BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2791 (Medina) - As Amended March 29, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill, for purposes of apportionment to the California
Community Colleges (CCC) educational programs and support
services for disabled students, defines disabled students for
whom funded services can be provided to include not only
students enrolled at a community college, but those who have
applied to a CCC.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
No fiscal impact, as the bill is a clarification of longstanding
practice at the CCC.
COMMENTS:
Background and Purpose. In 2015, the CCC Chancellor's Office
issued implementing guidelines to districts, citing Section
56062 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, which
requires a person with a disability to be enrolled at a CCC to
qualify for DSPS. While this interpretation and regulation
appears consistent with statute, the new directive raised
concerns within the disabled student services community that
this guidance may result in CCC districts not providing services
to students who have applied but have not yet "enrolled" in
courses.
This bill would specify a practice that, according to supporters
has been mutually agreed upon for decades, allows DSPS programs
at CCC districts to provide services to students who have
applied to and enrolled in a college DSPS program to be
considered "disabled purposes", even though they may not yet
have started attending courses at the college.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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