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SB-450 California Community Colleges: numbering system: bond proceeds: allocation for San Joaquin campus, University of California.(1995-1996)

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Senate Bill No. 450
CHAPTER 493

An act to add Section 71027 to the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

[ Approved by Governor  October 01, 1995. Filed with Secretary of State  October 02, 1995. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 450, Solis. California Community Colleges: numbering system: bond proceeds: allocation for San Joaquin campus, University of California.
(1)  Existing law provides for public postsecondary education in California which consists of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.
This bill would require the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to develop, maintain, and disseminate a general common course numbering system for use by community college districts and would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to absorb the costs of developing, maintaining, and disseminating that system within the office’s existing resources.
(2)  The Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1996, if enacted by the Legislature and approved by the state electorate, would provide for the issuance of state general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000,000, exclusive of refunding bonds, issued pursuant to that act, and would provide that $975,000,000 of the bond proceeds authorized under that act be expended to assist in meeting the capital outlay financing needs of California’s public higher education system.
This bill would provide for the allocation of $5,000,000 of the bond proceeds for the development of the San Joaquin campus of the University of California. The bill would provide for the reversion of those funds if unencumbered by January 1, 2000, to the 1996 Higher Education Capital Outlay Fund, for the use of the University of California system.
(3)  Because the bill would impose additional responsibilities upon local community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed $1,000,000.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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


SECTION 1.

 The Legislature hereby finds and declares, as follows:
(a)  Many California community college students desire to, and do, attend more than one community college in the state during their educational career.
(b)  Often community colleges, even those within the same district, have different numbering systems for the same courses of instruction. As a result, much confusion and many delays occur when students complete graduation requirements, transfer between community colleges, and matriculate to four-year colleges and universities.
(c)  The inconsistencies described in subdivision (a) cost the students, colleges, and state a substantial amount of money, as unnecessary duplication of coursework is occurring.
(d)  A first start to enhancing the quality, while limiting extra cost, of education is to ensure a common course numbering system within California’s largest postsecondary education system, the California Community Colleges.
(e)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the implementation of the common course numbering system pursuant to this section coincide with any regularly scheduled changes in administrative documents and other college publications in order to minimize the costs to community college districts of implementing the system and thereby reducing state-mandated local costs.

SEC. 2.

 Section 71027 is added to the Education Code, to read:

71027.
 (a)  The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall develop, maintain, and disseminate a general common course numbering system for use by the community college districts.
(b)  The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall absorb the costs of developing, maintaining, and disseminating a general common course numbering system pursuant to this section within the office’s existing resources.
(c)  The board of governors shall report to the Legislature by January 1, 1998, on its progress in implementing this common course numbering system.

SEC. 3.

 Of the funds derived from the issuance and sale of bonds and deposited in the 1996 Higher Education Capital Outlay Bond Fund, the amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is allocated for development of the San Joaquin campus of the University of California.

SEC. 4.

 Sections 3 and 5 of this act shall become operative only if the Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1996 is chaptered on or before January 1, 1996, and approved by the voters.

SEC. 5.

 If the funds allocated pursuant to Section 3 are not encumbered by January 1, 2000, those funds shall revert to the 1996 Higher Education Capital Outlay Bond Fund for use by the University of California system.

SEC. 6.

 Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government Code, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. If the statewide cost of the claim for reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000), reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund.
Notwithstanding Section 17580 of the Government Code, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this act shall become operative on the same date that the act takes effect pursuant to the California Constitution.