Public postsecondary education: California-Mexico Higher Education Development and Academic Exchange Program.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on how many schools will participate beyond the minimum requirements set by the law.

California-Mexico Higher Education Exchange Program

This law establishes a program allowing up to 400 students from California's public colleges and universities to study in Mexico, and the same number of Mexican university students to study at these California institutions.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes an exchange program for up to 400 students each year between California’s public colleges and universities and those in Mexico.
• Requires at least 10 campuses from the California State University system to have exchange programs by January 1, 2027, and all CSU campuses plus one community college district campus by January 1, 2029.
• Establishes a fund within the state treasury to support this program once funding is provided.
• Requires universities in California to coordinate their curriculum with Mexican universities for these exchange programs.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students from California’s public colleges and universities who want to study abroad in Mexico.
• Mexican university students interested in studying at California's public institutions.
• California State University, University of California, and California Community Colleges systems.

Terms To Know

Exchange Program

A program that allows students to study at another institution for a period of time while their home institution recognizes the credits earned there.

Curriculum Coordination

The process of making sure classes and subjects taught in one place match or complement those in another, so students can smoothly transfer between institutions.

Limits and Unknowns

• The program will only start if the state provides funding for it.
• It is not clear how many schools will actually participate beyond the minimum requirements set by the law.

Official Summary Text

AB 1093, as amended, Solache.
Public postsecondary education: California-Mexico Higher Education Development and Academic Exchange Program.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state.
This bill would establish, until January 1, 2032, the California-Mexico Higher Education Development and Academic Exchange
Program for
Program. The bill would require the University of California, the California State University, and the California
Community Colleges to adopt a plan for up to
400 students who attend a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges to attend universities in Mexico and for 400 students who attend a university in Mexico to attend a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community
Colleges each year, as provided.
Colleges. The bill would, among other things, require at least 10 campuses of the California State University to have an exchange program by January 1, 2027, and all campuses of the California State University and at a least one campus of each community college district to have an exchange program by January 1, 2029. By imposing additional duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program. The bill would require the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges to coordinate curriculum for the exchange programs.
The bill would also establish the California-Mexico Higher Education Development and Academic Exchange Program Fund in the State Treasury to fund the program, as provided. The bill would require the program to become operative only upon an appropriation of funds for its purposes.
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.

Current Bill Text

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