California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 770 — Community colleges: basic skills innovation program.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

  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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 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 authorizes the establishment of community college districts under the administration of community college governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at community college campuses throughout the state. Existing law establishes a financial and professional development grant funding program, which authorizes the governing board of a community college district to apply to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for, and requires the chancellor to distribute, multiyear financial and professional development grant funding to community colleges within the district. Existing law requires colleges receiving these funds to adopt or expand the use of evidence-based models of academic assessment and placement, remediation, and student support that accelerate the progress of underprepared students toward achieving postsecondary educational and career goals, as specified. Existing law requires recipient community colleges to report specified information to the chancellor's office on program outcomes. Existing law makes the chancellor's office responsible for administering the grant program and distributing and monitoring awards to recipient community college districts, developing application criteria, administrative guidelines, and other requirements for purposes of administering the grant program, and providing the information submitted by community college districts to the Legislative Analyst's Office. Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to report to the Legislature on the progress of the grant program in achieving its prescribed purpose, as specified. This bill would require a community college district, in order to receive grant funding, to submit a plan to the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges that details the strategy of a college or colleges within the district for achieving the goals of the program. The bill would require a district to specify in the plan, at a minimum, the number of students to be served, strategies to be employed, and projected results for the plan's implementation. The bill would also require the chancellor's office to determine levels of funding to be awarded to grant recipients, and would authorize the chancellor's office to contract with technical assistance providers to assist applicant and recipient colleges in developing and implementing these evidence-based models of academic assessment and placement, remediation, and student support, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15).

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

  6. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  7. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1717.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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

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

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

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

  20. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea

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AB 770 IRWIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chang — Yea
Levine — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 770 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 authorizes the establishment of community college districts under the administration of community college governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at community college campuses throughout the state. Existing law establishes a financial and professional development grant funding program, which authorizes the governing board of a community college district to apply to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for, and requires the chancellor to distribute, multiyear financial and professional development grant funding to community colleges within the district. Existing law requires colleges receiving these funds to adopt or expand the use of evidence-based models of academic assessment and placement, remediation, and student support that accelerate the progress of underprepared students toward achieving postsecondary educational and career goals, as specified. Existing law requires recipient community colleges to report specified information to the chancellor's office on program outcomes. Existing law makes the chancellor's office responsible for administering the grant program and distributing and monitoring awards to recipient community college districts, developing application criteria, administrative guidelines, and other requirements for purposes of administering the grant program, and providing the information submitted by community college districts to the Legislative Analyst's Office. Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst's Office to report to the Legislature on the progress of the grant program in achieving its prescribed purpose, as specified. This bill would require a community college district, in order to receive grant funding, to submit a plan to the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges that details the strategy of a college or colleges within the district for achieving the goals of the program. The bill would require a district to specify in the plan, at a minimum, the number of students to be served, strategies to be employed, and projected results for the plan's implementation. The bill would also require the chancellor's office to determine levels of funding to be awarded to grant recipients, and would authorize the chancellor's office to contract with technical assistance providers to assist applicant and recipient colleges in developing and implementing these evidence-based models of academic assessment and placement, remediation, and student support, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 770?
AB 770 is sponsored by Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 770?
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 770?
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