Cal. Education Code § 53023

Contingent upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or other statute, the department shall administer the Golden State Pathways Program as a competitive grant program. In order to be eligible to receive a grant award, grant recipients shall do the following, as applicable: (a) Commit to providing participating pupils with all of the following: (1) An integrated program of study that includes all of the courses to meet the A–G course requirements needed to be eligible for admission to the University of California or the California State University and at least one of the other criteria to be considered prepared for the purposes of meeting academic and career-readiness standards as defined in the College/Career Indicator associated with the California School Dashboard maintained by the department pursuant to Section 52064.5. Local educational agencies are encouraged to integrate career pathways content and applications into A–G courses. Local educational agencies may also provide or expand access to courses that satisfy A–G course requirements through existing programs such as: (A) UC Scout, which is a University of California Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships (SAPEP) program that develops and delivers A–G approved online classes and curriculum to pupils. (B) University of California and California State University extended learning programs that offer college preparatory courses that fulfill the A–G subject requirements for admission to the University of California and the California State University. (2) The opportunity to earn at least 12 postsecondary credits that are applicable toward the completion of a degree, certificate, or credential through any of the following: (A) (i) Consistent with the requirements of Section 76004, College and Career Access Pathways dual enrollment courses. (ii) To meet the requirements of clause (i), grant recipients are expected to establish, expand, or maintain a College and Career Access Pathways partnership agreement with their local community college district consistent with the requirements of Section 76004. (B) Advanced Placement courses. (C) International Baccalaureate courses. (3) Opportunities to participate in work-based learning experiences in partnership with regional businesses and industries, state and local governmental entities, and nonprofit and community-based organizations that do all of the following: (A) Integrate career awareness and career exposure activities. (B) Emphasize opportunities to pupils in paid internships, preapprenticeships, or apprenticeships that offer pupils the ability to learn technical and professional skills. (C) Emphasize opportunities for pupils to develop social and professional networks that will better enable them to launch their careers. (4) Integrated support services necessary to address a pupil’s social, emotional, and academic needs. (b) Develop and integrate standards-based academics with a career-relevant, sequenced curriculum following industry-themed pathways that are aligned to high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand jobs in their regional economy or the state economy. (c) Provide articulated pathways from high school to postsecondary education and training that are aligned with the workforce development needs of their regional economy. (d) Collaborate with other local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, local and regional employers, and other relevant community interest holders to develop, or expand the availability of, innovative college and career pathways that align with their regional labor market needs. (e) Leverage available resources or in-kind contributions from public, private, and philanthropic sources to sustain the ongoing operation of their Golden State Pathways Program.