BILL NUMBER: AB 2521INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Cooley FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act relating to community colleges. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2521, as introduced, Cooley. Community colleges: support for students with special needs: funding. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires the board of governors to adopt rules and regulations for the administration and funding of educational programs and support services provided to disabled students by community college districts. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to fund personal, educational, and academic supports for students with special needs attending community colleges. 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 fund personal, educational, and academic supports for students with special needs attending community colleges.