Bill Text: CA AB218 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Postsecondary education: Educational and Economic Goals
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-02 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Corrected June 16.) [AB218 Detail]
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BILL NUMBER: AB 218 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 2, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Portantino
( Coauthors: Assembly Members
Cook, Conway, and Ruskin )
( Coauthors: Senators
Hancock, Negrete McLeod, and Padilla
)
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
An act to amend Section 66903 of, to add Chapter 12.5 (commencing
with Section 67050) and Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 67070)
to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of, to repeal Sections 66742 and
66743 of, and to repeal Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 99180)
of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating
to postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 218, as amended, Portantino. Postsecondary education:
Educational and Economic Goals for California Higher Education.
(1) Existing law establishes the California Postsecondary
Education Commission (CPEC) as the statewide postsecondary education
coordinating and planning agency and provides for its functions and
responsibilities. Among other things, the CPEC is required to develop
criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of all aspects of
postsecondary education. The CPEC is requested to convene an
intersegmental advisory committee on transfer access and performance.
The CPEC is also required to periodically review and make
recommendations regarding postsecondary programs for adult and
continuing education and report periodically to the Legislature and
the Governor regarding the financial conditions of independent
institutions, their enrollment and application figures, the number of
student spaces available, and the respective cost of utilizing those
spaces as compared to providing additional public spaces.
The bill would delete these specific requirements of the CPEC.
(2) Existing law establishes 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, and private,
independent institutions of higher education as the 4 segments of
postsecondary education in this state.
Existing law establishes a higher education accountability program
under which the University of California, the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges are required to
prepare a list of reports on a regular basis to the Legislature and
to state agencies. Under the program the CPEC is required to submit
annually a higher education report to the Legislature and the
Governor that provides information on significant indicators of the
performance of public colleges and universities.
This bill would repeal the existing higher education
accountability program and require the state to establish a new
accountability framework for achieving prescribed educational and
economic goals. The bill would require this framework to measure the
collective performance of the state's system of higher education in
successfully serving students by answering 6 statewide policy
questions. The bill would require that the data collected in response
to these policy questions be reported to the Legislature and the
Governor and made available to the public, as provided.
(3) Existing law requires the 3 public segments of postsecondary
education to present annual statistical reports on transfer patterns
via the CPEC to the Governor and the Legislature.
This bill would repeal this requirement.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 66742 of the Education Code is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 66743 of the Education Code is repealed.
SEC. 3. Section 66903 of the Education Code is amended to read:
66903. The commission has the following functions and
responsibilities in its capacity as the statewide postsecondary
education planning and coordinating agency and adviser to the
Legislature and the Governor:
(a) It shall require the governing boards of the segments of
public postsecondary education to develop and submit to the
commission institutional and systemwide long-range plans in a form
determined by the commission after consultation with the segments.
(b) It shall prepare a state plan for postsecondary education that
shall integrate the planning efforts of the public segments with
other pertinent plans. The commission shall seek to resolve conflicts
or inconsistencies among segmental plans in consultation with the
segments. If these consultations are unsuccessful, the commission
shall report the unresolved issues to the Legislature with
recommendations for resolution. In developing the plan, the
commission shall consider at least the following factors:
(1) The need for, and location of, new facilities.
(2) The range and kinds of programs appropriate to each
institution or system.
(3) The budgetary priorities of the institutions and systems of
postsecondary education.
(4) The impact of various types and levels of student charges on
students and on postsecondary education programs and institutions.
(5) The appropriate levels of state-funded student financial aid.
(6) The access and admission of students to postsecondary
education.
(7) The educational programs and resources of independent and
private postsecondary institutions.
(8) The provisions of this division differentiating the functions
of the public systems of higher education.
(c) It shall update the plan periodically, as appropriate.
(d) It shall participate in appropriate stages of the executive
and the legislative budget processes as requested by the executive
and the legislative branches, and shall advise the executive and the
legislative branches as to whether segmental programmatic budgetary
requests are compatible with the state plan. It is not intended that
the commission hold independent budget hearings.
(e) It shall advise the Legislature and the Governor regarding the
need for, and location of, new institutions and campuses of public
higher education.
(f) It shall review proposals by the public segments for new
programs, the priorities that guide them, and the degree of
coordination with nearby public, independent, and private
postsecondary educational institutions, and shall make
recommendations regarding those proposals to the Legislature and the
Governor.
