AB 101

Bill Subjects

Abstract

(1) Existing law provides for the attendance of apprentices at high schools, unified school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, community colleges, and adult schools under vocational education program standards that are established with the participation of the State Department of Education, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards of the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law establishes standards for the provision of state funding and reimbursements for these programs at local educational agencies, as defined, separate from these programs at community colleges. This bill would, among other things, require the Controller to include instructions necessary to enforce provisions governing apprenticeship programs at local educational agencies in a specified audit guide. The bill would require the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to include instructions necessary to enforce provisions governing apprenticeship programs at community colleges in a specified audit report. To the extent that this bill would impose new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to provide instruction at the campuses they operate. Existing law provides for the appointment by the board of governors of a chief executive officer, known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. This bill would establish the Chancellor's Higher Education Innovation Awards Program under the administration of the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges. The bill would specify that moneys would be awarded under the program for innovations that improve student success, and that are sustainable and capable of being scaled across the state, with specified areas of focus. The bill would require the office to report to the Director of Finance and the Legislature a summary of the activities supported by the moneys awarded and a summary of the outcomes, as prescribed. The bill would authorize the board of governors to allocate funds appropriated in a designated provision of the Budget Act of 2017 to make awards to community colleges under the program, thereby making an appropriation. The funds appropriated by the bill for the program would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. (3) Under existing law, the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state are the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the missions and functions of these segments. The provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make them applicable. This bill would require the trustees and the governing board of participating community college districts, and would encourage the regents, to designate as a "hunger free campus" each of its respective campuses that meet specified criteria. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the bill would, commencing with the 2018–19 academic year, provide that each campus that receives the designation shall receive a funding incentive. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2022. (4) Existing law provides that effective for academic terms beginning after July 1, 2015, a student enrolled at a campus of the California Community Colleges or the California State University who resides in California, meets the definition of "covered individual" under federal law, as it read on July 1, 2015, and is eligible for education benefits under either of 2 specified federal "GI Bill" programs, as each read on July 1, 2015, is exempt from paying nonresident tuition and any other fees exclusively applicable to nonresident students at that campus. Effective for the academic terms beginning after July 1, 2017, this bill would change the meaning of "covered individual" under these provisions, as specified, to align with federal law, as it read on January 1, 2017, and would require a California Community College or California State University student, as an eligibility requirement for the nonresident tuition exemption, to be eligible for education benefits under either of the 2 federal "GI Bill" programs referenced above, as each read on January 1, 2017. To the extent that this bill would impose new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) Existing law, known as the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A and B entitlement awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B awards, the Cal Grant C awards, and the Cal Grant T awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions. Existing law establishes the maximum tuition award amount for each Cal Grant A and B award for new recipient students attending private nonprofit postsecondary educational institutions at $9,084 for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 award years and $8,056 for the 2017–18 award year and each award year thereafter. Existing law also establishes these amounts as the maximum tuition award amounts for new recipients attending private for-profit postsecondary educational institutions that are accredited, as specified. This bill would retain the maximum tuition award amount for each Cal Grant A and B award for new recipient students attending private nonprofit postsecondary educational institutions at $9,084 for the 2017–18 award year, and would establish that the maximum tuition award amount would be $8,056 for the 2018–19 award year and each award year thereafter. The bill would also express the intent of the Legislature that postsecondary educational institutions within the scope of the bill make good faith efforts to increase the number of low-income resident students enrolled, make the process for transferring from the California Community Colleges easier for resident students, and expand high-quality online education for resident students, as specified. The bill would also require these institutions to submit an annual report on these efforts to the Department of Finance and the Legislature. (6) Existing law requires that a Cal Grant C award be utilized only for occupational or technical training in a course of not less than 4 months. Existing law also requires that the maximum award amount and the total amount of funding for the Cal Grant C awards be determined each year in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit a report to the Legislature, containing specified data on the outcomes of the Cal Grant C Program, on or before April 1, 2018, and requires the commission to submit a report that includes the information the Legislative Analyst's Office was required to report on to the Legislature on or before April 1 2020, and each even-numbered year thereafter. This bill would delay these reporting requirements by one year. (7) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. This bill would authorize the board of governors to enter into a direct contract with the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges for the purpose of supporting statewide initiatives, projects, and programs within the purview of the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges. If the board of