SB 1456 Summary

• Renamed the Seymour-Campbell Matriculation Act to the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012, refocusing on student success through core services including orientation, assessment and placement, counseling, education planning, and academic interventions.

• Required community college districts to waive the $46 per unit enrollment fee for students meeting minimum academic and progress standards adopted by the Board of Governors, along with specified income or financial need criteria.

• Directed the Board of Governors to develop a formula for allocating funding for the Student Success and Support Program, with districts required to contribute matching funds and implement specified accountability measures.

• Made the Student Success and Support Program operative only if funds are specifically appropriated in the annual Budget Act beginning in fiscal year 2012-13.

• Required the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and report on implementation and student outcomes of the act by July 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter.