Pupil instruction: statewide dual enrollment framework: advisory board.

Assembly Member Fong's dual enrollment initiative aims to establish a comprehensive statewide framework ensuring all California high school students graduate with at least 12 units of college credit by the 2029-30 academic year. The legislation creates a dual enrollment advisory board to collaborate with the Superintendent of Public Instruction in developing standardized guidelines for program operation and accessibility across public schools.

The advisory board's composition reflects broad stakeholder representation, including K-12 teachers, administrators, counselors, community college faculty, and academic senate members from California's public higher education systems. This group will review existing dual enrollment policies, examine successful programs, and produce best practice guidelines addressing course requirements, instructor qualifications, funding mechanisms, and program evaluation methods. The framework must ensure courses meet University of California and California State University admission requirements while providing both high school and transferable college credit.

The Superintendent must submit the completed framework to designated legislative committees by January 1, 2027, though implementation requires additional statutory authorization. The provisions expire on January 1, 2030, allowing for evaluation of the framework's effectiveness in creating seamless pathways between high school and postsecondary education while expanding dual enrollment access to all public high school students.