BILL NUMBER: AB 2202	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Block

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to add Section 66017.5 to the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2202, as introduced, Block. Postsecondary education: expanding
access.
   Existing law establishes the segments of the postsecondary
education system in the state, including independent institutions of
higher education, the University of California, administered by the
Regents of the University of California, the California State
University, administered by the Trustees of the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges, administered by
the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
   This bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to
conduct a study that considers specified things and make
recommendations concerning opportunities for expanding access to
postsecondary education in underserved areas. The bill would require
the Legislative Analyst's Office to submit its report to the
Legislature on or before January 1, 2014.
   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 66017.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   66017.5.  The Legislative Analyst's Office shall conduct a study
and make recommendations concerning opportunities for expanding
access to postsecondary education in underserved areas. The study
shall consider expansion of distance education, the establishment of
off-campus centers and new campuses, regional partnerships with
existing postsecondary education providers, local admissions
guarantees, and other strategies the Legislative Analyst's Office
finds to have merit. The Legislative Analyst's Office shall submit
its report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2014.