BILL NUMBER: AB 670	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Block

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to add Section 89030.7 to the Education Code, relating to
the California State University.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 670, as amended, Block. California State University:
admissions.
   Existing law establishes the California State University as one of
the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. The
university includes 25 specified campuses and is administered by a
board, known as the Trustees of the California State University.
   This bill would require the trustees to ensure that campuses meet
specific requirements with respect to appeal procedures for a denial
of admission.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 89030.7 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   89030.7.  With respect to denial of admission for an applicant,
the Trustees of the California State University shall ensure for each
campus of the California State University all of the following:
   (a) Appeal procedures that clearly set forth the  basis or
bases upon which an applicant may appeal. 
    (b) Appeal procedures that include at least 15 days from
the date of denial of admission notification to appeal. 
    (c) The campus posts on its Internet Web site information
detailing the procedures for appealing a denial of admission, the
timeframe for appeal, and the criteria for appeal. 
    (d) The campus includes in a denial of admission
notification to a student information detailing appeal procedures.
The notification shall include the time for appeal, the criteria for
appeal, and the contact information for the campus office to which an
appeal is submitted.   following:  
   (1) The basis for appeal.  
   (2) A timeframe of 15 business days from the date of denial of
admissions notification in which to appeal.  
   (3) A limit of one appeal per academic term.  
   (4) The contact information for the campus office to which an
appeal is submitted.  
   (5) A time estimate for when the campus expects to issue a
response to an appeal request.  
   (b) The campus includes the appeal procedures described in
subdivision (a) in a denial of admission notification to a student.
 
   (c) The campus posts information on the campus Internet Web site
that details the appeal procedures described in subdivision (a).