Student transfer: tribal colleges.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's effectiveness regarding the University of California is contingent upon the Regents' decision.

Student Transfer: Tribal Colleges

This law requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to develop programs that help tribal college students transfer to their schools, including early outreach activities. It also requests the Regents of the University of California to do similar things.

What This Bill Does

• It requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to create and implement programs that support the transfer of tribal college students to their institutions, including early outreach activities.
• These programs must include specified components designed to enhance student transfers from tribal colleges.
• The law requests the Regents of the University of California to develop similar programs for their university.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students from tribal colleges in California
• The Trustees of the California State University
• The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
• The Regents of the University of California

Terms To Know

articulation programs

Programs that help students from one school move to another by making sure their classes count towards a degree at the new school.

transfer agreement

An official plan between two schools that makes it easier for students to transfer credits and continue their education without losing time or money.

Limits and Unknowns

• The University of California only has to follow the law if its Regents decide to make it apply.
• It's not clear how much funding will be provided for these new programs.
• This bill does not specify what kind of outreach activities must be done.

Official Summary Text

AB 1769, as amended, Ramos.
Student transfer: tribal colleges.
The Donahoe Higher Education Act 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. A provision of the act requires each of the 3 segments of public postsecondary education to have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded student transfer system. The act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by appropriate resolution, make it applicable.
This bill would require the Trustees of the California State University and the Board
of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and would request the Regents of the University of California, to develop and implement transfer agreement and articulation programs to support and enhance the transfer of students attending California tribal colleges to campuses of these public postsecondary segments. The bill would require the transfer agreement and articulation programs to include specified components, including, among other things, early outreach activities. The bill would also require the California State University and the California Community Colleges, and request the University of California, to assess tools, systems, or curricula designed to facilitate student transfer for students attending California tribal colleges, as provided.

Current Bill Text

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