Bill Text: CA AB2850 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Postsecondary education: Assumption Program of Loans for

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [AB2850 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2850-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2850	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 17, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member O'Donnell

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act  to amend Section 69612.5 of the Education Code, 
relating to higher education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2850, as amended, O'Donnell. Postsecondary  education.
  education: Assumption   Program of Loans for
Education.  
   Existing law establishes the Assumption Program of Loans for
Education, administered by the Student Aid Commission, under which
any person enrolled in a participating institution of postsecondary
education, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher
trainee or teacher internship program, is eligible to enter into an
agreement for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to a
prescribed procedure upon becoming employed as a teacher at an
eligible school if he or she satisfies certain conditions. Existing
law defines an "eligible school" for these purposes as a school that
has one of 4 characteristics.  
   This bill would add to that list of characteristics a school that
meets criteria as determined by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing, thereby making such schools eligible.  
   Existing law establishes the University of California, under the
administration of the Regents of the University of California, the
California State University, under the administration of the Trustees
of the California State University, and the California Community
Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public
postsecondary education in this state.  
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to higher education. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 69612.5 of the  
Education Code   is amended to read: 
   69612.5.  For purposes of this article, the following terms have
the following definitions:
   (a) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution that
is determined by the Student Aid Commission to meet both of the
following requirements:
   (1) The institution is eligible to participate in state and
federal financial aid programs.
   (2) The institution maintains a program of professional
preparation that has been approved by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing.
   (b) "Eligible school" means a school that meets any of the
following criteria:
   (1) It serves a large population of pupils from low-income
families, as designated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
   (2) The institution has 20 percent or more teachers holding
emergency-type permits including, but not limited to, any of the
following:
   (A) Provisional internships.
   (B) Short-term staff permits.
   (C) Credential waivers.
   (D) Substitute permits.
   (3) It is a school that is ranked in the lowest two deciles on the
Academic Performance Index.
   (4) It is a school that serves a rural area. 
   (5) It is a school that meets criteria as determined by the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation relating to higher education.