(g) In consultation with the public segments, it shall establish a
schedule for segmental review of selected educational programs,
evaluate the program approval, review, and disestablishment processes
of the segments, and report its findings and recommendations to the
Legislature and the Governor.
(h) It shall serve as a stimulus to the segments and institutions
of postsecondary education by projecting and identifying societal and
educational needs and encouraging adaptability to change.
(i) It shall periodically collect or conduct, or both collect and
conduct, studies of projected manpower supply and demand, in
cooperation with appropriate state agencies, and disseminate the
results of those studies to institutions of postsecondary education
and to the public in order to improve the information base upon which
student choices are made.
(j) (1) It shall act as a clearinghouse for postsecondary
education information and as a primary source of information for the
Legislature, the Governor, and other agencies. It shall develop and
maintain a comprehensive database that does all of the following:
(A) Ensures comparability of data from diverse sources.
(B) Supports longitudinal studies of individual students as they
progress through the state's postsecondary educational institutions,
based upon the commission's existing student database through the use
of a unique student identifier.
(C) Is compatible with the California School Information System
and the student information systems developed and maintained by the
public segments of higher education, as appropriate.
(D) Provides Internet access to data, as appropriate, to the
sectors of higher education.
(E) Provides each of the educational segments access to the data
made available to the commission for the purposes of the database, in
order to support, most efficiently and effectively, statewide,
segmental, and individual campus educational research information
needs.
(2) The commission, in implementing paragraph (1), shall comply
with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
(20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) relating to the disclosure of personally
identifiable information concerning students.
(3) The commission may shall not
make available any personally identifiable information received from
a postsecondary educational institution concerning students for any
regulatory purpose unless the institution has authorized the
commission to provide that information on behalf of the institution.
(4) The commission shall provide 30-day notification to the
chairpersons of the appropriate legislative policy
and budget committees of the Legislature, to the Director of
Finance, and to the Governor prior to making any significant changes
to the student information contained in the database.
(k) It shall establish criteria for state support of new and
existing programs, in consultation with the public segments, the
Department of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
(l) It shall comply with the appropriate provisions of the federal
Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318), as specified in
Section 67000.
(m) It shall consider the relationship among academic education
and vocational education and job training programs, and shall
actively consult with representatives of public and private
education.
(n) It shall review all proposals for changes in eligibility pools
for admission to public institutions and segments of postsecondary
education and shall make recommendations to the Legislature, the
Governor, and institutions of postsecondary education. In carrying
out this subdivision, the commission periodically shall conduct a
study of the percentages of California public high school graduates
estimated to be eligible for admission to the University of
California and the California State University. The changes made to
this subdivision during the 2001-02 Regular Session of the
Legislature shall be implemented only during those fiscal years for
which funding is provided for the purposes of those provisions in the
annual Budget Act or in another measure.
(o) Upon request of the Legislature or the Governor, it shall
submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on all matters so
requested that are compatible with its role as the statewide
postsecondary education planning and coordinating agency. Upon
request of individual Members of the Legislature or personnel in the
executive branch, the commission shall submit information or a report
on any matter to the extent that sufficient resources are available.
From time to time, it also may submit to the Legislature and the
Governor a report that contains recommendations as to necessary or
desirable changes, if any, in the functions, policies, and programs
of the several segments of public, independent, and private
postsecondary education.
(p) In consultation with the public segments, it shall consider
the development of facilities to be used by more than one segment of
public higher education, commonly called "joint-use facilities." It
shall recommend to the Legislature criteria and processes for
different segments to utilize bond funds for these intersegmental,
joint-use facilities.
(q) It may undertake other functions and responsibilities that are
compatible with its role as the statewide postsecondary education
planning and coordinating agency.
SEC. 4. Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 67050) is added to
Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:
CHAPTER 12.5. EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC GOALS FOR CALIFORNIA
HIGHER EDUCATION
67050. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Since the enactment of the Master Plan for Higher Education in
1960, California's system of postsecondary education has provided
access and high quality high-quality
educational opportunities that have fueled California's economic
growth.
(b) In today's global information economy, California's national
and international success as an educational and economic leader will
require strategic investments and improved management of state
resources.
(c) Several factors, including changing demographics, rising
costs, increased competition for scarce state funding, and employer
concerns about graduates' skills, present new challenges to higher
education and state policymakers in effectively meeting the
postsecondary education needs of Californians.
