BILL NUMBER: AB 1056	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 27, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

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



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1056, as amended, Fong. Public postsecondary education:
community colleges.
   Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges,
 which are administered by   under the
administration of  the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges  , as one of the segments of public
postsecondary education in this state  . The board of governors
appoints the Chancellor as the chief executive officer of the board.
 Existing law establishes community college districts throughout
the state, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction to
students at community college campuses maintained by the districts.

   This bill would require the  office  Office
 of the  chancellor   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
 the Office of the Chancellor's  receipt of new, one-time
state, federal, or philanthropic funding  sufficient  for
this purpose, to implement a process for the receipt and transmission
of electronic student transcripts  by January 1, 2013
 .  The bill would require the Office of the Chancellor
to determine the requirements and procedures for dispersing those
funds to participating community college districts. 
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature in enacting
this measure  , and would repeal its provisions on January 1,
2015  .
   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
  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 
 Contingent upon the Office of the Chancellor's  receipt of
new, one-time state, federal, or philanthropic funding 
sufficient  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). 
   (d) The Office of the Chancellor shall determine the requirements
and procedures for dispersing funds received pursuant to subdivision
(c) to participating community college districts.  
   (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2015, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends
that date. 
  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.