Report 2016-114 Recommendation Responses
Report 2016-114: College Readiness of California's High School Students: The State Can Better Prepare Students for College by Adopting New Strategies and Increasing Oversight (Release Date: February 2017)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
If the Legislature wishes to further prioritize students' completion of college preparatory coursework, it should help ensure grade nine students are ready for the challenge of such work by devoting additional resources or reallocating existing resources for educational efforts beginning in kindergarten and continuing through grade eight, particularly to support math and English college readiness. Funding mechanisms similar to the College Readiness Block Grant could help better prepare kindergarten through grade eight students for the rigors of college preparatory coursework in high school.
Description of Legislative Action
SB 309 (2021, Leyva) would have repealed the College Readiness Block Grant and established the A-G Completion Improvement Grant Program to provide additional supports to local educational agencies to help increase the number of California high school pupils, particularly unduplicated pupils, who graduate high school meeting the A-G subject matter requirements for admission to the University of California and the California State University. If sufficient funds have been appropriated for the program, the bill would have required the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocate $200,000,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year under the program, in the form of A-G Access Grants and A-G Success Grants, to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools that meet certain requirements to be available for expenditure or encumbrance through the 2025-26 fiscal year. The bill would have required those funds to be used for activities that directly support pupil access to, and successful completion of, the A-G subject matter requirements, as prescribed. The bill died in the Assembly Committee on Education.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Proposed But Not Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
As of February 28, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of February 28, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of February 2020, the Legislature has not take action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2018