BILL NUMBER: SB 1737 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 29, 2000
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 15, 2000
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 30, 2000
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 4, 2000
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 10, 2000
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hayden
FEBRUARY 23, 2000
An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 89265)
to Chapter 2 of Part 55 2.7 (commencing with Section
92615) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of the Education Code, relating
to postsecondary education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1737, as amended, Hayden. Postsecondary education:
California State University of California :
service learning colloquium .
Existing law establishes a statewide system of public
postsecondary education that includes, among other segments, the
various campuses of the California State
University of California, which is administered by the Regents
of the University of California .
This bill would require the systemwide Office of
Community Service Learning of the California State University to
develop, coordinate, and promote systemwide and campus service
learning courses and centers on the campuses of the California State
University. The bill would prescribe the goals and duties of the
systemwide Office of Community Service Learning.
These provisions would become operative only if funds for those
purposes are appropriated in the Budget Act of 2000
request the Regents of the University of California to assemble a
colloquium of scholars to draft a research proposal to analyze the
economic benefits of slavery that accrued to owners and the
businesses, including insurance companies and their subsidiaries,
that received those benefits. The bill would require the State
Library to participate in this effort, if its resources allow. The
bill would also request the regents to make recommendations to the
Legislature regarding the colloquium's findings by January 1, 2002
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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares
SECTION 1. Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 92615) is added to
Chapter 6 of Part 57 of the Education Code, to read:
Article 2.7. Economic Legacy of Slavery in California
92615. (a) The Legislature requests that the Regents of the
University of California assemble a colloquium of scholars to draft a
research proposal to analyze the economic benefits of slavery that
accrued to owners and the businesses, including insurance companies
and their subsidiaries, that received those benefits. The colloquium
shall draw on the resources and knowledge of historians and other
scholars from across the nation as well as California, and interested
parties shall also be invited to participate.
(b) As resources allow, the State Library shall participate in the
effort required by this section. The State Library shall examine
the economic legacy of slavery in California, including forced
slavery, chattel slavery, and indentured servitude.
(c) The Legislature further requests that the Regents of the
University of California make recommendations to the Legislature
regarding the colloquium's findings on or before January 1, 2002.
all of the following:
(1) Service learning and community service are essential to
meeting community needs, improving the quality of life, and the
enrichment of democracy.
(2) Service learning and community service programs, such as
tutoring in public schools, have proven effective in improving
educational achievement and decreasing dropout rates.
(3) Service learning and community service by college students
have proven to be significant educational tools in improving student
comprehension of classroom materials, problem-solving skills, and
reflective abilities, while providing significant service to
communities.
(4) Service learning is optimized for students and the community
when it is compensated by work-study funds, fee reductions, or other
sources of funding that offer financial assistance to the student who
is participating in the service learning.
(5) The Governor's "call to service" requests California's public
colleges and universities to establish a community service
requirement for undergraduate students at the University of
California, the California State University, and the California
Community Colleges.
(6) The California State University has adopted a policy of
endorsing campus efforts to make service an expectation, condition,
or requirement of the undergraduate education experience.
(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to accomplish
both of the following:
(1) To encourage the California State University to establish and
expand community service and service learning programs on every
campus in order to improve the quality of higher education and
contribute a major public service to the people of California.
(2) To provide statutory support and guidelines for service
learning courses and centers on the campuses of the California State
University as proposed in the Governor's Budget for the 2000-01
fiscal year.
SEC. 2. Article 8 (commencing with Section 89265) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 55 of the Education Code, to read:
Article 8. Service Learning and Community Service Programs
89265. (a) In order to increase the development of service
learning and community service programs at the California State
University, the university shall do both of the following:
(1) Support campus efforts to make service learning or community
service, or both, an expectation, condition, or requirement of the
undergraduate education experience.
(2) Submit an annual report to the Legislature on the progress
being made in providing and expanding service learning or community
service programs, or both, on the various campuses of the California
State University system.
(b) The Chancellor of the California State University shall report
annually on the performance of the service learning programs of the
university. These reports shall be submitted to the Governor, the
Legislature, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission.
89265.1. As used in this article:
(a) "Community service" means focused and supervised community
service carried out in the context of academic education and not
integrated into the curriculum.
(b) "Service learning" means focused and supervised community
service carried out in the context of academic education and
integrated into the curriculum.
(3) "Systemwide Office of Community Service Learning" means the
systemwide Office of Community Service Learning of the California
State University.
89265.3. The California State University, acting through its
systemwide Office of Community Service Learning, shall establish
service learning courses and centers on its campuses, and shall make
service learning an expectation, condition, or requirement of the
undergraduate experience. The systemwide Office of Community Service
Learning shall develop, coordinate, and promote systemwide and campus
service learning courses and centers.
89265.5. (a) The systemwide Office of Community Service Learning
shall promulgate performance criteria for service learning programs,
including, but not necessarily limited to, criteria related to the
academic achievement of participants, numbers of courses included,
numbers of students enrolled, service learning projects by general
subject matter, types of local agencies or constituencies in
partnerships with service learning programs, and measures of faculty
and student satisfaction.
(b) The goals of the systemwide Office of Community Service
Learning include both of the following:
(1) To encourage and enable the development of service learning
and community service programs that provide the integration of
service into courses and curricula.
(2) To support the development of service learning and community
service centers as hubs and catalysts for the growth of service
learning and community service opportunities.
(c) The systemwide Office of Community Service Learning and the
campus learning centers shall seek to integrate resources and
programs with complementary organizations engaged in national or
community service and service learning, including, but not
necessarily limited to, programs such as America Reads, Americorps,
Vista, and the Senior Corps.
89265.7. The systemwide Office of Community Service Learning and
the campus service learning centers shall do all of the following:
(a) Foster and promote the ideals of service learning and
community service programs and encourage integration of service
learning into curricula.
(b) Undertake regular assessment and evaluation of service
learning and community service programs.
(c) Identify potential private, state, local, and federal sources
of funding for service learning and community service programs.
(d) Recommend service learning and community service policies to
the Governor and Legislature.
89265.9. Service learning and community service centers on
individual campuses are encouraged to do all of the following:
(a) Strengthen the service learning infrastructure at the campus
level by building on existing efforts and coordinating service
learning with existing campus community outreach programs.
(b) Assist faculty in developing service learning courses.
(c) Provide administrative and logistical support to offer
high-quality service learning courses and programs.
(d) Build awareness of service learning on and off campus, and
ensure that all students have access to service opportunities.
(e) Serve as a liaison between community organizations and the
various campuses of the California State University system.
(f) Inform community organizations about the ways in which a
campus could serve them.
(g) Work with community organizations to determine the ways in
which a campus could best assist them.
(h) Evaluate the effectiveness of service learning and community
service programs in addressing community needs and promoting student
development.
(i) Engage students in productive and meaningful educational
experiences.
(j) Provide community service resources for recognized local
organizations that address educational, health, environmental, or
other human needs.
(k) Provide service learning programs that create opportunities
for university students to participate in service learning with
at-risk youth in elementary and secondary schools, continuation
schools, youth camps, and probation programs.
SEC. 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall become operative only
if funds are appropriated for the purposes of those sections in the
Budget Act of 2000.