California Education Code

§ 46170

EDC § 46170 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 26 · Ch. 2 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)In continuation high schools and continuation education classes, a day of attendance is 180 minutes of attendance, but no pupil shall be credited with more than 15 hours of attendance per school week, proportionately reduced for those school weeks having weekday holidays on which classes are not held.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and any other law, the governing board of a school district that maintains a continuation high school or continuation education classes may offer youth workforce development programs to pupils on one or two weekdays per school week if it ensures that they are otherwise enrolled in at least 15 hours of class attendance per school week.

(c)A school district that implements a youth workforce development program for purposes of this section shall establish procedures to track pupil attendance and pupil participation while engaging in a youth workforce development program.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 696, Sec. 1. (AB 542) Effective January 1, 2026.