu…

This chapter shall become operative upon the repeal of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800), as added by Assembly Bill 48 of the 2009–10 Regular Session.

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Regents of the University of California, and the Trustees of the California State University, with appropriate consultation with the Academic Senates of the respective segments, shall jointly develop, maintain, and …

Upon development of the transfer core curriculum pursuant to Section 66720, and upon any subsequent joint revision of that curriculum, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Regents of the University of California, and the Trustees of the California Stat…

(a) The California State University and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall work together to establish the most effective methods to inform students, college advisers, and the general public about the associate degree for transfer and specific …

(a) (1) The governing board of each community college district shall direct the appropriate officials at their respective campuses to provide each of their students with a copy of the current transfer core curriculum. (2) As used in this section, “transfer core curriculum” means …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that community college students who wish to earn the baccalaureate degree at the University of California are provided with clear and effective directions that specify curricular paths to this degree. (b) This section shall not li…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that a transparent process for transfer that is designed to assist students in identifying and taking the community college courses that will prepare them for success in specific University of California majors is a state priority. (b) The L…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the transfer function shall be a central institutional priority of all segments of higher education in California, and that the segments shall have as a fundamental policy and practice the maintenance of an effective transfer system.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the segments of higher education shall pursue the development of transfer agreement programs that specify the curricular requirements that must be met, and the level of achievement that must be attained, by community college students in or…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate articulation and seamless integration of California’s postsecondary institutions by facilitating the adoption and integration of a common course numbering system among the public and private postsecondary institutions. The pur…

(a) Not later than June 1, 2006, the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall adopt, and the University of California and private postsecondary institutions may adopt, a common course numbering system for the 20 highest-demand majors in the respecti…

(a) (1) To streamline transfer from two- to four-year postsecondary educational institutions and reduce excess credit accumulation, on or before July 1, 2027, both of the following shall occur: (A) The California Community Colleges shall adopt a common course numbering system for…

(a) The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded student transfer system. Both the Univers…

Student matriculation from community colleges through the University of California and the California State University shall be recognized by the Governor, Legislature, and the governing boards of each of California’s public postsecondary education segments as a central instituti…

The governing boards of each segment shall declare as policy that the student transfer agreement program shall constitute a significant role in achieving the goal of student diversity within their segments, and in ensuring that all students, particularly those currently underrepr…

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall have the authority and responsibility to guarantee that all community college students have access to courses that meet the lower division baccalaureate degree requirements of the California public universities. Th…

Each community college district governing board shall ensure that its college or colleges maintain student transfer counseling centers or other counseling and student services designed and implemented to affirmatively seek out, counsel, advise, and monitor the progress of potenti…

The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges are expected to develop new programs of outreach, recruitment, and cooperation between and among the three segments of pub…

(a) The governing board of each public postsecondary education segment shall be accountable for the development and implementation of formal systemwide articulation agreements and transfer agreement programs, including those for general education or a transfer core curriculum, an…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The California Master Plan and supporting statutes place utmost importance on the effective transfer of community college students to the University of California and the California State University as a means of pr…

(a) In a manner that is consistent with Section 71027, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall establish a process to facilitate the identification of courses that satisfy lower division preparation requirements throughout the California Community …

Each department, school, and major in the University of California and California State University shall develop, in conjunction with community college faculty in appropriate and associated departments, discipline-specific articulation agreements and transfer program agreements f…

As a result of systemwide and interinstitutional agreements, each community college student shall be assured of the opportunity to enter into a transfer agreement program enabling a student to receive high priority consideration, attain equivalent special treatment, or enter into…

The governing boards of the three public segments of higher education shall present annual statistical reports on transfer patterns via the California Postsecondary Education Commission to the Governor and Legislature. The reports shall include recent statistics on student enroll…

The California Postsecondary Education Commission is requested to convene an intersegmental advisory committee on transfer access and performance for the purposes of presenting biennial reports to the Governor and the Legislature on the status of transfer policies and programs, t…

(a) (1) Commencing with the 2004–05 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, the Trustees of the California State University shall establish a dual admissions program for eligible freshman applicants. Under this program, eligible freshman applicants may be offered the op…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise, “university” means the California State University. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the California State University establish a dual admissions program as a separate transfer pathway for first-time f…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise, “university” means the University of California. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California establish a dual admissions program as a separate transfer pathway for first-time freshma…

This article shall be known, and may be cited as the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act.

(a) Commencing with the fall term of the 2011–12 academic year, a student who earns an associate degree for transfer granted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be deemed eligible for transfer into a California State University baccalaureate program when the student meets both of t…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 66201), the California State University shall guarantee admission with junior status to any community college student who meets all of the requirements of Section 66746, with admission to a program or major and concentrat…