(d) Although the public segments of higher education have each
developed their own institution-specific accountability efforts,
these efforts do not combine to tell us whether the state as a whole
is on track to produce enough college educated individuals to meet
workforce needs and to effectively compete in the global information
economy, nor do they reflect statewide policy goals that cut across
all higher education segments.
(e) Without the articulation of a shared common vision and goals,
and in the absence of a statewide focus and context, the state has
limited access to meaningful data and analyses to assess the state's
performance in key areas, in order to make critical fiscal and policy
decisions.
(f) As public demand to ensure the state is making proper
investments in postsecondary education grows, policy and educational
leaders must collectively hold themselves accountable for connecting
the postsecondary academic and research enterprise to the state's
economic and workforce development needs, increasing its
productivity, and expanding postsecondary access for all citizens and
regions of the state to produce the economic and educational
outcomes that best serve the state's interest.
(g) In order to achieve the educational and economic outcomes
necessary to ensure the state's success, it is the intent of the
Legislature that data-driven budget and policy decisions within
higher education be guided by each of the following goals:
(1) Increased educational attainment and successful transition
across all education levels. In the best performing state in the
nation, for every 100 pupils in grade 9, 91 graduate from high
school, 57 directly enter college, and 27 graduate within 150 percent
of program time. However, in California, for every 100 pupils in
grade 9, 71 graduate from high school, 31 directly enter college, and
17 graduate within 150 percent of program time, placing California
27th in the nation. Goal: by 2020, California will have improved its
educational pipeline numbers sufficiently so that it is among the top
10 states in the nation for the successful movement of students
through this pipeline.
(2) Meeting the state's economic development, workforce
development, and civic capacity needs. Current projections by the
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education indicate that
California residents will have the largest drop in projected per
capita income in the nation over the next two decades, and will fall
below the national average by 2012. Goal: by 2020, California will be
at the average per capita income of the top 10 new economy states as
determined using the State New Economy Index developed by the
Progressive Policy Institute.
(3) Closure of the achievement gap and increased learning at all
levels. In 2005, California ranked 33rd among states in the
percentage of persons between 18 and 24 years of age, inclusive, with
a high school diploma, 31st in the percentage of persons between 25
and 64 years of age, inclusive, with an associate degree, and 14th in
the percentage of persons between 25 and 64 years of age, inclusive,
with a bachelor's or higher degree. Goal: by 2020, California will
be in the top 10 states nationally for the percentages of its age
groups with degrees and certificates conferred.
67051. The State of California shall establish an accountability
framework that provides the basis for a biennial assessment of the
collective contribution of the state's system of postsecondary
education toward meeting the clear and measurable educational and
economic goals established pursuant to Section 67050. The
accountability framework developed to monitor progress toward these
goals shall be guided by all of the following principles:
(a) A state-level accountability framework is designed to help
policymakers develop, maintain, and fund a postsecondary education
system that meets the state's goals, recognizes the differentiated
missions of each segment of postsecondary education, and guides the
segments toward maintaining effective institutions consistent with
state goals and institutional missions.
(b) Policymakers and governing boards are collectively accountable
for meeting public goals for higher education, in accordance with
all of the following:
(1) Monitoring progress toward state goals is largely the
responsibility of state policymakers.
(2) Monitoring the performance of individual colleges and
universities is primarily the responsibility of institutional
governing boards.
(3) Institutional governing boards have ongoing responsibility for
monitoring the progress toward statewide policy goals of individual
colleges and universities, for meeting segmental and institutional
missions and goals, for ensuring the quality of the students'
education, and for providing information to students and parents
regarding enrollment, retention, and student success.
(c) The state-level reporting system shall be designed to contain
only data that helps policymakers to assess progress toward state
goals and to make appropriate policy and funding decisions. Specific
indicators may change as better data are identified for assessing
progress toward state goals.
(d) In establishing an accountability framework for higher
education, it is the intent of the Legislature to build upon existing
higher education data, information systems, reports, and processes,
including, but not limited to, the reporting process established in
Section 84754.5, and improve upon these efforts to measure collective
progress toward common vision and goals.
(e) Rather than envisioning a particular level of higher education
funding to move toward the statewide educational and economic policy
goals established pursuant to Section 67050, it is the intent of the
Legislature that the framework established pursuant to this chapter
help ensure the effective and efficient use of whatever funding is
provided to higher education.
67051.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, after
sufficient opportunity for deliberation and analysis, the information
gathered under the framework established pursuant to this chapter be
utilized by the Governor and Legislature to do all of the following
through appropriate actions:
(1) Establish clear and measurable goals in various areas,
including, but not be limited to, enrollment,
completion, time-to-degree, efficiency in facilities utilization,
transfer, and access.
(2) Establish a timeline for phasing in the Legislature's and
Governor's expectations for the achievement of these goals.
(3) Develop policy and budget proposals that include appropriate
funding mechanisms, where appropriate, for achieving these goals,
including, but not limited to, incentive funding, differential
funding, or the reallocation of existing resources, or all of these.
(b) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that by January 1,
2012, the Governor appoint and convene a task force to review the
framework established pursuant to this chapter and to recommend any
necessary modifications to the goals and questions contained therein.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the task force, if
created pursuant to paragraph (1), include, but not be limited to,
all of the following:
(A) The Governor or his or her designated representative.
(B) The Secretary for Education.
(C) The chairs and vice chairs of the Senate Education and
Assembly Higher Education committees.
(D) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(E) A representative of the business community.
(F) Three representatives of national organizations with expertise
in accountability.
(c) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the Governor
establish an advisory body to the task force established pursuant to
subdivision (b) to provide technical expertise and guidance. It is
the intent of the Legislature that the advisory body include, but not
be limited to, all of the following:
(1) A representative of the President of the University of
California.
(2) A representative of the Chancellor of the California State
University.
(3) A representative of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges.
(4) A representative of the Legislative Analyst's Office.
(5) A representative of the Department of Finance.
(6) Legislative staff from each of the appropriate policy
committees.
(7) A representative of the California Postsecondary Education
Commission.
67052. (a) The state shall utilize the accountability framework
established pursuant to this chapter to measure progress toward its
articulated educational and economic goals by collecting and
reporting information that answers all of the following six statewide
policy questions:
(1) Are enough Californians prepared for postsecondary education?
(2) Are enough Californians going to college?
(3) Is the state's postsecondary education system affordable to
all Californians?
(4) Are enough Californians successfully completing certificates
and degrees?
(5) Are college graduates prepared for life and work in
California?
(6) Are California's people, communities, and economy benefiting?
(b) The six questions set forth in subdivision (a) shall be
answered by collecting a select number of key indicators of progress,
not to exceed 30 indicators in total. The Legislature recognizes
that the postsecondary education segments may not possess all of the
information necessary to answer these questions. To the extent it is
impractical to collect comprehensive data, the technical advisory
committee established pursuant to subdivision (e) shall recommend
alternative sources of information that can help inform these
questions utilizing existing data.
(1) Are enough Californians prepared for postsecondary education?
Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily be limited
to, all of the following:
(A) High school graduates who have completed the "A-G" college
preparatory curriculum.
(B) High school juniors who are proficient in English and
mathematics.
(C) Adults with a high school diploma or the equivalent.
(D) Adult basic skills proficiency levels.
(E) The proficiency level of first-time college freshmen in
mathematics, English, or both.
(2) Are enough Californians going to college? Indicators of
progress may include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) High school graduates enrolling in college anywhere in the
United States within one year.
(B) Adult population enrolled in postsecondary education.
(C) Proportion of postsecondary enrollment served by segment,
including private institutions.
(D) General Equivalency Diploma (GED) recipients enrolling in
postsecondary education.
(3) Is the state's postsecondary education system affordable to
all Californians? Indicators of progress may include, but not
necessarily be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Proportion of income needed to pay for college, by segment,
before and after financial aid.
(B) Family income distribution of enrolled students.
(C) Student loan burden.
(4) Do enough Californians successfully complete certificates and
degrees? Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily be
limited to, all of the following:
(A) Certificates and degrees awarded.
(B) Graduation rates.
(C) Baccalaureate degree graduation rates for students beginning
at a community college with transfer intent.
(D) Number of units completed prior to earning a degree or
certificate or transferring.
(E) Remedial students successfully earning degrees or
certificates.
(5) Are college graduates prepared for life and work in
California? Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily
be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Performance of college graduates on existing statewide
learning assessments.
(B) Performance of college graduates on licensure and graduate
school entrance examinations.
(C) Student and employer satisfaction with college education.
(6) Are California's people, communities, and economy benefiting?
Indicators of progress may include, but not necessarily be limited
to, all of the following:
(A) Median personal income by educational attainment.
(B) Increase in total per capita personal income.
(C) Degrees and certificates awarded in selected high demand
fields.
