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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 1 - Western Regional Education Compact › ARTICLE 1 - The Compact › Section 99002.

99002. In furtherance of the provisions contained in the compact, there shall be three commissioners from the State of California, appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The qualifications and terms of the commissioners shall be in accordance with Article 4 of the compact. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified but such successor’s term shall expire four years from the legal date of expiration of the term of his predecessor. Any commissioner may be removed from office by the Governor upon charges and after a hearing. The term of any commissioner who ceases to hold the required qualifications shall terminate when a successor may be duly appointed. Vacancies occurring in the office of a commissioner from any reason or cause shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as for a full term appointment.
Each commissioner shall receive his necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties in behalf of the commission.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 1 - Western Regional Education Compact › ARTICLE 1 - The Compact › Section 99003.

99003. All officers of the state are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular; it being hereby declared to be the policy of this state to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the state government or administration of the state are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of the commission to furnish the commission with information and data possessed by them and to aid such commission by any means lying within their legal rights.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 1 - Western Regional Education Compact › ARTICLE 1 - The Compact › Section 99004.

99004. The commission shall keep accurate accounts of its activities and shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before the 31st day of December in each year, setting forth in detail the transactions conducted by it during that calendar year and shall make recommendations for any legislative action deemed by it advisable, including amendments to the statutes which may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of the compact between the signatory states.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 1 - Western Regional Education Compact › ARTICLE 1 - The Compact › Section 99005.

99005. When the Governor on behalf of the state executes the compact, he shall attach his signature thereto under a recital that such compact is executed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, subject to the limitations and qualifications contained in this chapter in aid and furtherance thereof.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 1.3 - The Student Financial Responsibility Act › Section 99030.

99030. The Regents of the University of California and the governing body of each accredited private or independent college or university in the state are requested to, and the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall, adopt policies to regulate the marketing practices used on campuses by credit card companies. In adopting the policies, it is the intent of the Legislature that those entities consider including all of the following requirements:
(a) That sites at which student credit cards are marketed be registered with the campus administration and that consideration be given to limiting the number of sites allowed on a campus.
(b) That marketers of student credit cards be prohibited from offering gifts to students for filling out credit card applications.
(c) That credit card and debt education and counseling sessions become a regular part of campus orientation of new students. For purposes of this section, colleges and universities shall utilize existing debt education materials prepared by nonprofit entities and thus not incur the expense of preparing new materials.
(d) For the purposes of this chapter, “student credit card” has the meaning set forth in subdivision (m) of Section 1747.02 of the Civil Code.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 294, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 1.4 - The College Student Credit Protection Act › Section 99040.

99040. (a) The Regents of the University of California are urged to, and the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall, perform the following functions:
(1) Annually direct each campus to disclose all exclusive arrangements, excluding proprietary information, with banks or other commercial entities to engage in on-campus marketing of credit cards to students through solicitation activities in public campus areas, hereafter referred to as “tabling” activities.
(2) Prohibit banks and other commercial entities, including their third-party representatives, during on-campus tabling activities from offering gifts to students for filling out student credit card applications. Banks and other commercial entities, including their third-party representatives, may rely on the self-identification of students for purposes of complying with this paragraph.
(b) The Regents of the University of California are urged to revise the University of California Policy on the On-Campus Marketing of Credit Cards to Students (July 28, 2004) by removing the exemptions in Section VIII of the policy as it relates to all future contractual agreements with any bank or other commercial entity that provides banking and other financial services to the campus community.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 679, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 1.7 - Higher Education Regional Workforce Coordination › Section 99070.

99070. The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, participate in regional conversations pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, submit a summary of those first-year activities to the Legislature on or before May 1, 2019, on both of the following:
(a) Recommendations made, partnerships developed, activities undertaken by individual campuses, programs, or the university system that have substantively included local and regional workforce partners and that were designed to increase the number of degrees or other forms of workforce preparation in high-demand occupations and industry sectors within one or more regions in the state.
(b) Barriers to addressing regional workforce demands and recommendations to overcome these barriers.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 661, Sec. 2. (AB 957) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Human Corps › Section 99100.

