BILL NUMBER: AB 2434	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Bonta and Ting

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to repeal Section 66010.6 of the Education Code, relating
to postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2434, as introduced, Bonta. Postsecondary education: higher
education policy.
   Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, sets forth the
missions and functions of the 4 segments comprising the state's
postsecondary education system. These segments are the University of
California, administered by the Regents of the University of
California, the California State University, administered by the
Trustees of the California State University, the California Community
Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education.
A provision of the act sets forth the missions of specified agencies
charged with coordination, administration, or implementation of
higher education policies and programs.
   This bill would delete this provision, and would express the
intent of the Legislature to explore alternative ways to improve
affordability, accessibility, coordination, and development of higher
education policy that are consistent with the interest of the people
and State of California.
   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 explore
alternative ways to improve affordability, accessibility,
coordination, and development of higher education policy that are
consistent with the interest of the people and State of California.
  SEC. 2.  Section 66010.6 of the Education Code is repealed.

   66010.6.  The missions of agencies charged with coordination,
administration, or implementation of higher education policies and
programs in California shall be as follows:
   (a) The California Postsecondary Education Commission is the
statewide postsecondary education coordinating and planning agency.
The commission shall serve as a principal fiscal and program advisor
to the Governor and the Legislature on postsecondary educational
policy. Consistent with Section 66903, the commission's
responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

   (1) Analysis and recommendations related to long-range planning
for public postsecondary education.
   (2) Analysis of state policy and programs involving the
independent and private postsecondary educational sectors.
   (3)  Analysis and recommendations related to program and policy
review.
   (4) Resource analysis.
   (5) Maintenance and publication of pertinent public information
relating to all aspects of postsecondary education.
   The commission shall consult with the postsecondary educational
segments and with relevant state agencies, including the Student Aid
Commission, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and other
relevant parties, in its preparation of analyses and recommendations
to the Governor and the Legislature. However, the commission shall
remain an independent and nonpartisan body responsible for providing
an integrated and segmentally unbiased view for purposes of state
policy formulation and evaluation.
   (b) The California Student Aid Commission is the primary state
agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial
aid programs available to students attending all segments of
postsecondary education. These programs include grant, work study,
and loan programs supported by the state and the federal government.
   Consistent with this responsibility, the Commission shall provide,
in consultation with the postsecondary education segments and
relevant state agencies, policy leadership on student financial aid
issues, evaluate the effectiveness of its programs, conduct research
and long-range planning as a foundation for program improvement,
report on total state financial aid needs, and disseminate
information to students and their families.
   (c) The Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
is the primary state agency responsible for approving and regulating
private postsecondary and vocational educational institutions and
for developing state policies for private postsecondary and
vocational education in California. The council shall represent the
private postsecondary and vocational education institutions in all
state level planning and policy discussions about postsecondary and
vocational education.