California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 489 — Private postsecondary education: Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform and Student Consumer Protection Act of 2009.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The former Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989, which became inoperative on July 1, 2007, and was repealed on January 1, 2008, was administered by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs. The former act generally effectuated legislative intent to ensure minimum standards of instructional quality and institutional stability in private postsecondary educational institutions and required the bureau, among other things, to review and investigate all institutions, programs, and courses of instruction approved under the act. This bill would enact the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform and Student Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which would express the intent of the Legislature to, among other things, provide for the protection, education, and welfare of California's citizens, postsecondary educational institutions, and students, as specified. The bill would require the California Postsecondary Education Commission to establish a Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to function as the statewide private postsecondary and vocational educational licensing and enforcement agency, in accordance with the act. The bill would require the commission, working through its executive director, to fulfill specified functions and responsibilities under the act. The bill would require each private postsecondary education institution desiring to operate in this state to apply to the bureau for licensure. The bill would establish procedures and standards for application and bureau licensure. The bill would authorize the commission to impose a school licensure fee on each institution making application to the bureau, in accordance with an unspecified fee schedule, and would require the costs of implementing the act to be covered by fee revenues. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office, by January 1, 2013, to review the effectiveness of the bureau in implementing the act and submit a report of its findings to the commission, the Legislature, and the Governor. The bill would provide that a private postsecondary institution approved under the former Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989 as of June 30, 2007, shall, at a minimum, be recognized as an approved institution through the reapproval period that the institution had as of June 30, 2007, plus 2 additional years beyond that date.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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

  3. Set for hearing April 20.

  4. Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and ED.

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

  6. To Com. on RLS.

  7. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

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

Sponsors

  • Liu · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Liu

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 489 do?
The former Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989, which became inoperative on July 1, 2007, and was repealed on January 1, 2008, was administered by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs. The former act generally effectuated legislative intent to ensure minimum standards of instructional quality and institutional stability in private postsecondary educational institutions and required the bureau, among other things, to review and investigate all institutions, programs, and courses of instruction approved under the act. This bill would enact the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform and Student Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which would express the intent of the Legislature to, among other things, provide for the protection, education, and welfare of California's citizens, postsecondary educational institutions, and students, as specified. The bill would require the California Postsecondary Education Commission to establish a Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to function as the statewide private postsecondary and vocational educational licensing and enforcement agency, in accordance with the act. The bill would require the commission, working through its executive director, to fulfill specified functions and responsibilities under the act. The bill would require each private postsecondary education institution desiring to operate in this state to apply to the bureau for licensure. The bill would establish procedures and standards for application and bureau licensure. The bill would authorize the commission to impose a school licensure fee on each institution making application to the bureau, in accordance with an unspecified fee schedule, and would require the costs of implementing the act to be covered by fee revenues. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office, by January 1, 2013, to review the effectiveness of the bureau in implementing the act and submit a report of its findings to the commission, the Legislature, and the Governor. The bill would provide that a private postsecondary institution approved under the former Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989 as of June 30, 2007, shall, at a minimum, be recognized as an approved institution through the reapproval period that the institution had as of June 30, 2007, plus 2 additional years beyond that date.
Who sponsors SB 489?
SB 489 is sponsored by Liu.
What is the current status of SB 489?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track SB 489?
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