Bill Text: CA SB195 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California postsecondary education: state goals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-09-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 367, Statutes of 2013. [SB195 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB195-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 195 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 367
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 20, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 24, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 24, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senator Liu
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
An act to add Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 66010.9) to
Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code,
relating to postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 195, Liu. California postsecondary education: state goals.
Existing law establishes the University of California, under the
administration of the Regents of the University of California, the
California State University, under the administration of the Trustees
of the California State University, and the California Community
Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher
education as the 4 segments of postsecondary education in this
state.
Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to urge the
continued development and implementation of assessment processes
whereby institutions of higher education establish mechanisms,
through program review and improvement, for the assessment of their
performance in attempting to improve student learning and
comprehension and achieving the expressed state policy goals for
higher education of quality, educational equity, employee diversity,
student transfer, and student retention.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that budget
and policy decisions regarding postsecondary education generally
adhere to 3 specified goals and that appropriate metrics be
identified, defined, and formally adopted to monitor progress toward
the achievement of the goals, as specified.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 66010.9) is added
to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education
Code, to read:
Article 2.5. State Goals For California's Postsecondary
Education System
66010.9. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Since the enactment of the Master Plan for Higher Education in
1960, California's system of postsecondary education has provided
access and high-quality educational opportunities that have fueled
California's economic growth and promoted social mobility.
(b) In today's global information economy, California's national
and international success as an educational and economic leader will
require strategic investments in, and improved management of, state
educational resources.
(c) Several factors, including changing demographics, rising
costs, increased competition for scarce state funding, and employer
concerns about graduates' skills, present new challenges to higher
education and state policymakers in effectively meeting the
postsecondary education needs of Californians.
(d) Although the public segments of postsecondary education have
each undertaken efforts to improve reporting and transparency, these
efforts do not combine to indicate whether the postsecondary system
as a whole is on track to meet the state's needs.
(e) The absence of a common vision and common goals for California'
s postsecondary education system hinders the state's ability to
effectively make critical fiscal and policy decisions.
(f) Policy and educational leaders should collectively hold
themselves accountable for meeting the state's civic and workforce
needs, for ensuring the efficient and responsible management of
public resources, and for ensuring that California residents have the
opportunity to successfully pursue and achieve their postsecondary
educational goals.
66010.91. In order to promote the state's competitive economic
position and quality of civic life, it is necessary to increase the
level of educational attainment of California's adult population to
meet the state's civic and workforce needs. To achieve that
objective, it is the intent of the Legislature that budget and policy
decisions regarding postsecondary education generally adhere to all
of the following goals:
(a) Improve student access and success, which shall include, but
not necessarily be limited to, all of the following goals: greater
participation by demographic groups, including low-income students,
that have historically participated at lower rates, greater
completion rates by all students, and improved outcomes for
graduates.
(b) Better align degrees and credentials with the state's
economic, workforce, and civic needs.
(c) Ensure the effective and efficient use of resources in order
to increase high-quality postsecondary educational outcomes and
maintain affordability.
66010.93. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that
appropriate metrics be identified, defined, and formally adopted for
the purpose of monitoring progress toward the achievement of the
goals specified in Section 66010.91. It is further the intent of the
Legislature that all of the following occur:
(1) The metrics take into account the distinct missions of the
different segments of postsecondary education.
(2) At least six, and no more than 12, metrics be developed that
can be derived from publicly available data sources for purposes of
periodically assessing the state's progress toward meeting each of
the goals specified in Section 66010.91.
(3) The metrics be disaggregated and reported by gender, race or
ethnicity, income, age group, and full-time or part-time enrollment
status, where appropriate and applicable.
(4) The metrics be used for purposes of the requirements of
subdivision (a) of Section 69433.2.
(5) The metrics take into account the performance measures
required to be reported pursuant to Sections 89295 and 92675.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote progress on the
statewide educational and economic policy goals specified in Section
66010.91 through budget and policy decisions regarding postsecondary
education. It is the intent of the Legislature that the metrics be
used to ensure the effective and efficient use of state resources
available to postsecondary education. It is further the intent of the
Legislature that progress on the adopted metrics be reported and
considered as part of the annual State Budget process.
66010.95. For the purposes of this chapter, "segments of
postsecondary education" means the California Community Colleges, the
California State University, the University of California,
independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section
66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined
in Section 94858.
