BILL NUMBER: AB 2626	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend Section 67501 of the Education Code, relating to
public postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2626, as introduced, Fong. Public postsecondary education:
capitol outlay plan reporting requirement.
   Existing law requests the University of California, and requires
the California State University and the California Community
Colleges, to report to the Legislature on or before November 30 of
each year a comprehensive 5-year capital outlay plan, as specified.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 67501 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   67501.  (a) The University of California may, and the California
State University shall, submit to the Legislature on or before
November 30 of each year a comprehensive five-year capital outlay
plan that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following
information:
   (1) State and nonstate projects proposed for each campus in each
year of the plan, including a discussion of the programmatic bases
for each project.
   (2) An explanation of how each project contributes to
accommodating  the  needs associated with current or
projected enrollments of graduate and undergraduate students, and
other needs, and the rough estimates of the costs of meeting those
needs.
   (3) The estimated costs of each project, showing the schedule for
when  these  funds will be needed, including a
schedule of annual funding needs beyond the five years for those
projects for which completion exceeds the timeframe of the plan and
the relative priority on a campus and statewide basis.
   (4) An explanation of how the plan addresses the Legislature's
intent that the universities annually consider, as part of their
annual capital outlay planning process, the inclusion of facilities
that may be used by more than one segment of public higher education
(intersegmental).
   (5)  Description   A   description
 and  the  costs of activities that take place within
the plan's timeframe related to the planning or establishment of new
campuses.
   (b) The California Community Colleges Chancellor's office shall
prepare a five-year capital outlay plan identifying the statewide
needs and priorities of the California Community Colleges. This plan
shall be submitted to the Legislature on or before November 30 of
each year. It is the intent of the Legislature not to consider any
community college capital outlay project that is not included in the
statewide five-year plan submitted to the Legislature. The five-year
capital outlay plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
following information:
   (1) Enrollment projections for each community college district.
   (2) Projects proposed for each campus in each year of the plan.
   (3) The estimated costs of each project, showing the schedule for
when  these  funds will be needed and the relative
priority on a statewide basis.
   (4) An explanation of the Chancellor's office priorities and
methodology for selecting projects for state capital outlay funding.
   (5) An explanation of the Chancellor's office methodology for
calculating unmet capital outlay needs for the community college
system.
   (6) An explanation of how the plan addresses the Legislature's
intent that the community colleges annually consider, as part of
their annual capital outlay planning process, the inclusion of
facilities that may be used by more than one segment of public higher
education (intersegmental).
   (c) The plans for the University of California, the California
State University, and the California Community Colleges shall be
updated annually, taking into consideration evolving circumstances in
the planning process of the institutions. The Legislature recognizes
that the annual plan is a flexible, working document subject to the
evolutionary change inherent in the planning process. The plan shall
be designed to reflect project data changes on a year-to-year basis,
and the inclusion of a project in the plan does not guarantee its
viability. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the
project planning guides or capital outlay budget change proposals
submitted for each state-funded project proposed for inclusion in the
first year of the plan specify both of the following:
   (1) How each project meets needs for different types of space,
including, but not limited to, classrooms, teaching laboratories,
research laboratories, and faculty offices.
   (2) The direct and indirect project costs associated with the
different types of space.