(D) Federal research and development funding per capita.
(E) Educational attainment levels of state population.
(F) Public participation in community service and civic affairs.
(c) The segments of higher education in California shall provide
the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), to the
extent practical, on or before May 31, 2010
2011 , and by May 31 of each even-numbered
odd-numbered year thereafter, all summary, nonpersonally
identifiable data required pursuant to this chapter and shall post
that information on an Internet Web site available to the public. To
the extent possible, the segments of higher education, with the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges acting on behalf of
the community colleges, shall rely upon existing data, information
systems, reports, and processes in providing the required data. The
commission shall be the central repository for collecting and
maintaining all data, and shall make this data available, through an
Internet Web site available to the public, pursuant to Section 67053
in the following formats:
(1) Statewide aggregate data.
(2) Segmental data, provided by the public and nonprofit
independent sectors.
(3) Regional data, reported for the 14 regions utilized by CPEC
for planning and statistical analysis.
(d) The data to support the indicators of progress shall be
collected and made available by race and ethnicity, gender, Cal Grant
recipient status, and socioeconomic status, to the extent that these
data are available. The data shall also be collected and maintained
by each segment longitudinally, where appropriate, and, to the extent
possible, be coordinated and aligned with other longitudinal data
systems, including, but not limited to, those implemented to comply
with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec.
6301 et seq.), to allow for comprehensive and integrated analysis of
data from all educational levels.
(e) (1) The Legislative Analyst's Office and the Department of
Finance shall jointly convene a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to
coordinate the technical specifications of the summary aggregate
indicator data needed to address the six state policy questions set
forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) and the accessibility of indicator
data for state purposes. The TAC shall consist of all of the
following:
(A) Four representatives, one from each of the postsecondary
education segments, as defined in Section 67054. For the public
postsecondary segments, the representative shall be chosen by the
system president or chancellor, as appropriate.
(B) A representative of the California Postsecondary Education
Commission.
(C) A representative of the Office of the Secretary for Education.
(D) At least one member, but no more than three members, with
expertise in similar state accountability efforts, and who is not a
regular employee of any California postsecondary education segment,
chosen by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
(E) A representative of the Legislative Analyst's Office, who
shall serve as the chairperson of the TAC.
(2) (A) The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) may request
technical input from a representative from any agency that maintains
data that would be helpful in responding to the six state policy
questions set forth in this section.
(B) The LAO, in consultation with the Department of Finance, shall
submit a report on the recommended indicator data to be collected
and reported for the accountability framework to the appropriate
legislative policy committees, the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, and the Governor, on or before January 30, 2010
2011 . The report shall also include a summary
of the discussions of the TAC, including any limitations in data to
respond to the suggested indicators described in this section.
(C) The LAO shall consider any concerns provided in writing by the
Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Governor, or both, within
the 30 days following release of the report specified in subparagraph
(B). The LAO, in consultation with the Department of Finance, shall
revise its report as it deems appropriate to respond to these
concerns.
(D) To the extent that the Governor and the Legislature concur
with the recommendations of the LAO, it is the intent of the
Legislature that these data and indicators be formally adopted by
statute, and may be modified in any year, as part of the annual
budget process.
67053. (a) (1) Commencing August 1,
2010 2011 , and on or before August 1
of each even-numbered odd-numbered year
thereafter, the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC)
shall submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report of data it
has collected under subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 67052. A
copy of the report shall be made available to the Director of
Finance, the Secretary for Education, and the governing body of each
of the segments of postsecondary education. The report shall present
statewide data for each of the indicators described in Section 67052,
as well as any other indicators requested pursuant to law. The CPEC
shall make the data
report available on an Internet Web site open to the public.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(b) Within 120 days of receipt of the report described in
subdivision (a), the LAO, in consultation with the postsecondary
education segments, shall analyze the data contained in that report
and do all of the following:
(1) Assess the extent to which California has made progress on the
six questions in Section 67052.
(2) Identify significant factors which may explain the level of
progress that has been achieved.
(3) Identify higher education policy and funding issues suggested
by the data for the Governor and the Legislature to consider.
(c) The LAO shall present its analysis at a joint hearing of the
appropriate legislative policy committees and appropriate budget
subcommittees, to be convened on or before December 30, 2010
2011 , and each even-numbered
odd-numbered year thereafter.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the accountability
information collected by CPEC shall be made available, with due
concern for student privacy, to the Legislature, the Governor, and
other researchers.
