SB 691: Postsecondary education: student code of conduct: testing.

Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.

This bill would require the trustees and the board of governors, and would request the regents, to do all of the following regarding the respective segments student code of conduct: (a) make it available to prospective students before enrollment, (b) develop a method of testing prospective students knowledge of it before, or as a condition of, enrollment, and (c) set a standard for a prospective student to demonstrate proficient knowledge of it before beginning classes. The bill would require the trustees, and urge the regents and each community college district, to require each student to demonstrate proficient knowledge of the applicable code of conduct before the student begins classes.