99100. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) California students have a long and rich tradition of participation in community service which should be recognized, commended, and expanded.
(2) There is a growing national consensus that student participation in community services enhances the undergraduate experience.
(3)  Student community service is an activity of extreme importance to the mission of the university and deserves to be conducted both for academic credit and otherwise.
(4) The state’s postsecondary educational institutions are charged to maintain a tradition of public service as well as teaching and research.
(5) Access to the privilege of attending the university is made possible for many by our state’s tradition of keeping fees and tuition low.
(6) Practical learning experiences in the real world are valuable for the development of a student’s sense of self, skills, and education.
(7) Our state faces enormous unmet human needs and social challenges including undereducated children, increasing illiteracy and teenage parenting, environmental contamination, homelessness, school dropouts, and growing needs for elder care.
(8) The state’s ability to face these challenges requires policymakers to find creative and cost-effective solutions including increased efforts for community and student public service.
(9) The Legislature and the State of California provide substantial incentives and subsidies for its citizens to attend the state’s postsecondary education institutions, public and private, which are among the finest in the world.
(10) Current volunteer efforts conducted by community organizations reach only a fraction of the need. The need for public service is great because private, state, and federal funding are insufficient to pay for all the social services needed.
(11) Existing community service efforts have successfully demonstrated that participation in public service is of mutual benefit to participating students and the recipients of their services.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to do all of the following:
(1) Complete the college experience by providing students an opportunity to develop themselves and their skills in real-world learning experiences.
(2) To help nurture a sense of human community and social responsibility in our college students.
(3) Invite the fullest possible cooperation between postsecondary education institutions, schools, public, private, and nonprofit agencies, and philanthropies to plan, fund, and implement expanded opportunities for student participation in community life through public service in organized programs.
(4) To substantially increase college student participation in community services, with the ultimate goal of 100 percent participation.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 285. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Human Corps › Section 99101.

99101. There is hereby created a program known as The Human Corps within the University of California and the California State University. The California Community Colleges, proprietary schools, and member institutions of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities are strongly encouraged to implement Human Corps programs. The purpose of the corps is to provide every student an ongoing opportunity throughout his or her college career to participate in a community service activity. Toward this goal, beginning in the fall term in 1988, full-time students, including both undergraduate and graduate students, entering the University of California, the California State University, or an institution that is a member of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities to pursue a degree shall be strongly encouraged and expected, although not required, to participate in the Human Corps by providing an average of 30 hours of community service in each academic year. The segments shall determine how to encourage and monitor student participation. The segments are strongly encouraged to develop flexible programs that permit the widest possible student involvement, including participation by part-time students and others for whom participation may be difficult due to financial, academic, personal, or other considerations.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1245, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Human Corps › Section 99102.

99102. For the purposes of this article, community service shall be defined as work or service performed by students either voluntarily or for some form of compensation or academic credit through nonprofit, governmental, and community-based organizations, schools, or college campuses. In general, the work or service should be designed to provide direct experience with people or project planning, and should have the goal of improving the quality of life for the community. Eligible activities may include, but are not limited to, tutoring, literacy training, neighborhood improvement, increasing environmental safety, assisting the elderly or disabled, and providing mental health care, particularly for disadvantaged or low-income residents.
In developing community service programs, campuses shall emphasize efforts which can most effectively use the skills of students such as tutoring programs or literacy programs.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1245, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Human Corps › Section 99103.

