Amended in Assembly March 23, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 38

Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman

December 1, 2014

An act relating to the California State University.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 38, as amended, Eggman. California State University: begin delete Stockton campus. end delete begin insert Legislative Analyst’s Office: initial analysis to assess need for new campus. end insert

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The university comprises 23 independent campuses begin insert . end insert

This bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct begin delete a study and report to the Legislature on the feasibility of establishing an independent campus of the California State University in Stockton. end delete begin insert an initial analysis to assess the need for a new campus of the university. The bill would specify data to be included in the analysis, to the extent that applicable data is available. The bill would require the university to provide whatever data is needed to meet the requirements of this bill to the Legislative Analyst’s Office upon that office’s request. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to submit a report containing this analysis to the Legislature and Department of Finance on or before January 1, 2017. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The Legislature finds and declares all of the
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(1) The Master Plan for Higher Education in California
established the following criteria for determining the need for a
new public university campus:

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(A) The relative numbers of high school graduates, the location
of existing institutions in the various areas of the state, and the
relation between their capacities and the estimated enrollment in
the area served by each such institution.

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(B) The relative numbers of potential students within reasonable
commuting distance of each of the proposed sites.

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(2) The need to accommodate students in excess of the physical
capacities of existing community colleges, California State
University (CSU) campuses, and University of California
campuses.

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(3) The Master Plan designates CSU to draw its freshman class
from the top third of the state’s public high school graduates and
admit transfer-prepared applicants with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Most CSU campuses provide priority admission to local applicants.

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(b) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall conduct an initial
analysis to assess the need for a new CSU campus. The analysis
shall consist of the following parts:

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(1) An analysis of the need within certain regions for a CSU
campus. This part shall include all of the following to the extent
applicable data are available:

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(A) Consideration of enrollment demand based on relative
demographic levels and eligible students for each county. This
part shall include five- to 10-year projections of the college-age
population and public high school graduates. It also shall include
data for the most recent year available on college preparedness,
including the number and share of high school graduates
completing the “A-G” admissions requirements and the number
and share of transfer-prepared community college students.

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(B) For each county, data on CSU applications, admissions,
and enrollment for the most recent year available to estimate
college-going rates to CSU.

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(C) Data on adult educational attainment by county for the most
recent year available.

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(2) An analysis of the physical capacities of existing CSU
campuses, as set forth in their master plans, relative to current
enrollment. This analysis shall identify CSU campuses already at
maximum capacity and those with remaining physical capacity.
The analysis also shall identify which CSU campuses no longer
provide enrollment priority for local applicants.

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(c) The CSU shall provide whatever data is needed to meet the
requirements of this section to the Legislative Analyst’s Office
upon that office’s request. The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall
submit a report containing the analysis required by this section
to the Legislature and Department of Finance on or before January
1, 2017.

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SECTION 1.  

The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall conduct
a study and report to the Legislature on the feasibility of
establishing an independent campus of the California State
University in Stockton.

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