SECTIONS 88550-88550.5 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 88550-88550.5

88550. (a) The chancellor shall implement accountability measures
that provide the Governor, Legislature, and general public with
accountability measurements of the program that quantify both
employer and student outcomes and seek to specifically isolate the
impact of the ED>Net Program on participants.
(b) The chancellor shall submit a report to the Governor and
Legislature on or about March 1 of each year. Sufficient information
shall be provided in the report to ensure the understanding of the
magnitude of expenditures, by type of expenditure, including those
specified in Section 88525, disaggregated by industry cluster and
region. The report shall also include the marketing efforts
conducted, the type of services provided to colleges and employers,
and the number of businesses, students, and employees served, and
identify the benchmarks and indicators used to demonstrate the
results achieved.

88550.5. (a) Prior to January 1, 2011, the chancellor shall
contract for an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the
California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development
Program in achieving the specific program goals and objectives set
forth in this part. This performance evaluation shall include, but
not necessarily be limited to, specific conclusions about the
strengths and weaknesses of the program, as well as specific
recommendations for strategies to improve the effectiveness of the
program.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for the
performance evaluation required by this section shall be provided
from the budget of the California Community Colleges Economic and
Workforce Development Program for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The final
draft of the report produced pursuant to the performance evaluation
shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the appropriate legislative
policy and fiscal committees, the Director of Finance, and the
Legislative Analyst prior to February 1, 2012.