(a) The college shall be held to at least the same accountability measures and key performance indicators developed by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges that are applicable to all other campuses of the California Community Colleges.

(b) In addition, the college shall report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance on all of the following measures:

(1) The college shall report on startup milestones, including the number of designed program pathways, by August 1, 2019.

(2) The college shall report on startup milestones, including student enrollment and the number of designed program pathways, by August 1, 2020.

(3) The college shall report on startup milestones, including student enrollment, the number of designed program pathways, and student outcomes, by August 1, 2021. This report shall serve as a comprehensive status report on the college’s activities and outcomes, including information on student employment and earning gains after completion of programs, other student success metrics identified by the Research and Development Unit, the number of faculty and staff employed by the college, and a qualitative description of the college’s efforts and progress to reach and serve working adults.

(4) The college shall report on startup milestones, including student enrollment, the number of designed program pathways, student outcomes, progress on transition planning for the scaling phase, and a qualitative description of any innovative teaching and student support practices and technologies developed by the college’s faculty and staff, by August 1, 2022, and August 1 of each year thereafter.

(c) By January 1, 2026, the college shall also be assessed by an independent evaluator contracted by the board of governors. The independent evaluator shall assess the progress of program production, relationships with industry partners, student success, and the like.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 18. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)