The California Senate Education Committee proposes comprehensive changes to transfer pathways between community colleges and four-year institutions while expanding support for resource family education. Starting in fall 2025, the California General Education Transfer Curriculum will become the standard general education requirement for students pursuing associate degrees for transfer to California State University, replacing existing transfer patterns.
The legislation streamlines articulation between community colleges and public universities by establishing uniform lower-division transfer requirements. Community colleges must develop associate degrees for transfer that align with the new curriculum without adding local requirements. Students who begin under current transfer patterns before fall 2025 may complete those requirements with full certification.
The bill renames the Foster Care Education Program to the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program, directing funds specifically toward education and training for resource families. Community colleges receiving program funds must develop plans in consultation with county child welfare agencies to prepare foster homes caring for children with special needs. The Chancellor's office will allocate funding in partnership with an advisory committee comprising resource parents, foster care organizations, and social services representatives.
Additional provisions standardize how community colleges award credit for Advanced Placement examinations, requiring alignment with other public postsecondary institutions' policies. Colleges must post their Advanced Placement policies online and adopt the California State University's standards if they do not implement their own by fall 2017.
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The California Senate Education Committee proposes comprehensive changes to transfer pathways between community colleges and four-year institutions while expanding support for resource family education. Starting in fall 2025, the California General Education Transfer Curriculum will become the standard general education requirement for students pursuing associate degrees for transfer to California State University, replacing existing transfer patterns.
The legislation streamlines articulation between community colleges and public universities by establishing uniform lower-division transfer requirements. Community colleges must develop associate degrees for transfer that align with the new curriculum without adding local requirements. Students who begin under current transfer patterns before fall 2025 may complete those requirements with full certification.
The bill renames the Foster Care Education Program to the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program, directing funds specifically toward education and training for resource families. Community colleges receiving program funds must develop plans in consultation with county child welfare agencies to prepare foster homes caring for children with special needs. The Chancellor's office will allocate funding in partnership with an advisory committee comprising resource parents, foster care organizations, and social services representatives.
Additional provisions standardize how community colleges award credit for Advanced Placement examinations, requiring alignment with other public postsecondary institutions' policies. Colleges must post their Advanced Placement policies online and adopt the California State University's standards if they do not implement their own by fall 2017.
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| 72 | 0 | 7 | 79 | PASS |
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