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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 147
Author: DeSaulnier (D), et al
Amended: 6/21/09
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 7-0, 4/15/09
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Maldonado, Padilla, Simitian,
Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hancock, Liu
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 12-0, 5/28/09
AYES: Kehoe, Cox, Corbett, Denham, DeSaulnier, Hancock,
Leno, Oropeza, Runner, Walters, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wolk
SENATE FLOOR : 39-0, 6/2/09
AYES: Aanestad, Alquist, Ashburn, Benoit, Calderon,
Cedillo, Cogdill, Corbett, Correa, Cox, Denham,
DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Dutton, Florez, Hancock, Harman,
Hollingsworth, Huff, Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal,
Maldonado, Negrete McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Pavley,
Romero, Runner, Simitian, Steinberg, Strickland, Walters,
Wiggins, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-1, 9/2/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : University admission requirements: career
technical
education
SOURCE : State Building and Construction Trades Council
CONTINUED
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DIGEST : This bill requires the Trustees of the
California State University (CSU), on or before January 1,
2014, to develop and implement a procedure for allowing
students to satisfy a general elective course requirement
for purposes of admission to CSU by completing a high
school career technical education (CTE) course that meets
criteria established by the State Board of Education,
subject to the approval of the Academic Senate.
Assembly Amendments requires the CSU Trustees to recognize
courses that meet the State Board of Education CTE model
curriculum standards as satisfying the completion of a
general elective course for the purposes of admission if,
by January 1, 2014, CSU has not complied with the
provisions of this bill.
ANALYSIS : The State Board of Education (SBE) adopted
Model Curriculum Standards for CTE in May 2005 and adopted
the curriculum frameworks for those standards in January
2007. The standards are organized in 15 industry sectors
of interrelated occupations and broad industries. The
standards identify 58 different career pathways and the
academic and technical courses required for each pathway.
The California State University (CSU) and the University of
California (UC) have established common high school
coursework requirements for undergraduate admissions.
Students who take courses that meet these minimum subject
area requirements and who meet other specified criteria are
eligible to apply and be considered for admission to
campuses within these institutions. The following pattern
of coursework is commonly referred to as the "a-g"
requirements:
A. 2 years of history/social science
B. 4 years of college preparatory English or language
instruction
C. 3 years of college preparatory mathematics
D. 2 years of laboratory science
E. 2 years of the same language other than English
F. 1 years of visual and performing art
G. 1 year college preparatory electives
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Existing law, SB 1543 (Alarcon), Chapter 669, Statutes of
2006, requires the CSU and requests the UC to adopt model
uniform academic standards for CTE that satisfy the
completion of general elective ("g") course requirements
for the purposes of admission. SB 1543 specified if the
model academic standards were not adopted by July 1, 2008,
the Board of Trustees (Trustees) of the CSU would have been
required and the Regents of the UC would have been
requested to recognize the completion of all high school
courses that meet the CTE standards adopted by the SBE as
satisfying the completion of the general elective course
requirement. The CSU and UC satisfied the requirements of
SB 1543 in spring 2008.
This bill:
1.Requires the CSU Trustees to develop and implement a
process whereby high school CTE courses would satisfy a
general elective course requirement for purposes of
admission to CSU that meet either of the following
criteria:
A. Adopt standards, in consultation with the SBE,
that satisfy the completion of general elective
course requirements for CSU admission; or,
B. Base standards on the model curriculum standards
established by the SBE and any additional criteria
that CSU faculty identify as necessary to prepare
students for success in coursework unique to a
specific major or educational program.
2.Requires the CSU Trustees to recognize courses that meet
the SBE CTE model curriculum standards as satisfying the
completion of a general elective course for the purposes
of admission if, by January 1, 2014, CSU has not complied
with the provisions of this bill.
3.Requires the criteria to be developed by CSU faculty and
subject to the approval of the CSU Academic Senate, and
requires the CSU Trustees to adopt regulations based on
the recommendations of the CSU Academic Senate.
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4.States that, to the extent possible, costs associated
with these activities be covered by the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Educational Improvement Act or by
other nonstate funds available for the purposes of this
bill.
Jurisdiction . Historically, the CSU and UC have had
jurisdiction over their admission policies and procedures,
including the establishment of coursework required for
entry to a campus or major program, required tests, and
minimum grade point average standards.
According to the author's office, the CTC system in
California is in a steady decline. A 20-year period of
changing educational funding priorities, various reform
movements and cultural pressures regarding the necessity of
curriculum to prepare all students for non-career focused
baccalaureate degrees has reduced the number of CTE
teachers, classes and student enrollment to a historic low
in California. In 2008, only 29.4 percent of students
enrolled in high school were enrolled in a CTE course - a
decline of 73.8 percent since 1987. Also, the state has
seen a 30 percent loss of CTE teachers since 1987.
Though there are about 7,000 UC-approved CTE courses
offered statewide, the author's office indicates that only
a small number of "industrial arts" CTE courses have been
approved. The author's office argues that, while the
overwhelming amount of CTE courses in the industrial arts
will not qualify for the UC, these courses should qualify
for CSU as this institution offers industrial arts degrees.
Prior Legislation
AB 876 (Davis), Chapter 650, Statutes of 2008, required the
CSU and requested the UC to take specific actions with
respect to assisting in the development of CTE courses and
recognizing CTE courses in admission criteria and
procedures.
AB 1586 (DeSaulnier), 2007-08 Session, which was held in
the Senate Education Committee, would have required CSU to
adopt the SBE model CTE curriculum standards.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
For CSU, total one-time General Fund costs of $650,000 to
$1.2 million over four years. This amount assumes CSU
would contract with the UC to perform the required course
evaluations. There are about 19,000 CTE courses offered in
California high schools that do not meet UC and CSU
admissions requirements. The cost estimate includes
$360,000 to $650,000 for evaluation staff, assuming 50
percent to 90 percent of CTE courses are submitted for
approval under CSU's new criteria. The other major cost
element would be $250,000 to $500,000 to modify CSU's
Mentor online admissions portal to account for the new and
differing admissions requirements with UC.
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/3/09)
State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
(source)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, AFL-CIO
California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and
Programs
California Association of Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning
Contractors' Association
California Automotive Business Coalition
California Chapter of the American Fence Contractors'
Association
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Fence Contractors' Association
California Industrial and Technology Education Association
California School Employees Association
California Space Authority
California Teachers Association
Engineer Contractors' Association
Flasher/Barricade Association
Los Angeles Unified School District
Marin Builders' Association
Metropolitan Education District
Small School Districts' Association
OPPOSITION : (Verified 9/3/09)
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California State University
California Postsecondary Education Commission (Unless
Amended)
University of California (introduced version)
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro,
Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore,
Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber,
Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava,
Nestande, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez,
Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner,
Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson,
Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, Bass
NOES: Niello
NO VOTE RECORDED: Buchanan, Hall, Vacancy
DLW:cm 9/3/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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