California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 1440 — California Community Colleges: student transfer.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 428, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments include the California State University, the campuses of which are administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, and the California Community Colleges, which are administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to provide instruction to students at community college campuses. Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, authorizes the community colleges to grant associate in arts and associate in science degrees. The act also requires the regents, the trustees, and the board of governors to have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded program to increase the number of transfer students from community colleges. This bill would enact the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, which, commencing with the 2011–12 academic year, would require a student that receives an associate degree for transfer to be deemed eligible for transfer into a California State University baccalaureate program when the student meets prescribed requirements. The bill would condition a community college district's receipt of state apportionment funds on its development and granting of associate degrees for transfer, unless each of the state's community college districts waives reimbursement for specified state-mandated costs of implementing the bill in accordance with a prescribed procedure. This bill would prohibit a community college district from imposing any requirements, in addition to these requirements, for a student to be eligible for the associate degree for transfer, and would prohibit remedial noncollegiate level coursework from being counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would require the California State University to guarantee admission with junior status to any community college student who meets the requirements for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would not guarantee a student admission for specified majors or campuses, but would require the California State University to grant a student priority admission to his or her local California State University campus and to a program or major that is similar to his or her community college major or area of emphasis, as determined by the California State University campus to which the student is admitted. This bill would authorize the California State University to require a transferring student to take additional coursework at the California State University in specified circumstances, and would prohibit the California State University from requiring a transferring student to repeat courses that are similar to those taken at the community college that counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would also require the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report to specified legislative committees and subcommittees, within a prescribed time period, on specified outcomes and recommendations related to this act. By requiring a community college district to grant the associate degree for transfer in exchange for receipt of state apportionment funds, this 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. 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 428, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4903.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6517.) To Senate.

  7. Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 6463.)

  8. Read third time. Amended. (Page 6426.) To third reading.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  11. (Heard in committee August 12.)

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  13. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  14. Set, first hearing.

  15. Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. (Heard in committee June 22.)

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.)

  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  22. To Com. on HIGHER ED.

  23. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  24. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3703.) To Assembly.

  25. Read second time. To third reading.

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3676.)

  27. (Suspense - for vote only).

  28. Set for hearing May 27.

  29. Placed on APPR suspense file.

  30. Set for hearing May 24.

  31. Hearing postponed by committee.

  32. Set for hearing May 17.

  33. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  34. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3296.)

  35. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  36. Set for hearing April 21.

  37. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  38. Set for hearing April 14.

  39. To Com. on ED.

  40. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  41. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Stephen C. Padilla · Primary
  • Ashburn · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Blakeslee · Cosponsor
  • Bradford · Cosponsor
  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Carter · Cosponsor
  • Cedillo · Cosponsor
  • Chesbro · Cosponsor
  • John A. Perez · Cosponsor
  • Negrete McLeod · Cosponsor
  • Arambula · Cosponsor
  • V. Manuel Perez · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Conway · Cosponsor
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • Davis · Cosponsor
  • Evans · Cosponsor
  • Emmerson · Cosponsor
  • Fuentes · Cosponsor
  • Furutani · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Huber · Cosponsor
  • Liu · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Mendoza · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Price · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Ruskin · Cosponsor
  • Silva · Cosponsor
  • Smyth · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor
  • Swanson · Cosponsor
  • Torlakson · Cosponsor
  • Wyland · Cosponsor
  • Tony Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Bonnie Lowenthal · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor
  • Bonnie Lowenthal · Cosponsor
  • Vince Fong · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 46 co-sponsors · 75 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (46)

  • Ashburn
  • Beall
  • Blakeslee
  • Bradford
  • Block
  • Brownley
  • Carter
  • Cedillo
  • Chesbro
  • John A. Perez
  • Negrete McLeod
  • Arambula
  • V. Manuel Perez
  • Portantino
  • Conway
  • Correa
  • Cox
  • Davis
  • Evans
  • Emmerson
  • Fuentes
  • Furutani
  • Hall
  • Hancock
  • Huff
  • Huber
  • Liu
  • Ma
  • Mendoza
  • Monning
  • Nielsen
  • Price
  • Pavley
  • Romero
  • Ruskin
  • Silva
  • Smyth
  • Steinberg
  • Swanson
  • Torlakson
  • Wyland
  • Strickland, Tony Republican
  • Bonnie Lowenthal
  • Beth Gaines
  • Bonnie Lowenthal
  • Vince Fong

Not signed on (75)

75 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1440 Padilla

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Leno — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 1440 Padilla Senate Third Reading By BEALL

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 85005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Knight — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Conway — Yea
Gatto — Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB1440 Padilla

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1440 do?
Existing law establishes the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. These segments include the California State University, the campuses of which are administered by the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, and the California Community Colleges, which are administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to provide instruction to students at community college campuses. Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, authorizes the community colleges to grant associate in arts and associate in science degrees. The act also requires the regents, the trustees, and the board of governors to have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded program to increase the number of transfer students from community colleges. This bill would enact the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, which, commencing with the 2011–12 academic year, would require a student that receives an associate degree for transfer to be deemed eligible for transfer into a California State University baccalaureate program when the student meets prescribed requirements. The bill would condition a community college district's receipt of state apportionment funds on its development and granting of associate degrees for transfer, unless each of the state's community college districts waives reimbursement for specified state-mandated costs of implementing the bill in accordance with a prescribed procedure. This bill would prohibit a community college district from imposing any requirements, in addition to these requirements, for a student to be eligible for the associate degree for transfer, and would prohibit remedial noncollegiate level coursework from being counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would require the California State University to guarantee admission with junior status to any community college student who meets the requirements for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would not guarantee a student admission for specified majors or campuses, but would require the California State University to grant a student priority admission to his or her local California State University campus and to a program or major that is similar to his or her community college major or area of emphasis, as determined by the California State University campus to which the student is admitted. This bill would authorize the California State University to require a transferring student to take additional coursework at the California State University in specified circumstances, and would prohibit the California State University from requiring a transferring student to repeat courses that are similar to those taken at the community college that counted towards the units required for the associate degree for transfer. This bill would also require the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report to specified legislative committees and subcommittees, within a prescribed time period, on specified outcomes and recommendations related to this act. By requiring a community college district to grant the associate degree for transfer in exchange for receipt of state apportionment funds, this 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. 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.
Who sponsors SB 1440?
SB 1440 is sponsored by Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic), Ashburn, Beall, Blakeslee, Bradford, Block, Brownley, Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, John A. Perez, Negrete McLeod, Arambula, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Conway, Correa, Cox, Davis, Evans, Emmerson, Fuentes, Furutani, Hall, Hancock, Huff, Huber, Liu, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nielsen, Price, Pavley, Romero, Ruskin, Silva, Smyth, Steinberg, Swanson, Torlakson, Wyland, Strickland, Tony (Republican), Bonnie Lowenthal, Beth Gaines, and Vince Fong.
What is the current status of SB 1440?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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