It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish a program which will identify skills and knowledge necessary for success at various levels of college preparatory mathematics and to ensure that each public school pupil who can benefit from this program shall have access thereto. The program shall provide timely diagnostic assessments to both teachers and pupils indicating in which areas of mathematics pupils and classes are adequately prepared and in which areas further study is necessary.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 872, Sec. 2.)