Pupil services: educational counseling: California College Guidance Initiative

The law adds college and career-planning information to annual school notices, aiming to connect families with the initiative’s online planning tools and resources.

What the law does ​

• Requires school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to notify parents or guardians about California College Guidance Initiative benefits.
• Requires the notice to encourage parents or guardians to create initiative parent accounts.
• Requires school districts to include this information in their existing annual parent notification.
• Provides for state reimbursement if the Commission on State Mandates finds the new local duties create reimbursable state-mandated costs.

Who it affects ​

• Parents and guardians of students entering or advancing through grades 7–12.
• School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.