BILL NUMBER: SB 593INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Romero FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 593, as introduced, Romero. Community colleges. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law also authorizes the establishment of community college districts, and further authorizes the operation, by these districts, of community college campuses that offer instructional services throughout the state. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that the instruction in the California Community Colleges prepares students for alternative pathways in the workforce and in higher education. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure that the instruction in the California Community Colleges prepares students for alternative pathways in the workforce and in higher education.