Ed. Code, § 88826.5 · Part 54.5. Strong Workforce Program
Ed. Code, § 88826.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) (1) Beginning in July 1, 2019, and in each year thereafter, except as provided in paragraph (2), for each community college program that offers certificates or degrees related to allied health professionals, the chancellor shall provide a report to the Legislature, with comparative clinical placement delineated by program and occupation. The report shall include both of the following:
(A) The number of students participating at each clinical training site. This shall include information about proficiency in languages other than English.
(B) The license number of each clinical training site. If the license number is not available, the report shall include the employer identification number of the clinical training site.
(2) Beginning in the 2026–27 fiscal year, the chancellor shall provide the report described in paragraph (1) to the Legislature triennially, on or before December 31, and may submit the report with the report required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 78261.
(b) The collection and reporting of findings pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be implemented over multiple years, and collected by the chancellor’s office as follows:
(1) Beginning in the 2019–20 academic year, the chancellor’s office shall collect from colleges, and report on, the following allied healthcare professional degrees and certificates:
(A) Licensed Vocational Nurse.
(B) Medical Assistant.
(C) Occupational Therapy Aide.
(D) Radiologic Technologist.
(E) Respiratory Care Therapist.
(F) Pharmacy Technician and Technologist.
(G) Surgical Technician and Technologist.
(2) Beginning in the 2020–21 academic year, the chancellor’s office shall collect from colleges, and report on, the following allied healthcare professional degrees and certificates:
(A) Cardiovascular Technologist.
(B) Certified Nurse Assistant.
(C) Dialysis Technician.
(D) Diagnostic Medical Sonographer.
(E) Medical Lab Technician.
(F) Orthopedic Assistant.
(G) Physical Therapy Aide and Assistant.
(H) Psychiatric Technologist.
(I) Radiologic Therapist.
(J) Speech Language Pathology Aide.
(3) Beginning in the 2026–27 academic year, the chancellor’s office shall annually collect from colleges, and report triennially on, all certificates or degrees related to allied health professionals that require clinical training.
(c) Any disclosure under this section shall be in compliance with state and federal privacy laws.
(d) For purposes of this section, “allied health professional” has the same meaning as in Section 295p of Title 42 of the United States Code.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 79, Sec. 28. (SB 135) Effective July 13, 2026.
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