A regional occupational center or program established and maintained by a county superintendent of schools, school districts, or joint powers agencies pursuant to Section 52301 shall admit youths between the ages of 15 to 18 years who are eligible to attend a high school in a school district, but who have not been enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis for a period of more than three months during the regular school year, if all of the following apply:
(a) The center or program, in conjunction with the appropriate school district, develops a comprehensive high school plan that describes the academic and vocational instruction that will be provided to the pupil.
(b) The pupil’s parents or guardian approves the comprehensive plan in writing.
(c) The pupil enrolls in the appropriate adult school or high school courses that are needed to satisfy the comprehensive high school plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 572, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2007.)