52360-52365
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 52360-52365
52360. (a) The State Department of Education, in consultation with the Secretary for Education, shall administer the Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program, which is hereby established for the purpose of awarding grants to selected school districts, county offices of education, and regional occupational centers and programs to establish industry-based certification programs within their career technical programs. (b) Programs funded pursuant to this article shall offer a course of study that supports pupil academic preparation, high school graduation, entry into postsecondary education, and preparation for high-skilled, high-wage careers. The programs shall be directly linked to, and supported by, business and industry at both the state and local levels. (c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Secretary for Education, shall develop criteria and a process to select grant recipients. First priority for the award of grants shall be given to programs that will operate in high schools that scored in the bottom two deciles on the Academic Performance Index. The number of grant recipients shall be limited to the number that can be fully funded, as set forth in Section 52363, with the amount of funds appropriated for purposes of this article. 52361. School districts providing secondary instruction or adult education, or both, county offices of education providing career education programs, and regional occupational centers and programs are eligible to be selected for funding pursuant to this article if they submit a grant application to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that does all of the following: (a) Specifies the type of training and certification that will be offered and how it will help meet local employment demands. (b) Identifies instructional staff who have obtained, or will obtain, the required industry-based certification prior to the implementation of the program established pursuant to this article in the school district, the county office of education, or regional occupational center and program, as the case may be. (c) Specifies the instructional equipment and availability of facilities needed for the delivery of instruction. (d) Identifies industry partners and the commitment of industry partners to employ pupils completing newly established certification and licensing programs. (e) Includes other information specified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Secretary for Education. 52362. As a condition of receiving funding pursuant to this article, an applicant shall demonstrate that it has secured financial support from industry to provide a one-to-one match of funding received pursuant to this article, and shall provide annual fiscal, program performance, and pupil outcome data to the State Department of Education. 52363. A grant recipient shall receive a one year planning grant not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) which shall be utilized for planning, teacher and program certification, development of integrated curricula, staff development, and building formalized partnerships with business and industry. Upon successful completion of a high quality implementation plan for an industry-based certification program, a grant recipient shall receive a one-time implementation grant not to exceed eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) to assist in the purchase and installation of equipment, teacher and program certification, staff development, and other associated startup costs. 52364. The State Department of Education shall evaluate the effectiveness of each industry-based certification program funded pursuant to this article based on specific program goals developed by the department. These goals shall allow the evaluation to measure the extent to which the programs improved pupil academic performance, increased the rate of high school graduation, and expanded employability of high school pupils for high demand jobs with high earning potential. 52365. The State Department of Education may recover its administrative costs from funds appropriated for purposes of this article.