BILL NUMBER: AB 1056 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 6, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 27, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Fong
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
An act to add and repeal Section 71091 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, 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 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 community college districts,
contingent upon the Office of the Chancellor's receipt of new,
one-time state, federal, or philanthropic funding sufficient for this
purpose and as a condition for receiving funding , to
implement a process for the receipt and transmission of electronic
student transcripts. The bill would require the Office of the
Chancellor to determine the requirements and procedures for
dispersing those funds to participating community college districts
and to report to appropriate legislative committees, a year
after funds are dispersed, the community colleges that have adopted
electronic transcripts and the remaining community colleges that have
yet to adopt the electronic transcript delivery system .
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 to 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 are not susceptible to fraud, and
protect student privacy in a manner that complies with federal and
state privacy laws, including, but not limited to, the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g)
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(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
for 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 community
college 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 of the
California Community Colleges shall implement a procedure that
complies with subdivision (a) to facilitate the electronic receipt
and transmission of student transcripts by community college
districts.
(c) Contingent upon the Office of the Chancellor's receipt of new,
one-time state, federal, or philanthropic funding sufficient for
this purpose, all districts and, as a
condition for receiving funding under this section, a community
college district shall implement a process for the receipt and
transmission of electronic student transcripts ,
that complies with subdivisions (a) and (b).
(d) (1) The Office of the Chancellor shall
determine the requirements and procedures for dispersing funds
received pursuant to subdivision (c) to participating community
college districts.
(2) The Office of the Chancellor shall report to the appropriate
policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, a year after funds
are dispersed pursuant to this section, the community colleges that
have adopted electronic transcripts and the remaining community
colleges that have yet to adopt the electronic transcript delivery
system.
(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.