SB 1023: California State University: Antelope Valley or Victor Valley campus.

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. The California State University currently comprises 23 institutions of higher education.

This bill would authorize the Chancellor of the California State University to conduct and submit to the trustees a study about the feasibility of a California State University satellite program, and ultimately, an independent California State University campus, in the Antelope Valley or the Victor Valley, as defined, within 18 months after the date that the trustees certify that sufficient funds are available to conduct the study. The bill would require funding for the study to be derived solely from nonstate sources. If the trustees decide that a new campus or off-campus center is needed in the Antelope Valley or the Victor Valley, the bill would authorize the trustees to conduct a formal study of the proposal, as provided.