Bill Text: CA ACR158 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Postsecondary education: transfers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 142, Statutes of 2016. [ACR158 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR158-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 158 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 142
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 25, 2016
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 19, 2016
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 1, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Holden
MARCH 29, 2016
Relative to public postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 158, Holden. Postsecondary education: transfers.
This measure would encourage the Academic Senates of the
University of California, the California State University, and the
California Community Colleges to expedite their current efforts to
streamline the transfer process and ensure that all general education
credits can transfer between the University of California, the
California State University, and the California Community Colleges
educational systems.
WHEREAS, All students deserve the right to choose an educational
institution that best fits their needs; and
WHEREAS, Students should be able to transfer as their
circumstances change throughout their educational experience; and
WHEREAS, Students of low-income and minority backgrounds are the
most adversely affected by the lack of articulation agreements across
California public postsecondary educational institutions; and
WHEREAS, Students should be given clear and concise information on
how to transfer and how their credits will transfer; and
WHEREAS, In a public postsecondary educational system where it is
already challenging to get the classes one needs to graduate in a
timely manner, students should not have to retake classes as a result
of transferring; and
WHEREAS, The University of California and the California State
University educational systems should have articulation agreements
with each other so students transferring from campus to campus or
across the systems should not incur additional expenses or time to
retake classes previously taken at another University of California
or California State University campus; and
WHEREAS, Special attention should be given to ensure Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) classes transfer
across California's public postsecondary educational institutions;
and
WHEREAS, The University of California and the California State
University educational systems should have common course numbering in
order to improve articulation across campuses; and
WHEREAS, All general education credits should transfer between the
University of California, the California State University, and the
California Community Colleges systems; and
WHEREAS, Transferring within the University of California and the
California State University educational systems should be seamless
for students and not require students to retake courses; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature recognizes the necessity for a more
cohesive, robust, and fair articulation process across the University
of California, the California State University, and the California
Community Colleges educational systems so students are not unduly
burdened while trying to transfer and are able to graduate in a
timely manner; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature encourages the Academic
Senates of the University of California, the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges to expedite their
current efforts to streamline the transfer process and ensure that
all general education credits can transfer between the University of
California, the California State University, and the California
Community Colleges educational systems; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
