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. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 78213, the
individual grade 11 assessment results, as referenced in Section
60641, or a standards-aligned successor assessment, in addition to
any other purposes, may be used by community college districts to
provide diagnostic advice to, or for the placement of, prospective
community college students participating in the EAP.
(b) (1) As authorized pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(3) of subdivision (a) of Section 60641, the individual assessment
results, as referenced in Section 60641, or a standards-aligned
successor assessment, shall be provided to the office of the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(2) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges shall coordinate with community college districts that
choose to voluntarily participate in the EAP as follows, and, to the
extent possible, shall accomplish all of the following activities
using existing resources:
(A) Encourage community college districts to choose to voluntarily
participate in the EAP and notify them of the requirements of
subdivision (c), including the requirements that the standards
utilized by CSU to assess readiness for college-level English and
mathematics courses, as expressed in the assessment referenced in
Section 60641, or a standards-aligned successor assessment, shall
also be used for the purposes of the EAP.
(B) Coordinate the progress of the program, provide technical
assistance to participating community college districts pursuant to
subdivision (c) as needed, identify additional reporting and program
criteria as needed, and provide a report to the Legislature and
Governor on or before February 15, 2015, on the implementation and
results of the EAP for community college students.
(C) Provide access to the individual assessment results, as
referenced in Section 60641, or a standards-aligned successor
assessment, to participating community college districts.
(c) For those community college districts that choose to work
directly with high school pupils within their respective district
boundaries who took the assessment, as referenced in Section 60641,
or a standards-aligned successor assessment, and choose to offer
assistance to these pupils in strengthening their college readiness
skills, all of the following provisions apply:
(1) The individual results of the assessment, as referenced in
Section 60641, or a standards-aligned successor assessment, shall be
released by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges, as authorized pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3)
of subdivision (a) of Section 60641, to participating community
college districts upon their request for this information and may be
used to provide diagnostic advice to prospective community college
students participating in the EAP.
(2) Pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision
(b), the same standards utilized by CSU to assess readiness shall
also be used for purposes of this section.
(3) The assessment, as referenced in Section 60641, and utilized
by CSU for purposes of early assessment, or a standards-aligned
successor assessment, shall be used to assess the college readiness
of pupils in the EAP.
(4) Participating community college districts are encouraged to
consult with the Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges to work toward sequencing their precollegiate level courses
and transfer-level courses in English and mathematics to the common
core academic content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605.8.
(5) Participating community college districts shall identify an
EAP coordinator and shall coordinate with CSU campuses and schools
offering instruction in kindergarten and any of grades 1 to 12,
inclusive, in their respective district boundaries on EAP-related
activities that assist pupils in making decisions that increase their
college readiness skills and likelihood of pursuing a postsecondary
education.
(6) In order to provide high school pupils with an indicator of
their college readiness, a community college district participating
in the EAP shall use individual assessment results provided to that
college pursuant to paragraph (1) of, and subparagraph (C) of
paragraph (2) of, subdivision (b) to provide diagnostic advice to
prospective community college students participating in the EAP.
(7) The individual results of the assessment, as referenced in
Section 60641 for purposes of the EAP, or a standards-aligned
successor assessment, shall not be used by a community college as a
criterion for admission.
(8) Participating community college districts shall utilize the
existing infrastructure of academic opportunities, as developed by
CSU, to provide additional preparation in grade 12 for prospective
community college students participating in the EAP.
(d) Both of the following provisions apply to CSU:
(1) The individual results of the assessment, as referenced in
Section 60641, or a standards-aligned successor assessment, as
authorized pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a) of Section 60641, shall be released to, and, in
addition to any other purposes, may be used by, CSU to provide
diagnostic advice to, or for the placement of, prospective CSU
students participating in the EAP.
(2) The individual results of the assessment, as referenced in
Section 60641 for purposes of the EAP, or a standards-aligned
successor assessment, shall not be used by CSU as a criterion for
admission.