BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 760 Page 1 SENATE THIRD READING SB 760 (Alquist) As Amended June 28, 2011 Majority vote SENATE VOTE :30-9 HIGHER EDUCATION 7-1 APPROPRIATIONS 16-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Block, Achadjian, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, | | |Brownley, Fong, Lara, | |Blumenfield, Bradford, | | |Miller, Portantino | |Charles Calderon, Campos, | | | | |Davis, Gatto, Hall, Hill, | | | | |Lara, Mitchell, Nielsen, | | | | |Norby, Solorio, Wagner | | | | | | |-----+--------------------------+-----+--------------------------| |Nays:|Donnelly |Nays:|Donnelly | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Clarifies recently enacted budget trailer bill legislation requiring postsecondary education institutions participating in the Cal Grant program to annually report to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) specified information on student performance. Specifically, this bill : 1)Postpones the initial report due date from 2012 to December 1, 2013. 2)Clarifies that institutions shall report on all students in its Cal Grant eligible undergraduate programs. 3)Authorizes CSAC to use data already available from federal or other state agencies in lieu of requiring institutions to report, if the commission determines such data are sufficient. FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, potential minor savings to the University of California, California State University, and the California Community Colleges from the deferred initial report date and the other clarifications. SB 760 Page 2 COMMENTS : The education trailer bill (SB 70 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee), Chapter 7, Statutes of 2011) that was approved in March 2011, requires each Cal Grant participating institution to provide CSAC with the following information in order to participate in the Cal Grant program: 1)Enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all students. 2)Job placement rate and salary data and wage information for each program that is either: a) designed or advertised to lead to a particular type of job; or, b) advertised or promoted with any claim regarding job placement. According to the author, it was apparent during the budget hearing on this topic that there was a desire to have institutions receiving Cal Grants show the value that the state and students get from the grants. This bill would clarify some of these provisions. According to CSAC, it will begin developing regulations to implement SB 70 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee) in July 2011 and estimates that the regulatory process will take 12-18 months (July 2012 to February 2013). The federal government recently promulgated regulations requiring institutions to report specified information pertaining to gainful employment in order to be eligible to participate in federal student aid programs, including the Pell Grant program. It is anticipated that CSAC's regulations will align with federal definitions. Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960 FN: 0001961