BILL NUMBER: AB 1583	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Santiago

                        JANUARY 5, 2016

   An act relating to postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1583, as introduced, Santiago. Postsecondary education:
community colleges.
   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 authorizes the establishment of
community college districts under the administration of community
college governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide
instruction at community college campuses throughout the state.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would establish a California Promise program to
expand access to the California Community Colleges for California
residents.
   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 establish a California Promise program to
expand access to the California Community Colleges for California
residents.