Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges and the California State University as 2 of the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requests the campuses of the California Community Colleges, and requires the campuses of the California State University, to give priority housing to current and former homeless youth and current and former foster youth, as specified.
This bill would require the governing board of each community college district to adopt a plan to offer an overnight parking program to eligible students, as defined, and would require the plan to be developed in consultation with basic needs coordinators and campus security, as specified. The bill would require the plan to include, among other things, a procedure for issuing an overnight parking permit. The bill would impose duties on basic needs coordinators related to the community college programs, including when acceptance of applications from eligible students would begin. The bill would require the governing board of each community college district, on or before December 31, 2026, to vote to establish an overnight parking program that aligns with the plan except, if the governing board does not vote to establish the program, the bill would require the governing board to annually vote on whether to establish an overnight program plan until it votes to establish the program.
This bill would require the Chancellor of the California State University, in consultation with California State University student representatives, basic needs coordinators, and campus security, to establish and present to the Board of Trustees of the California State Trustees for adoption a policy for each campus to offer an overnight parking program for students, as specified. The bill would require the policy to include, among other things, a procedure for issuing an overnight parking permit. Upon adoption of the policy and an appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the bill would require the President of each campus to establish an overnight parking program that aligns with the adopted policy, as provided.
This bill would provide that a campus is not civilly liable for a campus employee's good faith act or omission that fails to prevent an injury to a participating student that occurs in, or in close proximity to, and during the hours of operation of, overnight parking, as provided.
This bill would require campuses to report to the office of the Chancellor the California Community Colleges or the Chancellor of the California State University, as applicable, certain information, including, among other information, the socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds of participating students, as specified. The bill would additionally require the office of the Chancellor the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor of the California State University, as applicable, to report to the Legislature and the Governor on the campus programs, as provided. The bill would require these reports to be included as part of a specified report related to basic needs services and resources.
To the extent that this bill would impose new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.