AB 2156, as introduced, Levine. Public postsecondary education: higher education regional workforce coordination.
Under existing law, 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, are 2 of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state.
This bill would require the California State University (CSU), and request the University of California (UC), to participate in regional conversations pursuant to the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The bill would require CSU, and request UC, to submit a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2018, on specified topics related to regional workforce demands.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that, in
2order to meet the demands of today’s regionally based economy,
P2 1all of California’s institutions of higher education must be involved
2in geographic workforce development initiatives that seek to align
3our education system with regional workforce needs.
4(b) It is the intent of the Legislature for the University of
5California to continue its mission in educating our state’s top
6students and offering the highest quality of professional degrees,
7and for the California State University to continue its mission in
8educating the bulk of our state’s undergraduate students.
Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 99070) is added
10to Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:
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The California State University shall, and the University
16of California is requested to, participate in regional conversations
17pursuant to the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
18Act. The California State University shall, and the University of
19California is requested to, submit a report to the Legislature on or
20before January 1, 2018, on both of the following:
21(a) Efforts they have made to increase the number of degrees
22in order to meet regional labor demands.
23(b) Identify barriers to addressing regional workforce demands
24and the progress that is needed to overcome these barriers.
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