(a) Upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate funding to community colleges for the purpose of expanding pathways to law school programs, which may include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Supporting opportunities for dual enrollment partnerships between community colleges and local high school law academies.
(2) Implementing partnerships with the California State University system that incorporate associate degree for transfer pathways that will prepare students for a career in the legal profession.
(3) Expanding existing transfer agreements with the University of California that will prepare students for a career in the legal profession.
(4) Providing student advising and guidance to help participants in the Community College Pathway to Law School initiative successfully transfer into the California State University or the University of California.
(b) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, or its authorized designees, may contract with a third-party entity for the purpose of providing administrative support for the expansion of pathways to law school programs.
(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2025, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the appropriate budget and policy committees of the Legislature regarding outcomes resulting from the use of funds pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the number of students participating in pathways to law school programs, the demographics, graduation, and success rates of those students, and transfer pathways established.
(2) This subdivision shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 144, Sec. 63. (AB 132) Effective July 27, 2021. Subdivision (c) inoperative January 1, 2026, pursuant to its own provisions.)