AB 895, as amended, Rendon. Postsecondary education: online education task force.
The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California’s public and independent segments of higher education, and their respective institutions of higher education. Provisions of the act establish the California Postsecondary Education Commission for, among other purposes, the collection of data pertinent to the planning and coordination of the higher education system.
Existing law establishes the California Distance Learning Policy, which sets forth the guiding goal and principles for the utilization of technology in California postsecondary education.
This bill would establish the California Postsecondary Online Education Task Force, to consist of 11 members to be appointed on or before March 31, 2014. This bill would require the task force tobegin insert evaluate and collect data on the current status of postsecondary online education in both public and private institutions, as specified,end insert examine online education programs in other states, and analyze methods to implement online education programs in California postsecondary institutions. This bill would require the task force to submit a report on or before an unspecified date to the Legislature with recommendations of innovative online education methods. The bill would repeal these provisions on an unspecified date.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 66940.7 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) The California Postsecondary Online Education
4Task Force is hereby established. As used in this section, “task
5force” means the California Postsecondary Online Education Task
6Force.
7(b) The task force shall consist of 11 members, who shall be
8appointed on or before March 31, 2014, in accordance with the
9following:
10(1) Three representatives from the business community with
11expertise in business and education technology, appointed by the
12Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senate Committee
13on Rules, respectively.
14(2) Three
members shall be appointed by the Governor, one
15from each of the Board of Governors of the California Community
16Colleges, the Regents of the University of California, and the
17Trustees of the California State University.
18(3) A faculty member from the California Community Colleges,
19appointed by the Governor.
20(4) A faculty member from the California State University,
21appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
22(5) A faculty member of the University of California appointed
23by the Speaker of the Assembly.
24(6) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her
25designee.
26(7) The Lieutenant Governor or his or he designee.
27(c) The duties of the task force shall includebegin delete both ofend deletebegin insert, but not be
28limited to,end insert the following:
29(1) Examining postsecondary online education programs in
30other states.
P3 1(1) Evaluating and collecting data on the status of postsecondary
2online education in both public and private institutions in
3California, including, but not limited to, the
following:
4(A) The number of students, course offerings, types of course
5offerings, and full degree programs in each institution.
6(B) The average student loan debt and the student loan status.
end insertbegin insert7(C) The amount of money invested per student per program.
end insertbegin insert
8(D) The completion rate of students enrolled full time in online
9courses and part time in online courses.
10(E) Data on student demographics, including, but not limited
11to, matriculated compared to nonmatriculated students, and
12students enrolled full time in online courses compared to students
13enrolled part time in online courses.
14(F) Data on faculty teaching online, including, but not limited
15to, tenure status, years of teaching in a classroom compared to
16online teaching, age, and the number of classes taught.
17(2) Examining postsecondary online education programs in
18other states.
19(2)
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20begin insert(3)end insert Analyzing methods to implement online education programs
21in California postsecondary institutions.
22(d) The task force shall submit a report, on or before ______,
23to the Legislature with recommendations of innovative online
24education methods.
25(e) The report required pursuant to subdivision (d) shall be
26submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
27Code.
28(f) This section shall remain in effect only until ____, and as of
29that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted
30before ____, deletes or extends that date.
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