(e) The three boards and association identified in Section 67054
may provide biennial reports on their respective postsecondary
education segments at the joint hearing held pursuant to subdivision
(c). These biennial segment reports are intended to become part of
the state accountability record. The reports shall provide a key link
between the state postsecondary education accountability reporting
structure and segmental accountability efforts. These biennial
reports shall include all of the following:
(1) The segment's main priorities for each of the state's goal
areas.
(2) The major activities underway to address each priority.
(3) The performance indicators used to track progress toward each
goal.
(4) Major highlights or issues from the data that have state-level
significance.
(5) The segment's institutional goals for student learning
outcomes, including core competencies and the capacity to learn; how
they assess progress toward these goals; what they are learning from
their assessments; and how they are using their assessments to
improve learning.
(6) A summary of any activity undertaken to address all of the
following:
(A) System efforts being undertaken to address instruction in
occupational programs of high state need.
(B) Programs implemented to assist elementary and secondary pupils
with academic preparation, and the extent to which these efforts
assist elementary and secondary pupils to meet both placement and
admission standards of each segment, and programs implemented to
provide professional development for new and practicing teachers.
(C) Remediation efforts and outcomes for students admitted to
college who are underprepared for college level
college-level writing and math.
(D) Expansion of capacity to effectively and efficiently serve
students, including, but not necessarily limited to, the
collaborative use of facilities across higher education segments,
distance learning, operation during evenings, weekends, and summer
sessions, including quantifiable measures of increased productivity.
67054. For the purposes of this chapter, the segments of
postsecondary education are defined as the California Community
Colleges, the California State University, the University of
California, and independent colleges and universities. These segments
are represented by the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, the Board of Trustees of the California State
University, the Board of Regents of the University of California, and
the official organization representing the largest number of
independent colleges and universities, as defined in subdivision (b)
of Section 66010, in the state. For purposes of this chapter, only
the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall be required
to report available information at the community college level.
SEC. 5. Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 67070) is added to
Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:
CHAPTER 12.7. INFORMATION REGARDING ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, AND
STUDENT SUCCESS
67070. (a) In order to provide prospective students and their
families access to critical institution-specific information
regarding enrollment, retention, and student success, it is the
intent of the Legislature that the University of California, the
California State University, the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, and the independent colleges and universities in
California provide a highly visible and accessible array of tools
designed to assist with their decisionmaking processes.
(b) The tools referred to in subdivision (a) shall seek, as their
primary goal, to provide students and their families with timely and
relevant data and information that may include any of the following:
(1) The number and types of degrees or certificates awarded at the
undergraduate and graduate level, by campus.
(2) The average time-to-degree for undergraduates, by campus.
(3) The average units-to-degree for undergraduates, by campus.
(4) Data related to average student persistence, retention, or
both.
(5) The total cost to students of annual enrollment, including all
campus-based and other fees.
(c) The data referred to in subdivision (b) shall be collected and
reported by race and ethnicity, gender, Cal Grant recipient status,
and socioeconomic status, to the extent that these data are
available, and shall be made available in a manner that seeks to
minimize direct costs to the institution. It is the intent of the
Legislature that the University of California, the California State
University, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and
the independent colleges and universities utilize existing electronic
and other media resources to disseminate the information delineated
in this section, including systemwide Internet Web sites,
intrasegmental Internet Web sites, or
both.
67071. (a) To the extent that the University of California, the
California State University, the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, and the independent colleges and universities
participate voluntarily in existing informational reporting for
students and parents, those efforts may be deemed to meet the
Legislature's intent, as outlined in Section 67070.
(b) For the purposes of this section,
information-reporting information reporting
frameworks may include, but need not be limited to, those developed
by national higher education organizations and federal data
collection entities. However, every attempt shall be made to ensure
that information reporting provides students and families with
information that will improve their understanding and comparison of
postsecondary educational institutions.
67072. In implementing this chapter and Chapter 12.5 (commencing
with Section 67050), state agencies, local educational agencies, and
the officers and appointees of those agencies shall consider and
comply with state and federal privacy law, and ensure that the
highest, appropriate security protections are in place in order to
provide the maximum protection of privacy, consistent with the
requirements under the United States and California Constitutions and
all applicable federal laws, including the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232(g)) and its implementing
regulations (34 C.F.R. 99).
SEC. 6. Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 99180) of Part 65 of
Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code is repealed.
