BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 22, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
968 (Williams) - As Introduced February 26, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY:
This bill requires the governing body of each public and private
postsecondary educational institution to indicate on a student's
transcript if a student is ineligible to reenroll due to
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suspension or expulsion, for the period of time the student is
ineligible to reenroll.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Any costs to the University of California would be minor and
absorbable. The California State University indicates that the
bill's requirement is consistent with its current policy. The
California Community Colleges would incur one-time state
reimbursable costs (GF Prop. 98) estimated at $1,000 to $3,000
per college, or $120,000 to $360,000 statewide.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. According to the author, ensuring that the various
university campuses are communicating with each other is a vital
step toward providing a safe learning environment for students.
A standard notation on a student's transcript will notify the
university to perform a background check on the potential
transfer student so they can best determine whether they should
enroll the student into their university.
California's public postsecondary education institutions do not
currently follow a standard method of noting on an academic
transcript when a student is suspended or expelled. UC makes a
general notation when a student is expelled. CSU makes a
general notation if the student is expelled, or suspended for
one academic year or more. Committee staff understands that
CCDs provide for a notation on the transcript if a student was
expelled for academic reasons, but that there is no standard for
notations for students expelled for reasons other than academic
deficiencies. This bill would require all California
institutions, public and private, to indicate when a student is
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ineligible to reenroll due to suspension or expulsion on the
student's transcript for the period of time the student is
ineligible to reenroll.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081