School attendance: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

Senator Cabaldon's proposal to modify California's minimum school day requirements would extend existing attendance flexibility to high school students participating in College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnerships with community colleges. The legislation reduces the required daily attendance from 240 to 180 minutes for CCAP students who are enrolled part-time in community college courses and eligible to receive academic credit.

The measure aligns attendance requirements across dual enrollment programs by matching the existing 180-minute minimum already available to early college and middle college high school students taking California State University or University of California courses. For charter schools operating as early or middle college high schools, the bill maintains the requirement that 80% of instruction occur at the school site, with specific attendance minimums based on students' higher education enrollment status.

The proposed changes preserve existing oversight mechanisms, including mandatory annual audits of attendance reporting and compliance. Students not participating in qualified dual enrollment programs would continue to follow the standard 240-minute minimum school day requirement.