Amended in Assembly April 16, 2013

Amended in Assembly March 12, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 895

Introduced by Assembly Member Rendon

February 22, 2013

An act to add begin delete and repeal end delete Section 66940.7 begin delete of end delete begin insert to end insert the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

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 begin delete 11 end delete begin insert 15 end insert members to be begin delete appointed end delete begin insert selected, as specified, end insert on or before March 31, 2014. This bill would require the task force to evaluate and collect data on begin delete the current status of postsecondary online education in both public and private institutions, as specified, 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 end delete begin insert specified topics, and end insert to submit a report on or before begin delete an unspecified date end delete begin insert January 1, 2016, and every 2 years thereafter, end insert to the Legislature with begin insert information obtained in its examination of those topics and end insert recommendations of innovative online education methods. begin delete The bill would repeal these provisions on an unspecified date. end delete

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 66940.7 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

66940.7.  

(a) The California Postsecondary Online Education
Task Force is hereby established. As used in this section, “task
force” means the California Postsecondary Online Education Task
Force.

(b) The task force shall consist of begin delete 11 end delete begin insert 15 end insert members, who shall be
begin delete appointed end delete begin insert selected end insert on or before March 31, 2014, in accordance
with the following:

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(1) Three representatives from the business community with
expertise in business and education technology, appointed by the
Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senate Committee
on Rules, respectively.

(2) Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, one
from each of the Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges, the Regents of the University of California, and the
Trustees of the California State University.

(3) A faculty member from the California Community Colleges,
appointed by the Governor.

(4) A faculty member from the California State University,
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(5) A faculty member of the University of California appointed
by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(6) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her
designee.

(7) The Lieutenant Governor or his or he designee.

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(1) Two faculty members from the California Community
Colleges, selected by the Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges.

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(2) Two faculty members from the California State University,
selected by the Academic Senate of the California State University.

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(3) Two faculty members from the University of California,
selected by the Academic Senate, University of California.

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(4) One member of the nonfaculty staff of the California
Community Colleges, selected by the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges.

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(5) One member of the nonfaculty staff of the California State
University, selected by the Chancellor of the California State
University.

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(6) One member of the nonfaculty staff of the University of
California, selected by the President of the University of California.

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(7) One administrative officer or employee of the California
Community Colleges, selected by the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges.

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(8) One administrative officer or employee of the California
State University, selected by the Chancellor of the California State
University.

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(9) One administrative officer or employee of the University of
California, selected by the President of the University of California.

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(10) One student of the California Community Colleges, selected
by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges from a
list of the names of at least two students submitted to the chancellor
by the governing board of any statewide student organization that
represents the students of the California Community Colleges and
the student body organizations of the campuses of the California
Community Colleges.

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(11) One student of the California State University, selected by
the Chancellor of the California State University from a list of the
names of at least two students submitted to the chancellor by the
governing board of any statewide student organization that
represents the students of the California State University and the
student body organizations of the campuses of the California State
University.

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(12) One student of the University of California, selected by the
President of the University of California from a list of the names
of at least two students submitted to the president by the governing
board of any statewide student organization that represents the
students of the University of California and the student body
organizations of the campuses of the University of California.

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(13) A member of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of
the entity that selected him or her.

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(c) The duties of the task force shall include, but not begin insert necessarily end insert
be limited to, begin insert all of end insert the following:

(1) Evaluating and collecting data on the status of postsecondary
online education in both public and private begin delete institutions end delete begin insert institutions,
including out-of-state online education providers, offering online
courses end insert in California, including, but not begin insert necessarily end insert limited to, begin insert all
of end insert the following:

(A) The number of students, course offerings, types of course
offerings, and full degree programs in each institution.

(B) The average begin insert amount of end insert student loan debt and the begin delete student
loan end delete status begin insert of repayment of these loans end insert .

(C) The amount of money invested per student per program.

(D) The completion rate of students enrolled full time in online
courses and part time in online courses.

(E) Data on student demographics, including, but not begin insert necessarily end insert
limited to, matriculated compared to nonmatriculated students,
and students enrolled full time in online courses compared to
students enrolled part time in online courses.

(F) Data on faculty teaching online, including, but not
begin insert necessarily end insert limited to, tenure status, years of teaching in a
classroom compared to online teaching, begin delete age, end delete and the number of
classes taught.

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(2) Examining postsecondary online education programs in
other states.

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(3) Analyzing methods to implement online

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begin insert (2) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert Identifying the role of online end insert education programs in
begin delete California postsecondary institutions. end delete begin insert California’s public
postsecondary education system. end insert

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(3) Identifying evidence-based best practices, including, but not
necessarily limited to, both of the following:

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(A) Identifying courses best and least suited for online education.

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(B) Identifying students best suited for online education.

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(4) Determining and describing the fiscal impact of online
education on all of the following:

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(A) The students.

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(B) The three segments of public postsecondary education.

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(C) The state General Fund.

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(5) Identifying resources, including, but not necessarily limited
to, fiscal resources, labor and staff, and technological
infrastructure and support, needed for the effective delivery of
online education.

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(6) Analyzing methods to implement online education programs
in California postsecondary institutions.

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(d)  begin delete The end delete begin insert Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government
Code, the end insert task force shall submit a report, on or before begin delete ______ end delete
begin insert January 1, 2016, and every two years thereafter end insert , to the begin delete Legislature
with end delete begin insert Legislature. These reports shall include, but not necessarily
be limited to, information obtained pursuant to subdivision (c),
and end insert recommendations of innovative online education methods.

(e) The report required pursuant to subdivision (d) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
Code.

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(f) This section shall remain in effect only until ____, and as of
that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted
before ____, deletes or extends that date.

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