BILL NUMBER: AB 2092 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 1, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chávez
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Olsen)
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
An act to amend Section 66725 of add
Section 66011.3 to the Education Code, relating to
student transfer. public postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2092, as amended, Chávez. Postsecondary education: Donahoe
Higher Education Act: common course numbering system.
4-year baccalaureate degree.
Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, sets
forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California's
public and independent segments of higher education, and their
respective institutions of higher education. The act states
that it is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate articulation
and seamless integration of California's postsecondary institutions
by facilitating the adoption and integration of a common course
numbering system among the public and private postsecondary
institutions, and makes various legislative findings and declarations
in that regard. The public segments of higher
education include the California State University, under the
administration of the Trustees of the California State
University, and the University of California, under the
administration of the Regents of the University of California.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in those
provisions relating to the stated intent of the act.
require the Trustees of the California State University, and request
the Regents of the University of California, to offer eligible
students of their respective segments an agreement guaranteeing that
a student who meets certain conditions may complete a baccalaureate
degree within 4 academic years, with the exception of certain
programs that may require up to 5 academic years to complete. The
bill would specify that a student who scores in an unspecified
percentile, or above, on a standardized college readiness assessment
would be presumed to be eligible to enter into an
agreement under the bill. The bill would require the agreement to
outline a general pathway for the coursework that the student must
complete in order to continue to be qualified for the guarantee and
receive his or her baccalaureate within the agreed-upon time.
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. Section 66011.3 is added to the
Education Code , to read:
66011.3. (a) The Trustees of the California State University
shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested
to, offer eligible students of their respective segments an agreement
guaranteeing that a student who meets certain conditions may
complete a baccalaureate degree within four academic years. An
institution may provide for a longer period for programs such as
engineering or teacher training that may require more than four
academic years to complete, but under no circumstances may the time
to baccalaureate degree agreed to under this section be extended
beyond five academic years.
(b) An agreement entered into under this section shall comply with
all of the following:
(1) A student who scores in the ____ percentile or above on any
standardized college readiness assessment test, such as the
Scholastic Aptitude Test, ACT, or any other widely administered
college readiness examination, shall be presumed to be eligible to
enter into the agreement. A student who scores below the top ____
percentile, but above the ____ percentile may take another test of
the institution's choice, and the institution shall establish a
cut-off score for eligibility for the program pursuant to that test.
(2) The agreement shall be executed by a student and an authorized
representative of the institution before the end of the student's
first semester or quarter of enrollment at the institution.
(3) The agreement shall outline a general pathway for the
coursework that the student must complete in order to continue to be
qualified for the guarantee and receive his or her baccalaureate
within the agreed-upon time.
(4) The student shall not be required to declare a major field
until the spring semester or quarter of the student's sophomore year.
(5) The student shall be required to be a full-time student and
maintain academic standards equivalent to those required pursuant to
Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42
for receipt of Cal Grant awards.
(6) A student may also be required to attend orientation sessions
and student success workshops in order to remain eligible for the
guarantee.
(7) A student who executes an agreement under this section shall
be granted priority for enrollment for each course that is part of
the general pathway outlined as part of the agreement pursuant to
paragraph (3).
(8) A student who meets all of the requirements of the agreement
and, through no fault of his or her own, is unable to complete his or
her baccalaureate degree within the guaranteed period shall pay no
tuition to take the additional coursework required to complete that
degree.
SECTION 1. Section 66725 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
66725. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate the
articulation and seamless integration of California's postsecondary
institutions by facilitating the adoption and integration of a common
course numbering system among the public and private postsecondary
institutions. The purpose of building and implementing a common
course numbering system is to provide for the effective and efficient
progression of students within and among the higher education
segments and to minimize duplication of coursework.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(1) Effective transfer programs provide a clear path for obtaining
the preparation necessary for upper-division major coursework and
graduation at a four-year college or university. The segments have
made significant progress in developing articulation agreements that
specify required coursework and other academic preparation that is
necessary for transfer students to succeed at a four-year
institution. These articulation agreements are essential to provide
the basis for a common course numbering system that facilitates
transfer student success.
(2) In implementing this article, the public postsecondary
educational institutions and other parties involved should assess
programs and build upon those proving to be the most effective in
communicating articulation, such as the California Articulation
Number (CAN) system, the Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated
Curriculum (IMPAC) project, the Intersegmental General Education
Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), and the Articulation System Stimulating
Interinstitutional Student Transfer (ASSIST).