BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1906 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 9, 2014 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair AB 1906 (Wilk) - As Introduced: February 19, 2014 Policy Committee: Higher EducationVote:13-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill: 1)Authorizes the governing board of a community college district (CCD), until January 1, 2022, to charge an entity for using college facilities or grounds an amount for maintenance, repair, restoration, and refurbishment that is proportional to the entity's use of the college facilities or grounds. 2)Requires the California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor's Office, by December 31, 2015, to develop regulations to be used by CCDs in determining the proportionate share and the specific allowable costs that a CCD may include as direct costs for the use of its college facilities or grounds. FISCAL EFFECT Minor absorbable one-time costs to the Chancellor's Office to adopt the regulations, which will be modeled on regulations pertaining to similar legislation previously enacted for K-12 schools. COMMENTS 1)Background . The Civic Center Act requires CCDs to authorize the use of any college facilities or grounds to school-related and community organizations for various purposes, and authorizes the CCD to charge a fee for such use. The law defines "direct costs" as the costs of supplies, utilities, janitorial services, and salaries of CCD employees required to facilitate an organization's use of the facilities or grounds. AB 1906 Page 2 According to the author's office, since the Civic Center Act allows community members to rent community college facilities and grounds at "direct costs" only, the cost does not include any share of wear of the community college facility or grounds. The author contends that this leaves the CCD with the entire cost of the upkeep of the facilities. 2)Purpose . This bill, until January 1, 2022, authorizes a CCD to charge a proportional amount for the maintenance, repair, restoration and refurbishment for the use of non-classroom space and school grounds, defined as playing fields, athletic fields, track and field venues, tennis courts, and outdoor basketball courts. Classroom-based after school programs, including, but not limited to, tutoring programs or child care programs, and organizations serving student populations during the core school day will be exempt from the maintenance fee. 3)Prior Legislation . Pursuant to SB 1404 (Hancock)/Statutes of 2012, school districts are able to charge an entity for using school facilities or grounds, an amount for maintenance, repair, restoration, and refurbishment, proportional to the use of the entity's use of the school facilities or grounds. AB 1906 establishes parity between the school districts and the CCDs in this regard. Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081