BILL NUMBER: AB 1056INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Fong FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to add Section 71091 to the Education Code, relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1056, as introduced, Fong. Public postsecondary education: community colleges. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, which are administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The board of governors appoints the Chancellor as the chief executive officer of the board. This bill would require the office of the chancellor, by January 1, 2012, to implement a procedure to facilitate the electronic receipt and transmission of student transcripts by districts. The bill would also require all districts, contingent upon receipt of new, one-time state, federal, or philanthropic funding for this purpose, to implement a process for the receipt and transmission of electronic student transcripts by January 1, 2013. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature in enacting this measure. Because this bill would impose new duties on community college districts, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 71091 is added to the Education Code, to read: 71091. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that students enrolling in the California Community College system who desire to apply and enroll in another segment or in another community college, or have previously enrolled in another segment, have their educational records transferred electronically using transmission systems and protocols that satisfy all of the following criteria: (1) Are secure, protect student privacy, and are not susceptible to fraud. (2) Permit expeditious review of student transcripts for purposes of admissions, academic assessment, and placement. (3) Reduce operational costs, such as postage, key data entry and manual uploading and downloading of student records, printing, paper, and other materials. (4) Minimize delays in the transmission of student transcripts so as to accelerate and enhance student transfer. (5) Permit for other technological infrastructure, such as online student planners, student electronic portfolios, and other electronic student services, to be compatible with this system. (6) Conform to national standards and protocols of electronic transcript transmission. (7) Have the capability of receiving and sending student educational records electronically with current and future electronic transcript systems developed and operated by other districts, the State Department of Education, the California State University, and the University of California. (b) By January 1, 2012, the office of the chancellor shall implement a procedure that complies with subdivision (a) to facilitate the electronic receipt and transmission of student transcripts by districts. (c) By January 1, 2013, and contingent upon receipt of new, one-time state, federal, or philanthropic funding for this purpose, all districts shall implement a process for the receipt and transmission of electronic student transcripts, that complies with subdivisions (a) and (b). SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.