Section 84906 Of Article 9. Adult Education Block Grant Program From California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 50. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 9.
84906
. (a) As a condition of receipt of an apportionment of funds
from this program for a fiscal year, the members of a consortium
shall have approved an adult education plan that addresses that
fiscal year.
(b) An adult education plan shall include all of the following:
(1) An evaluation of the educational needs of adults in the
region.
(2) A list of the following:
(A) Entities that provide education and workforce services to
adults in the region.
(B) Entities that are impacted by, or that have a fundamental
interest in, the provision of those services.
(3) A description of the services provided by entities listed
pursuant to paragraph (2).
(4) An evaluation of current levels and types of education and
workforce services for adults in the region.
(5) An evaluation of the funds available to the members of the
consortium and the entities listed pursuant to paragraph (2),
including funds other than those apportioned pursuant to this
article.
(6) Actions that the members of the consortium will take to
address the educational needs identified pursuant to paragraph (1).
(7) Actions that the members of the consortium will take to
improve the effectiveness of their services.
(8) Actions that the members of the consortium, the entities
listed pursuant to paragraph (2), and other interested parties will
take to improve integration of services and to improve transitions
into postsecondary education and the workforce, including actions
related to all of the following:
(A) Placement of adults seeking education and workforce services
into adult education programs.
(B) Alignment of academic standards and curricula for programs
across entities that provide education and workforce services to
adults.
(C) Qualifications of instructors, including common standards
across entities that provide education and workforce services to
adults.
(D) Collection and availability of data.
(9) A description of the alignment of adult education services
supported by this program with those described in other education and
workforce plans guiding services in the region, including plans
pertaining to the building of career pathways and the employment of
workforce sector strategies and those required pursuant to the
federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law
113-128).
(10) A description of the ways in which each of the entities
identified in paragraph (2) contributed to the development of the
plan.
(c) The members of a consortium shall approve an adult education
plan at least once every three years. The plan shall be updated at
least once each year based on available data.
(d) For the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 fiscal years, a regional
plan developed pursuant to Section 84830 shall satisfy the
requirements of this section.