Postsecondary education: finance: remedial instruction.

Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California's public and independent segments of higher education, and their respective institutions of higher education. Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, and the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 public segments of postsecondary education. Provisions of the act express legislative intent with respect to the determination of standards and criteria for admission to the University of California and the California State University. Existing provisions of the California Constitution require that a minimum amount of funding be applied for the support of the public school system and community college districts based on a calculation made each fiscal year pursuant one of the 3 specified tests that is applicable to that fiscal year. This bill would specify that only General Fund moneys meeting that minimum funding requirement may be appropriated for purposes of supporting remedial instruction in coursework required prior to enrollment in coursework offered for college credit by the California State University and the University of California. The bill would authorize the appropriation of specified funds meeting the minimum funding requirement to community college districts for the support of remedial instruction for community college students who are provisionally accepted for admission to the California State University or the University of California. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations.