Inventory of the California State Assembly Higher Education Committee Records
Processed by Aaron Richardson
California State Archives
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, California 95814
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Email: ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov
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California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.
Inventory of the California State Assembly Higher Education Committee Records
Collection number: LP369
California State Archives
Office of the Secretary of State
Sacramento, California
- Processed by:
- Aaron Richardson
- Date Completed:
- 16 July 2008
- Encoded by:
- Aaron Richardson
© 2008 California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: California State Assembly Higher Education Committee Records
Dates: 1987-2004
Collection number: LP369
Creator:
Assembly Higher Education Committee
Collection Size:
31 cubic feet
Repository:
California State Archives
Abstract: The Assembly Higher Education Committee Records consist of 31 cubic feet of records detailing the activity of the committee
in evaluating legislation and policy related to California higher education institutions. The records cover the years, 1987-2004,
with the bulk dating from 1991-1994.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Administrative Information
Access
While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.
Publication Rights
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Assembly Higher Education Committee Records, LP[number]:[folder number], California State Archives,
Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.
Acquisition and Custodial History
The State Archives received these records in accordance with California Government Code 9080(b) which requires legislative
committees to transfer their records to the State Archives when they are no longer needed by the committee.
Committee History
House Resolution No. 7 created the Assembly Higher Education Committee on January 18, 1991 out of a former sub-committee of
the Assembly Education Committee. The new committee was formed in order to consider legislation affecting public and private
higher education institutions. Primary jurisdictions of the Committee are university, state university and community college
systems, private, postsecondary education and student financial aid programs. The Assembly Higher Education Committee's name
and focus have remained constant since its creation.
In the years since its inception the committee's size has fluctuated. Tom Hayden (Dem.) chaired the committee of twelve in
its first legislative session, 1991-1992. Marguerite Archie-Hudson (Dem.) succeeded Hayden and served as the Chair for an
eleven-member committee from 1993-1994. Ted Lempert (Dem.) replaced Archie-Hudson and served as Chair of the committee from
1995-2000. During his tenure the committee's size fluctuated between twelve and fifteen members. In 2001-2002 Elaine Alquist
(Dem.) served as Chair to a committee of twelve. Finally, Carol Liu (Dem.) succeeded Alquist and chaired a committee of eleven
during the 2003-2004 session
The Assembly Higher Education Committee considered many bills of significant public interest because of their focus on educational
policies like minority representation, student admissions, affirmative action, faculty tenure, financial aid, transfer policies,
faculty issues, and university administration. Concerned with achieving equity in educational policy, the committee conducted
several major studies of diversity and student/faculty representation within California's higher education institutions. Another
focus of recurring interest has been the issue of "diploma mills" and legislative oversight for private and post-secondary
vocational schools in California.
Scope and Content
The Assembly Higher Education Committee Records consist of 31 cubic feet of records detailing the activity of the committee
in evaluating legislation and policy related to California higher education institutions. The records cover the years, 1987-2004,
with the bulk dating from 1991-1994. They contain bill files, hearing files, subject files, private post-secondary educational
files, and correspondence files. As stated above, the Assembly Higher Education Committee was originally a subcommittee of
the Assembly Education Committee. Although it was instituted as an independent body in 1991, the files include records dating
as early as 1987. It is anticipated that the Archives will receive further records from the Assembly Higher Committee. Researchers
should ask a reference archivist about recently received, unprocessed records.
The majority of the files concern higher educational institutions and policies. The Master Plan for California Higher Education
(the Donahoe Act) and diversity in higher education are major subjects in the files. There are also a significant number of
records pertaining to the existence of so-called "diploma mills" in California and the need for legislative oversight on private
post-secondary educational institutions. Other noteworthy subjects reflected in the record group are: California Community
College faculty standards and compensation, student financial aid policy, standardized testing, research laboratories oversight,
education finance/budgets, restructuring initiatives, scholarship grants, work-study programs, educational technology, K-12
teacher training, and University of California/California State University Governance. The files also contain special joint
committee reports on racial/ethnic tensions on California campuses, sexual violence against women, diversity, and minority
representation among students and faculty in California educational institutions.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Higher Education
Education, Higher Law and legislation
Diversity in higher education
Related Collections at the California State Archives
Marguerite Archie-Hudson Papers
Tom Hayden Papers
Ted Lempert Papers
Carol Liu Papers
Assembly Education Committee Records
Assembly Higher Education Subcommittee Records
LP369:1-336
Series 1
Bill Files
1991-2004
Physical Description: 336 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.
