Community colleges: Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program.

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 establishes community college districts, administered by a governing board, throughout the state, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at the community college campuses maintained by the districts. This bill would authorize the board of governors, once sufficient funding becomes available, to establish a competitive grant pilot program to evaluate a public-private partnership model designed to accomplish specified objectives relating to business development and job creation. The bill would require the board of governors to select partnering community college districts and private entities to participate in the pilot program that best demonstrate the ability to fulfill those objectives and specified agreement requirements that the bill would impose. Upon completion of the pilot program, the bill would require specified entities to prepare a written summary that would be posted on the community college district's Internet Web site, as specified. The bill would provide that the pilot program only would be operative if the Legislature appropriates funds expressly, or if sufficient private funding is received, for purposes of this bill, whichever comes first. The bill would repeal the pilot program on January 1, 2016.