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AB 288 College and Career Access Pathways Act

Dual Enrollment agreements in the California Community College system are made possible by .

This Program provides courses in both the Transfer and Career Pathways allowing high school students to get a jump start on their college education by taking college credited course while still in high school.

Participation in Dual Enrollment courses can shortening a college trajectory by at least one year, improve college success rates, and save over $5,000 toward a college degree.

Highlights of AB 288 Dual Enrollment Law

• Expands dual enrollment possibilities for HS students
• Allows CCC's and HS Districts to establish College and Career Access Pathway Partnership agreements to offer transfer and CTE pathways to HS students
• Increases the units that HS students can take at community colleges (up to 15 per term)
• Allows community colleges to offer classes on HS campuses that are open only to HS students
• The college hires, employs, sets the wages and working conditions for the college teacher
• Waives student registration fees for HS students enrolling in designated college classes
• HS teachers may be eligible to serve as 188bet±¸ÓÃÍøÖ· faculty for specific courses if they meet state minimum qualifications

Key Requirements of the Law

• Each board must approve a formal partnership agreement
• The entities must comply with non-discrimination laws
• College instructors must be free of prior convictions for sex crimes
• Reports must be filed with appropriate state agencies, including a college report to the Chancellor's Office on student success patterns
• The college claims Average Daily Attendance apportionment revenue for the college classes, not the HS district
• Each district must abide by collective bargaining agreements
• No physical education courses can be offered in the pathway