California Education Code

§ 66046.1

EDC § 66046.1 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 5 · Title 3 · Part 40 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4.92

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)Since its adoption in 1960, the Master Plan for Higher Education has served to create the largest and most distinguished higher education system in the nation. A key component of the Master Plan for Higher Education is the differentiation of mission and function of each public higher education sector to increase access and educational opportunity for Californians. The Master Plan has a provision that allows the CSU to offer doctoral education in joint doctoral programs with the UC and independent California colleges and universities.

(2)More recently, the CSU has received legislative authority to offer independent professional or applied doctoral degrees in areas where there is an identified workforce or accreditation need that may not be fulfilled through existing education opportunities in California.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 663, Sec. 1. (AB 656) Effective January 1, 2024.