Bill Text: CA AB409 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Political Reform Act of 1974: statements of economic interests: online filing.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 643, Statutes of 2013. [AB409 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB409-Amended.html
Bill Title: Political Reform Act of 1974: statements of economic interests: online filing.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 643, Statutes of 2013. [AB409 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB409-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 409 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2013 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 2, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Quirk-Silva ( Coauthors: Assembly Members Fox, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, and Weber ) FEBRUARY 15, 2013 An act to add and repeal Section 69785.5toof the Education Code, relating to student veterans. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 409, as amended, Quirk-Silva. Student veterans: services.(1) UnderUnder existing law, the segments of the public higher education system in the state include the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law authorizes the California Community Colleges and California State University, and encourages the University of California, to coordinate services for qualified students who are veterans or members of the military by clearly designating military and veterans offices and individuals to provide specified services. This bill would require the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University to convene, and would encourage the Regents of the University of California to participate in, a task force to develop a report relating to student veterans' transition to postsecondary education, as specified. The bill wouldalsorequirethe California Community Colleges and the California State University to completethe report to be completed on or before January 10, 2015, andto providethat a copy be provided to the Governor and the Legislature on or before that date. These provisions would be repealed on January 1 , 2019.To the extent this bill would impose new duties on community college districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.(2) 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 these statutory provisions.Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program:yesno . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 69785.5 is added to the Education Code, to read: 69785.5. (a) On or before June 30, 2014, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall convene, and the Regents of the University of Californiaisare encouraged to participate in, a task force to develop a report relating to student veterans' transition to postsecondary education. (b) The task force shall address specific issues related to student veterans' transition to postsecondary education, which shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (1) A review of the best practices for meeting the needs of student veterans and ensuring that all campuses offer veterans' counseling services. (2) An evaluation on how California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California currently assist student veterans in understanding the effects of postwar stress, posttraumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injuries. (3) An evaluation of the existing resources offered to veterans and ways to ensure that veterans are aware of these resources. (4) An assessment on whether additional services for veterans are needed, such as an online course addressing postwar effects on veterans. (c) The final report shall be completed on or before January 10, 2015, and a copy shall be provided to the Governor and the Legislature on or before that date. (d) The report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.SEC. 2.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.