Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1781

Introduced by Assembly Member Lopez

February 4, 2016

An act to begin delete amend end delete begin insert add end insert Section begin delete 70900 of end delete begin insert 66061 to end insert the Education Code, relating to begin delete community colleges. end delete begin insert public postsecondary education. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1781, as amended, Lopez. begin delete California Community Colleges: Board of Governors. end delete begin insert Public postsecondary education: child end insert begin insert development programs. end insert

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Under existing law, the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, are the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.

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Existing law authorizes higher educational institutions to establish and maintain child development programs on or near their respective campuses.

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This bill would require child development programs established by the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to give specified priority to children of students who are active duty members of the California National Guard.

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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.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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(a) Child development programs established by the
California Community Colleges, the California State University,
and the University of California pursuant to Section 66060 shall
give priority to children of students who are active duty members
of the California National Guard.

(b) Priority pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed other
priorities established, as of January 1, 2017, by the public
postsecondary educational institution or the Superintendent of
Public Instruction for the program.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 70900 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

70900.  

There is hereby established the California Community
Colleges, a postsecondary education system consisting of
community college districts established pursuant to law and the
Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The
board of governors shall carry out the functions specified in Section
70901, and local districts shall carry out the functions specified in
Section 70902.

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