Community colleges: course approval.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, deletes a requirement that the board of governors review and approve courses of instruction that are not offered as part of an educational program approved by the board of governors. This bill would extend the date of deletion of this requirement to January 1, 2014. Existing law establishes community college districts, and requires each district to be under the control of a governing board. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, authorizes a community college district governing board to offer credit courses of instruction without the approval of the board of governors only under conditions authorized by regulations adopted by the board of governors. This bill would extend that authorization to January 1, 2018. Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, on or before January 1, 2012, to prepare and submit a report to the chairpersons of the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature describing the results of the monitoring of these courses undertaken pursuant to regulations developed by the board of governors under the law and the extent to which community college districts have complied with those regulations. This bill would, instead, require the chancellor to prepare and submit this report by January 1, 2013.