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The official text confirms the bill passed both chambers, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata or summaries.
California College Guidance Initiative and Advanced Academic Program Notices
This law requires schools with grades 9 through 12 to send written notices about advanced academic programs and the California College Guidance Initiative to students and parents by October 1 each year.
What This Bill Does
- Requires school districts and charter schools offering grades 9 to 12 to send a written notice of available advanced academic programs to all pupils in those grades and their parents or guardians on or before October 1 annually.
- Mandates that the annual notice include information about the benefits of these programs, such as weighted grade-point-average credit, college credit, other academic advantages, and how they can save time and money for a future degree.
- Requires schools to add details about the California College Guidance Initiative to existing notices and encourage parents or guardians to create accounts on its online platform.
- Directs each pupil to receive notice of advanced academic programs through at least one form of direct communication in addition to written materials.
- Orders schools to hold at least one informational session per year for parents and guardians about program options and enrollment steps, while making reasonable efforts to inform them of the event details.
- Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue guidelines that help local agencies follow these new rules.
Who It Names or Affects
- School districts in California that maintain grades 9 through 12.
- Charter schools in California that maintain grades 9 through 12.
- Pupils enrolled in grades 9 through 12 and their parents or guardians.
- The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Terms To Know
- Advanced academic programs
- Courses such as early college, dual enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) that allow students to earn extra credit or college credits.
- California College Guidance Initiative
- A state program that provides online tools and resources for college and career planning to pupils and their families.
- State-mandated local program
- New duties required by the state law that local agencies must follow, which may qualify them for reimbursement of costs from the state if determined by the Commission on State Mandates.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify an effective date in the provided text.
- Reimbursement to schools for new costs depends on a determination by the Commission on State Mandates that these duties are mandated by the state.
- The specific content of the guidelines from the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not detailed in this summary.