L.A. College Faculty Guild etc. v. L.A. Community College Dist.

BACKGROUND

In 2018, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 705 (2017–2018 Reg. Sess.) (Assembly Bill 705) in response to concerns that too many students were being referred to remedial courses upon entering the community college system. The Legislature found that placement in such remedial courses discouraged students from pursuing a college education and made them less likely to achieve their educational goals and to complete a degree, certificate or transfer outcome within a six- year period.1 (Stats. 2017, ch. 745, § 1.)

The trial court granted the District’s request to take judicial notice of the 2018 legislative history of Assembly Bill 705. On our own motion, we also take judicial notice of this legislative history. (Evid. Code, § 452.)

2 Assembly Bill 705 amended Education Code section 78213 to provide that “[a] community college district or college shall maximize the probability that a student will enter and complete transfer-level coursework in English and mathematics within a one-year timeframe.” (Ed. Code, § 78213, subd. (d)(1)(A).) The amendment also specified that a “community college district or college shall not require students to enroll in…