Bill Text: CA AB388 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Juveniles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2014. [AB388 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB388-Amended.html
Bill Title: Juveniles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2014. [AB388 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB388-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 388 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2013 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 19, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chesbro FEBRUARY 15, 2013 An act to amend Section 78211.5 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 388, as amended, Chesbro. Community colleges: Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012. 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, known as the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012, was enacted for the purpose of increasing California community college access and success by providing effective core matriculation services of orientation, assessment and placement, counseling, and other education planning services, and academic interventions.TheExisting law provides that the focus of the act is on the entering students' transition into college in order to provide a foundation for student achievement and successful completion of students' educational goals, with a priority toward serving students who enroll to earn degrees, career technical certificates, transfer preparation, or career advancement. This bill would specify thatcareer advancement, for purposes ofnothing in the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012,includes, butis intended to preclude colleges from providing courses and programs including, but not limited to, professional development,development of job skills,development of language skills, and job services for individuals with developmental disabilities , to the extent resources are available for those purposes . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 78211.5 of the Education Code is amended to read: 78211.5. (a) The purpose of the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 is to increase California community college student access and success by providing effective core matriculation services, including orientation, assessment and placement, counseling, and other education planning services, and academic interventions. The focus of the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 is on the entering students' transition into college in order to provide a foundation for student achievement and successful completion of students' educational goals, with a priority toward serving students who enroll to earn degrees, career technical certificates, transfer preparation, or career advancement. The Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 targets state resources on core matriculation services that research has shown to be critical in increasing the ability of students to reach their academic and career goals. By focusing funding in these core areas and leveraging the use of technology to more efficiently and effectively serve a greater number of students, the goal of the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 is to provide students with a solid foundation and opportunity for success in the California Community Colleges. (b) Any community college or community college district receiving funding under this article shall agree to carry out its provisions as specified, but shall be bound to that agreement only for the period during which funding is received pursuant to this article. The obligations of the community college or community college district under the agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the expenditure of funds received pursuant to this article for only those services approved by the board of governors and the contribution toward the purposes of this article of matching funds as the board of governors may require pursuant to Section 78216. (c)For purposes ofNothing in this article is intended to preclude colleges from providing courses and programs including ,career advancement includes,but is not limited to, professional development,development of job skills,development of language skills, and job services for individuals with developmental disabilities to the extent resources are available for those purposes .