Alex Padilla
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments include the California State University, the campuses of which are administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, and the California Community Colleges, which are administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to provide instruction to students at community college campuses. Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, authorizes the community colleges to grant associate in arts and associate in science degrees. The act also requires the regents, the trustees, and the board of governors to have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded program to increase the number of transfer students from community colleges. This bill would enact the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, which, commencing with the 2011–12 academic year, would require a student that receives an associate degree for transfer to be deemed eligible for transfer into a California State University baccalaureate program when the student meets prescribed requirements. The bill would condition a community college district's receipt of state apportionment funds on its development and granting of associate degrees for transfer, unless each of the state's community college districts waives reimbursement for specified state-mandated costs of implementing the bill in accordance with a prescribed procedure. This bill would prohibit a community college district from imposing any requirements, in addition to these requirements, for a student to be eligible for the associate degree for transfer, and would prohibit remedial noncollegiate level coursework from being counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would require the California State University to guarantee admission with junior status to any community college student who meets the requirements for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would not guarantee a student admission for specified majors or campuses, but would require the California State University to grant a student priority admission to his or her local California State University campus and to a program or major that is similar to his or her community college major or area of emphasis, as determined by the California State University campus to which the student is admitted. This bill would authorize the California State University to require a transferring student to take additional coursework at the California State University in specified circumstances, and would prohibit the California State University from requiring a transferring student to repeat courses that are similar to those taken at the community college that counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would also require the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report to specified legislative committees and subcommittees, within a prescribed time period, on specified outcomes and recommendations related to this act. By requiring a community college district to grant the associate degree for transfer in exchange for receipt of state apportionment funds, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 428, Statutes of 2010.
Approved by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4903.) To enrollment.
In Senate. To unfinished business.
Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 6463.)
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6517.) To Senate.
Read third time. Amended. (Page 6426.) To third reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
Read second time. Amended. To second reading.
(Heard in committee August 12.)
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set, first hearing.
Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
(Heard in committee June 22.)
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
To Com. on HIGHER ED.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3703.) To Assembly.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3676.)
Set for hearing May 27.
(Suspense - for vote only).
Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 24.
Hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing May 17.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3296.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Set for hearing April 21.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 14.
To Com. on ED.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1440 | HTML |
| 02/19/10 - Introduced | |
| 04/15/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/28/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/14/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/29/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/02/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/04/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/17/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/20/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/30/10 - Enrolled | |
| 09/29/10 - Chaptered |
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