BILL NUMBER: SB 271INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Ducheny FEBRUARY 24, 2009 An act to add Chapter 14.27 (commencing with Section 67325) to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 271, as introduced, Ducheny. Public postsecondary education: public education facilities bond acts. Under existing law, various higher education facilities bond acts authorize the sale of bonds for the purpose of funding the construction of facilities for the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, the Hastings College of the Law, and the California Maritime Academy. This bill would require, in appropriating moneys allocated to the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges pursuant to any public education facilities bond act enacted on or after January 1, 2010, that priority for funding be given to proposals for facilities that will be jointly used for educational instruction by those institutions. The bill also would authorize those institutions to expend any revenues of bonds appropriated to the respective institution pursuant to a higher education facilities bond act enacted on or after January 1, 2010, for off-site mitigation necessary to facilitate a campus expansion project. 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 14.27 (commencing with Section 67325) is added to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: CHAPTER 14.27. HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BONDS 67325. In appropriating moneys allocated to the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges pursuant to any public education facilities bond act that is enacted on or after January 1, 2010, priority for funding shall be given to proposals for facilities that will be jointly used by two or more of those institutions for the purpose of sharing facilities for educational instruction. 67327. The University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges may expend moneys appropriated to their respective institutions pursuant to any public education facilities bond act that is enacted on or after January 1, 2010, for off-site mitigation necessary to facilitate a campus expansion project.