State Legislative Update

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1 State Legislative Update February 2012 The Legislature opened its 2012 legislative session on January 4, the second year of the two-year legislative cycle. All bills pending from the 2011 session must have passed their house of origin by January 31, 2012 to remain active in this session. The Legislature has taken action on a few key higher education two-year bills this year. The Senate approved SB 721 (Lowenthal), a measure that would establish a Higher Education Accountability framework. The author has acknowledged that the measure is still being refined, and expressed strong interest in working with the higher education segments to further develop the details. The bill moves next to the Assembly Higher Education Committee and has not yet been set for hearing. The Assembly took action in January to hold two education bond measures that would have appeared on the November 2012 ballot, even though both the Assembly Higher Education and Assembly Education Committees handily approved these bills. There was overall pressure to not add further bond debt to the state treasury at this time. The Legislature has until February 24 to introduce new legislation this year. So far, new bill introductions have been trickling in. Many more bills can be expected to be introduced as we approach the bill introduction deadline. New Legislation Assembly Speaker John Pérez recently introduced two new bills AB 1500 and AB Together, these bills would make changes that increase college affordability for middle class students. AB 1500 proposes to amend the single sales factor and use the revenues to fund the Middle Class Scholarship Fund. Assembly Bill 1501 would create the Middle Class Scholarship program that would reduce fees for UC and CSU students by two-thirds if they come from families that earn up to $150,000 a year. The measure would also provide $150 million to community colleges to increase student affordability, giving local districts the discretion to allocate the funds to best meet their individual needs, such as expanding the use of fee waivers or providing grants to cover the costs of books, transportation, or other educational expenses. For more information, please visit: Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg just introduced two pieces of legislation to address the issue of textbook affordability. Senate Bill 1052 would establish the California Open Education Resources Council (composed of 3 faculty senate members from each of the segments), which would determine a list of the 50 most popular courses. It would also require the Council to review and approve open source materials and promote strategies for their use. Senate Bill 1053 would establish the California Digital Open Source Library (under the joint administration of the three segments) to house open source materials and provide free or low-cost online access to these materials for students, faculty and staff. STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR S OFFICE 1102 Q STREET SACRAMENTO, CA (916)

2 February 16, 2012 State Legislative Update Page 2 Student Success Task Force On February 1 the Board of Governors submitted the recommendations of the Student Success Task Force to the State Legislature, as required by Senate Bill 1143 (Liu). To receive the recommendations, the Legislature convened a joint hearing of the Assembly Higher Education Committee and the Senate Education Committee. Chancellor Jack Scott and board member and task force member Peter MacDougall presented an overview of the recommendations, followed by a panel of six members of the Task Force. Key messages delivered at the hearing were: The California Community Colleges are the gateway to opportunity for millions of Californians each year; The Task Force recommendations are aimed at promoting successful completion for all students; The Task Force recommendations are not a substitute for more funding; Implementation is key. The Board of Governors will be sponsoring two bills that would implement a subset of recommendations from the Student Success Task Force report. Senator Alan Lowenthal will author the Student Success Act of This measure would bolster counseling and advisement for community college students, require colleges to use a common assessment and post a student success score card when those systems are developed, and establish new requirements for receiving a BOG fee waiver. A second bill will be authored by Senator Carol Liu to strengthen the leadership capacity of the California Community Colleges Chancellor s Office. This bill would authorize the Chancellor to appoint new Vice Chancellors and would streamline the Department of Finance s oversight of the community college regulatory process. There will be ample opportunity to provide legislative input on both bills through work groups, monthly Consultation Council meetings, and throughout the legislative process. Both bills will be introduced prior to the February 24 deadline. Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) The Board of Governors is sponsoring a bill to reauthorize the Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) Program, which is set to sunset on January 1, Senator Ted Lieu, Chairman of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, will author the measure. The reauthorization bill sharpens the focus of the program to reflect current workforce and economic needs and proposes changes that make the program more nimble and better able to respond to changing economic conditions. These changes do not alter the structure of current programs, but clarify the focus and goals of the EWD program. Overview of the February 1, 2012 Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) Hearing on Textbook Affordability On February 1 the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC), held a hearing on textbook affordability chaired by Assemblymember Ricardo Lara. The purpose of the hearing was to discuss factors contributing to the rising cost of college textbooks, as noted in a 2008 audit titled Affordability of College Textbooks, as well as efforts taken by the segments of higher education to reduce costs. Presentations were made by the State Auditor as well as three different panels. Representatives STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR S OFFICE 1102 Q STREET SACRAMENTO, CA (916)

