BILL NUMBER: AB 670	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Block

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to amend Section 66201 of the Education Code, relating to
public postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 670, as introduced, Block. Public postsecondary education:
admissions.
   The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things,
the missions and functions of California's public and independent
segments of higher education, and their respective institutions of
higher education. The act states the intent of the Legislature
regarding the opportunity to enroll in an institution of higher
education.
   The bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
statement.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 66201 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   66201.   (a)    It is the intent of the
Legislature that  each   every  resident of
California who has the capacity and motivation to benefit from
higher education should have the opportunity to enroll in an
institution of higher education. Once enrolled, each individual
should have the opportunity to continue as long and as far as his or
her capacity and motivation, as indicated by academic performance and
commitment to educational advancement, will lead him or her to meet
academic standards and institutional requirements. 
    The 
    (b)     The  Legislature hereby
reaffirms the commitment of the State of California to provide an
appropriate place in California public higher education for every
student who is willing and able to benefit from attendance.