governors elects to enter into a direct contract with the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges, the bill would require the contract to specify the objectives and the expected outcomes of the contract. (8) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law requires the board of governors to appoint a chief executive officer, known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law provides for the establishment of community college districts throughout the state, including the Compton Community College District. Existing law authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at the campuses operated by these districts. Existing law establishes a system for apportioning state funding for the educational programs of community college districts in accordance with specified calculations related to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these programs. Existing law authorizes the board of governors to suspend the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Compton Community College District for a period lasting until June 30, 2011, plus a period lasting until the chancellor, the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, the Director of Finance, and the Governor concur with the special trustee that the district, for 2 consecutive academic years, has met certain requirements relating to a comprehensive assessment and a recovery plan. Existing law, in the event of a suspension, authorizes the chancellor to appoint a special trustee to manage the district, as specified. This bill, notwithstanding the provisions establishing the existing system for apportioning state funding to community college districts, would provide the Compton Community College District with specified revenue if Compton College is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Compton Community College District is operated under the governing authority of the Board of Trustees of the Compton Community College District. This bill would appropriate $11,300,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors for the 2017–18 fiscal year, for transfer to the Compton Community College District to support one-time costs associated with Compton College's effort to restore core operational and oversight functions to that district and to achieve and maintain accreditation, as specified. The bill would require, until July 1, 2029, that the Board of Trustees of the Compton Community College District assume those powers and duties of the Compton Community College District Personnel Commission that the board of trustees determines are necessary for the management of the personnel functions of the Compton Community College District. Funds appropriated by this bill to support the one-time costs associated with the Compton Community College District restoring its core operational and oversight functions would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Compton Community College District. (9) Existing law requires that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, if local revenues, as described, for community colleges exceed the estimates included in the annual Budget Act for these revenue sources, an equivalent amount of general purpose funds appropriated for local assistance to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges in a certain item of the Budget Act only be allocated to community college districts for one-time purposes. This bill would repeal that provision. (10) Existing law provides that adult schools and evening high schools shall consist of classes for adults. Existing law authorizes minors to be admitted into those classes pursuant to policies adopted by the governing board of the school district if those minors meet certain eligibility requirements. Existing law establishes the Adult Education Block Grant Program under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the Executive Director of the State Board of Education, to divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult education consortium in each adult education region, as specified. Existing law provides that any community college district, school district, or county office of education, or any joint powers authority consisting of community college districts, school districts, county offices of education, or a combination of these, located within the boundaries of the adult education region is required to be permitted to join the consortium as a member. This bill would require Adult Education Block Grant Program funds received by a participating school district to be deposited in a separate fund of the school district to be known as the Adult Education Fund and would require moneys in the Adult Education Fund to be expended only for adult education purposes. (11) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program. Existing law provides for the awarding of grants for this program, and provides that this program shall only be implemented during fiscal years for which funds are appropriated for these purposes. Existing law repeals the program on January 1, 2018. This bill would make the repeal date for the program January 1, 2023, thereby extending the provisions governing the program until that date. (12) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board appoints a chief executive officer known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Under existing law, community college districts are authorized, among other things, to maintain and operate campuses, employ faculty and other employees, and provide instruction to students. This bill, commencing with the 2017–18 academic year, would establish a grant program, which would require participating community colleges to award grants to their students who meet specified requirements. The bill would require the chancellor to report to the Legislature, on or before April 1, 2019, regarding grant award recipients for the 2017–18 award year, as specified. (13) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The board appoints a chief executive officer known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. This bill would establish the California Community College Guided Pathways Grant Program under the administration of the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, which would require the chancellor's office to distribute grants, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to community colleges, who meet certain requirements, to integrate existing student-success programs and implement clearly structured, coherent guided pathways programs. The bill would require the chancellor to make specified annual reports to the Director of Finance and the Legislature regarding the California Community College Guided Pathways Grant Program and include in these reports recommendations on any statutory or regulatory changes necessary to improve the ability of community colleges to implement their guided pathways programs. (14) Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires, on or before January 1, 2018, that the Legislative Analyst's Office, in consultation