California Senate Bill SB440 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 440INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Committee on Education (Senators Liu (Chair), Block, Hancock, Huff, Leyva, Mendoza, Pan, and Vidak) FEBRUARY 25, 2015 An act to amend Section 66010 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 440, as introduced, Committee on Education. Postsecondary education: institutions. Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, sets forth the missions and functions of the segments of the public postsecondary education system in the state, including the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The act specifies that it is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. 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. Section 66010 of the Education Code is amended to read: 66010. (a) Public higher education consists of (1) the California Community Colleges, (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California. (b) As used in this part, "independent institutions of higher education" are  those  nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. (c)  No provision of this   This    part is  not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor   or  to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education.