BILL NUMBER: AB 2190	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member John A. Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act relating to postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2190, as introduced, John A. Pérez. Postsecondary education:
oversight and coordination commission.
   Existing law establishes the system of postsecondary education in
this state, consisting of 4 segments: the University of California,
the California State University, the California Community Colleges,
and independent institutions of higher education, as defined.
Existing law establishes the California Postsecondary Education
Commission (CPEC) to be responsible for coordinating public,
independent, and private postsecondary education in this state and to
provide independent policy analyses and recommendations to the
Legislature and the Governor on postsecondary education issues. The
Budget Act of 2011 has deleted funding and personnel from CPEC.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to create a postsecondary education oversight and
coordinating commission to accomplish prescribed goals relating to
the goals and operations of the postsecondary education segments.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to create a postsecondary education oversight and
coordinating commission to accomplish goals that include, but are not
necessarily limited to, all of the following:
   (a) Developing and monitoring postsecondary education goals for
the state.
   (b) Measuring, and reporting about, how efficiently and
effectively the postsecondary segments are serving the state's needs.

   (c) Making recommendations as to how to improve the performance of
the postsecondary segments.
   (d) Pursuing an integrated approach to the state's overall
postsecondary education policy by including private postsecondary
education within its jurisdiction.
   (e) Exercising an oversight and advisory role in postsecondary
education capital outlay decisions.