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Assembly Bill 1402 (Waters – 1989)
Chapter 1239, Statutes of 1989
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As enacted, Assembly Bill 1402 amended, added, and repealed various sections of the Education Code, relating to private postsecondary education. (See Exhibit A, #1h) Assembly member Maxine Waters introduced this legislation on March 7, 1989. (See Exhibit A, #1a)
Assembly Bill 1402 was assigned to the Assembly Committee on Education’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Senate Committee on Education for consideration of the policy issues raised by the bill. (See Exhibit A, #3 and #9) The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Appropriations examined its fiscal ramifications. (See Exhibit A, #2 and #5) The bill was amended six times during its consideration by the Legislature. (See Exhibit A, #1b through #1g and #2) Following legislative approval, Governor George Deukmejian signed Assembly Bill 1402 on October 1, 1989, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on that date as Chapter 1239 of the Statutes of 1989. (See Exhibit A, #1h and #2)
Assembly Bill 1402 was a counterpart of Senate Bill 190, the two bills forming a major effort of the Legislature to reform private schools in California. (See Exhibit A, #9, page 2 and #19, document PE-4) We do not include the legislative history of Senate Bill 190 herein. If you would like to order complete legislative history materials on Senate Bill 190, please let us know.
The files of the author and the Governor contain documentation of the abuses and problems being experienced in the State with regard to trade schools. (See Exhibit A, #16 and #19) The bill basically strengthened the standards and monitoring of trade schools, increasing consumer protections. (See Exhibit A, #14, document SFA-18)