with the university, submit a report to the Legislature including specified data relating to the California State University Early Start Program. This bill would extend the due date of the report from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2019. (15) Existing law, commencing with the 2013–14 academic year, requires the California State University and the University of California to report, by March 1 of each year, on specified performance measures, including various calculations of graduation rates and amounts spent per degree, for the preceding academic year. This bill would require the California State University and the University of California, commencing with the 2017–18 academic year, to include in the annual reports goals for the 3 academic years immediately following the academic year of the report for each performance measure. (16) Existing law, the University of California Revenue Bond Act of 1947, authorizes the University of California to issue revenue bonds, secured by a specified pledge of revenues. Existing law authorizes the University of California to pledge its annual General Fund support appropriation, less certain amounts, to secure the payment of its general revenue bonds or commercial paper associated with the general revenue bond program. Existing law authorizes the University of California to fund debt service for capital expenditures, as defined, from its General Fund support appropriation, as specified. This bill would add the costs of deferred maintenance of academic facilities and related infrastructure to the definition of capital expenditures referenced above. (17) The University of California comprises 10 campuses, one of which is located at Merced. Existing law, with respect to capital expenditures related to the Merced 2020 Project, authorizes the University of California to proceed with designated capital expenditures or capital outlay projects, only if all work traditionally performed by persons with specified University of California Service Unit job classifications is performed only by employees of the University of California. This bill would render this provision inoperative on June 30, 2024, and expand its scope beyond the Merced 2020 Project. (18) Under the California Constitution, whenever the Legislature or a state agency mandates a new program or higher level of service on any local government, including a community college district, the state is required to provide a subvention of funds to reimburse the local government, with specified exceptions. Existing law makes certain funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act for reimbursement of the cost of a new program or increased level of service of an existing program mandated by statute or executive order available as a block grant to community college districts to support specified state-mandated local programs. Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to annually apportion block grant funding appropriated in the annual Budget Act to all community colleges that submitted letters requesting funding in that fiscal year according to the provisions specified in the Budget Act. Existing law provides that a community college district that submits a letter of intent to the chancellor and receives this block grant funding is not eligible to submit a claim for reimbursement for those specified mandated programs for the fiscal year for which the block grant funding is received. This bill, commencing with the 2017–18 fiscal year, would require the per full-time equivalent student funding rate specified in the community college block grant funding provisions of the Budget Act to be adjusted annually for inflation, as prescribed. (19) The Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act authorizes an employee or annuitant, as those terms are defined, of the state to enroll in a health benefit plan approved or maintained by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System. The act generally requires the state and each employee or annuitant to contribute a portion of the cost of providing the benefit coverage afforded under the approved health benefit plan in which the employee or annuitant is enrolled. The act prohibits specified employees from receiving an employer contribution for these benefits for annuitants unless the person is credited with 10 or more years of state service, and prohibits other specified employees from receiving that contribution unless the person is credited with 15 or more years of state service. The State Employees' Dental Care Act authorizes the state, through the Department of Human Resources, the Trustees of the California State University, or the Regents of the University of California, to contract with carriers for dental care plans for employees, annuitants, and eligible family members, as provided. The act generally authorizes a person who was enrolled in a dental care plan at the time he or she became an annuitant under state or federal provisions to continue his or her enrollment. The act prohibits specified employees from receiving an employer contribution for these benefits for annuitants unless the person is credited with 10 or more years of state service, and prohibits other specified employees from receiving that contribution unless the person is credited with 15 or more years of state service. This bill, with respect to both the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act and the State Employees' Dental Care Act, would additionally prohibit an employee of the California State University who is first employed and becomes a member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System on or after July 1, 2017, and who is either represented by California State University Bargaining Unit 3 or is a nonrepresented employee, from receiving any portion of the employer contribution for these benefits for annuitants unless the employee has 10 years of credited state service at the time of retirement. The bill would limit its application to employees of the California State University who retire for service. The bill would provide that these provisions would become operative only if specifically adopted by action of the Trustees of the California State University or, if required, provided for in a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to specified law. (20) Existing law establishes various programs to provide financial assistance to California children and their families. This bill would enact the Every Kid Counts (EKC) Act that would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, provide for a one-time dollar-for-dollar matching grant of up to $200 to accounts opened under the Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act. The act would provide a one-time matching grant in the amount of $25 to a Scholarshare account if the qualifying family establishes an automatic contribution plan of $25 or more per month. The bill would require a participating designated beneficiary and his or her parent or legal guardian who opened the Scholarshare account to meet