BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 850| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SB 850 Author: Block (D), et al. Amended: 8/18/14 Vote: 21 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 4/24/14 AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Galgiani, Hancock, Hueso, Huff, Monning NO VOTE RECORDED: Correa SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 5/23/14 AYES: De León, Walters, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg SENATE FLOOR : 34-0, 5/27/14 AYES: Anderson, Beall, Block, Cannella, Corbett, Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Hancock, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Knight, Leno, Lieu, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nielsen, Padilla, Pavley, Roth, Steinberg, Torres, Vidak, Walters, Wolk, Wyland NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill, Calderon, Lara, Liu, Wright, Yee ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 8/20/14 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : Community Colleges: Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill authorizes the California Community Colleges (CCC) Board of Governors (BOG), in consultation with CONTINUED SB 850 Page 2 the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC), to establish a statewide baccalaureate degree pilot program at not more than 15 CCC districts, as specified. Assembly Amendments require as a condition of eligibility to be considered for participation in the pilot, that CCC districts have a stated policy in place that potential students wishing to receive the BOG fee waiver must complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Cal Dream Act application; require that on or before March 31, 2015, the BOG shall develop and adopt regulations for the pilot and provide an update to the Legislature by 2018; broaden the requirements for what the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) has to collect for the final report, due in 2022; clarify that the per unit cost for upper division courses is $84, in addition to the standard $46 per unit fee; and make minor technical and clarifying changes. ANALYSIS : Existing law differentiates the missions and functions of public and independent institutions of higher education. Under these provisions: 1.The primary mission of the CSU is required to offer undergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's degree. The CSU is authorized to establish two-year programs only when mutually agreed upon by the Trustees and the CCC BOG. The CSU is also authorized to jointly award the doctoral degree with the UC and with one or more independent institutions of higher education. 2.The UC is authorized to provide undergraduate and graduate instruction and has exclusive jurisdiction in public higher education over graduate instruction in the professions of law, medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine. The UC is also the primary state-supported academic agency for research. 3.The independent institutions of higher education are required to provide undergraduate and graduate instruction and research in accordance with their respective missions. 4.The mission and function of the CCCs is the offering of academic and vocational instruction at the lower division level and the CCC are authorized to grant the associate in arts and the associate in science degree. The CCCs are also CONTINUED SB 850 Page 3 required to offer remedial instruction, English as a Second Language instruction, and adult noncredit instruction, and support services which help students succeed at the postsecondary level. This bill: 1.Authorizes the BOG, commencing on January 1, 2015, in consultation with the CSU and the UC, to establish a statewide baccalaureate degree pilot program at not more than 15 CCC districts with one baccalaureate degree program each, to be determined by the CCC Chancellor and approved by the BOG; specifies that the pilot shall commence no later than the 2017-18 Academic Year (AY) and participating students shall complete their degrees by the end of the 2022-23 AY; and, sunsets the pilot program on January 1, 2024. 2.Specifies that a CCC district shall seek approval to offer a baccalaureate degree program through the appropriate accreditation body; and when seeking approval from the BOG, a district must maintain the mission of the CCC and, as part of the pilot program have the additional mission to provide high-quality undergraduate education at an affordable price for students and the state. 3.Requires districts, as a condition for eligibility to participate in the pilot program, to have a written policy requiring all students seeking a BOG fee waiver to instead submit either a FAFSA or a California Dream Act application. 4.Stipulates that a district may offer only one baccalaureate degree program at one campus within the district and requires districts to identify and document unmet workforce needs and to not offer a program already offered by CSU or UC. 5.Requires a district seeking to participate in the pilot program to submit specified information for review by the CCC Chancellor and approval by the BOG. 6.Requires the BOG, by March 31, 2015, to adopt regulations establishing a funding model, for each full-time equivalent student in the program, which is not to exceed the CCC's marginal cost for credit instruction, as established in existing law. CONTINUED SB 850 Page 4 7.Stipulates that student fees for lower division coursework shall not exceed CCC student fee amounts and that fees for upper division coursework shall equal the CCC fee plus $84 per unit. 8.Requires the LAO to conduct interim and final evaluations of the pilot program, as specified, and report to the Legislature and the Governor. The interim evaluation is due July 1, 2018, and the final evaluation is due by July 1, 2022. 9.Sunsets on January 1, 2024. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, the following cost factors are associated with this bill: Ongoing General Fund costs to the Chancellor's Office in the range of $350,000 for three to four staff to establish and monitor district programs, including developing guidelines and reviewing, approving, and monitoring participating districts' baccalaureate degree programs; Significant one-time and ongoing costs to participating districts for establishing and operating the programs, including any needed capital improvements and equipment purchases. Since participation by districts is voluntary, these costs are not reimbursable and will be offset by state apportionments and student fee revenues. To the extent that students who participate in the program would otherwise have attended a CSU campus, the state cost for the student's enrollment would likely be similar; and Minor absorbable costs to the LAO to conduct a statewide program evaluation. SUPPORT : (Verified 8/20/14) American Legion, Department of California American Nurses Association/California AMVETS, Department of California Barton Health CONTINUED SB 850 Page 5 California Architects Board California Association of County Veterans Service Officer California Chamber of Commerce California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office California Dental Hygienist's Association California State Commanders Veterans Council California State University California Teachers Association California Workforce Association Citrus College City of South Lake Tahoe Coastline Community College College of the Canyons College of Marin Community College League of California Contra Costa Community College District Cupertino Chamber of Commerce Foothill-De Anza Community College District Gavilan Joint Community College District Golden West College Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Heavenly Mountain Resort Imperial Valley College Kern Community College District Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Community College District Los Rios Community College District Mid-Peninsula Dental Society Milpitas Chamber of Commerce MiraCosta Community College District Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Napa Valley Community College District Oceanside Chamber of Commerce Pasadena Community College District Peralta Community College District Rancho Santiago Community College District Respiratory Care Board of California San Bernardino Community College District San Diego City College San Diego Community College District San Diego Community College District, Continuing Education San Diego and Imperial Valley Counties Community Colleges Association CONTINUED SB 850 Page 6 San Diego Military Advisory Council San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce San Diego Unified School District San Jose-Evergreen Community College District San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce Santa Monica Community College District Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District South County Economic Development Council South Orange County Community College District Southwestern Community College District Tahoe South Technology Credit Union Tri-City Medical Center Veterans Caucus of the California Democratic Party Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council West Hills Community College District West Kern Community College District Yosemite Community College District Yuba Community College District OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/20/14) Faculty Association of the California Community Colleges ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 8/20/14 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins NO VOTE RECORDED: Grove, Jones-Sawyer, Vacancy CONTINUED SB 850 Page 7 PQ:e 8/20/14 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED