California Education Code

§ 79511

EDC § 79511 Effective Sep 27, 2022Div. 7 · Title 3 · Part 48 · Ch. 9 · Art. 10

Statute text

(a)(1) The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Student Achievement Program is hereby established at the California Community Colleges to provide culturally responsive services to enhance student educational experiences and promote higher education success for low-income, underserved, and first-generation AANHPI students and other underrepresented students.

(2)It is the intent of the Legislature that the program be coordinated with the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Student Achievement Program established at the California State University pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 89297) of Chapter 2 of Part 55 of Division 8.

(b)(1) Of the amount appropriated in the annual Budget Act for the program, up to 19 percent shall be allocated to a community college district to contract with a statewide central office at a nonprofit organization selected by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs. The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, shall periodically review the selection contract to ensure program alignment and effectiveness.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 572, Sec. 9. (AB 190) Effective September 27, 2022.