BILL ANALYSIS �
SB 760
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 760 (Alquist)
As Amended June 28, 2011
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :30-9
HIGHER EDUCATION 7-1 APPROPRIATIONS 16-1
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|Ayes:|Block, Achadjian, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, |
| |Brownley, Fong, Lara, | |Blumenfield, Bradford, |
| |Miller, Portantino | |Charles Calderon, Campos, |
| | | |Davis, Gatto, Hall, Hill, |
| | | |Lara, Mitchell, Nielsen, |
| | | |Norby, Solorio, Wagner |
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|Nays:|Donnelly |Nays:|Donnelly |
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SUMMARY : Clarifies recently enacted budget trailer bill
legislation requiring postsecondary education institutions
participating in the Cal Grant program to annually report to the
California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) specified information
on student performance.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Postpones the initial report due date from 2012 to December 1,
2013.
2)Clarifies that institutions shall report on all students in
its Cal Grant eligible undergraduate programs.
3)Authorizes CSAC to use data already available from federal or
other state agencies in lieu of requiring institutions to
report, if the commission determines such data are sufficient.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, potential minor savings to the University of
California, California State University, and the California
Community Colleges from the deferred initial report date and the
other clarifications.
SB 760
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COMMENTS : The education trailer bill (SB 70 (Budget and Fiscal
Review Committee), Chapter 7, Statutes of 2011) that was
approved in March 2011, requires each Cal Grant participating
institution to provide CSAC with the following information in
order to participate in the Cal Grant program:
1)Enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all students.
2)Job placement rate and salary data and wage information for
each program that is either: a) designed or advertised to
lead to a particular type of job; or, b) advertised or
promoted with any claim regarding job placement.
According to the author, it was apparent during the budget
hearing on this topic that there was a desire to have
institutions receiving Cal Grants show the value that the state
and students get from the grants. This bill would clarify some
of these provisions.
According to CSAC, it will begin developing regulations to
implement SB 70 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee) in July
2011 and estimates that the regulatory process will take 12-18
months (July 2012 to February 2013). The federal government
recently promulgated regulations requiring institutions to
report specified information pertaining to gainful employment in
order to be eligible to participate in federal student aid
programs, including the Pell Grant program. It is anticipated
that CSAC's regulations will align with federal definitions.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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