AB 1451 Summary

• Reinstates provisions allowing high school principals to recommend pupils for community college summer sessions, with a 5% limitation per grade level, until January 1, 2017, with exceptions for transfer curriculum courses, career technical education courses, and CAHSEE remediation courses.

• Authorizes school districts and community college districts to enter into concurrent enrollment partnership agreements until July 1, 2020, allowing high school pupils to attend community college courses; requires public hearings and board approval by both districts before adoption.

• Prohibits school districts from receiving state funding for instructional activities for which the community college district has been or will be paid, and requires annual reporting to the Chancellor on enrollment, course completions, and course offerings.

• Authorizes community college districts to enter into partnerships with school districts to develop seamless pathways for career technical education or transfer preparation, with similar requirements for public hearings, board approval, and annual reporting until January 1, 2020.

• Allows high school pupils in partnership programs to enroll in up to 15 units per term if required for their program, and permits community college districts to exempt these students from specified fee requirements.