Section 55251 - District Responsibilities(a) Districts shall adopt policies or procedures governing work experience education offered within the district. The policies or procedures must address the following: (1) the respective responsibilities of the college, faculty, the student, the employer, and any other cooperating individuals or agencies involved in providing work experience education;(2) the types of work experience education offered by the district;(3) how the district will: (A) provide guidance services for students during enrollment in work experience education;(B) assign sufficient instructional or other personnel to direct the program and provide other required district services;(C) assess student progress in work experience education through written, measurable learning objectives and outcomes;(D) ensure planned opportunities for students to discuss their educational growth with the appropriate college and employer representatives at regular intervals within each term;(E) assign grades or other evaluative symbols to mark student achievement in work experience education courses, and award units of credit, when applicable;(F) analyze disaggregated work experience enrollment, persistence, and course success data related to certificate, degree and transfer attainment (disaggregations including, but not limited to, student race/ethnicity, income status, gender, and accessibility status for credit & noncredit work experience);(G) ensure adequate clerical and instructional services are available to facilitate the program; and(H) ensure equitable access to work experience opportunities for underrepresented and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.(b) Districts shall identify appropriate public or private employers to partner with in providing work experience education opportunities to students.(c) Districts may subsidize student work experience education provided by public employers, or by private employers for the employment of students with disabilities. Any appropriate fund source may be used for such subsidies, which shall be calculated not to exceed a reasonable estimate of the net costs of providing the work experience education opportunity, and shall not be used to inflate an employer's usual compensation rate for work experience employees. Districts may provide workers' compensation insurance for students employed in unpaid work experience education.(d) District governing boards may authorize work experience education programs and opportunities outside district boundaries.(e) Districts shall provide sufficient administrative support, including classified and instructional personnel, for initiating and maintaining relationships with work experience employers, coordinating programs, and supervising students.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 55251
1. New section filed 7-27-2023; operative 8-26-2023. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2023, No. 32). For prior history, see Register 2018, No. 14. Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700 and 70901, Education Code. Reference: Sections 70901 and 70902, Education Code.
1. Amendment filed 4-26-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 17).
2. Amendment filed 9-29-78; designated effective 1-2-79 (Register 78, No. 39).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(4)(C) filed 9-29-78; designated effective 7-1-80.
4. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-16-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 3).
5. Amendment filed 4-27-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 18).
6. Amendment filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section 70901.5(b).
7. Editorial correction of History 6 (Register 95, No. 20).
8. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (b) filed 3-20-2018; operative 4-19-2018. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2018, No. 14).