3 February 16, 2012 State Legislative Update Page 3 from the Chancellor s Office and the California Community College Academic Senate discussed the system s efforts to reduce textbook costs. A panel representing organizations promoting technologybased course materials such as online textbooks and other Open Educational Resources (OER) also made a presentation. The hearing provided a good discussion of advancements in the development of online course materials and their use by the segments. Upcoming Informational Hearing On February 28 the Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs will hold a joint informational hearing on issues concerning student veterans. Attached you will find the latest Community College Chancellor s Office matrix, which can also be found online on the Government Relations webpage: STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR S OFFICE 1102 Q STREET SACRAMENTO, CA (916)

4 S TRACKED BY THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - TIER 1 AB 1062 Liu California Community Colleges: board of govenors (Sponsor) Assembly SB 721 Lowenthal Higher education: Accountability (Support) x x x x x Assembly SB 1070 Steinberg Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Senate S TRACKED BY THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - TIER 2 AB 2 Portantino Higher education: Accountability (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 160 Portantino Concurrent Enrollment (Support) - 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 216 Swanson Community Colleges: Inmate Education (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 372 Hernandez Academic credit for military training (Support if amended) - 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 340 Furutani Public Employees Retirement x x x x x x x Assembly AB 478 Hernandez Community Colleges: Funding (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 649 Harkey Postsecondary Education: Veteran's Enrollment (Support) x x x x x Senate Education AB 848 Campos Apprenticeship: data collection x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 851 Nestande Distance Learning x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 852 Fong Community Colleges: Temporary Faculty x x x x x Senate Education AB 1045 Norby Local Govt.: Bonds x o x x x Senate Govt. & Fin. AB 1224 Asm. Vet. Comm. Employment Training Panel: veterans x x x x Senate AB 1434 Feuer Child abuse reporting: mandated reporters x Asm. Public Safety AB 1435 Dickenson Child abuse reporting: athletic personnel x Asm. Public Safety AB 1441 Beall Personal Income Taxes: Credit: Higher Education x Asm. Rev & Tax AB 1500 J. Perez Budget: Higher Education: Middle class scholarship fund AB 1501 J. Perez Budget: Higher Education: Middle class scholarship program SB 27 Simitian Public Retirement: Final Compensation: Computation x x x x x x x Assembly SB 114 Yee Community Colleges: Academic Salary Schedules x x x x Assembly SB 245 Rubio Military Installations: Retention and Sustainability x x x x x Assembly Jobs & Econ Dev SB 760 Alquist Postsecondary Education: The Cal Grant Program x x x x x x x Assembly Inactive SB 827 Simitian Public employee retirement reform: conference committee x x x x x x x x SB 874 Hancock Community college parcel tax exemptions x x x x Assembly SB 885 Simitian Public Education Accountability: Delivery of Services (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive SB 911 De Leon Local Agency Bonds: Report x x x x x Asm. Local Govt. SB 967 Yee CSU-Public Postsecondary Education: executive office compensation x Senate Education SB 1052 Steinberg Public Postsecondary Education: California open education resources council x Senate SB 1053 Steinberg Public Postsecondary Education: California digital open source library. x Senate Legislative Matrix of 3

