Bill Text: CA SB1218 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1218 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Postsecondary education: California Postsecondary

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [SB1218 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB1218-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 1218	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Nguyen

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act to amend Section 66900 of the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1218, as introduced, Nguyen. Postsecondary education:
California Postsecondary Education Commission.
   Existing law establishes the system of postsecondary education in
this state, consisting of 4 segments: the University of California,
the California State University, the California Community Colleges,
and independent institutions of higher education, as defined.
Existing law establishes the California Postsecondary Education
Commission (CPEC) to be responsible for coordinating public,
independent, and private postsecondary education in this state and to
provide independent policy analyses and recommendations to the
Legislature and the Governor on postsecondary education issues. The
Budget Act of 2011 deleted funding and personnel from CPEC.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in a provision
containing legislative findings and intent related to CPEC.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 66900 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   66900.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) be responsible
for coordinating public, independent, and private postsecondary
education in California and providing independent policy analyses and
recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor on postsecondary
education issues.  In 
    (b)     In  this respect, the
Legislature finds  and declares  as follows:
   (1) California, in its adoption of the 1960 Master Plan for Higher
Education, established the Coordinating Council for Higher
Education, the commission's predecessor as the statewide coordinating
and planning board for higher education.
   (2) In 1973, the Legislature's Joint Committee on Higher Education
reviewed the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education and ultimately
advanced a report that included recommendations for strengthening
California's higher education plan. The committee's work resulted in
the disestablishment of the Coordinating Council for Higher Education
and the establishment of the California Postsecondary Education
Commission.
   (3) Assembly Bill 770 (Chapter 1187 of the Statutes of 1973)
strengthened the membership of the commission by having a majority of
its members represent the general public. That bill also increased
the commission's responsibilities with respect to advising the
Legislature and the Governor on issues related to governance,
operation, and financing of higher education in California.
   (4) Since 1974, the commission has served as the state's
independent planning and coordination agency for postsecondary
education policy, responsible for providing analyses and
recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor related to
long-range planning for public postsecondary education and the state
policy and programs involving independent and private postsecondary
education sectors.
   (5) In 1990, Senate Bill 1570 (Chapter 1587 of the Statutes of
1990) codified the commission's mission statement developed by the
1989 Joint Committee for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher
Education.
   (6) The commission has administered specifically designated
federal programs and in July 1993, it was named the state's
designated agency to administer the new federal state postsecondary
review entity (SPRE). 
   (b) 
    (  c)  It is the intent of the 
Legislature that   Legislature: 
    (1)    That  the commission maintain
the essential role it plays in coordinating all sectors of
postsecondary education, both public and private, given the size,
scope, and complexity of California's higher education system.

   (c) It is further the intent of the Legislature, as follows:
 
   (1) 
    (   2)  That the education policy
recommendations of the commission shall be a primary consideration in
developing state policy and funding for postsecondary education.

   (2) 
    (   3)  That the commission shall develop and
maintain a data collection system capable of documenting the
performance of postsecondary education institutions in meeting the
post high school education and training needs of California's diverse
population. 
   (3) 
    (   4)  That the commission, as the state's
planning and coordinating agency, shall ensure the effective
utilization of public postsecondary education resources, thereby
eliminating waste and unnecessary duplication, and shall promote
diversity, innovation, and responsiveness to student and societal
needs. 
   (4) 
    (   5)  That the commission shall encourage the
participation of faculty members, students, administrators, and
members of the general public in carrying out its duties and
responsibilities.