BILL NUMBER: AB 1397	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ting

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to add Section 72216 to the Education Code, relating to
community colleges.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1397, as introduced, Ting. Community colleges: accreditation.
   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.
   This bill would require the accrediting agency for the community
colleges to provide an opportunity for public comment before taking
any action related to the accreditation status of a community
college.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 72216 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   72216.  (a) The accrediting agency for the California Community
Colleges shall provide an opportunity for public comment before
taking any action related to the accreditation status of a community
college.
   (b) This section does not affect the accreditation status of a
community college on January 1, 2016.
   (c) This section does not apply to the accrediting agency's
activities that are related to private educational institutions in
the state or educational institutions outside of the state.
   (d) This section does not affect the authority of the United
States Department of Education regarding educational institutions.
   (e) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision
of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application.