Section 66205.8 Of Chapter 4. Admissions From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 40. >> Chapter 4.
66205.8
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or
before January 1, 2014, the Trustees of the California State
University shall develop and implement a procedure for allowing a
student to satisfy a general elective course requirement for purposes
of admission to the California State University by completing a high
school career technical education course that meets either of the
following:
(1) Criteria adopted pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2) Model uniform academic standards for career technical
education courses adopted pursuant to Section 66205.5.
(b) (1) The Trustees of the California State University, in
consultation with the State Department of Education and in accordance
with paragraph (2), shall adopt criteria for the purpose of
recognizing career technical education courses adopted pursuant to
subdivision (i) of Section 51220 that satisfy the completion of
general elective course requirements for admission to the university.
(2) (A) The criteria shall be based on the model curriculum
standards established pursuant to Section 51226 and any additional
criteria that faculty members of the California State University
identify as necessary to prepare students for success in coursework
unique to a specific major or educational program.
(B) The criteria shall be developed by faculty members of the
California State University and shall be subject to approval by the
Academic Senate of the California State University. Upon approval,
the academic senate shall recommend the criteria to the trustees.
(C) In adopting the criteria, the trustees shall rely primarily on
the recommendations and judgment of the academic senate.
(c) The trustees shall adopt regulations, based on recommendations
of the academic senate, that identify the majors and educational
programs for which completion of a career technical education course
that meets the criteria adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) satisfies
a general elective course requirement.
(d) The academic senate shall ensure that the criteria adopted
pursuant to subdivision (b) are implemented consistently among all
campuses of the university.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, by January 1,
2014, the California State University has not developed a procedure
for allowing a student to satisfy the completion of a general
elective course requirement for the purposes of admission to the
university that satisfies the requirements of subdivision (b), the
Trustees of the California State University shall recognize the
completion of all high school career technical education courses that
meet the model curriculum standards established pursuant to Section
51226 as satisfying the completion of a general elective course
requirement for the purposes of admission to the university.
(f) The costs of activities necessary to implement this section
shall be covered, to the extent permitted by federal law, by funds
available pursuant to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Improvement Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 2301 et seq.), or
by other nonstate funds available for the purposes of this section.