BILL NUMBER: AB 798	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonilla

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act to add Section 66409.5 to the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 798, as introduced, Bonilla. Postsecondary education: course
materials.
   The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and
functions of the segments of the higher education system in the
state. These segments include the University of California,
administered by the Regents of the University of California, the
California State University, administered by the Trustees of the
California State University, and the California Community Colleges,
administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges, and private and independent institutions of higher
education.
   Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only
to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them
applicable.
   This bill would amend the act to require the board of governors
and the trustees, and request the regents and each governing body of
an accredited private postsecondary educational institution, to
support the development, use, accessibility, and ongoing maintenance
of course materials, including open textbooks and other open
educational resources, and submit an annual report to the
Legislature, on or before July 31, 2017, and on or before each July
31 thereafter, on the implementation, progress, and administration of
those efforts at their respective institutions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 66409.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   66409.5.  (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall,
and the Regents of the University of California and each governing
body of an accredited private postsecondary educational institution
are requested to, support the development, use, accessibility, and
ongoing maintenance of course materials, including open textbooks and
other open educational resources, that can help students receive the
full value of their educational investment.
   (b) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the
trustees and the board of governors shall, and the regents and each
governing body of an accredited private postsecondary educational
institution are requested to, submit an annual report to the
Legislature, on or before July 31, 2017, and on or before each July
31 thereafter, on the implementation, progress, and administration of
this section at their respective institutions.
   (c) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.