Bill Text: CA SB195 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: California postsecondary education: state goals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-09-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 367, Statutes of 2013. [SB195 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB195-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 195	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 20, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 24, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 24, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Liu

                        FEBRUARY 7, 2013

   An act to add  Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 67050)
to   Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 66010.9) to
Chapter 2 of  Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education
Code, relating to postsecondary education.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 195, as amended, Liu. California postsecondary education: state
goals.
   Existing law establishes the University of California, under the
administration of the Regents of the University of California, the
California State University, under the administration of the Trustees
of the California State University, and the California Community
Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher
education as the 4 segments of postsecondary education in this
state.
   Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to urge the
continued development and implementation of assessment processes
whereby institutions of higher education establish mechanisms,
through program review and improvement, for the assessment of their
performance in attempting to improve student learning and
comprehension and achieving the expressed state policy goals for
higher education of quality, educational equity, employee diversity,
student transfer, and student retention.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that budget
and policy decisions regarding postsecondary education generally
adhere to 3 specified goals and that appropriate metrics be
identified, defined, and formally adopted  , based upon
metrics recommended by a working group,  to monitor progress
toward the achievement of the goals  , as specified  .
 The bill would require a designee of the Governor to convene
this working group, composed of specified participants, to assist
with the development of those metrics. The bill would require the
working group to ensure that the metrics provide a means of measuring
performance and improvement in areas that may include, but are not
necessarily limited to, areas specified in the bill. The bill also
would require the designee, in consultation with the Department of
Finance and the Legislative Analyst's Office, to submit recommended
metrics to specified persons and entities on or before December 1,
2014. 
   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.    Chapter 13 (commencing with Section
67050) is added to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education
Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 13.  STATE GOALS FOR CALIFORNIA'S POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION SYSTEM


   67050.  The 
   SECTION 1.    Article 2.5 (commencing with Section
66010.9) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 40   of Division 5 of
Title 3 of the   Education Code   , to read: 


