Bill Text: CA AB1385 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Community colleges: accreditation.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-11-30 - Died on Senate inactive file. [AB1385 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB1385-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1385	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 8, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 5, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 15, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ting
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Gipson   and Mullin   ) 
    (   Coauthors:   Senators   Beall
  and Nielsen   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to  add   amend  Section 
72218 to   72208 of  the Education Code, relating
to community colleges.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1385, as amended, Ting. Community colleges: accreditation.
   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 specifies the duties of the
board of governors, including, among other duties, establishing
minimum standards for the formation of community colleges and
districts. Under existing regulatory authority, the board of
governors requires each community college to be accredited.
   This bill would prohibit the accrediting agency from imposing a
special assessment on community colleges to pay for the accrediting
agency's legal fees for any lawsuit unless there has been an
affirmative vote of the majority of the chief executive officers, or
their designees, of all of the community colleges. The bill would
excuse compliance with this prohibition if the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges determines that the accrediting agency'
s compliance would violate federal  law.   law,
as specified. 
   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 72208 of the  
Education Code   is amended to read: 
   72208.  (a) The accrediting agency for the community colleges
shall report to the appropriate policy and budget subcommittees of
the Legislature upon the issuance of a decision that affects the
accreditation status of a community college and, on a biannual basis,
any accreditation policy changes that affect the accreditation
process or status for a community college.
   (b) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges shall ensure that the appropriate policy and budget
subcommittees of the Legislature are provided the information
required to be reported pursuant to subdivision (a). 
   (c) (1) The accrediting agency shall not impose a special
assessment on community colleges for the accrediting agency's legal
fees for any lawsuit, unless there has been an affirmative vote of
the majority of the chief executive officers, or their designees, of
all of the community colleges. Each community college, as represented
by its chief executive officer, or his or her designee, shall be
eligible to cast a vote on the assessment.  
   (2) This subdivision does not apply to the accrediting agency's
activities that are related to private educational institutions in
the state or educational institutions outside of the state. 

   (3) This subdivision does not affect the authority of the United
States Department of Education regarding educational institutions.
 
   (4) Compliance with this subdivision shall be excused if the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges determines that
federal criteria for recognition of an accrediting agency by the
United States Department of Education prohibit the accrediting agency
from complying with this subdivision.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 72218 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
   72218.  (a) The accrediting agency shall not impose a special
assessment on community colleges for the accrediting agency's legal
fees for any lawsuit, unless there has been an affirmative vote of
the majority of the chief executive officers, or their designees, of
all of the community colleges. Each community college, as represented
by its chief executive officer, or his or her designee, shall be
eligible to cast a vote on the assessment.
   (b) This section does not apply to the accrediting agency's
activities that are related to private educational institutions in
the state or educational institutions outside of the state.
   (c) This section does not affect the authority of the United
States Department of Education regarding educational institutions.
   (d) Compliance with this section shall be excused if the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges determines that
federal criteria for recognition of an accrediting agency by the
United States Department of Education prohibit the accrediting agency
from complying with this section.