(a) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall conduct a statewide evaluation of the doctoral degree programs authorized pursuant to this article.

(b) On or before December 31, 2028, the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall submit a report, pursuant to § 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature and the Governor on the results of the evaluation.

(c) (1) The evaluation and report shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following information on the doctoral degree programs authorized pursuant to this article:

(A) The number of CSU campuses that proposed doctoral degree programs.

(B) The types of doctoral degree programs proposed by CSU campuses.

(C) The number of doctoral degree programs approved by the trustees.

(D) The number of doctoral degree programs implemented.

(E) The number of doctoral degree program proposals that received objections from UC, what the objections were, and how the objections were resolved.

(F) Enrollment and completion information on implemented doctoral degree programs.

(G) The impact of expanded doctoral degrees at the CSU pursuant to this article on the accessibility, quality, and affordability of higher education in California.

(2) The report described in paragraph (1) shall include information on the impact of expanded professional doctoral education at CSU on the accessibility, quality, and affordability of higher education in California.

(d) Pursuant to § 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on December 31, 2030, and as of January 1, 2031, is repealed.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 663, Sec. 1. (AB 656) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative December 31, 2030, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions.)