Bill Text: CA SR47 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to City College of San Francisco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-29 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3695.) [SR47 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SR47-Enrolled.html
BILL NUMBER: SR 47 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 29, 2014
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 19, 1950
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 23, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator Leno
MAY 19, 2014
Relative to City College of San Francisco.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco, founded in 1935, is a
long-running and established entity in the San Francisco Bay area;
and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco is the largest community
college district with a student enrollment of approximately 80,000
students in 2012; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco gives individuals who lack
English language skills the ability to learn English to gain
employment and participate and contribute to the economy; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco is the first stop for many
recent immigrants to take naturalization courses to integrate into
the broader society; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco provides a pathway to
career and participation in the California dream for thousands of
people each year; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco is a valuable tool in
maintaining the middle class in the City and County of San Francisco
by being one of the few resources low-income students can utilize to
climb the economic ladder; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco is an important resource
that provides opportunities for low-income students to gain job
skills and adults to obtain their graduate equivalency diplomas; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco offers over 50 educational
programs and more than 100 work training courses and specializes in
training the future workforce of the City and County of San Francisco
in the hospitality, culinary, automotive, and construction
industries; and
WHEREAS, California's Student Success Score Card, a performance
measurement system created by the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges to track student success at all
community colleges in California, shows that City College of San
Francisco has a higher percentage of students who transfer to a
four-year university or earn a vocational certificate than the
statewide average; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco is a major job creator in
the City and County of San Francisco, employing about 1,500 faculty
members; and
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Budget and Legislative Analyst has
found that City College of San Francisco generates well over $300
million in economic activity every year; and
WHEREAS, In July 2012, the Accrediting Commission for Community
and Junior Colleges sanctioned City College of San Francisco with a
'show cause' order, which required the college to remedy issues
identified by the commission; and
WHEREAS, In July 2013, the Accrediting Commission for Community
and Junior Colleges voted to terminate City College of San Francisco'
s accreditation effective July 31, 2014, subject to review and
appeal; and
WHEREAS, Since the 'show cause' order issue in 2012, City College
of San Francisco has made substantial progress in remedying the
issues identified by the commission; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco has hired a permanent
chancellor, chief financial officer, chief counsel, and chief
instructional officer, and filled other leadership positions; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco has met nearly 95 percent
of the 350 objectives identified by the Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges and the Fiscal Crisis and Management
Assistance Team, and in the college's Roadmap to Success, and is now
in substantial compliance with the accreditation standards, but there
are still changes the college must complete that will not be
finalized by July 31, 2014, the date upon which the Accrediting
Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revocation decision is
scheduled to become final; and
WHEREAS, City College of San Francisco has asked for an extension
of time to allow them to fully address the issues identified by the
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges but the
commissioners have declined the request stating that federal law
prevented them from granting an extension; and
WHEREAS, The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has
requested the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges to rescind its termination of City College of San Francisco'
s accreditation and send a visiting team to the college to document
the progress that has been made; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Education recently stated
that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
has the flexibility to give City College of San Francisco additional
time to remedy all outstanding issues without jeopardizing the
commission's standing with the department; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
urges the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
to consider the progress City College of San Francisco has made and,
as necessary, provide the college with additional time to continue
solving problems and keep its accreditation intact; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
