Section 69560 Of Article 4. Student Opportunity And Access Program From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 42. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Lack of information about postsecondary educational
opportunities and low achievement levels are primary barriers to a
college education for students from schools that have low eligibility
and college participation rates.
(b) The Student Opportunity and Access Program, initiated in 1978
to increase postsecondary educational opportunities, has been
successful in meeting its goals to increase the availability of
information, improve students' access to higher education by raising
their achievement levels, and reduce the duplication of services by
coordinating outreach efforts.
(c) The intersegmental consortium nature of the program has proven
to be a highly effective mechanism in coordinating existing services
and in fostering the cooperation of the various education segments
involved.
(d) An essential core of state funding for the program is required
to maintain its intersegmental character, which has generated better
communication, understanding, and teamwork resulting in an impact
enhanced by the collective effort, while minimizing duplication of
services in a geographic area.
(e) The anticipated growth in the state's schoolage population
indicates an increasing demand for services provided by the program
to assist students to compete successfully for admission to
postsecondary educational institutions.
(f) Salaries for college students of low-income backgrounds to
provide informational and tutorial help for students from schools
that have low eligibility and college participation rates is a
cost-effective method of increasing access and of providing student
financial aid.