BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2203 (Solorio)
As Amended August 9, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |74-0 |(April 29, |SENATE: |33-0 |(August 11, |
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Original Committee Reference: HIGHER ED.
SUMMARY : Requires the Trustees of the California State
University (CSU), and requests the Regents of the University of
California (UC) to review and revise their student transfer
policies to ensure that faculty may choose textbooks regardless
of the publication date for as long as the textbook is available
and the information provided is current and reflects
contemporary thinking.
The Senate amendments require the CSU to review and revise
student transfer policies, as specified.
EXISTING LAW specifies that the transfer function be a central
institutional priority of all segments of higher education in
California and requires the segments to develop policies and
practices to support this priority. Requires the segments of
higher education to develop transfer agreements that specify the
requirements a CCC student must meet to transfer to the public
four-year segments of higher education.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill encouraged CCC, CSU, and UC
to review and revise student transfer policies, as specified.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor absorbable costs for the segments to review
current textbook policies and to consider, and potentially
implement, any changes in policy.
COMMENTS : To have a CCC course approved for transfer to UC or
CSU, CCC articulation officers submit course information to UC
and CSU system offices. UC and CSU faculty, staff and
administrators evaluate the information, and the system offices
forward decisions to CCC articulation officers. UC and CSU
issued the Guiding Notes for General Education Course Reviewers
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in January 2010, requiring, among other provisions, that CCC
transferable course textbooks are current and reflect
contemporary thinking of the discipline and that primary texts
were published within the last five years. This policy allows
for exceptions when there are specific reasons why texts are not
dated within five years. This bill is designed to ensure that
transfer agreements between CCC, CSU and UC do not prevent
faculty from using relevant textbooks that are published past a
five year period. The author believes this will allow increased
opportunities for students to sell or trade in their textbooks
and ensure the reuse of books that contain information that is
still relevant.
Analysis Prepared by : Laura Metune / HIGHER ED. / (916)
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