BILL NUMBER: SB 1560INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Anderson FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to add Section 84502 to the Education Code, relating to community college funding. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1560, as introduced, Anderson. Community college funding: full-time equivalent students. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes a system of funding community colleges pursuant to which calculations based on the number of full-time equivalent students (FTES) enrolled in classes at the colleges are a major factor. This bill would require the board of governors to calculate FTES using the average active enrollment in a course as of a specified census date and at course completion. 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. Section 84502 is added to the Education Code, to read: 84502. The rules and regulations prescribed pursuant to Section 84500 shall calculate full-time equivalent student enrollment using the average active enrollment in a course as of the census date at the one-fifth point and at course completion.