(a) From the funds provided for this part, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall allocate: (1) Up to 10 percent of the total amount of these funds for statewide assistance and programmatic support to implement this part. (2) All remaining funds shall be allocated as grants to participating community colleges. (b) (1) The chancellorâs office shall award grants to participating community colleges from the funds described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) as follows: (A) Twenty percent of these funds shall be awarded equally among all participating colleges. (B) Thirty-five percent of these funds shall be awarded based on the percentage of full-time equivalent students at each participating college. (C) Forty-five percent of these funds shall be awarded based on the percentage of students at each participating college that satisfy the requirements to receive federal Pell Grants and the requirements in Section 68130.5. (2) The chancellorâs office may include additional measures or adjust the allocation percentages in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (1) to accomplish the purposes of this part consistent with paragraph (3). (3) The chancellorâs office shall notify and receive concurrence from the Department of Finance before including additional measures or adjusting the allocation percentages pursuant to paragraph (2) and providing these funds to participating community colleges. The department shall consult with the Legislative Analystâs Office before determining whether to concur. The Director of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee if the department intends to concur. (c) Before the chancellorâs office may award grant funds to a participating community college, the college shall demonstrate its commitment to implement a guided pathways framework by completing all of the following: (1) Submitting a letter to the chancellorâs office signed by, and expressing the commitment of, the president of the governing board of the community college district, the chief executive officer of the college, and the president of the collegeâs academic senate to adopt a guided pathways model. (2) Notifying the chancellorâs office that the college has attended an Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative workshop for guided pathways. The chancellorâs office shall ensure that community college representatives have sufficient access to an Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative workshop for guided pathways that provides expert assistance to college representatives in developing a work plan that identifies implementation tasks for each participating college. (3) (A) Establishing and submitting to the chancellorâs office a work plan outlining the collegeâs commitment to implement a guided pathways program for all entering students and integrate existing student-success programs operating at the college, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Basic Skills Initiative, the Awards for Innovation in Higher Education Program established under Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 66010.96) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5, associate degrees for transfer established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 66745) of Chapter 9.2 of Part 40 of Division 5, zero-textbook-cost degrees established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 78050) of Chapter 1 of Part 48, the Student Success and Support Program established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, student equity plans adopted pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 78220) of Chapter 2 of Part 48, the Adult Education Block Grant Program established in Article 9 (commencing with Section 84900) of Chapter 5 of Part 50, and the Strong Workforce Program established in Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820). (B) The work plan shall also include the collegeâs policies regarding the use of information from high school records and other
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