Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the composition of the governing board, application process specifics, or criteria for designation.

Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions

This bill establishes a program to recognize colleges and universities in California that excel at providing academic resources for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes the Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions to recognize schools excelling in serving these student groups.
• Creates a governing board responsible for designating colleges and universities as such institutions.
• Requires an unspecified managing entity to develop application processes for schools seeking this designation.
• Sets initial and renewal designations valid for 5 years.

Who It Names or Affects

• Colleges and universities in California that want to be recognized for serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students well.
• Students who are Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander attending these designated institutions.

Terms To Know

Designation

A special recognition given to schools that excel in serving specific groups of students.

Governing board

The group responsible for deciding which colleges and universities get the designation.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is not clear who will manage the application process.
• The bill does not specify how schools can apply or what criteria they must meet to be designated.

Official Summary Text

AB 2374, as amended, Fong.
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native
American
Hawaiian
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education, as defined, as 4 segments of postsecondary education in the state.
This bill would establish the Designation of California Asian American- and Native
American
Hawaiian
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions to recognize campuses of those segments of
postsecondary education that excel at providing academic resources to Asian
American and Native American
American, Native Hawaiian, and
Pacific Islander students. The bill would establish a California Asian American- and Native
American
Hawaiian
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions governing board to designate colleges and universities as California Asian American- and Native
American
Hawaiian
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions and
would require an unspecified managing entity to, among other duties, develop the application processes and to process and present initial and renewal applications to receive this designation to the governing board, as specified. The bill would make an initial and renewal designation valid for 5 years.

Current Bill Text

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