BILL NUMBER: AB 1056	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to add Section 71091 to the Education Code, relating to
community colleges.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1056, as introduced, Fong. Public postsecondary education:
community colleges.
   Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, which
are administered by the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges. The board of governors appoints the Chancellor as
the chief executive officer of the board.
   This bill would require the office of the chancellor, by January
1, 2012, to implement a procedure to facilitate the electronic
receipt and transmission of student transcripts by districts. The
bill would also require all districts, contingent upon receipt of
new, one-time state, federal, or philanthropic funding for this
purpose, to implement a process for the receipt and transmission of
electronic student transcripts by January 1, 2013.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature in enacting
this measure.
   Because this bill would impose new duties on community college
districts, it would impose a state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 71091 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   71091.   (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that students
enrolling in the California Community College system who desire to
apply and enroll in another segment or in another community college,
or have previously enrolled in another segment, have their
educational records transferred electronically using transmission
systems and protocols that satisfy all of the following criteria:
   (1) Are secure, protect student privacy, and are not susceptible
to fraud.
   (2) Permit expeditious review of student transcripts for purposes
of admissions, academic assessment, and placement.
   (3) Reduce operational costs, such as postage, key data entry and
manual uploading and downloading of student records, printing, paper,
and other materials.
   (4) Minimize delays in the transmission of student transcripts so
as to accelerate and enhance student transfer.
   (5) Permit for other technological infrastructure, such as online
student planners, student electronic portfolios, and other electronic
student services, to be compatible with this system.
   (6) Conform to national standards and protocols of electronic
transcript transmission.
   (7) Have the capability of receiving and sending student
educational records electronically with current and future electronic
transcript systems developed and operated by other districts, the
State Department of Education, the California State University, and
the University of California.
   (b) By January 1, 2012, the office of the chancellor shall
implement a procedure that complies with subdivision (a) to
facilitate the electronic receipt and transmission of student
transcripts by districts.
   (c) By January 1, 2013, and contingent upon receipt of new,
one-time state, federal, or philanthropic funding for this purpose,
all districts shall implement a process for the receipt and
transmission of electronic student transcripts, that complies with
subdivisions (a) and (b).
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.