California SB845: Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, work-based learning, work experience education, and apprenticeships.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 51760, 51760.1, 51760.2, 51760.3, 51762.5, 51763, 51764, 51766, 51767, and 51768 of, to add Sections 48800.8, 48930.5, 51759, 51769.1, 52372.3, 52455, 53026, 53071.2, 54698, 56474.5, 76004.5, 79149.8, and 88834 to, and to repeal and add Section 51769 of, the Education Code, and to amend Section 3100 of, and to add Section 3100.5 to, the Labor Code, relating to pupil instruction. pupil instruction Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, work-based learning, work experience education, and apprenticeships…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 51760, 51760.1, 51760.2, 51760.3, 51762.5, 51763, 51764, 51766, 51767, and 51768 of, to add Sections 48800.8, 48930.5, 51759, 51769.1, 52372.3, 52455, 53026, 53071.2, 54698, 56474.5, 76004.5, 79149.8, and 88834 to, and to repeal and add Section 51769 of, the Education Code, and to amend Section 3100 of, and to add Section 3100.5 to, the Labor Code, relating to pupil instruction. pupil instruction Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, work-based learning, work experience education, and apprenticeships. (1) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to authorize a pupil who meets specified criteria to attend community college. Existing law requires a pupil to receive credit for community college courses that the pupil completes at the level determined appropriate by the governing boards of the school district and community college district. This bill would authorize a pupil concurrently enrolled in specified community college courses to participate in work-based learning activities, as provided. (2) Existing law authorizes a group of students to organize a student body association within the public schools with the approval of and subject to the control and regulation of the governing board of the school district, as specified. This bill would authorize an above-described student body organization to operate a student-led enterprise program, as provided. (3) Existing law authorizes the governing …

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