78210-78218
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 78210-78218
78210. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Seymour-Campbell Matriculation Act of 1986. 78211. It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following: (a) Ensure equal education opportunity for all Californians. (b) Ensure that students receive the educational services necessary to optimize their opportunities for success. (c) Provide students with the information to establish realistic educational goals, and ensure that the matriculation process does not exclude students from receiving appropriate educational services at community colleges. 78211.5. (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall initially provide for full implementation of the matriculation services specified in Section 78212 in as many community colleges as the funds appropriated for this purpose allow. (b) Because of the need to develop and evaluate data on a standard statewide basis concerning the implementation and effectiveness of the matriculation services described in this article, any college or district receiving funding under this article shall agree to carry out its provisions as specified, but shall be bound to that agreement only for the period during which funding is received pursuant to this article. The obligations of the college or district under the agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the expenditure of funds received pursuant to this article for only those matriculation services approved by the board of governors and the contribution toward the purposes of this article of matching funds as the board of governors may require pursuant to Section 78216. 78212. (a) For purposes of this article, "matriculation" means a process that brings a college and a student who enrolls for credit into an agreement for the purpose of realizing the student's educational objectives. The agreement involves the responsibilities of both parties to attain those objectives through the college's established programs, policies, and requirements. The student's responsibilities under the agreement include the expression of at least a broad educational intent upon enrollment, the declaration of a specific educational objective within a reasonable period after enrollment, diligence in class attendance and completion of assigned coursework, and the completion of courses and maintenance of progress toward an educational goal according to standards established by the college, the district, and the state. (b) Matriculation services to be made available by the colleges shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Processing of the application for admission. (2) Orientation and preorientation services designed to provide to students, on a timely basis, information concerning campus procedures, academic expectations, financial assistance, and any other matters the college or district finds appropriate. (3) Assessment and counseling upon enrollment, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (A) Administration of assessment instruments to determine student competency in computational and language skills. (B) Assistance to students in the identification of aptitudes, interests and educational objectives, including, but not limited to, associate of arts degrees, transfer for baccalaureate degrees, and vocational certificates and licenses. (C) Evaluation of student study and learning skills. (D) Referral to specialized support services as needed, including, but not limited to, federal, state, and local financial assistance; health services; campus employment placement services; extended opportunity programs and services provided pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 69640) of Chapter 2 of Part 42; campus child care services provided pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8225) of Chapter 2 of Part 6; programs that teach English as a second language; and disabled student services provided pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 67300) of Part 40. (E) Advisement concerning course selection. (4) Postenrollment evaluation of each student's progress, and required advisement or counseling for students who are enrolled in remedial courses, who have not declared an educational objective as required, or who are on academic probation, as defined by standards adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and community college districts. 78212.5. Each community college district may develop and maintain all of the following within each community college in the district: (a) Career resource and placement centers having the purposes of maintaining information on vocational, technological and educational opportunities, and facilitating career employment. (b) Programs to instruct appropriate staff and faculty members in the performance of matriculation services. (c) Orientation programs designed to explain to new students academic requirements and other regulations of the community college, and the available student support services. (d) A publicity program designed to inform the community served by the community college that the purposes of the mandatory matriculation process are intended to facilitate, rather than restrict, student access to community college instruction, and to enhance each student's awareness of his or her abilities, skills, and potential. (e) A publicity program designed to inform high schools in the community served by the community college, through orientation programs and other means, of student skill levels, and of available student support services. 78213. (a) No district or college may use any assessment instrument for the purposes of this article without the authorization of the board of governors. The board of governors may adopt a list of authorized assessment instruments pursuant to the policies and procedures developed pursuant to this section and the intent of this article. The board of governors may waive this requirement as to any assessment instrument pending evaluation. (b) The board of governors shall review all assessment instruments to ensure that they meet all of the following requirements: (1) Assessment instruments shall be sensitive to cultural and language differences between students. (2) Assessment instruments shall be used as an advisory tool to assist students in the selection of an educational program. (3) Assessment instruments shall not be used to exclude students from admission to community colleges. (c) The board of governors shall establish an advisory committee to review and make recommendations concerning all assessment instruments used by districts and colleges pursuant to this article. 78214. (a) All participating districts shall, with the assistance of the chancellor, establish and maintain institutional research to evaluate the effectiveness of the matriculation services described by this article and of programs and services designed to remedy students' skills deficiencies. (b) The data base for this research shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Prior educational experience, including transcripts when appropriate, as determined by the chancellor. (2) Educational objectives. (3) Criteria for exemption from assessment or required counseling or advisement, if applicable. (4) Need for financial assistance. (5) Ethnicity, sex, and age. (6) Academic performance. (7) Any additional information that the chancellor finds appropriate. (c) The evaluation provided for by this section shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the programs and services in attaining at least the following objectives: (1) Helping students to define their educational goals. (2) Assisting institutions in the assessment of students' educational needs. (3) Matching institutional resources with students' educational needs. (4) Providing students with specialized support services as referred to in subdivision (b) of Section 78212. 78215. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall establish criteria for exempting students from participation in orientation, assessment testing, or required counseling or advisement under this article. 78216. (a) The Legislature recognizes that community college districts are currently funding various components of student matriculation through existing counseling, assessment, and other student services, but that adequate student matriculation cannot be realized without supplemental funding support. (b) The board of governors shall develop a formula for funding student matriculation services at community colleges. The formula shall include the requirement that the districts or colleges contribute matching funds in an amount to be established by the board of governors in each case, and shall reflect, but not be limited to, all of the following considerations: (1) The number of students to receive matriculation services at each college. (2) The levels of support for matriculation services provided at each college prior to July 1, 1985, and the need for funding assistance in the implementation of the program set forth in this article. (3) The relative needs for matriculation services, based on special student populations such as low-income students, students with language differences, students with physical and learning disabilities, and students in need of remedial instruction. (4) The requirement that funds for matriculation services be expended only for services approved by the board of governors. (5) The requirement that any district or college receiving funding pursuant to this section agree to implement this article during the period in which it receives that funding. (6) The need for computer hardware and software to provide approved matriculation services, and for institutional research personnel for ongoing evaluation. (c) The board of governors shall require participating colleges to develop a plan for student matriculation that reflects all of the following: (1) A method for providing the services specified in Section 78212. (2) The college budget for the matriculation services pursuant to Sections 78212 and 78214. (3) The development and training of staff and faculty to implement the matriculation services. (4) In multicampus districts, the coordination of the college matriculation plan with other college plans. (5) Computerized information services and institutional research and evaluation necessary for implementation of this article. (d) The board of governors may allocate up to 5 percent of the total funds appropriated for student matriculation for state administrative operations to carry out the intent of this article, subject to the review of the annual budget process. 78218. In the 1986-87 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, this article shall be operative only if funds are specifically appropriated for the purposes of this article.