California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 955


Introduced by Assembly Member Williams

February 22, 2013


An act to add Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 78230) to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 955, as introduced, Williams. Community colleges: intersession extension programs.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Under existing law, community college districts are established throughout the state and authorized to maintain campuses and provide instruction to students.

This bill would authorize the governing board of any community college district to maintain an extension program offering credit courses during summer and winter intersessions. The bill would provide that an extension program established under the bill may include any courses that are part of a course of study leading to a certificate, degree, or transfer to an institution that awards baccalaureate degrees.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 78230) is
2added to Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the 3Education Code, to read:

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5Article 2.3.  Intersession Extension Programs
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78230.  

The governing board of any community college district
8may maintain an extension program offering credit courses during
9summer and winter intersessions. An extension program established
10under this article may include any courses that are part of a course
11of study leading to a certificate, degree, or transfer to an institution
12that awards baccalaureate degrees.



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