15-232

15-232. Division of adult education;
duties

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)

A. There is established a division of adult education within the department of
education, under the jurisdiction of the state board of education, which shall:

1. Prescribe a course of study for adult education in school districts.

2. Make available and supervise the program of adult education in other
institutions and agencies of this state.

3. Adopt rules for the establishment and conduct of classes for immigrant and adult
education, including the teaching of English to foreigners, in school districts.

4. Devise plans for establishment and maintenance of classes for immigrant and
adult education, including the teaching of English to foreigners, stimulate and correlate
the Americanization work of various agencies, including governmental, and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the state board of education and the superintendent
of public instruction.

5. Prescribe a course of study to provide training for adults to continue their
basic education to the degree of passing a general equivalency diploma test or an
equivalency test approved by the state board of education.

6. Review, approve and monitor a fee structure that may be implemented by adult
education providers to ensure they meet state and federal law and considers an
individual's ability to pay. The approved fee structure shall include a sliding scale fee
schedule, based on household income, that shall be assessed to each individual
participating in any program offered by the adult education provider.

B. The department of education shall provide classes under this section only to
adults who are citizens or legal residents of the United States or are otherwise lawfully
present in the United States. This subsection shall be enforced without regard to race,
religion, gender, ethnicity or national origin.

C. The department of education shall report on December 31 and June 30 of each year
to the joint legislative budget committee the total number of adults who applied for
instruction and the total number of adults who were denied instruction under this section
because the applicant was not a citizen or legal resident of the United States or was not
otherwise lawfully present in the United States.