Bill Text: CA AB743 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: California Community Colleges: common assessment system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 615, Statutes of 2011. [AB743 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB743-Amended.html
Bill Title: California Community Colleges: common assessment system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 615, Statutes of 2011. [AB743 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB743-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 743 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 27, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Block FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act to add Section 78219 to the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 743, as amended, Block. Community colleges: student assessments: California Community Colleges: common assessment system. 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. The Seymour-Campbell Matriculation Act of 1986 requires, contingent on the appropriation of funds for the purposes of the act, matriculation services to be made available by the colleges. The act requires those services to include assessment and counseling upon enrollment, including administration of assessment instruments to determine student competency in computational and language skills. This bill would require the board to establish a common assessment system with specified objectives, that seeks tocreateestablish a centrally delivered system of student assessment to be used as one of multiple measures, consistent with specified law, for the purposes of community college placement and advisement. The bill would require the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to work in collaboration with the State Department of Education and the California State University when developing a common college-readiness standard that will be reflected in the creation ofcommonassessment instrumentsto align the state's college-readiness standards toward future common state standards. The bill would require the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on the progress of implementation of the common assessment system by December 31, 2012 , and would require the above provisions to become operative upon the receipt of state, federal, or philanthropic funds to cover the costs of the common assessment system . 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 78219 is added to the Education Code, to read: 78219. (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall establish a common assessment system to be used as one of multiple measures, consistent with existing regulations, for the purposes of community college placement and advisement. The system shall include all of the following objectives: (1)CreationEstablishment of a centrally delivered system of student assessment that provides a single common assessment instrument for use by community colleges in the curriculum areas of English, mathematics, and English as a second language. (2) Creation of a secure, centrally housed assessment test data warehouse that shall collectbothall of the following: (A) All available assessment scores generated by assessed students at allparticipatingcommunity colleges. (B) All available K-12 assessment dataand transcript informationfor students at allparticipatingcommunity colleges. The use of this data shall be limited to placing and advising community college students to enhance their success with and completion of their postsecondary education objectives. (C) Other data or student transcript information that is used for the purpose of student placement. (3) Creation of an Internet Web portal that can be accessed by community college personnel and students and that provides all of the following: (A) An assessment profile, generated for each student upon request,whichthat includes all assessment information available in the data warehouse created pursuant to paragraph (2). This profile shall be accessible for counseling, matriculation, and course placement purposes. (B) A pretest application that emulates the structure of the student assessment created pursuant to paragraph (1) that students can practice on and familiarize themselves with before taking future assessments. (C) An advisement tool that provides students with information about the importance of taking the common assessment to be placed in college-level courses in English, mathematics, or English as a second language and the historical success rates of students who place in various levels of remedial coursework. (b) In developing the common assessment, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall work in collaboration with the State Department of Education and the California State University when developing a common college-readiness standard that will be reflected in the creation of assessment instruments.(c) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall work with the State Department of Education and the California State University to move toward alignment of college-readiness standards and align toward future common core state standards.(d) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall convene an advisory committee established pursuant to subdivision (a) that includes, but is not limited to, representatives from all of the following entities:(1) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.(2) The Legislative Analyst's Office.(3) The Department of Finance.(4) The State Department of Education.(5) The California State University.(6) The Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges.(7) The Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges.(8) The California Community Colleges Matriculation Professionals Association.(e)(c) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on the progress of the implementation of the common assessment system by December 31, 2012. (d) The provisions of this section shall be operative upon the receipt of state, federal, or philanthropic funds sufficient to cover the costs of the common assessment system.