Bill Text: CA AB2070 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 2070 (Prior Session Legislation)

CA State Legislature page for AB2070

Bill Title: Community college employees: apprenticeship instructors: qualifications.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-30 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB2070 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2070-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2070	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Campos

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to add Section  238   87356.5  to
the  Code of Civil Procedure,   Education Code,
  relating to  juries.   community
colleges. 



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2070, as amended, Campos.  Juries: social media
accounts.   Community college employees: apprenticeship
instructors: qualifications.  
   Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under
the administration of the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary
education in this state. Existing law requires the board of governors
to adopt regulations concerning the minimum qualifications for
employment in the community colleges as an apprenticeship instructor.
 
   This bill would provide additional ways for a person to satisfy
the minimum qualifications required to serve as an apprenticeship
instructor teaching a credit apprenticeship course at a community
college.  
   Existing law, the Trial Jury Selection and Management Act, governs
the selection of jurors and the formation of trial juries for both
civil and criminal cases. Existing law requires a trial judge to
examine prospective jurors, and, upon completion of the judge's
examination, grants counsel for each party the right to examine, by
oral and direct questioning, any prospective juror in order to enable
counsel to intelligently exercise peremptory challenges and
challenges for cause.  
   Existing law requires that jurors be admonished that they may not
discuss the case, conduct research, or disseminate information in
connection with the trial. Under existing law the prohibitions on
conversation, research, and dissemination of information apply to all
forms of electronic and wireless communication.  
   This bill would prohibit a court from requiring or requesting a
juror or prospective juror to disclose a username or password for the
purpose of accessing personal social media or requiring the juror or
prospective juror to access personal social media in the presence of
the judge, counsel for either party, or any other officer of the
court. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 87356.5 is added to the 
 Education Code   , to read:  
   87356.5.  (a) In addition to the minimum qualifications for
service as an apprenticeship instructor teaching a credit
apprenticeship course adopted by the board of governors pursuant to
Section 87356, a person may also satisfy the minimum qualifications
for service as an apprenticeship instructor teaching a credit course
by satisfying one or more of the following:
   (1) The person has served as an apprenticeship instructor since
January 1, 1993, if the service was authorized pursuant to minimum
qualifications in effect at the time of hire.
   (2) The person has six years of occupational experience in the
subject matter area to be taught, a journeyman's certificate in the
subject matter area to be taught, and shall have completed, within
two years of being hired as an apprenticeship instructor, 12 semester
units of degree-applicable college level course work.
   (3) The person has six years of occupational experience in the
subject matter area to be taught, a journeyman's certificate in the
subject matter area to be taught, and has completed 60 hours of
professional education in classroom techniques and instructional
development. If the person has not completed 60 hours of professional
education in classroom techniques and instructional development, the
person may be hired as an apprenticeship instructor on the condition
that the person complete 60 hours of professional education in
classroom techniques and instructional development within two years
of being hired.
   (4) The person has six years of occupational experience in the
subject matter area to be taught, a journeyman's certificate in the
subject matter area to be taught, and possesses a vocational or
career technical education teaching credential.
   (b) A person may satisfy the minimum qualifications for service as
an apprenticeship instructor teaching a credit course if a committee
composed of members from a Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
at the community college relevant to the subject matter area to be
taught and career technical education faculty at the community
college determines that the person possesses qualifications that are
at least equivalent to any set of minimum qualifications for service
as an apprenticeship instructor.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 238 is added to the Code of
Civil Procedure, to read:
   238.  (a) As used in this section, "social media" means an
electronic service or account, or electronic content, including, but
not limited to, videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs,
podcasts, instant and text messages, email, online services or
accounts, or Internet Web site profiles or locations.
   (b) A court shall not require or request a juror or prospective
juror to do any of the following:
   (1) Disclose a username or password for the purpose of accessing
personal social media.
   (2) Access personal social media in the presence of the judge,
counsel for either party, or any other officer of the court.