BILL NUMBER: AB 2442	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Williams

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 66010.6 of the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2442, as introduced, Williams. Postsecondary education: Bureau
for Private Postsecondary Education.
   Existing law establishes the Bureau for Private Postsecondary
Education, which, among other things, is responsible for approving
and regulating private postsecondary and vocational educational
institutions and for developing state policies for private
postsecondary and vocational education.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
   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 66010.6 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   66010.6.  The missions of agencies charged with coordination,
administration, or implementation of higher education policies and
programs in California shall be as follows:
   (a) The California Postsecondary Education Commission is the
statewide postsecondary education coordinating and planning agency.
The commission shall serve as a principal fiscal and program advisor
to the Governor and the Legislature on postsecondary educational
policy. Consistent with Section 66903, the commission's
responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

   (1) Analysis and recommendations related to long-range planning
for public postsecondary education.
   (2) Analysis of state policy and programs involving the
independent and private postsecondary educational sectors.
   (3) Analysis and recommendations related to program and policy
review.
   (4) Resource analysis.
   (5) Maintenance and publication of pertinent public information
relating to all aspects of postsecondary education.
   The commission shall consult with the postsecondary educational
segments and with relevant state agencies, including the Student Aid
Commission, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and other
relevant parties, in its preparation of analyses and recommendations
to the Governor and the Legislature. However, the commission shall
remain an independent and nonpartisan body responsible for providing
an integrated and segmentally unbiased view for purposes of state
policy formulation and evaluation.
   (b) The California Student Aid Commission is the primary state
agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial
aid programs available to students attending all segments of
postsecondary education. These programs include grant, work study,
and loan programs supported by the state and the federal government.
   Consistent with this responsibility, the  Commission
  commission  shall provide, in consultation with
the postsecondary education segments and relevant state agencies,
policy leadership on student financial aid issues, evaluate the
effectiveness of its programs, conduct research and long-range
planning as a foundation for program improvement, report on total
state financial aid needs, and disseminate information to students
and their families.
   (c) The  Council   Bureau  for Private
Postsecondary  and Vocational  Education is the
primary state agency responsible for approving and regulating private
postsecondary and vocational educational institutions and for
developing state policies for private postsecondary and vocational
education in California. The  council   bureau
 shall represent the private postsecondary and vocational
education institutions in all state level planning and policy
discussions about postsecondary and vocational education.