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(a) The district districts shall seek accreditation as a baccalaureate degree granting college.(b) The district districts shall maintain the primary mission of the California Community Colleges specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 66010.4. The district
districts, as part of the baccalaureate degree pilot program, shall have the additional mission to provide high-quality undergraduate education at an affordable price for students and the state.
(c)The district shall offer baccalaureate degrees in a limited
(c) The districts shall offer one baccalaureate degree per campus in a limited number of fields of study subject to the following requirements, as determined by the governing board of the district boards of the districts:
(1) The district districts shall identify and document unmet workforce needs in the subject areas of the baccalaureate degrees to be offered and offer baccalaureate degrees in those subject areas possessing unmet workforce needs in the local community.
(2) The baccalaureate degree pilot program shall not unnecessarily duplicate similar programs offered by nearby public postsecondary educational institutions.
(3) The district districts shall
have the expertise, resources, and student interest to offer a quality baccalaureate degree in the chosen field of study.
(d) The district districts shall maintain separate records for students who are enrolled in courses classified in the upper division and lower division of a baccalaureate program. A student shall be reported as a community college student for enrollment in a lower division course and as a baccalaureate degree program student for enrollment in an upper division course.
(e) The governing board of the district
boards of the districts shall do all of the following:
(1) Determine the appropriate governance system for the baccalaureate degree pilot program.
(2) Make decisions regarding the baccalaureate degree pilot program’s curriculum, faculty, and facilities.
(3) Establish the level of matriculation, tuition, and other appropriate costs for students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program.
(f) (1) The governing board of the district boards of the districts may charge baccalaureate degree-seeking students a fee, of an
amount to be determined by the governing board boards, that covers the additional costs imposed by providing a baccalaureate degree pilot program, for enrollment in courses that are not transfer core curriculum courses, as defined in Section 66720.
(2) All fees collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the designated fund of the district districts in accordance with the California Community Colleges Budget and Accounting Manual, and shall be expended for the purpose of providing a baccalaureate degree pilot program.
(g) The governing board of the district boards of the districts may enter into agreements with local businesses and agencies to provide educational services to students participating in the baccalaureate degree pilot program.
(h) The district shall submit a report districts shall submit reports to the Legislature within one year prior to the expiration of the baccalaureate degree pilot program pursuant to Section 78041. The report shall examine the success of the baccalaureate degree pilot program by
evaluating all of the following factors:
(1) The percentage of students who complete a baccalaureate degree, calculated by dividing the number of students who graduate from the baccalaureate degree pilot program by the number of students who enrolled in the program.
(2) The extent to which the baccalaureate degree pilot program is self-supporting, such that the student fees charged pursuant to subdivision (f) cover the costs of the program.
(3) Whether there is a problem with finding and paying instructors for the baccalaureate degree pilot program.
(4) Whether there was a decline in enrollment in the California State University and the University of California as a result of the baccalaureate degree pilot program.
(5) The number of students who received jobs in the area in the field of study of their baccalaureate degree.
(6) The amount of student fees charged pursuant to subdivision (f) compared to the amount of student fees charged for courses at the California State University and the University of California.