99103. There are hereby created Human Corps task forces in each segment, which shall be established on each campus by March 1, 1988. Community colleges and member institutions of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities are strongly encouraged to establish task forces for the purposes set forth in this section. Each task force shall be composed of students, faculty, and campus administration. Each task force also shall include community representatives from groups such as schools, local businesses and government, nonprofit associations, social service agencies, and philanthropies. Each task force shall reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of the institution and the surrounding community. The purpose of the task forces is to strengthen and coordinate existing oncampus and external community service opportunities, expand and make new service opportunities available, promote the Human Corps to make students, community groups, faculty, employment recruiters, and administrators aware of the service expectation, and develop rules and guidelines for the program.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 286. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Human Corps › Section 99104.

99104. It is the intent of the Legislature that segments maximize the use of existing resources to implement the Human Corps. This responsibility includes seeking the resources of the private and independent sectors, philanthropies, and the federal government to supplement state support for Human Corps programs. The Legislature intends that the funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter to the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University be used to offset some of the costs of developing the Human Corps. The segmental and campus Human Corps Task Forces shall jointly determine how those funds are used. It is the further intent of the Legislature that funds be allocated competitively for programs and not on a pro rata basis for each campus. Preference in funding should be given to strengthen and expand exemplary efforts to implement the Human Corps and to stimulate new efforts on campuses where the establishment of student community service programs has been limited.
Campuses may develop numerous approaches to implement the Human Corps on each campus. Activities eligible for funding may include a wide variety of incentives for student participation such as:
(a) Recognition programs.
(b) Fellowships.
(c) Awareness programs.
(d) Periodic conferences for students and community organizations.
(e) Transportation costs.
(f) Matching grants.
(g) Intersegmental programs.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1245, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2 - Human Corps › Section 99106.

99106. Funding for purposes of this chapter is contingent upon Budget Act appropriations. No provision of this chapter shall apply to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make that provision applicable.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 288. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Social Media Privacy › Section 99120.

99120. As used in this chapter, “social media” means an electronic service or account, or electronic content, including, but not limited to, videos or still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, email, online services or accounts, or Internet Web site profiles or locations.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 619, Sec. 2. (SB 1349) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Social Media Privacy › Section 99121.

99121. (a) Public and private postsecondary educational institutions, and their employees and representatives, shall not require or request a student, prospective student, or student group to do any of the following:
(1) Disclose a user name or password for accessing personal social media.
(2) Access personal social media in the presence of the institution’s employee or representative.
(3) Divulge any personal social media information.
(b) A public or private postsecondary educational institution shall not suspend, expel, discipline, threaten to take any of those actions, or otherwise penalize a student, prospective student, or student group in any way for refusing to comply with a request or demand that violates this section.
(c) This section shall not do either of the following:
(1) Affect a public or private postsecondary educational institution’s existing rights and obligations to protect against and investigate alleged student misconduct or violations of applicable laws and regulations.
(2) Prohibit a public or private postsecondary educational institution from taking any adverse action against a student, prospective student, or student group for any lawful reason.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 619, Sec. 2. (SB 1349) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Social Media Privacy › Section 99122.

99122. A private nonprofit or for-profit postsecondary educational institution shall post its social media privacy policy on the institution’s Internet Web site.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 619, Sec. 2. (SB 1349) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 2.7 - Students Called to Active Military Duty › Section 99130.

99130. (a) Subject to applicable federal, state, and institutional refund and withdrawal policies, when a student is called to active military duty during an academic term, the student may choose one of the following options:
(1) The student may withdraw from the institution, retroactively to the beginning of the academic term, with a full refund of tuition and fees in accordance with Section 824 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(2) If at least 75 percent of the academic term has been completed, the student may request that the faculty member assign a grade for the course based on the work the student has completed. The faculty member shall make the final decision as to whether to grant the student’s request.
(3) If the faculty member assigns a grade of Incomplete for the student’s coursework, the student shall have a minimum of four weeks after returning to the institution to complete the course requirements. Additional time may be granted if alternative arrangements are made with the faculty member, and provided that the alternative arrangements are consistent with the requirements of Section 824 of the Military and Veterans Code. An institution shall also comply with the requirements of Section 668.18 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor provision, regarding the procedures and timelines for the readmission of a military student.
(b) For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Institution” means a campus of any of the segments of postsecondary education, as that term is defined in Section 66010.95.
(2) “Student” means a person enrolled, or previously enrolled, at an institution.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 346, Sec. 1. (AB 2894) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99150.

