California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 2 D cosponsors

AB 1397 — Community colleges: California Community Colleges Fair Accreditation Act of 2015.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Beall.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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Summary

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law specifies the duties of the board of governors, including, among other duties, establishing minimum standards for the formation of community colleges and districts. Under existing regulatory authority, the board of governors requires each community college to be accredited. Existing law requires the accrediting agency for the community colleges to report to the appropriate policy and budget subcommittees of the Legislature upon the issuance of a decision that affects the accreditation status of a community college and to report, on a biannual basis, any accreditation policy changes that affect the accreditation process or status for a community college. This bill would enact the California Community Colleges Fair Accreditation Act of 2015. The act would require that an appropriate percentage of each visiting accreditation team from the accrediting agency for the California Community Colleges be composed of academics, as defined. The bill would prohibit persons with conflicts of interest, as defined, from serving on a visiting accreditation team. The bill would require the accrediting agency to conduct meetings of its decisionmaking body to ensure the ability of members of the public to attend those meetings. The bill would require the accrediting agency to post the agenda of the meetings of its decisionmaking body on its Internet Web site, and to mail that agenda to specified officers of affected institutions, no less than 30 days before a public meeting of that body. The bill would require the accrediting agency to preserve all documents generated during an accreditation-related review, as specified. The bill would authorize the shortening of the time periods required by the bill with respect to certain actions of the agency only pursuant to a written declaration made, under penalty of perjury, by the chief executive officer of the agency, as specified. The bill would authorize an institution to submit an appeal of a decision by the accrediting agency to subject that institution to a sanction of probation or a more serious sanction. The bill would require a member of a panel that would hear one of these appeals to file a specified disclosure form under penalty of perjury. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Beall.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 17).

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  8. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 18. Page 1908.)

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1630.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Read second time and amended.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 28).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  19. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Santiago · Cosponsor
  • Ting · Primary
  • Wagner · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ting

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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AB 1397 TING Assembly Third Reading

Passed 61 Yea · 18 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551401
Democratic 4000
Republican 2400
Total 611801
% of votes cast 76%23%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kim — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1397 do?
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law specifies the duties of the board of governors, including, among other duties, establishing minimum standards for the formation of community colleges and districts. Under existing regulatory authority, the board of governors requires each community college to be accredited. Existing law requires the accrediting agency for the community colleges to report to the appropriate policy and budget subcommittees of the Legislature upon the issuance of a decision that affects the accreditation status of a community college and to report, on a biannual basis, any accreditation policy changes that affect the accreditation process or status for a community college. This bill would enact the California Community Colleges Fair Accreditation Act of 2015. The act would require that an appropriate percentage of each visiting accreditation team from the accrediting agency for the California Community Colleges be composed of academics, as defined. The bill would prohibit persons with conflicts of interest, as defined, from serving on a visiting accreditation team. The bill would require the accrediting agency to conduct meetings of its decisionmaking body to ensure the ability of members of the public to attend those meetings. The bill would require the accrediting agency to post the agenda of the meetings of its decisionmaking body on its Internet Web site, and to mail that agenda to specified officers of affected institutions, no less than 30 days before a public meeting of that body. The bill would require the accrediting agency to preserve all documents generated during an accreditation-related review, as specified. The bill would authorize the shortening of the time periods required by the bill with respect to certain actions of the agency only pursuant to a written declaration made, under penalty of perjury, by the chief executive officer of the agency, as specified. The bill would authorize an institution to submit an appeal of a decision by the accrediting agency to subject that institution to a sanction of probation or a more serious sanction. The bill would require a member of a panel that would hear one of these appeals to file a specified disclosure form under penalty of perjury. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1397?
AB 1397 is sponsored by Beall, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Hall, Mullin, Nielsen, Santiago, Ting, Wagner, and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1397?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 1397?
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