BILL NUMBER: AB 224	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 25, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Portantino
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Brownley,   Carter,   Huffman,  
Krekorian,   Ruskin,   Salas,   and
Solorio   ) 
    (  Coauthor:   Senator  
DeSaulnier   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 4, 2009

   An act to add Section 66020 to the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 224, as amended, Portantino. Postsecondary  education.
  education: public meetings. 
   Existing law, intended to strengthen existing accountability
requirements, requires the California Postsecondary Education
Commission, each November 15, to submit a higher education report to
the Legislature and the Governor which provides information to the
citizens of the state on the significant indicators of performance of
the public colleges and universities.
   This bill would require the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges  , the Board of Directors of EdFund
 , the Board of Trustees of the California State University,
the California Postsecondary Education Commission, and the 
California  Student Aid Commission  , including any
auxiliary organization, as   defined,  to make
available on the Internet  an   a live 
audio broadcast of each of its meetings that is open to the public.
This bill would also request that the Regents of the University of
California comply with these provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 66020 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   66020.  The Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges  , the Board of Directors of EdFund  , the
Board of Trustees of the California State University, the California
Postsecondary Education Commission, and the  California
 Student Aid Commission  , including any auxiliary
organization established pursuant to Section 69522,  shall make
available on the Internet  an   a live 
audio broadcast of each of its meetings that is open to the public.
Notice of these meetings and links to the  live  audio
broadcasts shall be easily accessible via each entity's Internet Web
site. The Regents of the University of California are requested to
comply with these provisions.