BILL NUMBER: HR 41	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Ting and Ammiano

                        MAY 19, 2014

   Relative to  the  City College of San Francisco.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco,
founded in 1935, is a long-running and established entity in the San
Francisco Bay area; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco is
the largest community college district with a student enrollment of
approximately 80,000 students in 2012; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco
gives individuals who lack English language skills the ability to
learn English to gain employment and participate and contribute to
the economy; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco is
the first stop for many recent immigrants to take naturalization
courses to integrate into the broader society; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco
provides a pathway to career and participation in the California
dream for thousands of people each year; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco is a
valuable tool in maintaining the middle class in the City and County
of San Francisco by being one of the few resources low-income
students can utilize to climb the economic ladder; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco is
an important resource that provides opportunities for low-income
students to gain job skills and adults to obtain their graduate
equivalency diplomas; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco
offers over 50 educational programs and more than 100 work training
courses and specializes in training the future workforce of the City
and County of San Francisco in the hospitality, culinary, automotive,
and construction industries; and
   WHEREAS, California's Student Success Score Card, a performance
measurement system created by the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges to track student success at all
community colleges in California, shows that  the 
City College of San Francisco has a higher percentage of students who
transfer to a four-year university or earn a vocational certificate
than the statewide average; and
   WHEREAS, The  City College of San Francisco is a
major job creator in the City and County of San Francisco, employing
about 1,500 faculty members; and
   WHEREAS, The San Francisco Budget and Legislative Analyst has
found that  the  City College of San Francisco
generates well over $300 million in economic activity every year; and

   WHEREAS, In July 2012, the Accrediting Commission for Community
and Junior Colleges sanctioned  the  City College of
San Francisco with a 'show cause' order, which required the college
to remedy issues identified by the commission; and
   WHEREAS,  On July 31, 2014, the Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges will determine the accreditation
status of the City College of San Francisco;   In July
2013, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
voted to terminate City College of San Francisco's accreditation
effective July 31, 2014, subject to review and appeal;  and
   WHEREAS, Since the 'show cause' order issued in 2012,  the
 City College of San Francisco has made substantial
progress in remedying the issues identified by the commission; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco has
hired a permanent chancellor, chief financial officer, chief counsel,
and chief instructional officer, and filled other leadership
positions; and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco has
met nearly  85   95  percent of the 350
objectives  laid out   identified  by the
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges  to
maintain its accreditation   and the   Fiscal
Crisis and Management Assistance Team, and in the college's Roadmap
to Success, and is now in substantial compliance with the
accreditation standards,  but  is not likely to meet
them all by   there are still changes the college must
complete that will not be finalized by  July 31, 2014, 
when the fate of its accreditation will be determined;  
the date upon which the Accrediting Commission for Community and
Junior Colleges revocation decision is scheduled to become final;
 and
   WHEREAS,  The  City College of San Francisco has
asked for an extension of time to allow them to fully address the
issues identified by the Accrediting Commission for Community and
Junior Colleges but the commissioners have declined the request
stating that federal law prevented them from granting an extension;
and 
   WHEREAS, The California Community College Board of Governors has
requested the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges to rescind its termination of City College of San Francisco'
s accreditation and send a visiting team to the college to document
the progress that has been made; and 
   WHEREAS, The United States Department of Education recently stated
that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
has the flexibility to give  the  City College of
San Francisco additional time to remedy all outstanding issues
without jeopardizing the commission's standing with the department;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly urges the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges to consider the progress  the  City College
of San Francisco has made and, as necessary, provide the college
with additional time to continue solving problems and keep its
accreditation intact; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.