Bill Text: CA AB2791 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 2791 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Community colleges: disability services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 109, Statutes of 2016. [AB2791 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2791-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2791	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  109
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 25, 2016
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 25, 2016
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 30, 2016
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Medina

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 84850 of the Education Code, relating to
community colleges.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2791, Medina. Community colleges: disability services.
   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 states the intent of the
Legislature that the public postsecondary institutions request, and
the state provide, through the state budget process, funds to cover
the actual cost of providing services and instruction, consistent
with specified principles, to disabled students in their respective
postsecondary institutions.
   Existing law requires the board of governors to adopt rules and
regulations for the administration and funding of educational
programs and support services provided to disabled students by
community college districts. Existing law defines "disabled students,"
for these purposes, as persons with exceptional needs enrolled at a
community college who meet specified criteria.
   This bill would expand that definition of "disabled students," for
these purposes, to include persons with exceptional needs who have
applied to, but are not enrolled at, a community college and meet
that criteria.
   Existing law requires the regulations adopted by the board of
governors to provide for the apportionment of funds to each community
college district to offset the direct excess cost of providing
specialized support services or instruction, or both, to disabled
students enrolled in state-supported educational programs or courses.

    This bill would require the regulations adopted by the board to
provide funds to offset those costs of providing services or
instruction, or both, to disabled students enrolled in
state-supported disabled student services programs or courses,
instead of state-supported educational programs or courses. The bill
also would correct cross-references.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 84850 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   84850.  (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration and
funding of educational programs and support services to be provided
to disabled students by community college districts pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with Section 67310) of Chapter 14 of Part 40 of
Division 5.
   (b) As used in this section, "disabled students" are persons with
exceptional needs who have applied to or enrolled at a community
college who, because of a verified disability, cannot fully benefit
from classes, activities, and services regularly provided by the
college without specific additional specialized services or
educational programs.
   (c) The regulations adopted by the board of governors shall
provide for the apportionment of funds to each community college
district to offset the direct excess cost of providing specialized
support services or instruction, or both, to disabled students
enrolled in state-supported disabled student services programs or
courses. Direct excess costs are those actual fixed, variable, and
one-time costs, as defined in Section 67311, which exceed the
combined total of the following:
   (1) The average cost to the district of providing services to
nondisabled students times the number of students served by disabled
student programs and services.
   (2) The indirect cost to the district of providing facilities and
support for the administration of disabled student programs and
services.
   (3) The revenue derived from average daily attendance in special
classes.
   (4) Any other funds for serving disabled students which the
district receives from federal, state, or local sources.
   (d) As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section,
each community college district shall certify that reasonable efforts
have been made to utilize all funds from federal, state, or local
sources which are available for serving disabled students. Districts
shall also provide the programmatic and fiscal information concerning
programs and services for disabled students that the regulations of
the board of governors require.
   (e) The board of governors may authorize the chancellor,
consistent with the requirements the board may impose, to designate
up to 3 percent of the funds allocated pursuant to this section for
program development and program accountability.