California Assembly Bill AB2668 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2668INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Galgiani FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act to amend Section 99180 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2668, as introduced, Galgiani. Postsecondary education: accountability. Existing law establishes a higher education accountability program under which the California Postsecondary Education Commission, on or before November 15 of each year, is required to submit to the Legislature and the Governor a higher education report that provides information to the citizens of the state on the significant indicators of performance of the public colleges and universities. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature that improvements in student knowledge, capacities, and skills between entrance and graduation be achieved through the effective use of student and institutional resources and that postsecondary education institutions clearly express expectations of student performance. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these expressions of legislative intent. 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 99180 of the Education Code is amended to read: 99180. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that demonstrable improvements in student knowledge, capacities, and skills between entrance and graduation be publicly announced and available, and that these improvements be achieved efficiently through the  most  effective use of student and institutional resources of time, effort, and money. (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that public and private institutions of higher education  express   communicate  expectations of student performance in a manner that is clear to students. (c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that existing accountability requirements be strengthened through the elimination of unnecessary and redundant reports submitted by the educational institutions to various state agencies. The elimination of these unnecessary reports will save money and allow the institutions to focus their efforts on only the most important reporting requirements.