Presently, most ABE students leave the program at the end of 120 hours of instruction, and there are no follow-up procedures to determine how many students may have enrolled in ABE programs, dropped out and then retuned at a later date. California is moving to introduce such follow-up procedures through the use of an electronic card, similar to an automatic teller machine (ATM) card that adult students will keep with them and use to obtain adult education. The card will permit the tracking of people, courses taken, and development in literacy ability over time.