BILL NUMBER: AB 35	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Furutani

                        DECEMBER 1, 2008

   An act relating to education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 35, as amended, Furutani. Education: workforce preparation.
   Under existing law, the public school system of the state
includes, among other schools, secondary and technical schools.
Existing law provides for various career technical and workforce
preparation programs in the public schools.
   Existing law also establishes the University of California, the
California State University, and the California Community Colleges as
the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.
Existing law declares that it is the intent of the Legislature that
those institutions provide a collegiate experience that gives each
student specified skills and that an undergraduate education prepare
students to have the flexibility to adapt to, among other things, new
workforce needs. 
   Existing law establishes the California Postsecondary Education
Commission as the statewide postsecondary education planning and
coordinating agency and provides for its functions and
responsibilities, including advising the Legislature and the Governor
on matters related to postsecondary education. 
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to develop a strategic plan  on   in
 the education system for workforce preparation. 
   The bill also would require the California Postsecondary Education
Commission, in conjunction with the State Department of Education
and the California Workforce Investment Board, to conduct stakeholder
meetings to develop recommendations for a strategic plan for
workforce development and career technical education in the public
education system. The bill would require the commission to report the
recommendations to the Legislature. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to develop a strategic plan in the education system for
workforce preparation.
  SEC. 2.    The California Postsecondary Education
Commission, in conjunction with the State Department of Education and
the California Workforce Investment Board, shall conduct stakeholder
meetings throughout the state to develop recommendations for a
strategic plan for workforce development and career technical
education in the public education system. The California
Postsecondary Education Commission shall report these recommendations
to the Legislature. 
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