California 2011 2011-2012 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1070 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/13/2012

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1070INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Steinberg FEBRUARY 13, 2012 An act relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1070, as introduced, Steinberg. California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program: career-technical education pathways. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, establishes the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program. Existing law requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as part of the program, to assist economic and workforce regional development centers and consortia to improve, among other things, career-technical education pathways between high schools and community colleges, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reauthorize and improve those career-technical education pathways. 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 reauthorize and improve the career-technical education pathways initiative established pursuant to Section 88532 of the Education Code.