CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1736Introduced by Assembly Member Choi(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Mia Bonta, Chen, Kiley, and Mathis)January 31, 2022 An act to amend Section 76061 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1736, as introduced, Choi. Community colleges: student government.Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college to authorize the students of a college to organize a student body association and requires a student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government to be enrolled in the community college at the time of election and throughout their term with a minimum of 5 semester units or its equivalent.This bill would additionally allow a student to be elected to serve as an officer in the student government if they are enrolled with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester or the equivalent quarter clock hours, or are a disabled student, as defined.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 76061 of the Education Code is amended to read:76061. A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet both any of the following requirements:(a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout his or her the students term, with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent. the equivalent quarter units.(b)(2) The student shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students by the community college district.(b) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester, or the equivalent quarter clock hours.(c) The student is enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, and is a disabled student, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84850.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1736Introduced by Assembly Member Choi(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Mia Bonta, Chen, Kiley, and Mathis)January 31, 2022 An act to amend Section 76061 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1736, as introduced, Choi. Community colleges: student government.Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college to authorize the students of a college to organize a student body association and requires a student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government to be enrolled in the community college at the time of election and throughout their term with a minimum of 5 semester units or its equivalent.This bill would additionally allow a student to be elected to serve as an officer in the student government if they are enrolled with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester or the equivalent quarter clock hours, or are a disabled student, as defined.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1736
Introduced by Assembly Member Choi(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Mia Bonta, Chen, Kiley, and Mathis)January 31, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Choi(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Mia Bonta, Chen, Kiley, and Mathis)
January 31, 2022
An act to amend Section 76061 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1736, as introduced, Choi. Community colleges: student government.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college to authorize the students of a college to organize a student body association and requires a student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government to be enrolled in the community college at the time of election and throughout their term with a minimum of 5 semester units or its equivalent.This bill would additionally allow a student to be elected to serve as an officer in the student government if they are enrolled with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester or the equivalent quarter clock hours, or are a disabled student, as defined.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college to authorize the students of a college to organize a student body association and requires a student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government to be enrolled in the community college at the time of election and throughout their term with a minimum of 5 semester units or its equivalent.
This bill would additionally allow a student to be elected to serve as an officer in the student government if they are enrolled with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester or the equivalent quarter clock hours, or are a disabled student, as defined.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 76061 of the Education Code is amended to read:76061. A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet both any of the following requirements:(a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout his or her the students term, with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent. the equivalent quarter units.(b)(2) The student shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students by the community college district.(b) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester, or the equivalent quarter clock hours.(c) The student is enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, and is a disabled student, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84850.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 76061 of the Education Code is amended to read:76061. A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet both any of the following requirements:(a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout his or her the students term, with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent. the equivalent quarter units.(b)(2) The student shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students by the community college district.(b) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester, or the equivalent quarter clock hours.(c) The student is enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, and is a disabled student, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84850.
SECTION 1. Section 76061 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
76061. A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet both any of the following requirements:(a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout his or her the students term, with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent. the equivalent quarter units.(b)(2) The student shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students by the community college district.(b) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester, or the equivalent quarter clock hours.(c) The student is enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, and is a disabled student, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84850.
76061. A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet both any of the following requirements:(a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout his or her the students term, with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent. the equivalent quarter units.(b)(2) The student shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students by the community college district.(b) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester, or the equivalent quarter clock hours.(c) The student is enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, and is a disabled student, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84850.
76061. A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet both any of the following requirements:(a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout his or her the students term, with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent. the equivalent quarter units.(b)(2) The student shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students by the community college district.(b) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester, or the equivalent quarter clock hours.(c) The student is enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, and is a disabled student, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84850.
76061. A student who is elected to serve as an officer in the student government of a community college shall meet both any of the following requirements:
(a) (1) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout his or her the students term, with a minimum of five semester units, or its equivalent. the equivalent quarter units.
(b)
(2) The student shall meet and maintain the minimum standards of scholarship prescribed for community college students by the community college district.
(b) The student shall be enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, with a minimum of 25 clock hours per semester, or the equivalent quarter clock hours.
(c) The student is enrolled in the community college at the time of election, and throughout the students term, and is a disabled student, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84850.