Senate BillNo. 440


Introduced by Committee on Education (Senators Liu (Chair), Block, Hancock, Huff, Leyva, Mendoza, Pan, and Vidak)

February 25, 2015


An act to amend Section 66010 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 440, as introduced, Committee on Education. Postsecondary education: institutions.

Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, sets forth the missions and functions of the segments of the public postsecondary education system in the state, including 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, and the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The act specifies that it is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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SECTION 1.  

Section 66010 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:

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66010.  

(a) Public higher education consists of (1) the
4California Community Colleges, (2) the California State University,
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2campus, branch, and function of the University of California.

3(b) As used in this part, “independent institutions of higher
4education” arebegin delete thoseend delete nonpublic higher education institutions that
5grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that
6are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited
7by an agency recognized by the United States Department of
8Education.

9(c) begin deleteNo provision of this end deletebegin insertThis end insertpart isbegin insert notend insert intended to regulate,
10subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not
11limited to, independent educational institutions and religious
12schools,begin delete norend deletebegin insert orend insert to vary existing state law or state constitutional
13provisions relating to private education.



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