California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1837

Introduced by Assembly Member Low

February 9, 2016

An act relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1837, as introduced, Low. Postsecondary education: Office of Higher Education Performance and Accountability.

Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, 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 in this state.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create the Office of Higher Education Performance and Accountability as the statewide postsecondary education coordination and planning entity.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to create the Office of Higher Education Performance
and Accountability as the statewide postsecondary education
coordination and planning entity.