99150. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Education is fundamental to the development of all residents and to the progress of the state as a whole.
(2) Standardized tests are a major factor in the admission and placement of students in postsecondary education.
(3) There is increasing concern among residents, educators, and public officials regarding the proper uses of standardized tests in the admissions and placement decisions of postsecondary education institutions.
(4) The rights of test subjects should be assured without infringing upon the proprietary rights of the test agencies.
(b) It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to do all of the following:
(1) Ensure that test subjects and persons who use test results are fully aware of the characteristics, uses, and limitations of standardized tests used in postsecondary education admissions and placement.
(2) Ensure due process protection of test subjects whose scores are being questioned for suspected inauthenticity or irregularity in test administration.
(3) Provide test subjects with the opportunity to review the basis on which the test subject has been scored.
(4) Make available to the public appropriate information regarding the procedure, development, and administration of standardized tests.
(5) Promote more knowledge about the proper use of standardized test results and promote greater accuracy, validity, and reliability in the development, administration, and interpretation of standardized tests.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99152.

99152. Each test sponsor shall report the closing date of its testing year to the appropriate state agency or make the closing date publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site by February 1, 1985, or within 90 days after it first becomes a test sponsor, whichever is later. Each test sponsor shall report any change in the closing date of its testing year within 90 days after the change.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 54. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99154.

99154. (a) Within 90 days of the close of each testing year, the test sponsor shall file with the appropriate state agency or make publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site standard technical data sufficient to describe the psychometric quality of the test.
For purposes of compliance with this section, it is sufficient to deposit with the appropriate state agency information conforming to the guidelines specified in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests of the American Psychological Association, which were in effect 180 days prior to the testing year, and which are appropriate to the particular test and its uses.
(b) Data, reports, or other documents submitted to the appropriate state agency or made available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a description of the test, including, but not limited to, the title, purpose or purposes of the test, and when and where the test was administered in the state.
(c) Data, reports, or other documents submitted to the appropriate state agency or made available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site pursuant to this chapter shall not contain information in a form identifiable with individuals or particular postsecondary educational institutions.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 56. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99155.

99155. (a) A test sponsor shall provide alternative methods to verify the identity of those test subjects who are unable to provide the required identification for purposes of admitting a test subject to take a standardized test administered by the sponsor.
(b) A test sponsor shall clearly post on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site contact information for test subjects who are unable to provide the required identification and who need further assistance.
(c) Test sponsors may require test subjects to obtain approval from the test sponsor in advance of the test registration deadline in order to be admitted to the test with an alternative form of identification.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. (AB 176) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99156.

99156. A test agency shall prepare a clear, easily understandable written description of each standardized test it administers. A copy of the appropriate description shall be provided to the test subject or the test score recipient prior to the administration of the test or coinciding with the initial reporting of a test score. The description shall include all of the following information:
(a) The purposes for which the test is constructed and intended to be used.
(b) For those tests used to predict performance, the subject matter included on these tests and the knowledge and skills that the test purports to measure.
(c) Statements designed to provide information for interpreting the test scores, including the explanations of the test, the standard error of measurement, and for those tests used to predict performance, the correlation between test score and performance.
(d) Statements concerning the effects and uses of test scores, including both of the following:
(1) If the test score is used by itself or with other information to predict future grade point average, a summary of existing data on the extent to which the use of this test score will improve the accuracy of predicting future grade point average, over and above all other information used.
(2) A summary of existing data on the extent to which the improvement in test scores results from test preparation courses.
(e) A description of the form in which test scores will be reported, and whether the raw test scores will be altered in any way before being reported to the test subject.
(f) A complete description of any promises or covenants that the test agency makes to the test subject with regard to any of the following matters:
(1) The accuracy of scoring.
(2) The time period within which the test subject’s score will be reported to the test subject and to the test score recipients.
(3) The privacy of information relating to the test subject, including his or her test scores.
(g) The property interest in the test score held by the test subject, if any.
(h) The period of time the test agency will retain the test score, and the test agency’s policies regarding the storage, disposal, and future use of test scores.
(i) A description of all special services that will be provided at the location of the test administration to accommodate handicapped or disabled test subjects.
(j) The policies and procedures of the test agency when there is a delay in reporting the test scores pursuant to Section 99158.
(k) A representative set of sample test items.
(l) The fees to be charged by the test sponsor for various services made available to the test subject.
(m) Each test agency shall comply with the requirements of this section beginning with the start of its testing year that begins after January 1, 1985.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 147. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99158.

