BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Carol Liu, Chair
2013-2014 Regular Session
BILL NO: AB 2557
AUTHOR: Williams
INTRODUCED: February 21, 2014
FISCAL COMM: Yes HEARING DATE: June 25, 2014
URGENCY: No CONSULTANT:Kathleen Chavira
SUBJECT : Community College Extension Program.
SUMMARY
This bill deletes Pasadena City College from recently
enacted provisions authorizing it as one of six community
college campuses to operate and maintain an extension
program during intersessions.
BACKGROUND
Current law requires the CCC Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) to
establish a voluntary pilot program that authorizes a
community college district (CCD) to establish and maintain
an extension program during summer and winter
intersessions, and specifically identifies eligible
community college campuses for purposes of the pilot. The
identified campuses include the following: 1) College of
the Canyons; 2) Crafton Hills College; 3) Long Beach City
College; 4) Oxnard College; 5) Pasadena City College; and,
6) Solano Community College. Current law sunsets and
repeals this pilot program on January 1, 2018.
(Education Code § 78230 and § 78231)
ANALYSIS
This bill removes Pasadena City College from provisions
authorizing six specified community college campus
districts to establish and maintain a voluntary extension
program, as specified, during summer and winter
intersessions.
AB 2557
Page 2
STAFF COMMENTS
1) Status of the current program . AB 955 (Williams,
Chapter 710, Statutes of 2013) was enacted to offer
extension courses during intersession at a fee that
covers the actual cost of the course, as specified.
These programs were intended to give students an
opportunity to enroll in courses they were unable to
get during the state-supported regular session in
order to accelerate their completion and, in addition,
free up space in the companion state-supported
courses, thereby increasing other students' ability to
complete their programs in a more timely manner as
well. It was the intent of the Legislature that at
least one participating campus should begin
implementation of the pilot program by January 2014
and that an additional five campuses should implement
the pilot program by July 1, 2014. According to the
author, Long Beach City College implemented the
program for the 2014 winter intersession and is
tentatively planning to offer extension courses this
summer. College of the Canyons reports that the
earliest they could offer a program is July 2015.
2) Why the deletion ? Although participation is voluntary
for the six eligible campuses Pasadena City College
(PCC) has maintained that they no longer wish to be
included as a pilot campus under the program.
According to the author, this measure honors PCC's
request to be removed from the Community College
Intersession Extension Pilot Program created by AB
955.
SUPPORT
None received.
OPPOSITION
None received.
AB 2557
Page 3