BILL NUMBER: AB 1385	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ting

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act relating to community colleges.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1385, as introduced, Ting. Community colleges: accreditation.
   Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under
the administration of the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary
education in this state. Existing law specifies the duties of the
board of governors, including, among other duties, establishing
minimum standards for the formation of community colleges and
districts. Under existing regulatory authority, the board of
governors requires each community college to be accredited.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would increase the transparency and fairness of the
accreditation process for community colleges.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would increase the transparency and fairness of the
accreditation process for California community colleges.