Bill Text: CA AB603 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Assembly Bill 603

Bill Title: Public postsecondary education: diversity: report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [AB603 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB603-Enrolled.html

Enrolled September 12, 2023

Passed IN Senate September 11, 2023

Passed IN Assembly May 31, 2023

Amended IN Assembly March 02, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 603

Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes

February 09, 2023

An act to add Section 66018.51 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 603, Cervantes. Public postsecondary education: diversity: report.

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 the state.

This bill would require the board of governors and the trustees, and request the regents, on or before July 1 each year, to publish a report on the diversity of the student body and the governing board of their respective segments, as specified, for purposes of determining how representative the governing board is of the student body. The bill would also require those reports to be submitted to the Legislature.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 66018.51 is added to the Education Code, to read:

66018.51.

(a) On or before July 1 of each year, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, publish a report on the diversity of the student body and the governing board of their respective segments. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the race and ethnicity of the student body and the governing board, for purposes of determining how representative the governing board is of the student body. The report shall be posted on the internet website of the respective segment.

(b) The reports published pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.