California Assembly Bill AB2137 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2137AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 15, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Santiago FEBRUARY 17, 2016 An act  to add Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 92603) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code,  relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2137, as amended, Santiago. Postsecondary education:  University of California:  student transfer process. Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law provides that the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded student transfer system. This bill would  express the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would improve the transfer process between the 3 segments of public postsecondary education.   request the regents to submit annual reports, on or before March 1 in each year from 2017 to 2020, inclusive, on the implementation of the recommendations of the Transfer Action Team convened by the President of the University of California. The bill would also request the regents to submit annual reports, on or before March 1 in each year from 2017 to 2022, inclusive, on specified topics relating to the use of transfer pathways by University of California students.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 92603) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the   Education Code   , to read:   Article 1.3. Transfer Pathways 92603. The regents are hereby requested to submit both of the following in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code: (a) An annual report to the Legislature, submitted on or before March 1 in each year from 2017 to 2020, inclusive, on the implementation of the recommendations of the Transfer Action Team convened by the President of the University of California in December 2013. (b) An annual report to the Legislature, submitted on or before March in each year from 2017 to 2022, inclusive, on all of the following: (1) The number and major field of study of transfer pathways available to students. (2) The percentage of students who used the transfer pathway framework and who were granted admission to the University of California, broken down by campus. (3) The percentage of students who used the transfer pathway framework and who graduated from the University of California within two or three academic years, broken down by campus.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve the transfer process between the three segments of public postsecondary education.