(a) (1) The bureau shall establish a task force no later than March 1, 2015, to review standards for educational and training programs specializing in innovative subject matters and instructing students in high-demand technology fields for which there is a demonstrated shortage of skilled employees. The members of the task force may include postsecondary education experts, owners of institutions, consumer advocates focused on education, high technology employers, students of short-term focused high technology training programs, and providers of high technology training in subjects including, but not necessarily limited to, programming, software development, computer science, and coding.

(2) At least two members of the task force shall be members of the advisory committee. One of these members shall serve as chair of the task force.

(3) The task force shall transmit a report with its recommendations and findings to the advisory committee no later than January 1, 2016. The task force’s report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following:

(A) Whether students attending institutions should receive certain disclosures prior to enrolling in an educational program offered by those institutions.

(B) Whether the means of reporting student outcomes and the content of those reports are appropriate.

(C) The steps the state may take to promote the growth of high-quality training programs in skills for high technology occupations.

(b) The advisory committee shall review and approve, modify, or reject the report prepared pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a). The bureau shall provide the approved report to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2016.

(c) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2017, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

(d) The report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 17. (SB 1247) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 94950.)