2009 California Education Code - Section 8500 :: Article 1. Legislative Intent

8500.  The Legislature finds and declares that adult continuing
education is essential to the needs of society in an era of rapid
technological, economic, and social change and that all adults in
California are entitled to quality publicly supported continuing
education opportunity, including the following:
   (a) The opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary
to participate effectively in today's economy and society.
   (b) Access to courses at the postsecondary level that are
foundations upon which successive academic or occupational knowledge
are dependent.
   (c) Participation in other courses designed to meet the particular
needs of the local community.