Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about the benefits or number of schools that will receive the designation.

Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions

This law establishes a program to recognize colleges and universities in California that excel at providing academic resources to Latino students, upon appropriation.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes the Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions to recognize campuses excelling at providing academic resources to Latino students.
• Creates a governing board to designate colleges and universities as California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• Designates the office of the Chancellor of the California State University as the managing entity responsible for developing application processes, processing applications, and presenting them to the governing board.

Who It Names or Affects

• Colleges and universities in California that want to be recognized as Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
• Latino students who attend these institutions.

Terms To Know

Hispanic-Serving Institution

A college or university that excels at providing academic resources to Latino students.

Governing Board

The group responsible for designating colleges and universities as California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Limits and Unknowns

• This law requires appropriation before it can be implemented.
• It does not specify the number of schools that will receive this designation or what benefits come with it.

Official Summary Text

SB 1255, as amended, Reyes.
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-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, upon appropriation, would establish the Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions to recognize campuses of those segments of postsecondary education that excel at providing academic resources to Latino students. The bill, upon appropriation, would establish a Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions governing board to designate
colleges and universities as California Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The bill, upon appropriation, would designate the office of the Chancellor of the California State University as the managing entity and would require it 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, and would make an initial and renewal designation valid for 5 years.

Current Bill Text

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