BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 807 Page 1 Date of Hearing: July 3, 2013 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair SB 807 (Price) - As Introduced: February 22, 2013 Policy Committee: Higher EducationVote:11-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill requires California State University (CSU), Dominguez Hills, to rename its African American Political and Economic Institute (AAPEI) as the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute. FISCAL EFFECT Negligible fiscal impact. COMMENTS Background and Purpose . The California AAPEI has been based on the CSU, Dominguez Hills campus since 2001. According to AAPEI, its mission is to influence public policy debates through on-going academic and community research dealing with African American economic and political development issues in California; document and analyze the professional lives and achievements of African American public-elected officials, business leaders, and policy makers as well as the impact of their efforts on the political, social, and economic development in the African American communities and other disadvantaged communities; and, provide training programs for current and future business people. According to the author, renaming the Institute after Former Lt. Governor, State Senator and Assembly Member Dymally, who passed away on October 7, 2012, will provide a lasting and appropriate tribute for his over 40 years of dedicated service to the state. Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 SB 807 Page 2