BILL NUMBER: AB 1056	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 30, 2011
	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.  The bill would allow a
community college district that has elected to implement a process
for the receipt and transmission of electronic student transcripts to
later opt out of the program in any subsequent year. 
   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  
Colleges  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, 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).
   (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 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 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, 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) Any community college district that elects to implement a
process for the receipt and transmission of electronic student
transcripts pursuant to subdivision (c) may later opt out of the
provisions of this section in any subsequent year.  
   (e) 
    (f)  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.