BILL NUMBER: SB 1552	CHAPTERED  09/29/06

	CHAPTER  753
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 23, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 29, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Scott
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Nava)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2006

   An act to amend Section 88551 of, and to add and repeal Section
88550.5 of, the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1552, Scott  California Community Colleges Economic and
Workforce Development Program.
   Existing law provides for the California Community Colleges
Economic and Workforce Development Program. Existing law provides for
the awarding of grants by the Board of Governors and the Chancellor
of the California Community Colleges to community college districts
for leadership in accomplishing the mission and goals of this
program. Existing law provides that this program is to be implemented
only during those fiscal years for which funds are appropriated for
these purposes in the annual Budget Act. Existing law provides for
the repeal of the program on January 1, 2008.
   This bill would extend the operation of the program 5 years by
delaying the repeal date of the program until January 1, 2013.
   The bill would add to the program a provision requiring the
chancellor to contract for an independent performance evaluation of
the program. The bill would express legislative intent with respect
to the funding of this evaluation.  The bill would require that the
final draft of the report produced pursuant to the performance
evaluation be submitted to the chairpersons of the appropriate
legislative policy and fiscal committees, the Director of Finance,
and the Legislative Analyst prior to February 1, 2012. Pursuant to
the bill, this provision would be repealed on January 1, 2013.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 88550.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   88550.5.  (a) Prior to January 1, 2011, the chancellor shall
contract for an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the
California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development
Program in achieving the specific program goals and objectives set
forth in this part. This performance evaluation shall include, but
not necessarily be limited to, specific conclusions about the
strengths and weaknesses of the program, as well as specific
recommendations for strategies to improve the effectiveness of the
program.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for the
performance evaluation required by this section shall be provided
from the budget of the California Community Colleges Economic and
Workforce Development Program for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The final
draft of the report produced pursuant to the performance evaluation
shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the appropriate legislative
policy and fiscal committees, the Director of Finance, and the
Legislative Analyst prior to February 1, 2012.
  SEC. 2.   Section 88551 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   88551.  This part shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends
that date.