BILL NUMBER: AB 2481	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bradford

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend Section 66072 of, and to amend and renumber the
heading of Article 7 (commencing with Section 66070) of Chapter 2 of
Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2481, as introduced, Bradford. Postsecondary education: Higher
Education Assessment Act of 1990.
   Existing law establishes the University of California, the
California State University, and the California Community Colleges as
the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.
Existing law, known as the Higher Education Assessment Act of 1990,
among other things, expresses the intent of the Legislature to
monitor the performance of the University of California, the
California State University, and the California Community Colleges in
several designated areas.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in the Higher
Education Assessment Act of 1990.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The heading of Article 7 (commencing with Section
66070) of Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the
Education Code, as added by Section 32 of Chapter 758 of the Statutes
of 1995, is amended and renumbered to read:

      Article  7.   6.5.   Higher Education
Assessment Act of 1990


  SEC. 2.  Section 66072 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   66072.  It is the intent of the Legislature to monitor the
performance of the University of California, the California State
University, and the  community colleges in  
California Community Colleges in each of  the following areas:
   (a) Diversification of student bodies.
   (b) Improved student transfer rates.
   (c) Improved student retention rates.
   (d) Diversification of faculty, nonfaculty academic staff, and
administrative positions.
   (e) As a part of program review, enhanced student learning, as
demonstrated through mechanisms designed to explore improvements in
knowledge, skills, and abilities.