BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 760
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 760 (Alquist)
As Amended September 2, 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 : Requires the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)
to report to the legislative budget and policy committees,
annually by January 1, 2016, and consistent with statutory
reporting requirements, specified information on student
performance that postsecondary education institutions
participating in the Cal Grant program must annually report to
CSAC and the names of the postsecondary educational institutions
that failed to report the required data.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : The current provisions of this bill have not been
heard by a policy or fiscal committee.
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
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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 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:
0002628