Section 72620 Of Article 2. Counseling Services From California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 45. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 2.
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. The governing board of a community college district may
provide in each college within the district an organized and
functioning counseling program. Counseling shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following:
(a) Educational counseling in which the student is assisted in
planning and implementing his or her immediate and long-range
educational program.
(b) Career counseling in which the student is assisted in
assessing his or her aptitudes, abilities, and interests in order to
make realistic career decisions. The career counseling shall include
encouraging students, including women and minorities, to seek
apprenticeship training.
(c) Personal counseling in which the student is helped to develop
his or her ability to function with social and personal
responsibility.
(d) Evaluating and interpreting test data.
(e) Counseling and consultation with parents and staff members on
learning problems and guidance programs for students.
For purposes of this section, a person performing counseling
services to students shall be qualified as a counselor pursuant to
Section 87355 or 87356.
A governing board of a community college district, which offers
these counseling services, may contract with the governing boards of
any other districts, or private schools, or other public and private
agencies or organizations, to render the counseling services. In so
contracting, the governing board of a community college district
shall not contract at less than cost to a private school, or private
agency or organization.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting persons
participating in an organized advisory program approved by the
governing board of a community college district, and supervised by a
district counselor, from advising students pursuant to the organized
advisory program.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary,
any person who is performing these counseling services pursuant to
law authorizing the performance thereof in effect before March 4,
1972, shall be authorized to continue to perform such services on and
after March 4, 1972, without compliance with the additional
requirements imposed by this section.