Amended in Assembly March 26, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2070

Introduced by Assembly Member Campos

February 20, 2014

An act to add Section begin delete 238 end delete begin insert 87356.5 end insert to the begin delete Code of Civil Procedure, end delete begin insert Education Code, end insert relating to begin delete juries. end delete begin insert community colleges. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2070, as amended, Campos. begin delete Juries: social media accounts. end delete begin insert Community college employees: apprenticeship instructors: qualifications. end insert

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Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires the board of governors to adopt regulations concerning the minimum qualifications for employment in the community colleges as an apprenticeship instructor.

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This bill would provide additional ways for a person to satisfy the minimum qualifications required to serve as an apprenticeship instructor teaching a credit apprenticeship course at a community college.

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Existing law, the Trial Jury Selection and Management Act, governs the selection of jurors and the formation of trial juries for both civil and criminal cases. Existing law requires a trial judge to examine prospective jurors, and, upon completion of the judge’s examination, grants counsel for each party the right to examine, by oral and direct questioning, any prospective juror in order to enable counsel to intelligently exercise peremptory challenges and challenges for cause.

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Existing law requires that jurors be admonished that they may not discuss the case, conduct research, or disseminate information in connection with the trial. Under existing law the prohibitions on conversation, research, and dissemination of information apply to all forms of electronic and wireless communication.

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This bill would prohibit a court from requiring or requesting a juror or prospective juror to disclose a username or password for the purpose of accessing personal social media or requiring the juror or prospective juror to access personal social media in the presence of the judge, counsel for either party, or any other officer of the court.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 87356.5 is added to the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert ,
to read: end insert

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(a) In addition to the minimum qualifications for
service as an apprenticeship instructor teaching a credit
apprenticeship course adopted by the board of governors pursuant
to Section 87356, a person may also satisfy the minimum
qualifications for service as an apprenticeship instructor teaching
a credit course by satisfying one or more of the following:

(1) The person has served as an apprenticeship instructor since
January 1, 1993, if the service was authorized pursuant to minimum
qualifications in effect at the time of hire.

(2) The person has six years of occupational experience in the
subject matter area to be taught, a journeyman’s certificate in the
subject matter area to be taught, and shall have completed, within
two years of being hired as an apprenticeship instructor, 12
semester units of degree-applicable college level course work.

(3) The person has six years of occupational experience in the
subject matter area to be taught, a journeyman’s certificate in the
subject matter area to be taught, and has completed 60 hours of
professional education in classroom techniques and instructional
development. If the person has not completed 60 hours of
professional education in classroom techniques and instructional
development, the person may be hired as an apprenticeship
instructor on the condition that the person complete 60 hours of
professional education in classroom techniques and instructional
development within two years of being hired.

(4) The person has six years of occupational experience in the
subject matter area to be taught, a journeyman’s certificate in the
subject matter area to be taught, and possesses a vocational or
career technical education teaching credential.

(b) A person may satisfy the minimum qualifications for service
as an apprenticeship instructor teaching a credit course if a
committee composed of members from a Joint Apprenticeship
Training Committee at the community college relevant to the
subject matter area to be taught and career technical education
faculty at the community college determines that the person
possesses qualifications that are at least equivalent to any set of
minimum qualifications for service as an apprenticeship instructor.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 238 is added to the Code of Civil
Procedure, to read:

238.  

(a) As used in this section, “social media” means an
electronic service or account, or electronic content, including, but
not limited to, videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs,
podcasts, instant and text messages, email, online services or
accounts, or Internet Web site profiles or locations.

(b) A court shall not require or request a juror or prospective
juror to do any of the following:

(1) Disclose a username or password for the purpose of
accessing personal social media.

(2) Access personal social media in the presence of the judge,
counsel for either party, or any other officer of the court.

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