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. (a) It is the intent of the state that school districts,
community college districts, the California State University, and the
University of California coordinate their efforts to provide
instruction in basic skills in an efficient and effective way.
(b) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall
solicit applications from community college districts seeking funding
for plans to provide instruction in basic skills to students
enrolled, or who will enroll, at California State University
campuses. As used in this section, "chancellor" means the Chancellor
of the California Community Colleges.
(c) A community college district that chooses to apply for a grant
under this section shall include the following components of its
plan in its application:
(1) A list of the community colleges and the California State
University campuses that will work jointly to develop effective
instruction in basic skills and provide instruction to focus on
students enrolled, or who will enroll, at California State University
campuses.
(2) A commitment from the California State University campuses
listed in paragraph (1) that these campuses will direct students to
instruction at community colleges.
(3) A narrative explaining the strategy for directing students to
instruction at community colleges and integrating this instruction
with programs at California State University campuses.
(4) A letter from each of the presidents of the California State
University campuses listed in the application pursuant to paragraph
(1) indicating support for the plan and identifying the fiscal impact
for his or her particular campus.
(5) A narrative describing any effective evidence-based
instructional strategies and practices the community colleges have
implemented for the delivery of basic skills instruction and any
efforts the community colleges have made to incorporate effective
evidence-based instructional strategies and practices within the
delivery of their basic skills instruction.
(6) A narrative describing how faculty was involved in the
development of the plan.
(7) A narrative describing if and how the community college
district intends to incorporate the use of student success data to
inform the delivery of its basic skills instruction.
(8) A narrative describing the measures the community colleges
listed pursuant to paragraph (1) will undertake to collaborate with
local school districts serving kindergarten and grades 1 to 12,
inclusive, to better articulate English and mathematics instruction
between high schools located in the community college district and
the community colleges and the California State University campuses
listed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) (1) The chancellor, in consultation with the Chancellor of the
California State University, shall award grants of two million
dollars ($2,000,000) each to five of the applicant community college
districts.
(2) The grants shall be awarded based on the projected success of
the applicant districts in maximizing the following factors, which
are listed below in order of decreasing priority:
(A) The number of students enrolled, or who will enroll, at
California State University campuses and who would benefit from
access to instruction in basic skills at the community colleges
participating in the plan.
(B) The number of California State University campuses
participating in the plan.
(C) The number of community college campuses participating in the
plan.
(D) The likelihood that the plan would be implemented effectively.
(E) The use of effective evidence-based instructional strategies
and practices the community colleges have implemented for the
delivery of basic skills instruction. Community college districts are
encouraged to align the delivery of basic skills instruction with
California State University campus programs that will accelerate the
progress of underprepared students toward college completion.
(e) (1) Upon awarding the grants, the chancellor shall allocate
one million dollars ($1,000,000) of the grant funds to each community
college district selected for a grant.
(2) The chancellor shall release the remainder of a grant amount
only after the community college district has submitted records
demonstrating that students enrolled, or planning to enroll, at
California State University campuses have accessed instruction in
basic skills at the community colleges pursuant to the plan.
Notwithstanding this reporting condition, the chancellor shall
release any amount of a grant that remains as of May 1, 2018, to the
community college district by June 30, 2018.
(f) As a condition of receiving a grant pursuant to this section,
a community college district shall provide all of the following
information to the chancellor by February 1, 2017:
(1) The number of students enrolled, or who will enroll, at
California State University campuses who were provided, or are being
provided, instruction by community colleges pursuant to the adopted
plan.
(2) The number of students who successfully completed basic skills
instruction at the community colleges, defined as demonstrating
competency on California State University assessments or successful
completion of appropriate college-level courses.
(3) The number of students provided instruction at the community
colleges who subsequently enrolled at a California State University
campus and demonstrated competency on California State University
assessments or successful completion of appropriate college-level
courses.
(4) To the extent available, first-year retention and success
rates at the California State University of students who received
basic skills instruction at the community colleges pursuant to the
plan.
(5) A qualitative description of the local successes or challenges
that community colleges encountered when partnering with California
State University campuses to provide instruction in basic skills to
students enrolled, or who will enroll, at those campuses.
(6) A narrative describing the use of effective evidence-based
practices by the community colleges to deliver basic skills
instruction to accelerate the progress of underprepared students
toward achieving postsecondary educational and career goals. This
narrative shall also include a description of the efforts of the
community colleges to implement or expand the use of effective
evidence-based practices to deliver basic skills instruction.
(7) A narrative describing the measures implemented by the
community college district to collaborate with local school districts
serving kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to better
articulate English and mathematics instruction between high schools
located in the community college district and the community colleges
and the California State University campuses listed pursuant to
paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).
(g) No later than April 1, 2017, and following consultation with
the Chancellor of the California State University, the chancellor
shall analyze the information provided under subdivision (f), and
report to the Legislature, the Legislative Analyst's Office, and the
Department of Finance on the effectiveness of the plans in delivering
instruction in basic skills to students enrolled, or who will
enroll, at California State University campuses. This report shall
also include a report on costs avoided by the California State
University, if any, and recommendations on expanded use of community
colleges to deliver basic skills instruction to California State
University students. A report to the Legislature pursuant to this
subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the
Government Code.
(h) The attendance of students enrolled in a basic skills course
pursuant to this section may be reported by a community college
district for apportionment purposes.
(i) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby
appropriated from the General Fund to the chancellor for allocation
to community college districts to establish a basic skills
partnership program at five community college districts in accordance
with this section.
(j) For the purposes of making the computations required by
Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the
appropriation made by subdivision (i) shall be deemed to be "General
Fund revenues appropriated for community college districts," as
defined in subdivision (d) of Section 41202 of the Education Code,
for the 2014-15 fiscal year, and included within the "total
allocations to school districts and community college districts from
General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII
B," as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education
Code, for the 2014-15 fiscal year.