BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 1022 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 6, 2014 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair SB 1022 (Huff) - As Amended: August 4, 2014 Policy Committee: Higher EducationVote:13-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill requires the California State University (CSU), and requests the University of California (UC), to post annual update labor market data regarding their graduates on their websites. Specifically, this bill: 1)Requires the posting of labor market outcome related to undergraduates, and stipulates that provision of such data on graduate student in optional. The data is to include, at a minimum, salary data and the percentage distribution of graduates by industry. 2)Requires the segments to use their own databases and information provided by the Employment Development Department (EDD). 3)Requires the information to be presented in easily understood labor market measures, aggregated at the systemwide level and by areas of study, and provide labor market outcomes one or two years and five years after graduation. 4)Declares legislative intent that CSU provide a student prematriculation labor market data point, six years before receipt of their degrees. FISCAL EFFECT CSU would incur minor one-time costs of around $75,000 to establish the data reporting system. Costs to UC and EDD would be minor and absorbable. SB 1022 Page 2 COMMENTS 1)Background . In 2013, the California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor's Office began making available to students and families comparative information about the earnings of recent graduates who received an award in a specific program areas. To accomplish this, community college student records from the Chancellor's Office are joined with EDD wage records. The Salary Surfer uses the aggregated earnings of graduates from a five-year period to provide an estimate of the potential wages to be earned two years and five years after receiving a certificate or degree in certain disciplines. This information is displayed on a searchable website hosted by the Chancellor's Office. 2)Purpose . According to the author, giving students a picture of college graduate salary earnings and industry placement will allow students to make thoughtful, data-driven decisions about where and what they want to study. Current law authorizes public higher education institutions to access this data, but does not require CSU and UC to provide students with outcome information. As a result, students are not able to take market data into consideration when selecting an area of study. This bill will require CSU and request UC to provide salary and employer industry data of student graduates. Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081