Amended in Assembly March 15, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2137

Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago

February 17, 2016

An act begin insert to add Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 92603) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, end insert relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2137, as amended, Santiago. Postsecondary education: begin insert University of California: end insert student transfer process.

Existing law establishes 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, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law provides that the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded student transfer system.

This bill would begin delete express the Legislature’s intent to enact legislation that would improve the transfer process between the 3 segments of public postsecondary education. end delete begin insert request the regents to submit annual reports, on or before March 1 in each year from 2017 to 2020, inclusive, on the implementation of the recommendations of the Transfer Action Team convened by the President of the University of California. The bill would also request the regents to submit annual reports, on or before March 1 in each year from 2017 to 2022, inclusive, on specified topics relating to the use of transfer pathways by University of California students. end insert

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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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 92603) is
added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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Article begin insert 1.3. end insert   Transfer Pathways

 

begin insert 92603. end insert   

The regents are hereby requested to submit both of the
following in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government
Code:

(a) An annual report to the Legislature, submitted on or before
March 1 in each year from 2017 to 2020, inclusive, on the
implementation of the recommendations of the Transfer Action
Team convened by the President of the University of California in
December 2013.

(b) An annual report to the Legislature, submitted on or before
March in each year from 2017 to 2022, inclusive, on all of the
following:

(1) The number and major field of study of transfer pathways
available to students.

(2) The percentage of students who used the transfer pathway
framework and who were granted admission to the University of
California, broken down by campus.

(3) The percentage of students who used the transfer pathway
framework and who graduated from the University of California
within two or three academic years, broken down by campus.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would improve the transfer process between the
three segments of public postsecondary education.

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