(a) The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI), as defined in Section 10861, is hereby authorized to provide its services to all local educational agencies. (b) In furtherance of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 10867, the department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the CCGI, as authorized in subdivision (a), to accomplish all of the following: (1) Share pupil course level data to inform individual pupil accounts on the operational tools. (2) Collect additional data elements to ensure proper functioning and to incentivize use of the operational tools. (3) Share pupil level data with the Student Aid Commission, postsecondary educational institutions, and programs that support college and career planning, application, and transition, as permitted under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g). (4) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 10860 and subdivision (c) of Section 10863, fully effectuate the intent of the California Cradle-to-Career Data System Act pursuant to Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 10850) of Part 7 of Division 1 of Title 1. (c) The department, the California State University, the University of California, the California Community Colleges, and the Student Aid Commission shall promote the California High School Transcript and Student Record Portability Standard, which is maintained in a repository of data standards at the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data and managed by the CCGI for use by all local educational agencies that serve pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to support uniformity of electronic student transcript data. (d) The department shall provide guidance to local educational agencies through CalPADS to clarify data standards and promote best practices. (e) The department shall refer local educational agencies to CCGI for technical assistance in reconciling discrepancies between AâG coursework, as listed in their local pupil information system, and how those courses are registered in the University of California Course Management Portal at the office of the President of the University of California, or a successor AâG course management portal. (f) The department shall inform local educational agencies of the additional use of data submitted to CCGI pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 60900, and advise local educational agencies to include in their annual parent notifications, as required by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g), that the data will: (1) Be shared with the CCGI. (2) Be used to provide pupils and families with direct access to online tools and resources. (3) Enable a pupil to transmit information shared with the CCGI to both of the following: (A) Postsecondary educational institutions for purposes of admissions and academic placement. (B) The Student Aid Commission for purposes of determining eligibility for, and increasing uptake of, student financial aid. (g) The Legislature finds and declares its intent that the CCGI, upon full implementation and ongoing administration of this section, provide all of the following services: (1) A free college and career planning curriculum and internet website for grades 6 to 12, inclusive, designed to provide touch points three to six times per year. (2) Financial aid curriculum for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and developed in consultation with the Student Aid Commission. (3) Support to local educational agencies to plan for and monitor use of planning tools and curriculum. (4) Tools to enable pupils and their families to determine if they are on track to meet college qualifications, based on their individual goals, and to allow authorized secondary school counselors to view the progress of individual pupils on meeting California State University and University of California eligibility requirements. (5) Validation of data relating to AâG admission requirements in local pupil information systems tha
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