BILL ANALYSIS
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 34 (Ducheny)
As Amended September 1, 2009
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :34-0
RULES 8-0
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|Ayes:|Lieu, Gaines, Adams, | | |
| |Furutani, Hall, Mendoza, | | |
| |Swanson, Yamada | | |
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SUMMARY : Expresses congratulations and appreciation to the
California Community Colleges Extended Opportunity Programs and
Services (EOPS); and, declares October 2009 as Extended
Opportunity Programs and Services Month to honor the mission and
purposes of the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)EOPS was established in 1969 in the California Community
Colleges system to initiate access and retention efforts for
first-generation, low income, educationally disadvantaged, and
historically underrepresented students; and, EOPS has served
over 1.9 million students at 110 campuses.
2)The Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE)
Program was added in 1982 to expand services for
welfare-dependent, single-parent EOPS students; and, CARE has
provided higher education access and supportive services to
over 170,000 of these special needs students.
3)EOPS has successfully developed local partnerships among
community-based organizations, public agencies, universities
and public school systems; and, EOPS ensures a diverse and
representative voice for thousands of community members whose
goal is to participate in, and enrich, the public education of
California.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
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Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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