AB 233 — Public postsecondary education: University of California: admissions.

Summary

Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, and the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as the 2 segments of public postsecondary education in the state generally authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of the segments of postsecondary education in this state. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by appropriate resolution, to make those provisions applicable. A provision of the act expresses the intent of the Legislature that, in determining the standards and criteria for undergraduate and graduate admissions to the University of California and the California State University, the governing bodies of the segments develop processes that, among other things, strive to be fair and are easily understandable. This bill would urgently request the regents to require the Office of the President of the University of California to establish specified systemwide protocols for admission processes by April 15, 2022, to be effective in the university's admission cycle beginning August 1, 2022. These protocols would include a requirement that campus staff involved in making or informing admissions decisions report all attempts to influence admissions decisions, regardless of source, to their supervisors or to the director of undergraduate admissions. These protocols would also generally require the development and implementation of systemwide standards and procedures to promote an equitable admissions process for the campuses of the university, including processes to improve the proficiency and consistency of application readers. The bill would also urgently request the regents to require the Office of President of the University of California to submit an annual report to specified committees of the Legislature on prescribed topics related to the university's admission process and related practices of the campuses, commencing on or before July 1, 2023, and on or before July 1 annually thereafter.

Bill Text

• Amended 05/24/21 - Amended Assembly Current pdf May 24, 2021
• Amended 03/25/21 - Amended Assembly pdf March 25, 2021
• Introduced 01/12/21 - Introduced pdf January 12, 2021
• AB233 View text html

Action History

1. August 26, 2021

   In committee: Held under submission.

2. July 05, 2021

   In committee: Referred to suspense file.

3. June 23, 2021

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

4. June 09, 2021

   Referred to Com. on ED.

5. June 02, 2021

   In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

6. June 01, 2021

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1751.)

7. May 25, 2021

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. May 24, 2021

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

9. May 20, 2021

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20).

10. April 21, 2021

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

11. April 12, 2021

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. March 26, 2021

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

13. March 25, 2021

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

14. January 28, 2021

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

15. January 13, 2021

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

16. January 12, 2021

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Tasha Boerner · Primary
• McCarty · Cosponsor

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