http://www.cpec.ca.gov/
CPEC was run by a commission consisting of political appointees and members of public higher ed governing boards - for UC, the Regents - a private higher ed rep, and two student reps. Yours truly recently became aware of a state assembly bill (AB 1348) that would replace CPEC with a new California Higher Education Authority; the bill is sponsored by assembly speaker John A. Pérez. The new version would be run entirely by political reps and students. There would be no faculty, staff, administration, or regental reps on its governing board. UC has protested the lack of representation: http://www.ucop.edu/rware/reports/uploads/00009B93.pdf
As of today, however, there is no indication the bill has been amended in response to the protest. Below is the current version of the bill:
Assembly
Bill No.
1348
Introduced by Assembly Member John A. Pérez
|
February 22, 2013
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An act to add Chapter 7.5
(commencing with Section 66550) to, and to repeal Chapter 11 (commencing with
Section 66900) of, Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code,
relating to postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB
1348, as introduced, John A. Pérez. Postsecondary education: California Higher
Education Authority.
Existing
law establishes the system of postsecondary education in this state, consisting
of 4 segments: the University of California, the California State University,
the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher
education, as defined. Existing law establishes the California Postsecondary
Education Commission (CPEC) to be responsible for coordinating public,
independent, and private postsecondary education in this state and to provide
independent policy analyses and recommendations to the Legislature and the
Governor on postsecondary education issues. The Budget Act of 2011 deleted
funding and personnel from CPEC.
This
bill would repeal the provisions establishing and providing for the duties of
CPEC, and would establish the California Higher Education Authority, under the
administration of a 13-member board of directors. The bill would specify the
appointing authorities and the length of the terms of the members of the board
of directors. The bill would also set forth the responsibilities of the
authority relating to public and private postsecondary education in this state.
Among
other duties, the authority would be responsible for developing, presenting,
and monitoring postsecondary education goals for the state, including, but not
necessarily limited to, monitoring and reporting on the progress of the
postsecondary segments toward their long-term goals; measuring, and reporting
about, how efficiently and effectively the postsecondary segments are serving
the state’s needs; making recommendations about how to improve the performance
of the postsecondary segments; developing and recommending strategic finance
policy to the Governor and the Legislature on topics including, but not
necessarily limited to, the allocation of state appropriations among the
postsecondary education segments, student fee policy, and student financial
aid; developing and presenting basic policy parameters for capacity development
or realignment, including, but not necessarily limited to, expansion or
realignment of enrollment capacity among or within the postsecondary education
segments, to meet the state’s higher education goals; reviewing, and making
recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature relating to, major capacity
decisions, such as changes in mission or the establishment of new campuses or
centers, that are to be financed with state appropriations or state-approved
student fees; and acting as a clearinghouse for postsecondary education
information and as a primary source of information for the Legislature, the
Governor, and other agencies, and succeeding to certain data management
responsibilities of CPEC by developing and maintaining a comprehensive database
in accordance with prescribed criteria.
Digest
Key
Vote: MAJORITY
Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:
NO
Bill
Text
The people of the State of California do enact as
follows:
SECTION
1 .
Chapter
7.5 (commencing with Section 66550) is added to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title
3 of the Education Code, to read:
CHAPTER
7.5. California Higher Education Authority
66550.
(a) The
California Higher Education Authority is hereby established. The authority
shall be governed by a 13-member board of directors, who shall be appointed in
accordance with the following:
(1) (A) Nine
representatives of the general public appointed as follows:
(i) Three
members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by a majority of the
membership of the Senate.
(ii) Three
members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(iii) Three
members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(B) The
members initially appointed to the board of directors under this paragraph
shall serve staggered terms. Each of the appointing entities in subparagraph
(A) shall use one of their three appointments to appoint a member for a
two-year term commencing on July 1, 2014, and ending on June 30, 2016, one of
their appointments to appoint a member for a four-year term commencing on July
1, 2014, and ending on June 30, 2018, and one of their appointments to appoint
a member for a six-year term commencing on July 1, 2014, and ending on June 30,
2020. After the terms specified in this subparagraph have ended, all subsequent
appointments to the authority under this paragraph shall be for six-year terms.
(C) A
member appointed to the board of directors under this paragraph may be
reappointed for an additional term or terms.
(D) No
member appointed to the board of directors under this paragraph may be an
employee of a postsecondary institution in this state or hold an official position,
such as trustee or regent, with a postsecondary institution in this state.
(2) (A) Four
representatives of the students of the postsecondary education segments
appointed for one-year terms, commencing on July 1, 2014, as follows:
(i) One
student of a campus of the California Community Colleges, who shall have at
least second year standing at that campus, selected by the Governor from lists
of names of at least two, but not more than five, persons furnished by the
governing board of any statewide student organization that represents the
students of the California Community Colleges and the student body
organizations of the campuses of the California Community Colleges.
(ii) One
student of a campus of the California State University, who shall have at least
junior year standing at that campus, selected by the Governor from lists of
names of at least two, but not more than five, persons furnished by the
governing board of any statewide student organization that represents the
students of the California State University and the student body organizations
of the campuses of the California State University.
