Bill > AB1446

This bill makes minor, non-substantive changes to existing California law regarding how community college districts establish vocational and occupational training programs. Specifically, the bill updates language in Section 78015 of the Education Code, replacing terms like "prior to" with "before" and "schools" with "educational institutions" without changing the fundamental requirements. The existing law requires community college districts to conduct a job market study before creating a new vocational or occupational training program, using labor market information sources like the State-Local Cooperative Labor Market Information Program. The job market study must analyze the existing vocational education programs in the area and determine whether there is sufficient employment demand to justify the new program. After completing the study, the community college district's governing board must decide whether the study supports establishing the proposed program and, if so, whether to offer the program through district facilities or through a contract with an approved private educational institution. The bill does not alter these core requirements but makes minor linguistic refinements to the existing statute.

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