Whereas, AB 928 (Berman, 2021) [1] was signed into law on October 6, 2021 and required the formation of the AB 928 Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee [2] consisting of 16 members, including one representative from the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges;
Whereas, The AB 928 Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee was charged with creating recommendations by December 31, 2023 in three specific areas [3]:
- Goals: Identifying annual goals for increasing transfer rates in California and closing racial equity gaps in transfer outcomes to be adopted by the state;
- STEM: Proposing a new unit threshold for STEM degree pathways that meet the requirements for admission to the California State University and the University of California;
- Reengagement: Reengaging Associate Degree for Transfer earners who do not transfer or apply for transfer into a four-year postsecondary educational institution;
Whereas, The AB 928 Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee Findings, Considerations, and Outline Draft of Final Report Elements report (September 8, 2023) and the Draft High-Level Recommendations document (October 2023) were created based on research and input from stakeholders in the California higher education segments [4] and the committee; and
Whereas, The AB 928 Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee Recommendations as of October 2023 are designed to improve transfer opportunities and close equity and achievement gaps for students in the California Community Colleges system;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the AB 928 Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee Draft High-Level Recommendations as of October 2023 [5].
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1. AB 928 (Berman, 2021): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB928
2. AB 928 Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee: https://www.ab928committee.org/committee-membership
3. AB 928 (Berman, 2021) §§(g)(1-3): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB928
4. September 18, 2023 Meeting: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63294b64e0e6c61627d6b28e/t/64e9128f1d6d9b21676d14f1/1692996242294/ab-928-draft-report-vaug2023-a11y.pdf
5. AB 928 ADT Intersegmental Implementation Committee Draft High-Level Recommendations (October 2023): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63294b64e0e6c61627d6b28e/t/6525b28113cc367684ddfba3/1696969356702/ab928-high-level-draft-recs-oct-2023-a11y.pdf