(a) On or before July 1, 2021, the department shall provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the use of credit recovery programs in California public schools. The report shall include all of the following:

(1) Information about local educational agencies operating credit recovery programs, including, but not limited to, both of the following:

(A) The number and location of credit recovery programs.

(B) Whether credit recovery programs are delivered over the summer, on school breaks, after school, on weekends, at pupils’ homes, at night in school computer labs, online, or during the schoolday.

(2) Information about pupils participating in credit recovery programs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) The number of pupils enrolled in credit recovery programs.

(B) Demographic information about pupils enrolled in credit recovery programs, including low-income status, special education status, English learner status, age, race, and ethnicity.

(C) Outcomes of pupils who have enrolled in credit recovery programs, including the number of credits earned, graduation rates, dropout rates, and transfer rates.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Credit recovery” refers to a pupil passing, and receiving credit for, a course that the pupil previously attempted, but for which the pupil was unsuccessful in earning academic credit towards graduation. The pupil can recover the credit by satisfying requirements for the course in which they were unsuccessful and can focus on earning credit based on competency in the content standards for that particular course. Credit recovery programs aim to help schools graduate more pupils by giving pupils who have fallen behind the chance to recover credits through a multitude of different strategies. Different programs allow pupils to work on their credit recovery classes over the summer, on school breaks, after school, on weekends, at home on their own, at night in school computer labs, online, or even during the schoolday.

(2) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.

(c) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 451, Sec. 2. (AB 1097) Effective January 1, 2020. Inoperative July 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)