BILL NUMBER: AB 2409	CHAPTERED  09/11/00

	CHAPTER   383
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 8, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 29, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 28, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 26, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Migden and Runner

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2000

   An act to add Article 5.7 (commencing with Section 66057) to
Chapter 2 of Part 40 of the Education Code, relating to public
postsecondary education.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2409, Migden.  Public postsecondary education:  summer session
fees.
   The existing Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other
things, the missions and functions of California's public and
independent segments of higher education, including the University of
California and the California State University, and their respective
institutions of higher education.  Provisions of the act apply to
the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of
the University of California, by appropriate resolution, act to make
a provision applicable.
   This bill would prohibit summer session fees at all campuses of
the University of California and California State University from
exceeding the fees charged per credit unit for any other academic
term, if the state provides funding to offset any revenue losses that
may occur for prescribed purposes.  The bill would provide that the
University of California and the California State University retain
the flexibility to implement year-round operation differently on
individual campuses.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Article 5.7 (commencing with Section 66057) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 40 of the Education Code, to read:

      Article 5.7.  Year-Round Academic Programs

   66057.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) The future economic vitality of California will depend on the
state's ability to educate its citizens and to help them develop the
work and social skills needed to compete with workers of other
nations and states in our global economy.
   (2) Ensuring that California's colleges and universities can
accommodate a tidal wave of new students, as well as enable those
from diverse backgrounds to achieve success in their college careers,
will require a variety of strategies.
   (3) The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) has reported that most
campuses of the University of California, the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges will soon exceed
their current capacities.
   (4) The LAO has identified year-round operation as a
cost-efficient strategy to address future enrollment growth, by
avoiding capital expenditure for instructional space, such as
classrooms, class laboratories, study space in libraries, and other
selected student support service facilities.
   (5) Year-round operation also increases student access to high
demand campuses, and allows students to accelerate their progress to
degrees.
   (b) Summer session fees at all campuses of the University of
California and the California State University shall not exceed the
fees charged per credit unit for any other academic term, if the
state provides funding to offset any revenue losses that may occur
due to the difference between the state university fee and fees
charged for self-supporting academic programs.
   (c) In recognition of the differing circumstances on the various
campuses throughout the state, the University of California and the
California State University shall retain the flexibility to implement
year-round operation differently on individual campuses.