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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1942
Author: Bonta (D), et al.
Amended: 7/2/14 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 6-0, 6/25/14
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Correa, Hancock, Huff, Monning
NO VOTE RECORDED: Block
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-2, 5/29/14 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Community colleges: accreditation
SOURCE : California Federation of Teachers
DIGEST : This bill requires the California Community Colleges
(CCCs) Board of Governors (BOGs), in determining whether a CCC
district satisfies minimum conditions, as specified, to review
the accreditation status of the CCCs within that district;
requires the accrediting commission of the CCC to report to the
appropriate subcommittees of the Legislature upon the issuance
of a decision that affects the accreditation status of a CCC
and, on a biannual basis, any accreditation policy changes that
affect the accreditation process or status for a CCC.
ANALYSIS : Existing law confers upon the BOGs of the CCC the
ability to prescribe minimum standards for the formation and
operation of the CCCs and exercises general supervision over the
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CCCs. As such, regulations (Title 5 California Code of
Regulations Section 51016) have been adopted to require each CCC
within a district to be an accredited institution - with the
Accrediting Commission for Community and the Junior Colleges
determining accreditation.
This bill:
1. Requires CCCs the BOGs, in determining whether a CCC district
satisfies minimum conditions, as specified, to review the
accreditation status of the CCCs within that district.
2. Requires the BOG, in determining if a CCC district satisfies
the minimum conditions for receipt of apportionment funding,
to review the accreditation status of the CCCs within that
district.
3. Requires the accrediting agency for CCCs to report to the
appropriate policy and budget subcommittees of the
Legislature upon the issuance of a decision that affects the
accreditation status of a CCC, on a biannual basis, any
accreditation policy changes that affect the accreditation
process or status for a CCC.
4. Requires the CCC Chancellor's Office to ensure that the
appropriate policy and budget subcommittees are provided the
aforementioned required information.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/4/14)
California Federation of Teachers (source)
California Labor Federation
California School Employees Association
California Teachers Association
Glendale College Guild
Los Angeles College Faculty Guild
Palomar Faculty Federation
Peralta Federation of Teachers
San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis J. Herrera
San Francisco Community College Federation of Teachers
University Professional and Technical Employees - CWA, Local
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ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office, this
bill restores fair accreditation practices to the CCCs, the
largest system of higher education in the United State, serving
2.4 million students annually. This bill accomplishes these
tasks by increasing public participation in the accreditation
process, increasing accountability on the accrediting agency,
and ensuring that the Legislature has some oversight on the
accreditation process by increasing reporting requirements by
the accrediting agency.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-2, 5/29/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bloom, Bocanegra,
Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth
Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray,
Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,
Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. P�rez, V.
Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NOES: Bigelow, Donnelly
NO VOTE RECORDED: Harkey, Vacancy
PQ:d 8/5/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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