Bill Text: CA SB1348 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Postsecondary education: California Black-Serving Institutions Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-03 - Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. [SB1348 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB1348-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1348

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Introduced by Senator Bradford
(Principal coauthor: Senator Ashby)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ortega)

February 16, 2024

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An act relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1348, as introduced, Bradford. Postsecondary education: California Seal of Excellence in Serving Black and African American Postsecondary Students.

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, independent institutions of higher education, as defined, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined, as the segments of postsecondary education in the state.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to create the State Seal of Excellence in Serving Black and African American Postsecondary Students to recognize postsecondary educational institutions located in California that excel at offering admissions and providing academic and financial resources to Blacks and African Americans, and whose Black and African American students have high rates of degree completion.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to create the State Seal of Excellence in Serving Black and African American Postsecondary Students to recognize postsecondary educational institutions located in California that excel at offering admissions and providing academic and financial resources to Blacks and African Americans, and whose Black and African American students have high rates of degree completion.