Public postsecondary education: community colleges: matriculation: assessment.

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, the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012, provides that the purpose of the act is to increase California community college student access and success by providing effective core matriculation services of orientation, assessment and placement, counseling, and other education planning services, and academic interventions. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2024, the governing board of each community college district to make available to the public, as specified, the schedule of courses that must be completed to obtain, and the number of academic years, months, semesters, or terms that it takes to obtain, each associate degree and certificate offered by a community college maintained by the district. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2024, the governing board of each community college district to offer each course required for the completion of each associate degree and each certificate offered by a college, as specified, and, to the extent that compliance with this requirement is not practicable, would require the governing board to hold a public hearing and make findings on why its compliance with the requirement is not practicable. By imposing new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.