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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 1906
Author: Wilk (R), et al.
Amended: 6/12/14 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 6-0, 6/4/14
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Hancock, Huff, Monning
NO VOTE RECORDED: Correa, Vacancy, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 4/24/14 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT : Community college property: direct costs for use
SOURCE : College of the Canyons
DIGEST : This bill, until January 1, 2020, expands the
definition of direct costs, for purposes of determining the
amount a governing board of a California Community College (CCC)
may charge for the use of its facilities or grounds under the
Civic Center Act (Act).
ANALYSIS : Existing law, known as the "Act" declares that at
every CCC there is a civic center where the governing board of
the CCC district may grant various organizations, clubs, and
associations, some of which are specified, the opportunity to
engage in supervised recreational activities and meet and
discuss subjects pertaining to the interests of the citizens of
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the communities in which they reside.
The district governing board of a CCC is authorized to set terms
and conditions for this use of college facilities or grounds,
and some conditions are specified in statute. In addition, the
district governing board of a CCC is authorized to charge
specified organizations and activities an amount not to exceed
the costs of opening and closing facilities, providing for a
college employee's presence during the facilities use,
janitorial services, and utilities, as specified.
For more general uses, the district governing board of a CCC is
authorized to charge an amount not to exceed its "direct costs"
or not to exceed "fair rental value" of college facilities and
grounds under its control.
Existing law defines "direct costs" as costs of supplies,
utilities, janitorial services, services of any other district
employees, and salaries paid school district employees
necessitated by the organization's use of the CCC district's
facilities/grounds. Existing law defines "fair rental value" as
the direct costs to the colleges plus the amortized costs of the
facilities or grounds used for the duration of the authorized
activity.
The district governing board of a CCC is required to charge fair
rental value in the following specified cases:
1. When the district authorizes the use of college facilities or
grounds by any church or religious organization for the
conduct of religious services, as specified.
2. In the case of entertainments or meetings where admission is
charged or contributions are solicited and the receipts are
not expended for the welfare of the college's students.
This bill:
1. Expands the definition of "direct costs," until January 1,
2020, which a CCC district is authorized to charge for the
use of its facilities and grounds under the Act to include:
A. The share of the costs, as specified, to operate and
maintain school facilities or grounds proportional to
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the use of the facilities or grounds by the entity using
them.
B. The share of the costs for maintenance, repair,
restoration and refurbishment, proportional to the use
of the facilities (defined as nonclassroom space) or
grounds (defined as including but not limited to playing
fields, athletic fields, track and field venues, tennis
courts, and outdoor basketball courts) by the entity
using them.
2. Prohibits the application of share of costs to
classroom-based programs that operate after school hours
including but not limited to after school programs, tutoring
programs, or child care programs, or to organizations
retained by the college or district to provide instruction or
instructional activities to students during school hours.
3. Requires creation of a special fund for deposit of funds
collected pursuant to the bill's provisions and prohibits the
use of these funds for purposes other than those prescribed
under the Act.
4. Requires, by December 31, 2015, the CCC Chancellor's Office
to develop, and the Board of Governors of the CCC to adopt,
regulations to be used by local district governing board of a
CCC to determine the proportionate share and the specific
allowable costs that may be included as direct costs for the
bill's purposes.
5. Sunsets these provisions on January 1, 2020.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/30/14)
College of the Canyons (source)
California School Employees Association
Community College League of California
Kern Community College District
Los Angeles Community College District
Napa Valley College
South Orange County Community College District
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Taft College
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 4/24/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nestande, Olsen, Pan,
Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner,
Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A.
P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gray, Harkey, Mansoor, Nazarian, Vacancy
PQ:d 7/1/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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