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. The department shall administer this program as a
competitive grant program. An applicant shall demonstrate all of the
following to be considered for a grant award:
(a) (1) A proportional dollar-for-dollar match as follows for any
funding received from this program:
(A) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, one dollar ($1)
for every one dollar ($1) received from this program.
(B) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, one dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) for every one dollar ($1) received from this
program.
(C) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, two dollars ($2)
for every one dollar ($1) received from this program.
(2) That local match may include funding from school district and
charter school local control funding formula apportionments pursuant
to Section 42238.02, the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Improvement Act of 2006, the California Partnership
Academies, the Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive
Grant, or any other source except as provided in paragraph (3).
(3) That local match shall not include funding from the California
Career Pathways Trust established pursuant to Section 53010.
(b) At least a three-year plan for continued support of career
technical education programs after grant funding expires. The plan,
at a minimum, shall include the identification of available funding
within an applicant's current or projected budget to continue to
support career technical education programs and a written commitment
to do so. If an applicant consisting of more than one school
district, county office of education, charter school, or regional
occupational center or program operated by a joint powers authority,
or any combination of these entities, is applying for grant funding
from this program, identification of available funding and a written
commitment must be demonstrated by each participating constituent
entity.
(c) The applicant, or the applicant's career technical education
program, as applicable, meets all of the following minimum
eligibility standards:
(1) Offers high quality curriculum and instruction aligned with
the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards,
including, but not limited to, providing a coherent sequence of
career technical education courses that enable pupils to transition
to postsecondary education programs that lead to a career pathway or
attain employment upon graduation from high school.
(2) Provides pupils with quality career exploration and guidance.
(3) Provides pupil support services, including counseling and
leadership development.
(4) Provides for system alignment, coherence, and articulation,
including ongoing and structural regional or local partnerships with
postsecondary educational institutions, documented through formal
written agreements.
(5) Forms ongoing and structural industry and labor partnerships,
documented through formal written agreements and through
participation on advisory committees.
(6) Provides opportunities for pupils to participate in after
school, extended day, and out-of-school internships, competitions,
and other work-based learning opportunities.
(7) Reflects regional or local labor market demands and focuses on
current or emerging high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand
occupations.
(8) Leads to an industry-recognized credential or certificate, or
appropriate postsecondary training or employment.
(9) Is staffed by skilled teachers or faculty and provides
professional development opportunities for those teachers or faculty
members.
(10) (A) Reports data, as a program participation requirement, to
allow for an evaluation of the program.
(B) Data reported pursuant to this paragraph shall include, but
not be limited to, metrics aligned with the core metrics required by
the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the quality
indicators described in the California State Plan for Career
Technical Education required by the federal Carl D. Perkins Career
and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, and the following
metrics:
(i) The number of pupils completing high school.
(ii) The number of pupils completing career technical education
coursework.
(iii) The number of pupils obtaining an industry-recognized
credential, certificate, license, or other measure of technical skill
attainment.
(iv) The number of former pupils employed and the types of
businesses in which they are employed.
(v) The number of former pupils enrolled in a postsecondary
educational institution, a state apprenticeship program, or another
form of job training.