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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 52
          Author:   Block (D) and Lara (D), et al.
          Amended:  8/15/11 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           Assembly Floor  :  Read and adopted, 5/23/11


           SUBJECT  :    California State University:  50th anniversary

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution congratulates the California 
          State University system on the occasion of its 50th 
          anniversary, commends the invaluable contributions it has 
          made to the intellectual and social growth of its students, 
          and extends best wishes for its continued success in the 
          future.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution finds:

          1. The California State Colleges was established as a 
             system by the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960.  In 
             1972, the system became known as the California State 
             University and Colleges and in 1982 the system became 
             the California State University (CSU). 

          2. Today, the 23 campuses of the CSU include comprehensive 
             and polytechnic universities and, since July 1995, the 
             California Maritime Academy, a specialized campus. 

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          3. CSU offers more than 2,000 baccalaureate and masters 
             degree programs in some 357 subject areas; and, since 
             1961, the CSU has awarded nearly 2,500,000 
             baccalaureate, masters, and joint doctoral degrees. 
          4. CSU faculty members are renowned for their teaching 
             skills and significant contributions to research and 
             together with CSU staff and administrators provide the 
             infrastructure to fulfill the CSU mission and have made 
             the CSU a leader in high-quality, accessible, and 
             student-focused higher education. 

          5. The CSU will celebrate its 50th anniversary during 2010 
             and 2011; and, upon this occasion, it is deserving of 
             special public commendations.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  8/17/11)

          California State University


          CPM:kc  8/17/11   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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