Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the composition or responsibilities of the governing board beyond its role in designating institutions.

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, upon appropriation.
• Creates a governing board to designate colleges and universities as California Hispanic-Serving Institutions, upon appropriation.
• Designates the Chancellor's office of the California State University as the managing entity responsible for developing application processes and presenting applications to the governing board, upon appropriation.
• Sets initial and renewal designations valid for 5 years, upon appropriation.

Who It Names or Affects

• Colleges and universities in California that want to be recognized for providing academic resources to Latino students.
• The Chancellor's office of the California State University which will manage the application process if funding is provided.

Terms To Know

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Schools that provide substantial support and resources for Hispanic or Latino students to succeed in their studies.

Chancellor's office

The main administrative body responsible for overseeing the operations of the California State University system.

Limits and Unknowns

• This law requires appropriation (funding) before it can be implemented.
• It is unclear if and when funding will be provided to implement this designation program.

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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