BILL NUMBER: AB 2316	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 66201 of the Education Code, relating to
public postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2316, as introduced, Hueso. Public postsecondary education:
admissions.
   Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that each
resident of California who has the capacity and motivation to benefit
from higher education should have the opportunity to enroll in an
institution of higher education.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that statement.
   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.  Section 66201 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   66201.   (a)    It is the intent of the
Legislature that  each   every  resident of
California who has the capacity and motivation to benefit from
higher education should have the opportunity to enroll in an
institution of higher education. Once enrolled,  each
  an  individual should have the opportunity to
continue as long and as far as his or her capacity and motivation, as
indicated by academic performance and commitment to educational
advancement, will lead him or her to meet academic standards and
institutional requirements. 
    The 
    (b)     The  Legislature hereby
reaffirms the commitment of the State of California to provide an
appropriate place in California public higher education for every
student who is willing and able to benefit from attendance.