Bill Text: CA ACR14 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Dual Enrollment Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 31, Statutes of 2019. [ACR14 Detail]
Download: California-2019-ACR14-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Dual Enrollment Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 31, Statutes of 2019. [ACR14 Detail]
Download: California-2019-ACR14-Enrolled.html
Enrolled
April 05, 2019 |
Passed
IN
Senate
April 04, 2019 |
Passed
IN
Assembly
March 14, 2019 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 07, 2019 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution | No. 14 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Limón |
January 14, 2019 |
Relative to Dual Enrollment Week.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 14, Limón.
Dual Enrollment Week.
This measure would recognize the week of March 17, 2019, to March 23, 2019, inclusive, as Dual Enrollment Week in California and would encourage colleges and universities to visit high schools and take action to help pupils register in dual enrollment courses.
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WHEREAS, Dual enrollment programs offer pupils the opportunity to take challenging college courses while still enrolled in high school; and
WHEREAS, Successful completion of, and satisfactory performance in, a dual enrollment course awards pupils college credit at colleges and universities worldwide, representing a substantial savings in college tuition for students and parents; and
WHEREAS, Expanding awareness of dual enrollment programs can provide pathways to higher education for all pupils, especially those from underrepresented communities; and
WHEREAS, Challenging dual enrollment courses significantly contribute to building a globally competitive, career-ready workforce in California; and
WHEREAS, The State Department of Education, school districts, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and nonprofit college access organizations that administer or facilitate participation in dual enrollment programs have had a longstanding partnership to build participation in dual enrollment in California; and
WHEREAS, In the 2017–18 fall, winter, spring, and summer terms, there was a total enrollment of 154,924 high school pupils in California community colleges; and
WHEREAS, The above figu