(a) As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) “CalWORKs recipient” means a recipient of aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or any successor program.
(2) “Direct excess costs” means the fixed, variable, and one-time costs associated with providing noncredit instructional services to CalWORKs recipients, as determined by the chancellor’s office.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a community college district, to the extent funding is made available in the annual Budget Act, shall receive funding for noncredit instruction developed for and targeted to CalWORKs recipients, including funding to offset the direct excess cost of providing noncredit instruction to CalWORKs recipients when the cost of providing a specific course offering exceeds the average cost of noncredit instruction.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 18. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)