99158. If the test agency will be delayed in reporting a test subject’s score for a time period amounting to 10 calendar days beyond the period specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 99156, the test agency shall notify the test subject immediately. The notice shall indicate the reasons for delay, including, but not limited to, incorrect, incomplete, or inconsistent personal identifying information furnished by a test subject.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99159.

99159. (a) Whenever a test agency is presented with information which renders the test subject’s test score suspect, whether that information is in the form of allegations of collusion or cheating, or irregular test administration, or irregular statistical data, or any other form, the test agency is responsible for reviewing the information and determining if withholding the test subject’s score is warranted.
(b) If the test agency determines that withholding the test subject’s score is warranted, the test agency shall give the test subject written notice of the test agency’s decision. The notice shall be sent by registered mail not later than five working days after the test agency’s decision.
(c) The notice to the test subject shall include all of the following:
(1) A complete summary of the information submitted to the test agency and relied upon by the test agency to withhold the score.
(2) A complete summary of the pertinent facts surrounding the investigation.
(3) A statement of the test subject’s right to receive, upon request, details supporting complete summaries referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) The policies and procedures that were followed by the test agency in reviewing and rendering a decision to withhold the test score.
(5) The potential consequences which may result from the investigation, such as withholding or invalidating the test scores.
(6) A summary of the information that may be submitted to the test agency by the test subject to support the authenticity of the test score.
(7) A statement informing the test subject that the opportunity to respond to the notice will be afforded for not more than 15 working days following the date the notice was delivered. No final decision on the question of suspected irregularity or inauthenticity shall be rendered by the test agency until the test subject under investigation has responded, or the time for doing so has expired, whichever occurs first.
(d) After the time period specified in paragraph (7) of subdivision (c) has expired, the test agency shall review all of the evidence and shall render a decision regarding the authenticity of the score.
No test agency shall cancel or invalidate a test subject’s test scores on the basis of an alleged irregularity or inauthenticity unless, after all evidence has been considered by the test agency, substantial evidence resulting from an investigation conducted pursuant to this section supports the cancellation or invalidation.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99160.

99160. (a) Whenever the test agency determines that substantial evidence exists to support cancellation or invalidation of a test score, the test agency shall provide the test subject with a choice of the following options:
(1) A cancellation of the test scores in question, with full refund of all test fees.
(2) Opportunity to take the test again privately and without charge.
(3) Opportunity to seek judicial review of the matter.
(b) The test subject shall have 30 days following receipt of the notice by registered mail to respond to the notice of inauthenticity.
(c) If the test subject responds to the notice of inauthenticity or irregularity of test scores sent by the test agency within the time period specified by subdivision (b), the test agency shall review the contents of the response and comply with one of the following:
(1) If the test subject requests cancellation of the test scores, a full refund of all test fees will be provided within a reasonable period.
(2) If the test subject requests an opportunity to take the test again privately and without charge, the test agency shall make appropriate accommodations that are mutually agreed upon by the test agency and test subject so that the test subject has sufficient time to prepare for the retest. The retest shall be given in a reasonable and timely manner.
(3) Nothing in this section precludes the parties from seeking resolution of the testing problems by either judicial review or arbitration.
(d) The test agency shall not release confidential information to any authorized test score recipients regarding a test subject under pending investigation, unless authorized to do so by the test subject.
(e) The test agency shall immediately release the test score to the test subject and the test score recipients where no substantial evidence exists to render the inauthenticity or irreguarity of the test score.
(f) The procedures prescribed in Section 99159 and this section do not apply to instances where the cancellation of all test scores results from the complete disruption of the administration of the test, such as by natural disasters, national emergencies, inadequate or improper test conditions, answer sheet printing errors, or testing agency errors.
(g) Time procedures described in Section 99159 and this section shall not apply in those instances where test scores have already been reported to test score recipients.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99160.5.