      Article  2.5.    State Goals For California's
Postsecondary Education System 


   66010.9.    The  Legislature finds and declares
all of the following:
   (a) Since the enactment of the Master Plan for Higher Education in
1960, California's system of postsecondary education has provided
access and high-quality educational opportunities that have fueled
California's economic growth and promoted social mobility.
   (b) In today's global information economy, California's national
and international success as an educational and economic leader will
require strategic investments in, and improved management of, state
educational resources.
   (c) Several factors, including changing demographics, rising
costs, increased competition for scarce state funding, and employer
concerns about graduates' skills, present new challenges to higher
education and state policymakers in effectively meeting the
postsecondary education needs of Californians.
   (d) Although the public segments of postsecondary education have
each undertaken efforts to improve reporting and transparency, these
efforts do not combine to indicate whether the postsecondary system
as a whole is on track to meet the state's needs.
   (e) The absence of a common vision and common goals for California'
s postsecondary education system hinders the state's ability to
effectively make critical fiscal and policy decisions.
   (f) Policy and educational leaders should collectively hold
themselves accountable for meeting the state's civic and workforce
needs, for ensuring the efficient and responsible management of
public resources, and for ensuring that California residents have the
opportunity to successfully pursue and achieve their postsecondary
educational goals.
    67051.   66010.91.   In order to
promote the state's competitive economic position and quality of
civic life, it is necessary to increase the level of educational
attainment of California's adult population to meet the state's civic
and workforce needs. To achieve that objective, it is the intent of
the Legislature that budget and policy decisions regarding
postsecondary education generally adhere to all of the following
goals:
   (a) Improve student access and success, which shall include, but
not necessarily be limited to, all of the following goals: greater
participation by demographic groups, including low-income students,
that have historically participated at lower rates, greater
completion rates by all students, and improved outcomes for graduates
 , as evidenced by the increased rate and number of students
who receive degrees, complete certificates, or transfer  .
   (b) Better align degrees and credentials with the state's
economic, workforce, and civic needs.
   (c) Ensure the effective and efficient use of resources in order
to increase high-quality postsecondary educational outcomes and
maintain affordability  , as evidenced by reduced
time-to-degree, control of costs, and maintenance of low fees
 .
    67052.   66010.93.   (a) It is the
intent of the Legislature that appropriate metrics be identified,
defined, and formally adopted  , based upon the metrics
recommended by the working group established pursuant to Section
67053,  for the purpose of monitoring progress toward the
achievement of the goals specified in Section  67051
  66010.91  . It is further the intent of the
Legislature that all of the following occur:
   (1) The metrics take into account the distinct missions of the
different segments of postsecondary education.
   (2) At least six, and no more than 12, metrics be developed that
can be derived from publicly available data sources for purposes of
periodically assessing the state's progress toward meeting each of
the goals specified in Section  67051   66010.91
 .
   (3) The metrics be disaggregated and reported by gender, race or
ethnicity, income, age group, and full-time or part-time enrollment
status, where appropriate and applicable.
   (4) The metrics be used for purposes of the requirements of
subdivision (a) of Section 69433.2.
   (5) The metrics take into account the performance measures
required to be reported pursuant to Sections 89295 and 92675.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote progress on the
statewide educational and economic policy goals specified in Section
 67051   66010.91  through budget and
policy decisions regarding postsecondary education. It is the intent
of the Legislature that the metrics be used to ensure the effective
and efficient use of state resources available to postsecondary
education. It is further the intent of the Legislature that progress
on the adopted metrics be reported and considered as part of the
annual State Budget process. 
   67053.  (a) (1) A designee of the Governor shall convene a working
group to assist with the development of the metrics specified in
Section 67052. Participants in the working group shall include all of
the following:
   (A) (i) One representative from each of the postsecondary
education segments, as defined in Section 67054, and a representative
of the State Department of Education.
   (ii) The representative of the independent institutions of higher
education shall be from the official organization representing the
largest number of independent institutions of higher education in the
state. The representative of the private postsecondary educational
institutions shall be selected by the advisory committee to the
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, established pursuant to
Section 94880.
   (B) One representative of the Department of Finance.
   (C) At least one member, but no more than three members, with
expertise in similar state accountability efforts, who is not a
regular employee of a postsecondary education segment.
   (D) A representative of the Legislative Analyst's Office.
   (2) The working group shall develop and identify outcome metrics,
progress metrics, and efficiency and effectiveness metrics. In a
manner that is consistent with the goals specified in Section 67051,
the working group shall ensure that the metrics provide a means of
measuring performance and improvement in specified areas. These areas
may include, but are not necessarily limited to, each of the
following:
   (A) Graduation rates.
   (B) Transfer rates.
   (C) The number of graduates.
   (D) The number of transfers.
   (E) Degree completion of all students.
   (F) Degree completion of low-income students.
   (G) Enrollment and success in, and beyond, remedial instruction.
   (H) Retention rates.
   (I) Course completions.
   (J) Total funding per degree or certificate.
   (K) Degree production and graduate outcomes performance measures
relative to the state's workforce and economic needs, which may
include job placement and salaries of graduates.
   (b) The designee of the Governor identified pursuant to
subdivision (a) may request technical input from any agency that
maintains data that would be helpful in developing the metrics and
assessing progress toward achieving the goals specified in Section
67051.
   (c) The designee of the Governor identified pursuant to
subdivision (a), in consultation with the Department of Finance and
the Legislative Analyst's Office, shall submit recommended metrics
developed pursuant to subdivision (a) to the appropriate policy
committees of the Legislature, the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, and the Governor on or before December 1, 2014. 
    67054.   66010.95.   For the purposes
of this chapter, "segments of postsecondary education" means the
California Community Colleges, the California State University, the
University of California, independent institutions of higher
education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary
educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858.