BILL NUMBER: AB 2314 CHAPTERED 09/29/02 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.