BILL NUMBER: SB 885INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Simitian FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act relating to public education accountability. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 885, as introduced, Simitian. Public education accountability: delivery of services. Existing law establishes a system of public education in this state. This system includes public elementary and secondary schools, which provide instruction to pupils from preschool through grade 12, as well as the institutions that comprise the 3 segments of higher education, which are the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve the delivery of public education services from preschool through grade 12 and all levels of 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 that would improve the delivery of public education services from preschool through grade 12 and all levels of higher education.