Amended in Assembly April 1, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1969

Introduced by Assembly Member Levine

February 19, 2014

An act begin insert to add Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 66029) to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, end insert relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1969, as amended, Levine. Postsecondary education: begin delete Career Pathways Internship Program end delete begin insert intersegmental coordination in governance end insert .

Existing law establishes the California State University, the University of California, and the California Community Colleges as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. begin delete Existing law defines career pathways as an identified series of positions, work experiences, or educational benchmarks or credentials that offer occupational and financial advancement within a specified career field or related fields over time. end delete begin insert The missions and functions of these segments are set forth, among other things, in the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them applicable. end insert

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature that begin delete , with input from the California State University, the University of California, and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, legislation be enacted to establish and provide funding for a Career Pathways Internship Program, to be funded by a tax credit proposal, if one is developed as specified. end delete begin insert the segments of public higher education coordinate their efforts to invest state resources in technologies that are useful to multiple segments or campuses. The bill would add a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act requiring the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor of the California State University, and requesting the President of the University of California to coordinate the efforts of their respective segments when procuring technology and software for student support services. The bill would require the segments to develop coordination benchmarks, as specified, to measure the level of coordination in governance undertaken pursuant to this bill. The bill would further provide that, as the public segments of higher education invest in, and upgrade, infrastructure and software for data storage and analysis, these segments would develop procedures to coordinate the collection of, and to share, student performance data in a manner that is consistent with state and federal privacy law. end insert

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Because these provisions would be added to the Donahoe Higher Education Act, they would apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them applicable.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the
following occur:

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(a) That the segments of public higher education coordinate
their efforts to invest state resources in technologies that are useful
to multiple segments or campuses.

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(b) That, as these segments invest in new technologies, the public
segments jointly leverage their combined purchasing power.

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(c) That investments in new technology made by these segments
prioritize the ability to coordinate with other segments of higher
education.

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(d) That these segments ease the student transfer process
between systems through increased coordination in the purchasing
of new technology platforms.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 66029) is added
to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the end insert begin insert Education
Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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Article begin insert 3.9. end insert   Intersegmental Coordination in Governance

 

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(a) The Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges and the Chancellor of the California State University
shall, and the President of the University of California is requested
to, coordinate the efforts of their respective segments when
procuring technology and software for student support services.
These segments shall develop coordination benchmarks for
measuring the level of coordination in governance undertaken
pursuant to this article.

(b) For purposes of this section, coordination benchmarks
include, but are not necessarily limited to, both of the following:

(1) To the extent practicable, the public postsecondary segments,
when investing in resources that are useful to multiple segments
or campuses, shall coordinate their efforts with the other public
postsecondary segments. Coordination efforts may include, but
are not necessarily limited to, all of the following:

(A) Investment in new technologies for campus administration
and management.

(B) Investment in technology to assist in the delivery of academic
resources, including, but not necessarily limited to, online library
resources, online academic journal subscriptions, and software
designed to deliver online course materials and content.

(C) Investment in technology to assist with delivery of student
services.

(2) In the purchase or upgrade of campus or systemwide
technology platforms for administrative and student services, the
campus or segment shall give consideration to a platform that
offers greater capacity for coordination among all of the segments
of public postsecondary education in California.

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As the segments of public postsecondary education
invest in, and upgrade, infrastructure and software for data storage
and analysis, these segments shall develop procedures to
coordinate the collection of, and to share, student performance
data in a manner that is consistent with state and federal privacy
law.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature that both of the
following occur:

(a) That, with input from the California State University, the
University of California, and the Office of the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, legislation be enacted to establish
and provide funding for a Career Pathways Internship Program.

(b) That the legislation referenced in subdivision (a) include a
tax credit proposal developed by these institutions working with
interested business associations, if the institutions and associations
develop such a proposal to fund the program.

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