BILL ANALYSIS
AB 24
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 24 (Block)
As Amended June 1, 2009
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 9-0 APPROPRIATIONS 12-5
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|Ayes:|Portantino, Conway, |Ayes:|De Leon, Ammiano, Charles |
| |Block, Cook, Fong, | |Calderon, Davis, Fuentes, |
| |Galgiani, Huber, Ma, | |Hall, John A. Perez, |
| |Ruskin | |Price, Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Torlakson, Krekorian |
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| | |Nays:|Nielsen, Duvall, Harkey, |
| | | |Miller, |
| | | |Audra Strickland |
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SUMMARY : Requires the Chancellor of the California State
University (CSU) to conduct a feasibility study regarding the
feasibility of establishing a CSU satellite program and
independent campus at Chula Vista, requires the CSU Chancellor
to complete and submit the study to the CSU Trustees within 18
months after the date that the Trustees have certified that
sufficient private funds are available to conduct the study.
EXISTING LAW establishes legislative intent that sites for new
University of California (UC) or CSU campuses not be authorized
unless recommended by the California Postsecondary Education
Commission (CPEC) and requires that all proposals for new
colleges or programs be forwarded to CPEC for review within 60
days of submission.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, one-time non-state cost of around $600,000 for the
feasibility study, which would include physical and academic
planning and environmental and traffic studies. Development of
a new CSU campus would probably require initial capital outlays
of tens of millions of dollars and at least several million
dollars annually in start-up costs.
COMMENTS : The concept of locating a four-year university in
Chula Vista was introduced in 1993, during the development of
the Otay Ranch land-use plan. Approximately 375 acres, which
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the city valued at $250-$300 million in June of 2008, are
currently set aside for the project. Over the past several
years, the City of Chula Vista and members of the community have
worked to recruit a university to the land. In mid-2005 it was
reported that the city was looking at a multi-school campus
model where the schools would share facilities such as
classrooms and a library, and the institutions could be either
public or private. According to the author, building a CSU
campus in Chula Vista would create an option for tens of
thousands of Southern California students who are being turned
away from impacted campuses such as San Diego State University.
Previous legislation: SCR 92 (Peace), Resolution Chapter 104,
Statutes of 1998, resolved that the Legislature endorses a
proposed City of Chula Vista site for possible future use as a
UC campus. Subsequently, the UC Regents moved forward with
plans to develop UC Merced; the 1987 statewide needs assessment
found the central valley area was in greatest need for a UC
campus. UC Merced opened on September 5, 2005.
Analysis Prepared by : Laura Metune / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960 FN:
0001300