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| 1 | + | Amended IN Senate March 30, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 319Introduced by Senator NguyenFebruary 13, 2017 An act to add Section 66027.7 to the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 319, as amended, Nguyen. Public postsecondary education: California Community Colleges: remedial coursework.Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments are the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, and state, including the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make that provision applicable.This bill would require the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request the Regents of the University of California, to provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. By placing additional duties upon a community college district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that campuses of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California Colleges provide an incoming postsecondary student with suitable information, prior to that student completing registration, to be fully informed of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement.SEC. 2. Section 66027.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:66027.7. The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section.SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Senate March 30, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 319Introduced by Senator NguyenFebruary 13, 2017 An act to add Section 66027.7 to the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 319, as amended, Nguyen. Public postsecondary education: California Community Colleges: remedial coursework.Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments are the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, and state, including the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make that provision applicable.This bill would require the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request the Regents of the University of California, to provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. By placing additional duties upon a community college district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES | |
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| 8 | 7 | Amended IN Senate March 30, 2017 | |
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| 10 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 12 | 11 | Senate Bill No. 319 | |
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| 14 | 13 | Introduced by Senator NguyenFebruary 13, 2017 | |
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| 16 | 15 | Introduced by Senator Nguyen | |
| 17 | 16 | February 13, 2017 | |
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| 19 | 18 | An act to add Section 66027.7 to the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. | |
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| 21 | 20 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 23 | 22 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 25 | - | SB 319, as amended, Nguyen. California Community Colleges: remedial coursework. | |
| 24 | + | SB 319, as amended, Nguyen. Public postsecondary education: California Community Colleges: remedial coursework. | |
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| 27 | - | Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state, including the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.This bill would require the California Community Colleges to provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement | |
| 26 | + | Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments are the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, and state, including the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make that provision applicable.This bill would require the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request the Regents of the University of California, to provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. By placing additional duties upon a community college district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. | |
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| 29 | - | Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state, including the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. | |
| 28 | + | Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments are the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, and state, including the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make that provision applicable. | |
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| 31 | - | This bill would require the California Community Colleges to provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
| 30 | + | This bill would require the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request the Regents of the University of California, to provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. By placing additional duties upon a community college district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. | |
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| 33 | 32 | The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. | |
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| 35 | 34 | This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. | |
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| 37 | 36 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 39 | 38 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 41 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It | |
| 40 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that campuses of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California Colleges provide an incoming postsecondary student with suitable information, prior to that student completing registration, to be fully informed of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement.SEC. 2. Section 66027.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:66027.7. The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section.SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 43 | 42 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | 44 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 47 | - | SECTION 1. | |
| 46 | + | SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that campuses of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California Colleges provide an incoming postsecondary student with suitable information, prior to that student completing registration, to be fully informed of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
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| 49 | - | SECTION 1. | |
| 48 | + | SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that campuses of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California Colleges provide an incoming postsecondary student with suitable information, prior to that student completing registration, to be fully informed of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
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| 51 | - | SECTION 1. It The | |
| 50 | + | SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that campuses of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California Colleges provide an incoming postsecondary student with suitable information, prior to that student completing registration, to be fully informed of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
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| 53 | 52 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 55 | - | (a) A recent Public Policy Institute of California report found that remedial education placement policies at California Community Colleges vary widely across the states 113 campuses. These variations include using different cut scores at individual campuses despite using the same placement tests and some variation in the use of high school grade point averages and completion of college level courses. | |
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| 57 | - | (b) The Public Policy Institute of California report also found that all campuses of the California Community Colleges have a retesting policy in place, but the amount of time that students must wait to retest varied widely from no wait time to three years wait time. | |
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| 59 | - | (c) The Public Policy Institute of California report also found that campuses of the California Community Colleges had different exemption policies and that students may not be aware of their right to challenge a placement in remedial education courses. | |
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| 61 | - | (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that campuses of the California Community Colleges provide an incoming postsecondary student with suitable information, prior to that student completing registration, to be fully informed of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and complete, the reasons for the requirement. requirement, exemption policies, and the availability of any test preparation workshops or programs. | |
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| 63 | - | SEC. 2. Section 66027.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:66027.7. The California Community Colleges shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. requirement, exemption policies, and the availability of any test preparation workshops or programs. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section. | |
| 54 | + | SEC. 2. Section 66027.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:66027.7. The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section. | |
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| 65 | 56 | SEC. 2. Section 66027.7 is added to the Education Code, to read: | |
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| 67 | 58 | ### SEC. 2. | |
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| 69 | - | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
| 60 | + | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section. | |
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| 71 | - | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
| 62 | + | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section. | |
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| 73 | - | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
| 64 | + | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section. | |
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| 77 | - | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. | |
| 68 | + | 66027.7. The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, shall provide for entrance counseling and assessment or other suitable means to fully inform an incoming student, prior to that student completing registration, of any remedial coursework the student will be required to register for or complete and the reasons for the requirement. Each community college district shall implement any standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to effectuate the requirements of this section. | |
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| 79 | 70 | SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 81 | 72 | SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 83 | 74 | SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 85 | 76 | ### SEC. 3. |