99160.5. (a) A test agency shall immediately initiate an investigation upon learning of a complaint or a notice of inadequate or improper test conditions relating to an administration of an Advanced Placement test. In order to expedite the investigation and ensure a timely resolution, the school in charge of the test site shall cooperate with the test agency’s investigation by providing information requested by the test agency within five business days. If, upon completing the investigation, the test agency determines that the inadequate or improper test conditions will prevent it from reporting valid test scores, the test agency shall notify the school in charge of the test site of the decision within two business days. Upon notification from the test agency that the test agency has determined that the inadequate or improper test conditions will prevent it from reporting valid test scores, the school in charge of the test site shall notify the affected test subjects of the decision within two business days. The school in charge of the test site shall provide all affected test subjects with at least five business days’ prior notice of an opportunity to retest. That retest shall be administered within 30 calendar days of the completion of the investigation.
(b) Proctors administering an Advanced Placement test shall create a seating chart, including the seat location of each test subject, for each Advanced Placement test administered at the test site. The test agency shall provide seating chart templates for use by each test site. The school in charge of the test site shall retain and preserve each seating chart created pursuant to this subdivision for at least one year after the administration of the Advanced Placement test to which that seating chart applies. The school in charge of the test site shall submit these seating charts to the test agency upon its request to assist with its investigation of a complaint or notice of inadequate or improper test conditions.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 245, Sec. 1. (SB 915) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99161.

99161. (a) No test agency shall release or disclose any test score identifiable with any individual test subject, in any form whatsoever, to any test score recipient, unless the agency is specifically authorized by the test subject to release that test score to the recipient. A test agency may, however, release all scores received by a test subject on a test to anyone designated by the test subject to receive the test score.
(b) A test agency may release test scores and other information in a form which does not identify any individual test subject for purposes of research, studies, and reports primarily concerning the test itself.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99161.5.

99161.5. (a) (1) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall provide testing accommodations to a test subject with a disability who makes a timely request to ensure that the Law School Admission Test accurately reflects the aptitude, achievement levels, or other factors that the test purports to measure and does not reflect the test subject’s disability. This paragraph does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
(2) The process for determining whether to grant an accommodation under paragraph (1) shall be made public, and the decision whether or not to approve a request for an accommodation shall be conveyed to the requester within a reasonable amount of time. If the test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test does not approve a request for accommodation, the test sponsor shall state the reasons for the denial of the request to the requester in writing.
(3) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall establish a timely appeals process for a test subject who is denied an accommodation request. The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall clearly post on the Law School Admission Test Internet Web site information regarding refund policies for individuals whose requests for accommodation are denied.
(b) Whenever a test subject has received formal testing accommodations from a postsecondary educational institution for a disability as defined in subdivision (j), (m), or (n) of Section 12926 of the Government Code, the test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall, consistent with existing law, give considerable weight to documentation of past modifications, accommodations, or auxiliary aids or services received by the test subject in similar testing situations when determining whether to grant an accommodation to the test subject.
(c) (1) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall not notify a test score recipient that the score of any test subject was obtained by a subject who received an accommodation pursuant to this section.
(2) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall not withhold any information that would lead a test score recipient to deduce that a score was earned by a subject who received an accommodation pursuant to this section.
(3) This subdivision does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
(d) This section shall not be construed to limit or replace any other right or remedy that exists under state or federal law.
(e) This section shall not provide greater protections to persons with disabilities than those provided by Section 51 of the Civil Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 82, Sec. 6. (AB 2908) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99162.

