There is established a 5-member University of the District of Columbia Community College Transition to Independence Advisory Board. Two of the advisory board members shall be nominated by the Chairman of the Council and 3 advisory board members shall be nominated by the Mayor. All advisory board members shall be subject to confirmation by the Council.
(Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 4702, 58 DCR 6226.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
Law 19-21, the "Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Support Act of 2011", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 19-203, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 25, 2011, and June 14, 2011, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 22, 2011, it was assigned Act No. 19-98 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 19-21 became effective on September 14, 2011.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) addition of sections, see §§ 4032, 4042 of Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-383, June 19, 2012, 59 DCR 7764).
For temporary (90 day) addition of sections, see §§ 4032, 4042 of Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19- 413, July 25, 2012, 59 DCR 9290).
Miscellaneous Notes
Short title: Section 4071 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle H of title IV of the act may be cited as "Community College of the District of Columbia Plan for Independence Act of 2011".
Short title: Section 4041 of D.C. Law 19-168 provided that subtitle E of title IV of the act may be cited as "University of the District of Columbia Community College Autonomy Act of 2012".
Section 4042 of D.C. Law 19-168 provides:
"Sec. 4042. University of the District of Columbia Community College autonomy.
"(a) By November 1, 2012, the University of the District of Columbia shall transmit to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education a request for approval of a substantive change to reclassify the University of the District of Columbia Community College as a Branch Campus of the University of the District of Columbia. A copy of this request shall also be transmitted to the Council of the District of Columbia.
"(b) By October 1, 2012, the Chief Executive Officer of the University of the District of Columbia Community College shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Community College and shall have direct spending authority over the Community College budget, identified as Division (8000) in the University of the District of Columbia operating budget and shall regularly report directly to the Board of Trustees, or a subcommittee of the Board of Trustees, respecting the affairs of the Community College."
(a) The President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia ("UDC"), the President of the Community College of the District of Columbia ("CCDC"), and the University of the District of Columbia Community College Transition to Independence Advisory Board, shall jointly develop and submit to the Council by no later than November 28, 2011, a transition plan for establishing CCDC as an independent community college.
(b) The transition plan shall:
(1) Identify all actions that must be taken for CCDC to operate independently from the UDC flagship university, including the creation of an independent board of trustees for CCDC;
(2) Account for the type and scope of programs offered and envisioned, and include the development, expansion, integration, coordination, and efficient use of the facilities; and
(3) Include the following:
(A) An independent budget for CCDC that shall identify, for the first 5 years of operation as an independent entity, beginning in fiscal year 2013, the expected costs and revenues associated with its operation;
(B) The CCDC's application for accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education;
(C) The Draft Terms of Articulation, which shall contain all proposed policies related to the transfer of credits and admission policies between CCDC and UDC, and which may be updated from time to time;
(D) A Workforce and Local Education Plan, which shall identify potential arrangements to provide training for both public and private sector employees, and which shall identify mechanisms by which to increase cooperation and interaction with the District of Columbia Public Schools, public charter schools, and other District agencies; and
(E) A plan detailing any transfers of positions, employees, property, and funds from UDC to CCDC for the purposes of establishing an independent community college.
(Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 4703, 58 DCR 6226.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 19-21, see notes under § 38-1271.01.
Funding to support the development of the transition plan for an independent community college shall consist of $500,000, as set forth in the fiscal year 2012 budget and financial plan, to be transferred to an account held by the UDC Trustees and to be exclusively used for the purpose of developing the transition plan as described in this chapter.
(Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 4704, 58 DCR 6226.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 19-21, see notes under § 38-1271.01.