(iii) One
student of a campus of the University of California, who shall have at least
junior year standing at that campus, selected by the Governor from lists of
names of at least two, but not more than five, persons furnished by the
governing board of any statewide student organization that represents the
students of the University of California and the student body organizations of
the campuses of the University of California.
(iv) One
student of a member institution of the Association of Independent California
Colleges and Universities, selected by the Governor from lists of names of at
least two, but not more than five, persons furnished by the chief executive
officer of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities.
(B) A
member appointed to the board of directors under this paragraph may be
reappointed for an additional term, as long as he or she remains a student
enrolled at a campus of the postsecondary education segment that he or she
represents.
(b) Each
of the 13 members of the board of directors shall be a voting member. The
members of the board of directors shall elect a chairperson from their
membership.
(c) It
is the intent of the Legislature that the appointment process of the first
members of the board of directors be completed before July 1, 2014, so that the
first meeting of the board of directors may be convened as soon as possible
after the terms of the initial members commence on July 1, 2014.
(d) Each
member of the board of directors shall receive actual and necessary travel
expenses and one hundred dollars ($100) for each day he or she is attending to
the official business of the authority.
66551.
(a) The
board of directors shall be authorized to enter into agreements with any public
or private agency, officer, person, institution, corporation, association, or
foundation for the performance of acts or for the furnishing of services,
facilities, materials, goods, supplies, or equipment.
(b) The
authority shall have all of the following responsibilities:
(1) Developing,
presenting, and monitoring postsecondary education goals for the state,
including, but not necessarily limited to, monitoring and reporting on the
progress of the postsecondary segments toward their long-term goals.
(2) Measuring,
and reporting about, how efficiently and effectively the postsecondary
education segments are serving the state’s needs.
(3) Making
recommendations about how to improve the performance of the postsecondary
education segments.
(4) Pursuing
an integrated approach to the state’s overall postsecondary education policy by
including private postsecondary education within its jurisdiction.
(5) Exercising
an oversight and advisory role in postsecondary education capital outlay
decisions.
(6) Developing
information in order to assist state and local policymakers and consumers in
making cost-effective investments in postsecondary education and training to
meet the long-term goal of a strong state economy and vibrant communities.
(7) Developing
and recommending strategic finance policy to the Governor and the Legislature
on topics including, but not necessarily limited to, the allocation of state
appropriations among the postsecondary education segments, student fee policy,
and student financial aid.
(8) Developing
and presenting basic policy parameters for capacity development or realignment,
including, but not necessarily limited to, expansion or realignment of
enrollment capacity among or within the postsecondary education segments, to
meet the state’s higher education goals.
(9) Reviewing,
and making recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature relating to,
major capacity decisions, such as changes in mission or the establishment of
new campuses or centers, that are to be financed with state appropriations or
state-approved student fees.
(10) (A) Acting
as a clearinghouse for postsecondary education information and as a primary
source of information for the Legislature, the Governor, and other agencies,
and developing and maintaining a comprehensive database that does all of the
following:
(i) Ensures
comparability of data from diverse sources.
(ii) Supports
longitudinal studies of individual students as they progress through the
state’s postsecondary educational institutions, based upon the authority’s
existing student database through the use of a unique student identifier.
(iii) Is
compatible with the California School Information System and the student
information systems developed and maintained by the public segments of higher
education, as appropriate.
(iv) Provides
Internet access to data, as appropriate, to the sectors of higher education.
(v) Provides
each of the postsecondary educational segments access to the data made
available to the authority for purposes of the database, in order to support,
most efficiently and effectively, statewide, segmental, and individual campus
educational research information needs.
(B) The
authority, in implementing this paragraph, shall comply with the federal Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) relating to
the disclosure of personally identifiable information concerning students.
(C) The
authority may not make available any personally identifiable information
received from a postsecondary educational institution concerning students for
any regulatory purpose unless the institution has authorized the authority to
provide that information on behalf of the institution.
(D) The
authority shall provide 30-day notification to the chairpersons of the
appropriate legislative policy and budget committees of the Legislature, to the
Director of Finance, and to the Governor before making any significant changes
to the student information contained in the database.
66552.
The
board of directors shall appoint an executive officer of the authority, who
shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. The executive officer
shall be authorized to appoint additional staff of the authority as necessary.
66553.
Notwithstanding
any other law:
(a) On
and after July 1, 2014, the authority shall succeed to the data management
responsibilities granted to the former California Postsecondary Education
Commission pursuant to subdivision (m) of former Section 66903 as it existed on
December 31, 2013, and as currently set forth in paragraph (10) of subdivision
(b) of Section 66551. The authority may disclose, or dispose of, data it
receives or maintains under this section only as specifically authorized to do
so in paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 66551.
(b) The
authority is authorized to require the governing boards and the institutions of
public postsecondary education to submit data on plans and programs, costs,
selection and retention of students, enrollments, plant capacities, and other
matters pertinent to effective planning, policy development, and articulation
and coordination, and shall furnish information concerning these matters to the
Governor and to the Legislature as requested by them.
SEC.
2.
Chapter
11 (commencing with Section 66900) of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the
Education Code is repealed.
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