Bill Text: CA SB461 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: High school equivalency certificates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 628, Statutes of 2011. [SB461 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB461-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 461 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT CHAPTER 628 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 8, 2011 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 8, 2011 PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 13, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Blakeslee FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to amend Section 51420 of the Education Code, relating to high school equivalency certificates. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 461, Blakeslee. High school equivalency certificates. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a California high school equivalency certificate and an official score report, or an official score report only, to any person who has not completed high school and who meets specified requirements, including, among others, that the person meets any of the following: is at least 18 years of age; would have graduated from high school had he or she remained in school and followed the usual course of study toward graduation; or, is at least 17 years of age, has accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit, and is confined to a state or county hospital or to an institution maintained by a state or county correctional agency. This bill would add being at least 17 years of age, having accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit before enrollment in the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, as defined, and successfully completing the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, as an additional option that a person could meet to satisfy that requirement. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 51420 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51420. The Superintendent shall issue a California high school equivalency certificate and an official score report, or an official score report only, to any person who has not completed high school and who meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is a resident of this state or is a member of the armed services assigned to duty in this state. (b) Has taken all or a portion of a general educational development test that has been approved by the state board and that is administered by a testing center approved by the department, with a score determined by the state board to be equal to the standard of performance expected from high school graduates. (c) Meets one of the following: (1) Is at least 18 years of age. (2) Would have graduated from high school had he or she remained in school and followed the usual course of study toward graduation. (3) Is at least 17 years of age, has accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit, and is confined to a state or county hospital or to an institution maintained by a state or county correctional agency. (4) (A) Is at least 17 years of age, has accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit prior to enrollment in the academic program described in this paragraph, and has successfully completed the academic program offered by a dropout recovery high school that provides the pupil with all of the following: (i) Instruction aligned to state academic content standards. (ii) The opportunity to complete the requirements for a high school diploma. (iii) At least one year of instruction or instruction followed by services related to the academic program. (B) For purposes of this paragraph, "dropout recovery high school" has the same meaning as set forth in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 52052.