Bill Text: CA AB2936 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2936

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Bill Title: Higher Education Reconciliation Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-11 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. [AB2936 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2936

Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson

February 15, 2024

An act to add Section 66304 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2936, as introduced, Jackson. Higher Education Reconciliation Master Plan.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the segments of public postsecondary education in this state.

This bill would require the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request the University of California, to develop a reconciliation master plan for use on each of their respective campuses to address cultural and political conflicts that arise on campus. The bill would require the plan to ensure that students have a forum to be seen, have their voices heard, and feel safe. By imposing new requirements on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Higher Education Reconciliation Master Plan.

SEC. 2.

Section 66304 is added to the Education Code, to read:

66304.

(a) The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, develop a reconciliation master plan for use on each of their respective campuses to address cultural and political conflicts that arise on campus.

(b) The plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall ensure that students have a forum to be seen, have their voices heard, and feel safe.

SEC. 3.

If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.