5 SCA 5 Simitian Taxation: Educational Entities: Parcel Tax x x Sen. Elections S TRACKED BY THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - TIER 3 AB 1 J. Perez CalWORKS: child care funding x x x Assembly Inactive AB 149 Lara Civil Service: Personal Services Contracts x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 344 Furutani Retiree appointments: exceeding 960 hours x x x x x x x Senate Inactive AB 346 Atkins Polling places: college campuses x x x x x Senate Elections AB 356 Hill Public Works: local hiring ordinances x o x Asm. Inactive AB 740 Blumenfield Personnel Service Contracts x x x x x x x Senate AB 780 Calderon Public Contracts: Fixed Price Contracts: Tax Rates x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 794 Wiekowski Local education facility bonds x x x x x x x Senate AB 834 Hernandez Local Government Contracts x x x Asm. Inactive AB 970 Fong Fee Increases (UC & CSU only) x x x x Senate AB 1137 V. Perez Economic development: foreign trade. x x x x x x x Senate AB 1184 Gatto Public Retirement benefits x x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive AB 1199 Brownley Bonds: citizen oversight x x x Assembly AB 1320 Allen Public Employee Retirement x x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive AB 1345 Lara Local Govt: appointment of council/board members x x x x Senate AB 1431 Asm. Admin Com Government Reports x x x x Senate AB 1598 Buchanan Punlic Contracts: public works: installation x Assembly AB 1561 Hernandez California State University and University of California: compesation x Assembly Eudcation AB 1606 Perea Local Public Employeee Organizations: Impasse procedures x Assembly SB 31 Correa Local Government: Post govt. employment x x x x Assembly SB 46 Correa Local Government Salary Disclosure x x x x x x x Assembly SB 67 Price State agencies: small business procurement contracts x x x x x x Assembly Approps. SB 77 Sen. Budget Community Redevelopment x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive SB 103 Liu State Agencies: teleconferences x x x x x x Asm. Approps. Suspense SB 175 Corbett State agencies: Solar Photovoltaic Systems Contracts x x x x x Assembly B & P SB 252 Vargas State Agency Contracting x x x x x Assembly B & P SB 259 Hancock Student employees: UC and CSU x x x x Assembly SB 340 Wolk Remote caller bingo x x x x x x Asm. Approps.Suspense SB 497 Rubio State Agency: Public Contacts x x x x x x x Assembly SB 633 Huff Bonds: Fines for unauthorized use x x x x x Assembly SB 635 Hernandez Health Care: Workforce training x x x x x Assembly Health Legislative Matrix of 3

6 SB 776 DeSaulnier Local WIBs: funding x x x x x x Asm. Approps. Suspense SB 959 Lieu CSU- Increases in Tuition x Senate Education SB 960 Rubio CSU- Campus-Based Fees x Senate Education SB 995 Sen. Public x Employment and Retirement State Teachers' Retirement System SB 1002 Yee Public records: electronic format x SB 1003 Yee Local government: open meetings x SCA 1X Steinberg The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2011 x x x Senate Apropos. = The bill needs approval by the house of origin if that bill that has been amended in the second house. If the author is unwilling to move the bill as amended by the other house, the author requests "nonconcurrence" and for the formation of a conference committee. Status Held = The bill was placed in the inactive file, kept in the committee w/o a vote, its hearing was cancelled, or it did not meet legislative deadlines. Some bills that are designated "Held" may not currently be moving through legislative committees, but could receive rule waivers and continue to be tracked by the Chancellor's Office. Failed = The bill was heard in committee or on the floor and did not pass. Reconsideration may have been granted. Contact: Justin C. Salenik, Governmental Relations - jsalenik@cccco.edu Copies of these bills and legislative committee analyses can be found at Legislative Matrix of 3

7 S TRACKED BY THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - TIER 1 AB 1062 Liu California Community Colleges: board of govenors (Sponsor) Assembly SB 721 Lowenthal Higher education: Accountability (Support) x x x x x Assembly SB 1070 Steinberg Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Senate S TRACKED BY THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - TIER 2 AB 2 Portantino Higher education: Accountability (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 160 Portantino Concurrent Enrollment (Support) - 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 216 Swanson Community Colleges: Inmate Education (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 372 Hernandez Academic credit for military training (Support if amended) - 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 340 Furutani Public Employees Retirement x x x x x x x Assembly AB 478 Hernandez Community Colleges: Funding (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 649 Harkey Postsecondary Education: Veteran's Enrollment (Support) x x x x x Senate Education AB 848 Campos Apprenticeship: data collection x x x x x x Senate Approps. Suspense AB 851 Nestande Distance Learning x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 852 Fong Community Colleges: Temporary Faculty x x x x x Senate Education AB 1045 Norby Local Govt.: Bonds x o x x x Senate Govt. & Fin. AB 1224 Asm. Vet. Comm. Employment Training Panel: veterans x x x x Senate AB 1434 Feuer Child abuse reporting: mandated reporters x Asm. Public Safety AB 1435 Dickenson Child abuse reporting: athletic personnel x Asm. Public Safety AB 1441 Beall Personal Income Taxes: Credit: Higher Education x Asm. Rev & Tax AB 1500 J. Perez Budget: Higher Education: Middle class scholarship fund AB 1501 J. Perez Budget: Higher Education: Middle class scholarship program SB 27 Simitian Public Retirement: Final Compensation: Computation x x x x x x x Assembly SB 114 Yee Community Colleges: Academic Salary Schedules x x x x Assembly SB 245 Rubio Military Installations: Retention and Sustainability x x x x x Assembly Jobs & Econ Dev SB 760 Alquist Postsecondary Education: The Cal Grant Program x x x x x x x Assembly Inactive SB 827 Simitian Public employee retirement reform: conference committee x x x x x x x x SB 874 Hancock Community college parcel tax exemptions x x x x Assembly SB 885 Simitian Public Education Accountability: Delivery of Services (Support)- 2 year bill x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive SB 911 De Leon Local Agency Bonds: Report x x x x x Asm. Local Govt. SB 967 Yee CSU-Public Postsecondary Education: executive office compensation x Senate Education SB 1052 Steinberg Public Postsecondary Education: California open education resources council x Senate SB 1053 Steinberg Public Postsecondary Education: California digital open source library. x Senate Legislative Matrix of 3