specified requirements in order to participate in the matching grant program. The bill would only allow an individual to be the designated beneficiary on one account under the program. The bill would authorize the board to obtain remedies against the designated beneficiary or his or her parent or legal guardian if any of the matching grant funds are not used for qualified higher education expenses or the matching grant program participant or designated beneficiary otherwise fails to meet the act's requirements. (21) Existing provisions of the Local Agency Public Construction Act govern contracting by community college districts. Existing law authorizes the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to enter into a contract or other agreement with the governing board of any community college district whereby the district performs services or acts as a fiscal agent on behalf of the California Community Colleges, if the funds for the contract or agreement are in satisfaction of the state obligation to provide funding under Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, which sets forth a formula for computing the minimum amount of General Fund revenues that the state is required to appropriate for the support of school districts and community college districts for each fiscal year. This bill, until July 1, 2022, would exempt the chancellor from the requirement to advertise for or invite bids for those contracts or other agreements that are no more than $20,000,000. The bill, until July 1, 2022, would also exempt from that requirement the renewal of existing contracts or other agreements that the chancellor has entered into with a governing board, regardless of the amount. (22) Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report specified information regarding the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by July 1, 2014, and by July 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter, as specified. This bill would instead require the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report the information by July 1, 2014, July 1, 2016, and September 3, 2019. (23) The Budget Act of 2015 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2015–16 fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2015 by reducing an item of appropriation to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and making other changes. (24) This bill would appropriate $5 million from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to support a one-time Veterans Resource Center grant program for the purpose of establishing or enhancing on-campus veterans resource centers that provide support services for students who are current or former members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are enrolled, or are attempting to enroll, at a community college. The bill would require the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges to administer the one-time grant program and distribute grants to applicant California community colleges that satisfy certain requirements. The bill also would provide that funds appropriated by the bill for the grant program would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution for the 2015–16 fiscal year. (25) This bill would appropriate the sum of $2,000,000 for the 2017–18 fiscal year from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for allocation to Norco College to expand the capacity of its student veterans services center and establish articulation agreements, policies, and processes related to awarding course credit for prior military service. The bill would require Norco College, by January 1, 2019, to submit a report to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges that identifies actions taken, lessons learned, and best practices for student veterans to obtain academic, subject-specific course credit for their military service. The bill would provide that funds appropriated by the bill for these purposes would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution for the 2015–16 fiscal year. (26) Existing law requires the governing board of a community college district to establish rules for the examination of students within the district to ensure proper care of the students, as specified. This bill would appropriate $4,500,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to support mental health services and training. The bill would authorize the Board of Governors to allocate grants to community colleges to support various activities relating to mental health and would also authorize the Board of Governors to allocate funds to a community college district to provide training to community colleges throughout the state on specified matters relating to mental health. The bill would provide that funds appropriated pursuant to those provisions would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. (27) This bill would, for the 2017-18 fiscal year, appropriate the sum of $8,000,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to provide grants to community college districts, in connection with the Economic and Workforce Development Program, for workforce development programs in distressed economic areas, as prescribed. The bill would provide that funds appropriated by the bill for these purposes would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution for the 2015–16 fiscal year. (28) This bill would appropriate the sum of $1,000,000 for the 2017–18 fiscal year from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to be allocated to the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges, consistent with specified requirements, to support a course identification numbering system. The bill would provide that funds appropriated by the bill for these purposes would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution for the 2015–16 fiscal year. (29) This bill would, for the 2017–18 fiscal year, appropriate the sum of $2,500,000 from the General Fund to the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for allocation to community college districts to comply with state and federal requirements regarding preventing and addressing sexual harassment, including sexual violence, as specified. The bill would require the chancellor to determine the allocation of funding to community college districts and, prior to allocating that funding, to consult with staff from the appropriate legislative fiscal and policy committees and the Department of Finance. The bill would provide that funds appropriated by the bill for these purposes would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution for the 2015–16 fiscal year. (30) This bill would, for the 2017–18 fiscal year, appropriate the sum of $2,500,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to provide grants to community college districts to be used for specified purposes related to addressing student hunger at community colleges. (31) 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 the statutory provisions noted above. (32) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.