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                                                                  SB 760
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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SB 760 (Alquist)
          As Amended  June 28, 2011
          Majority vote 

           SENATE VOTE  :30-9  
           
           HIGHER EDUCATION    7-1         APPROPRIATIONS      16-1        
           
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          |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    |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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          |Nays:|Donnelly                  |Nays:|Donnelly                  |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           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
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           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 


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