Bill Text: CA ACR73 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Early College High School Week.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-29)

Status: (Passed) 2009-06-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 50, Statutes of 2009. [ACR73 Detail]

Download: California-2009-ACR73-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 73	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 26, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Portantino
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Adams,   Ammiano,   Anderson,  
Arambula,   Bass,   Beall,   Bill
Berryhill,   Tom Berryhill,   Blakeslee,  
Block,   Blumenfield,   Brownley,  
Buchanan,   Caballero,   Charles Calderon, 
 Carter,   Chesbro,   Conway,   Cook,
  Coto,   Davis,   De La Torre,  
De Leon,   DeVore,   Duvall,   Emmerson,
  Eng,   Evans,   Feuer,  
Fletcher,   Fong,   Fuentes,   Fuller,
  Furutani,   Gaines,   Galgiani, 
Garrick,   Gilmore,   Hagman,   Hall,
  Harkey,   Hayashi,   Hernandez, 
 Hill,   Huber,   Huffman,   Jeffries,
  Jones,   Knight,   Krekorian, 
 Lieu,   Logue,   Bonnie Lowenthal,  
Ma,   Mendoza,   Miller,   Monning, 
 Nava,   Nestande,   Niello,  
Nielsen,   John A. Perez,   V. Manuel Perez, 
 Price,   Ruskin,   Salas,   Saldana,
  Silva,   Skinner,   Smyth,  
Solorio,   Audra Strickland,   Swanson,  
Torlakson,   Torres,   Torrico,   Tran,
  Villines,   and Yamada   ) 

                        MAY 11, 2009

   Relative to the Early College High School Initiative.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 73, as amended, Portantino. Early College High School Week.
   This measure would recognize the week of May 4 through 10 as
National Early College High School Week and the month of May as Early
College High School Month in California and honor the commitment and
success of the Early College High School Initiative.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, For every 10 California students who enroll in high
school only seven graduate, just over three enroll in college, and
fewer than two complete an Associate's or Bachelor's degree within
150 percent of the standard time; and
   WHEREAS, California's economy increasingly depends on the
educational achievement of its fastest-growing population groups,
which are the same young people that many high schools leave behind;
and
   WHEREAS, Sixty-one California early college high schools provide a
bold solution to educating high school students, at a time when
California's economic competitiveness depends on ensuring an
education that enables all students to acquire the skills that meet
21st century workforce needs; and
   WHEREAS, Early college high schools blend high school and college
coursework to allow low-income, first-generation college goers,
English language learners, students of color, and other
underrepresented youth to simultaneously earn a high school diploma
and an Associate's degree or up to two years of credit toward a
Bachelor's degree; and
   WHEREAS, Studies have found that states can realize significant
returns on investments in early college high schools, with state
returns for every dollar spent estimated between $1.33 and $2.11 more
than traditional high schools over the course of 15 years, and $2.51
to $3.95 more over the course of 25 years; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes May 4 through 10
as the National Early College High School Week and the month of May
as Early College High School Month in California for early college
high schools and their partners in the state that bring together
students, administrators, parents, community leaders, and legislators
to honor the commitment and success of the Early College High School
Initiative; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.