Description
The Joint Board Task Force on Noncredit and Adult Education, which came to be known as the Joint Board Committee (JBC) was
established in 1997 as a joint working group composed of representatives of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors
and the California State Board of Education to address mutually important and recurring issues. The collection includes the
files of the Joint Committee including rosters, timelines, agendas and minutes of meetings, preliminary and final reports,
print and electronic versions of presentations, mailing lists and correspondence, and background resources. There are two
audiotapes of the October 13, 1999 JBC meeting. The committee Web site includes the final report of the committee, the recommendations
of the work group, correspondence, policy issue papers, meeting agendas and minutes, charts, and the IACT roster as of May
16 1999.
Background
The Joint Board Task Force on Noncredit and Adult Education was established in 1997 as a result of Governor Pete Wilson's
veto message of Assembly Bill 824 which proposed the establishment of a joint working group composed of representatives of
the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and the California State Board of Education to address mutually important
and recurring issues. The Joint Board Task Force which came to be known as the Joint Board Committee (JBC) held five field
public meetings for experts to present testimony on four policy areas: scope of instruction, funding issues, quality and accountability,
and collaborative planning. The members that staffed the committee were known as the Interagency Coordinating Team (IACT).
In December 1998 the committee produced a report detailing 12 recommendations to promote quality learning opportunities for
student success. The committee communicated with the field via a comprehensive Web site.