BILL ANALYSIS �
SB 1022
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Date of Hearing: August 6, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
SB 1022 (Huff) - As Amended: August 4, 2014
Policy Committee: Higher
EducationVote:13-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill requires the California State University (CSU), and
requests the University of California (UC), to post annual
update labor market data regarding their graduates on their
websites. Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires the posting of labor market outcome related to
undergraduates, and stipulates that provision of such data on
graduate student in optional. The data is to include, at a
minimum, salary data and the percentage distribution of
graduates by industry.
2)Requires the segments to use their own databases and
information provided by the Employment Development Department
(EDD).
3)Requires the information to be presented in easily understood
labor market measures, aggregated at the systemwide level and
by areas of study, and provide labor market outcomes one or
two years and five years after graduation.
4)Declares legislative intent that CSU provide a student
prematriculation labor market data point, six years before
receipt of their degrees.
FISCAL EFFECT
CSU would incur minor one-time costs of around $75,000 to
establish the data reporting system. Costs to UC and EDD would
be minor and absorbable.
SB 1022
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COMMENTS
1)Background . In 2013, the California Community Colleges (CCC)
Chancellor's Office began making available to students and
families comparative information about the earnings of recent
graduates who received an award in a specific program areas.
To accomplish this, community college student records from the
Chancellor's Office are joined with EDD wage records. The
Salary Surfer uses the aggregated earnings of graduates from a
five-year period to provide an estimate of the potential wages
to be earned two years and five years after receiving a
certificate or degree in certain disciplines. This information
is displayed on a searchable website hosted by the
Chancellor's Office.
2)Purpose . According to the author, giving students a picture of
college graduate salary earnings and industry placement will
allow students to make thoughtful, data-driven decisions about
where and what they want to study. Current law authorizes
public higher education institutions to access this data, but
does not require CSU and UC to provide students with outcome
information. As a result, students are not able to take
market data into consideration when selecting an area of
study. This bill will require CSU and request UC to provide
salary and employer industry data of student graduates.
Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081