8 SCA 5 Simitian Taxation: Educational Entities: Parcel Tax x x Sen. Elections S TRACKED BY THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - TIER 3 AB 1 J. Perez CalWORKS: child care funding x x x Assembly Inactive AB 149 Lara Civil Service: Personal Services Contracts x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 344 Furutani Retiree appointments: exceeding 960 hours x x x x x x x Senate Inactive AB 346 Atkins Polling places: college campuses x x x x x Senate Elections AB 356 Hill Public Works: local hiring ordinances x o x Asm. Inactive AB 740 Blumenfield Personnel Service Contracts x x x x x x x Senate AB 780 Calderon Public Contracts: Fixed Price Contracts: Tax Rates x x x x x x Senate Approps.Suspense AB 794 Wiekowski Local education facility bonds x x x x x x x Senate AB 834 Hernandez Local Government Contracts x x x Asm. Inactive AB 970 Fong Fee Increases (UC & CSU only) x x x x Senate AB 1137 V. Perez Economic development: foreign trade. x x x x x x x Senate AB 1184 Gatto Public Retirement benefits x x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive AB 1199 Brownley Bonds: citizen oversight x x x Assembly AB 1320 Allen Public Employee Retirement x x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive AB 1345 Lara Local Govt: appointment of council/board members x x x x Senate AB 1431 Asm. Admin Com Government Reports x x x x Senate AB 1598 Buchanan Punlic Contracts: public works: installation x Assembly AB 1561 Hernandez California State University and University of California: compesation x Assembly Eudcation AB 1606 Perea Local Public Employeee Organizations: Impasse procedures x Assembly SB 31 Correa Local Government: Post govt. employment x x x x Assembly SB 46 Correa Local Government Salary Disclosure x x x x x x x Assembly SB 67 Price State agencies: small business procurement contracts x x x x x x Assembly Approps. SB 77 Sen. Budget Community Redevelopment x x x x x x x Asm. Inactive SB 103 Liu State Agencies: teleconferences x x x x x x Asm. Approps. Suspense SB 175 Corbett State agencies: Solar Photovoltaic Systems Contracts x x x x x Assembly B & P SB 252 Vargas State Agency Contracting x x x x x Assembly B & P SB 259 Hancock Student employees: UC and CSU x x x x Assembly SB 340 Wolk Remote caller bingo x x x x x x Asm. Approps.Suspense SB 497 Rubio State Agency: Public Contacts x x x x x x x Assembly SB 633 Huff Bonds: Fines for unauthorized use x x x x x Assembly SB 635 Hernandez Health Care: Workforce training x x x x x Assembly Health Legislative Matrix of 3

9 SB 776 DeSaulnier Local WIBs: funding x x x x x x Asm. Approps. Suspense SB 959 Lieu CSU- Increases in Tuition x Senate Education SB 960 Rubio CSU- Campus-Based Fees x Senate Education SB 995 Sen. Public x Employment and Retirement State Teachers' Retirement System SB 1002 Yee Public records: electronic format x SB 1003 Yee Local government: open meetings x SCA 1X Steinberg The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2011 x x x Senate Apropos. = The bill needs approval by the house of origin if that bill that has been amended in the second house. If the author is unwilling to move the bill as amended by the other house, the author requests "nonconcurrence" and for the formation of a conference committee. Status Held = The bill was placed in the inactive file, kept in the committee w/o a vote, its hearing was cancelled, or it did not meet legislative deadlines. Some bills that are designated "Held" may not currently be moving through legislative committees, but could receive rule waivers and continue to be tracked by the Chancellor's Office. Failed = The bill was heard in committee or on the floor and did not pass. Reconsideration may have been granted. Contact: Justin C. Salenik, Governmental Relations - jsalenik@cccco.edu Copies of these bills and legislative committee analyses can be found at Legislative Matrix of 3