Under existing law, the adult education and literacy grant program (grant program) is focused on workforce development partnerships to provide adult education that leads to increased levels of employment. The bill recognizes that, in addition to increasing employment, adult education is necessary to ensure an adult population that is better prepared to support the educational attainment of the next generation and actively participate as citizens in a democratic society.
The bill expands the grant program to provide grants to adult education providers that enter into an education attainment partnership with elementary and secondary education providers or higher education providers to assist adults in attaining basic literacy and numeracy skills that lead to additional skill acquisition, that may lead to postsecondary credentials and employment, and that assist adults in providing academic support to their own children or to children for whom they provide care. The bill allows the state board of education, in awarding grants, to give preference to adult education programs that serve populations that are underserved by federal funding.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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Statutes affected:
Preamended PA1 (01/31/2020): 22-10-102, 22-10-103, 22-10-104, 22-10-105, 22-10-106
Preamended PA2 (03/13/2020): 22-10-102, 22-10-103, 22-10-104, 22-10-105, 22-10-106
Introduced (01/08/2020): 22-10-102, 22-10-103, 22-10-104, 22-10-105, 22-10-106