BILL NUMBER: AB 2314	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  1093
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 29, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 29, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 28, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 12, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 14, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Thomson
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Alquist)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Jackson, Lowenthal, and Negrete
McLeod)

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2002

   An act to add Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 66055) to
Chapter 2 of Part 40 of the Education Code, relating to nursing
education.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2314, Thomson.  Nursing education.
   Existing law establishes the California State University and
provides for its administration by the Trustees of the California
State University.  Existing law designates 25 institutions of higher
education as components of the California State University, and
authorizes these institutions to provide various academic programs.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the
administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges.  Existing law authorizes the establishment of community
college districts under the administration of community college
governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide
instruction at community college campuses throughout the state.
   This bill would require, by September 1, 2005, the Chancellor of
the California Community Colleges to encourage community college
districts, and the Chancellor of the California State University to
require campuses of the California State University, to standardize
all nursing program prerequisites on a statewide basis.  The bill
would require the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to
encourage community college districts to negotiate and implement
articulation agreements with campuses of the California State
University to which they send a significant number of nursing
students, and require the Chancellor of the California State
University to require the campuses of the university that maintain
nursing education programs to negotiate and implement articulation
agreements with community college districts from which they receive a
significant number of nursing students. The bill would require the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor of
the California State University to implement the recommendations of
the Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum (IMPAC)
project not later than September 1, 2004.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  (a)  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) California is experiencing a severe nursing shortage that
threatens the public health care system.
   (2) California has the second lowest ratio of registered nurses
per 100,000 population in the country, and this shortage is expected
to worsen in the coming years.
   (3) Due to lack of capacity, the California Community Colleges and
the California State University and University of California systems
are unable to meet the demands for increased enrollment for students
into the nursing programs.
   (4) Artificial barriers, such as admission requirements and a
variety of prerequisites and corequisites required for nursing
programs, prevent students from matriculating in a timely manner.
   (5) There is a lack of diversity among faculty and students to
meet the needs of California residents.
   (6) The Community College Intersegmental Major Preparation
Articulated Curriculum and the California State University Common
Core Alignment projects have made great strides in reforming nursing
education to meet the needs of California residents, and continuation
of their efforts is critical.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to require the Chancellor
of the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor of the
California State University to develop a seamless articulation
between the  community colleges and California State University
nursing programs by standardizing admissions requirements
prerequisites, and corequisites.
  SEC. 2.  Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 66055) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 40 of the Education Code, to read:

      Article 5.5  Nursing Programs

   66055.  Not later than September 1, 2005, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges shall do all of the following:
   (a) Encourage community college districts to standardize all
nursing program prerequisites on a statewide basis.
   (b) Encourage community college districts to negotiate and
implement articulation agreements with the campuses of the California
State University to which they send a significant number of nursing
students.
   (c) Implement the recommendations of the Intersegmental Major
Preparation Articulated Curriculum (IMPAC) project not later than
September 1, 2004.
   66055.5.  Not later than September 1, 2005, the Chancellor of the
California State University shall do all of the following:
   (a) Standardize all nursing education program prerequisites for
the various campuses of the California State University on a
systemwide basis.
   (b) Require the campuses of the university that maintain nursing
education programs to negotiate and implement articulation agreements
with community college districts from which they receive a
significant number of nursing students.
   (c) Implement the recommendations of the Intersegmental Major
Preparation Articulated Curriculum (IMPAC) project not later than
September 1, 2004.