{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-78072","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 78072","heading":"","body":"The board of governors shall adopt regulations for the Rising Scholars Network that fulfill the following goals and guidance:\n(a) Participating colleges designate a staff program director, coordinator, or liaison who has experience working with currently or formerly incarcerated students.\n(b) Funded programs are supported with a dedicated campus meeting space.\n(c) Funded programs build support and competency from a broad range of college stakeholders.\n(d) Participating colleges offer and make accessible a range of student supports to address academic and nonacademic needs.\n(e) Funded programs foster peer mentors, as applicable.\n(f) Funded programs develop and maintain strong relationships with external partners, including community-based programs, probation, parole, and county jails.\n(g) Participating colleges provide or connect justice-involved students with direct student financial support for critical needs.\n(h) Funded programs outreach and respond to prospective justice-involved students, particularly those in jail or prison.\n(i) Funded programs help justice-involved students apply, matriculate, and persist to graduation.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES [70900. - 88933.]","PART 48. COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS [78015. - 79520.]","CHAPTER 1. Education Programs [78015. - 78093.2.]","ARTICLE 6. Support Services for Justice-Involved Students [78070. - 78076.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ab6c12d5885ac460e6cc64684197d2c7c0c5ea8cfad6988316e2120b4032b5ac","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-78071","next":"us-ca/edc-78073"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}