BILL NUMBER: AB 1969 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 1, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Levine
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
An act to add Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 66029) to
Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code,
relating to postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1969, as amended, Levine. Postsecondary education:
Career Pathways Internship Program intersegmental
coordination in governance .
Existing law establishes the California State University, the
University of California, and the California Community Colleges as
the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.
Existing law defines career pathways as an identified series
of positions, work experiences, or educational benchmarks or
credentials that offer occupational and financial advancement within
a specified career field or related fields over time.
The missions and functions of these segments are set forth, among
other things, in the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Provisions of the
Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California
only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them
applicable.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature that
, with input from the California State University, the
University of California, and the Office of the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, legislation be enacted to establish
and provide funding for a Career Pathways Internship Program, to be
funded by a tax credit proposal, if one is developed as specified.
the segments of public higher education coordinate
their efforts to invest state resources in technologies that are
useful to multiple segments or campuses. The bill would add a
provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act requiring the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor of
the California State University, and requesting the Preside
nt of the University of California to coordinate the efforts of
their respective segments when procuring technology and
software for student support services. The bill would require the
segments to develop coordination benchmarks, as specified, to measure
the level of coordination in governance undertaken pursuant to this
bill. The bill would further provide that, as the public segments of
higher education invest in, and upgrade, infrastructure and software
for data storage and analysis, these segments would develop
procedures to coordinate the collection of, and to share, student
performance data in a manner that is consistent with state and
federal privacy law.
Because these provisions would be added to the Donahoe Higher
Education Act, they would apply to the University of California only
to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them
applicable.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature
that all of the following occur:
(a) That the segments of public higher education coordinate their
efforts to invest state resources in technologies that are useful to
multiple segments or campuses.
(b) That, as these segments invest in new technologies, the public
segments jointly leverage their combined purchasing power.
(c) That investments in new technology made by these segments
prioritize the ability to coordinate with other segments of higher
education.
(d) That these segments ease the student transfer process between
systems through increased coordination in the purchasing of new
technology platforms.
SEC. 2. Article 3.9 (commencing with Section
66029) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of
the Education Code , to read:
Article 3.9. Intersegmental Coordination in Governance
66029. (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges
and the Chancellor of the California State University shall, and the
President of the University of California is requested to, coordinate
the efforts of their respective segments when procuring technology
and software for student support services. These segments shall
develop coordination benchmarks for measuring the level of
coordination in governance undertaken pursuant to this article.
(b) For purposes of this section, coordination benchmarks include,
but are not necessarily limited to, both of the following:
(1) To the extent practicable, the public postsecondary segments,
when investing in resources that are useful to multiple segments or
campuses, shall coordinate their efforts with the other public
postsecondary segments. Coordination efforts may include, but are not
necessarily limited to, all of the following:
(A) Investment in new technologies for campus administration and
management.
(B) Investment in technology to assist in the delivery of academic
resources, including, but not necessarily limited to, online library
resources, online academic journal subscriptions, and software
designed to deliver online course materials and content.
(C) Investment in technology to assist with delivery of student
services.
(2) In the purchase or upgrade of campus or systemwide technology
platforms for administrative and student services, the campus or
segment shall give consideration to a platform that offers greater
capacity for coordination among all of the segments of public
postsecondary education in California.
66029.3. As the segments of public postsecondary education invest
in, and upgrade, infrastructure and software for data storage and
analysis, these segments shall develop procedures to coordinate the
collection of, and to share, student performance data in a manner
that is consistent with state and federal privacy law.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature
that both of the following occur:
(a) That, with input from the California State University, the
University of California, and the Office of the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, legislation be enacted to establish
and provide funding for a Career Pathways Internship Program.
(b) That the legislation referenced in subdivision (a) include a
tax credit proposal developed by these institutions working with
interested business associations, if the institutions and
associations develop such a proposal to fund the program.