BILL NUMBER: AB 659	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nazarian

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to amend Section 8006 of the Education Code, relating to
career technical education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 659, as introduced, Nazarian. Career technical education.
   Existing law establishes within the State Department of Education
a career technical education staff responsible for the design,
implementation, and maintenance of a basic integrated statewide
information system for career technical education and technical
training. Existing law requires the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges to collect and maintain information
related to career technical education and technical training within
the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated
statewide information system.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 8006 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   8006.  (a) There is, in the  State Department of Education
  department  a career technical education staff
responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a
basic integrated statewide information system for career technical
education and technical training. The Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges shall collect and maintain information
related to career technical education and technical training within
the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated
statewide information system.
   (b) The data gathering and analysis capabilities of the system
described in subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to,
maintaining comprehensive inventory of all programs of all career
technical education and technical training programs  which
  that  are maintained by the public schools.