99162. Any information or report required to be submitted to the appropriate state agency or made publicly available on the test sponsor’s internet website pursuant to this chapter shall be public record subject to disclosure under the provisions of Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or authorize the infringement of any rights protected by law relating to copyright, to the protection of trade secrets, or other proprietary rights.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 90. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99163.

99163. Any test sponsor who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for each violation.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests › Section 99164.

99164. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Higher Education Accountability Program › Section 99180.

99180. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that demonstrable improvements in student knowledge, capacities, and skills between entrance and graduation be publicly announced and available, and that these improvements be achieved efficiently through the effective use of student and institutional resources of time, effort, and money.
(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that public and private institutions of higher education express expectations of student performance in a manner that is clear to students.
(c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that existing accountability requirements be strengthened through the elimination of unnecessary and redundant reports submitted by the educational institutions to various state agencies. The elimination of these unnecessary reports will save money and allow the institutions to focus their efforts on only the most important reporting requirements.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 741, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Higher Education Accountability Program › Section 99181.

99181. The University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges shall each prepare a list of reports required to be submitted on a regular basis to the Legislature and to state agencies. The purpose of each report shall be identified, as well as the costs associated with production of the report. Prior to March 1, 1992, this information shall be submitted to the education policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, the Department of Finance, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission. The California Postsecondary Education Commission shall review and comment on the utility of the required reports identified by the educational institutions, and offer recommendations for consolidating or eliminating existing reporting requirements in order to reduce operating expenses and streamline reporting provisions.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 741, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS › PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Higher Education Accountability Program › Section 99182.

99182. (a) On or before November 15, 1994, and each November 15 thereafter, the California Postsecondary Education Commission shall submit a higher education report to the Legislature and the Governor which provides information to the citizens of the state on the significant indicators of performance of the public colleges and universities. This annual report shall be presented in a readable format. Prior to publication, the commission shall distribute a draft of the report to all public colleges and universities for comment.
(b) The commission, in cooperation with the public colleges and universities, shall develop and adopt a format for the higher education report specified in subdivision (a) and the information to be included. The following types of information shall be considered for inclusion in the report with respect to public universities:
(1) The retention rate of students.
(2) The proportion of lower division instructional courses taught by tenured and tenure-track faculty.
(3) The minimum number of hours per semester required to be spent by faculty in student advisement.
(4) The proportion of graduate and undergraduate students participating in sponsored research programs.
(5) Placement data on graduates.
(6) The proportional changes in the participation and graduation rates of students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education.
(7) The proportion of graduate students who received undergraduate degrees (A) at the institution, (B) within the state, (C) within the United States, and (D) from other nations.
(8) The number of full-time students who have transferred from a California community college.
(9) Demonstrable evidence of improvements in student knowledge, capacities, and skills between entrance and graduation, where this evidence exists.
(10) Results of surveys of students regarding student attitudes and experiences, where these surveys exist.
(c) The following types of information shall be considered for inclusion in the report with respect to public community colleges:
(1) The retention rate of students.
(2) The proportion of remedial or developmental education courses taught by full-time faculty.
(3) The number of hours per student per semester spent by faculty in student advisement.
(4) Placement data on graduates.
(5) The proportional change in the participation and graduation rate of students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education.
(6) The number of students who have transferred into a four-year, postsecondary institution, by ethnicity and gender.
(7) Demonstrable evidence of improvements in student knowledge, capacities, and skills between entrance and graduation, where this evidence exists.
(8) Results of surveys of students regarding student attitudes and experiences, where these surveys exist.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 741, Sec. 1.)