BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1969 (Levine)
As Amended August 5, 2014
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |76-1 |(May 29, 2014) |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 7, |
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Original Committee Reference: HIGHER ED.
SUMMARY : Requires the Chancellor of the California State University
(CSU) and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (CCC),
and requests the President of the University of California (UC) to
coordinate the efforts of their respective segments when procuring
systemwide information technology and software for the purposes of
enhancing student achievement, as specified.
The Senate amendments specify that the coordination required by this
measure shall only apply to large-scale information technology and
software purchases that benefit the three segments of public
postsecondary education (that is to say, the UC, CSU, and CCC) and for
which coordination by these segments would reduce costs and increase
efficiency.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee,
pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS :
Purpose of this bill. According to the author, this measure seeks to
require that the three segments of higher education coordinate when
purchasing new technologies. The author states, "In the past,
services and resources across and within the three segments have
developed in silos. That has resulted in both duplicative work and
posed challenges for information to be shared." The author contends
that this bill would allow for "cross communication doors between the
segments to remain open or even be opened in the future."
Current collaboration of segments. During the March 26, 2014, CSU
Board of Trustees meeting, CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White, UC
President Janet Napolitano, and CCC Chancellor Brice W. Harris gave a
joint presentation about collaboration among the three systems. The
three leaders highlighted a number of efforts that are leading to
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extended collaboration among the systems including, but not limited
to, streamlining student transfer pathways, shared administrative
services, and contracts.
Additionally, the three segments co-fund and co-manage ASSIST.org,
an online tool that helps students find community college courses
that are transferable to a UC or CSU campus and how those
transferable courses might be used to satisfy subject matter
requirements for specific majors or general education requirements.
ASSIST.org also provides information about majors offered at UC and
CSU campuses.
Lastly, the three segments all participate in the Corporation for
Education Network Initiatives in California, in order to obtain
cost-effective, high-bandwidth networking to support their missions
and respond to the needs of their faculty, staff, and students.
Analysis Prepared by : Jeanice Warden / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960
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