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Chapter 10.5. Immigrant Workforce Preparation Act of California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 10.5.
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context
otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(b) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(c) "Community-based organizations" means public nonprofit benefit corporations of demonstrated effectiveness approved by the superintendent to provide educational services to eligible legalized persons.
(d) "Department" means the State Department of Education.
(e) "Educational outreach activities" means:
(1) Information transmitted to temporary resident aliens regarding the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Secs. 1160, 1161, and 1255a), as those requirements existed on the effective date of this chapter, relating to adjustment of resident status, sources of assistance to those aliens obtaining adjustment of resident status, including educational, informational, and referral services, and the rights and responsibilities of those aliens and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the identification of health, employment, and social services, and the importance of identifying oneself as a temporary resident alien to service providers. It does not include client counseling or any other service that would assume responsibility of the alien's application for the adjustment of resident status.
(2) Information provided to newly legalized persons and other immigrants regarding educational opportunities available to them.
(f) "Immigrant" means a person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States and is eligible for education services in California or a naturalized United States citizen who is now residing in California.
(g) "Newly legalized person" means an alien who has been granted lawful temporary resident status under Sections 1160, 1161, and 1255a of Title 8 of the United States Code, as those sections exist on the effective date of this chapter. In addition, it means a person who has, after being granted lawful temporary resident status, obtained permanent resident or citizenship status.
(h) "Services provider" means any community-based organization, school district maintaining adult education programs, or community college that has been approved by the superintendent in the 1991-92 fiscal year as eligible to provide educational services to newly legalized persons pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 23.50 of the Budget Act of 1991.
(i) "SLIAG" means the State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants as set forth in Section 204 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, (Sec. 204, P.L. 99-603), as it exists on the effective date of this chapter.
(j) "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(a) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(b) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(c) "Community-based organizations" means public nonprofit benefit corporations of demonstrated effectiveness approved by the superintendent to provide educational services to eligible legalized persons.
(d) "Department" means the State Department of Education.
(e) "Educational outreach activities" means:
(1) Information transmitted to temporary resident aliens regarding the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Secs. 1160, 1161, and 1255a), as those requirements existed on the effective date of this chapter, relating to adjustment of resident status, sources of assistance to those aliens obtaining adjustment of resident status, including educational, informational, and referral services, and the rights and responsibilities of those aliens and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the identification of health, employment, and social services, and the importance of identifying oneself as a temporary resident alien to service providers. It does not include client counseling or any other service that would assume responsibility of the alien's application for the adjustment of resident status.
(2) Information provided to newly legalized persons and other immigrants regarding educational opportunities available to them.
(f) "Immigrant" means a person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States and is eligible for education services in California or a naturalized United States citizen who is now residing in California.
(g) "Newly legalized person" means an alien who has been granted lawful temporary resident status under Sections 1160, 1161, and 1255a of Title 8 of the United States Code, as those sections exist on the effective date of this chapter. In addition, it means a person who has, after being granted lawful temporary resident status, obtained permanent resident or citizenship status.
(h) "Services provider" means any community-based organization, school district maintaining adult education programs, or community college that has been approved by the superintendent in the 1991-92 fiscal year as eligible to provide educational services to newly legalized persons pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 23.50 of the Budget Act of 1991.
(i) "SLIAG" means the State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants as set forth in Section 204 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, (Sec. 204, P.L. 99-603), as it exists on the effective date of this chapter.
(j) "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the students
enrolled in classes and courses for immigrants pursuant to this
chapter be provided with information written in a language understood
by the student on available programs to enable that student to
continue education and training through existing courses.
School districts that receive funding pursuant to Section
52656 shall provide the following:
(a) Classes and courses offered pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 41976.
(b) Services that were reimbursable under the provisions of SLIAG in the 1991-92 fiscal year, including but not limited to, instruction in English as a second language, citizenship, basic skills, and ancillary services such as outreach and counseling.
(c) Services to develop the work and educational skills needed by the immigrant in the workplace, including, but not limited to, the communication, computational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in the workplace.
(d) Services that enable immigrants to access educational services and economic development services available to all Californians.
(a) Classes and courses offered pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 41976.
(b) Services that were reimbursable under the provisions of SLIAG in the 1991-92 fiscal year, including but not limited to, instruction in English as a second language, citizenship, basic skills, and ancillary services such as outreach and counseling.
(c) Services to develop the work and educational skills needed by the immigrant in the workplace, including, but not limited to, the communication, computational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in the workplace.
(d) Services that enable immigrants to access educational services and economic development services available to all Californians.
Community college districts that receive funding for the
purposes of this chapter shall provide the following:
(a) Services that were reimbursable under the provision of SLIAG in the 1991-92 fiscal year, including, but not limited to, instruction in English as a second language, citizenship, basic skills, and ancillary services such as outreach counseling, whether provided for credit or noncredit.
(b) Services to develop the work and education skills needed by the immigrant in the workplace, including, but not limited to, the communication, computational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in the workplace, whether provided for credit or noncredit.
(c) Services that enable immigrants to access educational services and economic development services available to all Californians, whether provided for credit or noncredit.
(a) Services that were reimbursable under the provision of SLIAG in the 1991-92 fiscal year, including, but not limited to, instruction in English as a second language, citizenship, basic skills, and ancillary services such as outreach counseling, whether provided for credit or noncredit.
(b) Services to develop the work and education skills needed by the immigrant in the workplace, including, but not limited to, the communication, computational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in the workplace, whether provided for credit or noncredit.
(c) Services that enable immigrants to access educational services and economic development services available to all Californians, whether provided for credit or noncredit.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the superintendent
develop a course of instruction for each level of English as a second
language and basic skills instruction leading, respectively, to a
Certificate of Proficiency in English as a Second Language, and a
Certificate of Proficiency in Basic Skills. It is further the intent
of the Legislature that the superintendent establish the level of
performance and the measures for granting the certificates for adult
schools and community-based organizations and that the Board of
Governors establish the level of performance and the measures for
granting the certificates for community colleges.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, school
districts that received apportionment for extraordinary needs in
English as a second language and basic skills from Provision (4) of
Schedule (a) of Item 6110-156-001 of the Budget Act of 1991 for the
1991-92 fiscal year shall continue to receive those funds in the
school district's adult block entitlement in the 1992-93 fiscal year,
and each fiscal year thereafter.
(b) Commencing in the 1993-94 fiscal year, school districts that receive an apportionment from subdivision (a) shall give priority to eligible immigrants in need of courses pursuant to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 41976 and Section 52653 of the Education Code.
(c) School districts are not restricted by this chapter from providing classes for immigrants pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 41976 of the Education Code with other funds for adult education that are available to the district.
(b) Commencing in the 1993-94 fiscal year, school districts that receive an apportionment from subdivision (a) shall give priority to eligible immigrants in need of courses pursuant to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 41976 and Section 52653 of the Education Code.
(c) School districts are not restricted by this chapter from providing classes for immigrants pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 41976 of the Education Code with other funds for adult education that are available to the district.