Scope and Content Note
Most bill files include all or some of the following items: bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements,
testimony, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, roll calls, records of votes, and committee statements. Significant
topics include the Higher Education Bond Act, the Master Plan for Higher Education (or Donahoe Act), the California Postsecondary
Education Commission, the Private, Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act, and the Cal Grant Program.
1991-1992 AB128-AB3751, ACA13, ACR36-ACR127, AJR17-AJR46(30ff) LP369:1-30
1991-1992 SB2-SB2033, SCR22-SCR77, SJR55 (7ff) LP369:31-37
1993-1994 AB39-AB3768, ACA11-ACA44, ACR63, AB70X-AB89X (28ff) LP369:38-65
1993-1994 SB46-SB1931 (6ff) LP369:66-71
1995-1996 AB2-AB3457, ACA14-ACA44, ACR30-ACR67 (32ff) LP369:72-103
1995-1996 SB4-SB2034, SCR66 (12ff) LP369:104-115
1997-1998 AB13-AB2813, ACR20-ACR81 (39ff) LP369:116-154
1997-1998 SB12-SB2223, SCR71-SCR92 (19ff) LP369:155-173
1999-2000 AB2-AB2794, ACA25-ACA61, AB2X-AB31X (33ff) LP369:174-207
1999-2000 SB76-SB1898 (18ff) LP369:208-225
2001-2002 AB16-AB3058, ACR21-ACR235 (52ff) LP369:226-277
2001-2002 SB43-SB2028, SCR37 (20ff) LP369:278-297
2003-2004 AB40-AB3064, ACA13, ACR8-ACR193, AJR3, HR40 (27ff) LP369:298-324
2003-2004 SB41-SB1875 (12ff) LP369:325-336
LP369:337-565
Series 2
Hearing Files
1991-2004
Physical Description: 71 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content Note
Hearing files may contain agendas, audiocassette tape recordings, video tape recordings, transcripts, testimony, background
reports, working files for regular session hearings, interim hearings, and some joint hearings. Audio and videotapes have
been moved to a cold storage vault for preservations purposes and separation sheets are in the appropriate files to alert
the researcher to the existence of such tapes.
Hearing files may provide information concerning policies and programs considered by the committee. They offer an insight
into some of California's higher education issues during the period covered. The hearings focused on a variety of topics including
educational access, the Master Plan for Higher Education in California, student aid, educational technology, teacher training,
higher education finance, workforce training, and diversity in higher education.
For a list of hearing dates and topics, see Appendix A in in Additional Series Information.
Additional Series Information
LP369:568-637
Series 3
Subject Files
1987-2004
Physical Description: 300 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by topic.
Scope and Content Note
Files may contain correspondence, background materials, newspaper clippings, notes, reports,
opinion papers, and statistical analyses related to higher education issues from 1987-2004.
Significant topics include: diversity in higher education, professional schools restructuring,
University of California governance, workforce training, private higher education, and
postsecondary vocational education. The files may provide information about the range of issues
confronting the Higher Education Committee during the time period covered.
For a list of subject files, see Appendix B in Additional Series Information.
Additional Series Information
LP369:638-653
Series 4
Private and Vocational Education Files
1989-1995
Physical Description: 16 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by topic.
Scope and Content Note
The series includes correspondence, background materials, newspaper clippings, notes, reports,
opinion papers, commentary, and statistical analyses related to private, postsecondary higher
education institutions. Significant topics include oversight of private and vocational schools,
"diploma mills," educational fraud, and the Student Protection Act of 1997. The files may also
reflect the problems facing the committee in its efforts to oversee and regulate postsecondary
private and vocational schools in California.
LP369:654-662
Series 5
Correspondence
2002-2004
Physical Description: 9 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date.
Scope and Content Note
The chronological correspondence files are mostly related to committee and bill issues and are
from committee members, higher education faculty, university and college presidents,
constituents, chancellor's offices, lobbyists, legislative analysts, department heads, and other
state employees.