Senate BillNo. 691


Introduced by Senator Morrell

(Coauthors: Senators Huff and Nielsen)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Wagner and Waldron)

February 27, 2015


An act to add Section 66208 to the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 691, as introduced, Morrell. Postsecondary education: student code of conduct: testing.

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.

This bill would require the trustees and the board of governors, and would request the regents, to do all of the following regarding the respective segment’s student code of conduct: (a) make it available to prospective students before enrollment, (b) develop a method of testing prospective students’ knowledge of it before, or as a condition of, enrollment, and (c) set a standard for a prospective student to demonstrate proficient knowledge of it before beginning classes. The bill would require the trustees, and urge the regents and each community college district, to require each student to demonstrate proficient knowledge of the applicable code of conduct before the student begins classes.

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

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

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SECTION 1.  

Section 66208 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:

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66208.  

(a) The Trustees of the California State University and
4the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
5shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested
6to, do all of the following regarding the respective segment’s
7student code of conduct:

8(1) Make it available to prospective students before enrollment.

9(2) Develop a method of testing prospective students’ knowledge
10of it before, or as a condition of, enrollment.

11(3) Set a standard for a prospective student to demonstrate
12proficient knowledge of it before beginning classes.

13(b) The trustees shall, and the regents and each community
14college district are urged to, require a student to demonstrate
15proficient knowledge of the applicable code of conduct before the
16student begins classes.



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