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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1653
Author: Weber (D)
Amended: 8/15/16 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/22/16
AYES: Liu, Block, Hancock, Huff, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan,
Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 5-2, 8/11/16
AYES: Lara, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza
NOES: Bates, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 59-17, 6/2/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Postsecondary education: campus climate
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill requires the California Community Colleges
(CCC) Board of Governors (BOG), the California State University
(CSU) Trustees, the governing body of each independent
institution of higher education in the state and encourages each
University of California (UC) campus, to generate a report every
two years, as specified, pertaining to campus climate.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
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1)Declares it a shared goal of public education and independent
institutions of higher education to achieve educational equity
not only through a diverse and representative student body and
faculty, but also through educational environments in which
each person, regardless of race, gender, gender identity,
gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability or
economic circumstances has a reasonable change to fully
develop his or her potential. (Education Code § 66010.2)
2)Provides that it is the policy of the State of California to
afford all persons, regardless of disability, gender, gender
identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity,
religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis that is
contained in the prohibition of hate crimes, as specified,
equal rights and opportunities in the postsecondary
institutions of the state. (EC § 66251)
3)Declares that, consistent with specified federal law
provisions, all students have the right to participate fully
in the educational process, free from discrimination and
harassment and that California's postsecondary educational
institutions have an affirmative obligation to combat racism,
sexism, and other forms of bias, and a responsibility to
provide equal educational opportunity. It also declares the
Legislature's intent that each postsecondary educational
institution undertake educational activities to counter
discriminatory incidents on school grounds and, within
constitutional bounds, to minimize and eliminate a hostile
environment on school grounds that impair the access of
students to equal educational opportunities. (EC § 66252)
4)Requests the UC Regents, CSU Trustees, and the governing board
of each community college district to adopt and publish
policies on harassment, intimidation, and bullying to be
included within the rules and regulations governing student
behavior within their respective segments of public
postsecondary education. (EC § 66302)
5)Requires, through the federal law, colleges and universities,
as a condition of federal student aid program participation,
to publish annual campus security reports, maintain crime
logs, provide timely warnings of crimes that present a public
safety risk, and maintain ongoing crime statistics. (20
United States Code § 1092(f))
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6)Requires, beginning no later than January 1, 2004, the State
Auditor to audit at least six colleges every three years to
evaluate the accuracy of their statistics and procedures for
complying with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act's (Clery)
crime statistics reporting requirements. The State Auditor is
required to report the audit results to the respective Chairs
of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Senate
Committee on Education. (EC § 67382)
This bill:
1)Requires the CCC BOG and the CSU Trustees, the governing body
of each independent institution of higher education in the
state and encourages each UC campus, to generate a report once
every biennium of the legislative session, beginning with the
2017-2018 Regular Session that include, but is not limited to,
the following elements:
a) New and recent administrative efforts intended to affect
campus climate, reduce food insecurity and student
homelessness.
b) Recent campus program developments related to gender,
race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual
orientation, disability, and gender identity that impact
campus climate.
2)Requires the CCC BOG and the CSU Trustees, the governing body
of each Independent institution of higher education in the
state and encourages UC campuses, to:
a) Each post the report on their respective Internet Web
sites.
b) Send the report to the Governor, the Attorney General,
and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
c) Create, review every two years thereafter, and, as
necessary, update protocols, policies, and procedures
regarding compliance with Clery and the federal Violence
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
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3)Requires CCC BOG to request, but not require, specified campus
climate information from community college districts and base
its report on data available from participating community
college districts.
4)Defines "campus climate" to mean a measure of an individual's
experience within a learning environment, specifically on the
current attitudes, practices, policies, and behaviors of
campus life that impact the success and retention of all
members of a campus community.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Likely minor costs to the CCC and the CSU to implement this
bill.
One-time cost pressure to UC of up to $100,000 update the
campus climate reporting portal to collect data and allow for
data analysis to the extent it chooses to comply with the
requirements of the bill. In addition, the UC indicates that
every two years it would incur costs of $420,000 system wide
related to collecting and analyzing data to generate a campus
climate report. (General Fund)
SUPPORT: (Verified8/15/16)
Arc and United Cerebral Palsy California Collaboration
California State Conference of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/12/16)
None received
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 59-17, 6/2/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chiu,
Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin,
Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein,
Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Quirk,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NOES: Travis Allen, Brough, Chang, Chávez, Dahle, Beth Gaines,
Gallagher, Grove, Harper, Jones, Mathis, Melendez, Obernolte,
Patterson, Steinorth, Wagner, Waldron
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bigelow, Frazier, Kim, Olsen
Prepared by:Olgalilia Ramirez / ED. / (916) 651-4105
8/15/16 20:33:19
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