The Center to Close Achievement Gaps is hereby established, to be located at a campus in the California State University system to be chosen by the Chancellor of the California State University, or at the office of the chancellor. If considering a campus for the location of the center, the chancellor shall use all of the following criteria in choosing the campus:
(a) Its graduation rates for both undergraduate programs and programs of professional preparation of educators.
(b) Its capacity to establish and maintain the center.
(c) Its capacity to operate in partnership with the State Department of Education, the State Board of Education, the California Collaborative for Education Excellence, each county office of education engaged in assisting schools as part of the statewide system of support, established pursuant to Section 52059.5, and the University of California.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 53, Sec. 24. (SB 77) Effective July 1, 2019.)