(a) The bureau shall consider the graduate salary and other outcome data and reporting requirements that are utilized by the United States Department of Education, the Student Aid Commission, accrediting agencies, and student advocate associations. The bureau shall consider the reporting requirements of public postsecondary institutions in California to evaluate the feasibility of adopting these reporting requirements for private postsecondary institutions. The bureau shall make recommendations to the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2016, on how reporting requirements under this chapter should be altered to ensure accurate, useful, and consistent reporting by private postsecondary institutions to the bureau and students.

(b) The bureau is authorized to enter into a personal services contract with an appropriate independent contractor to assist in the evaluation required by subdivision (a). In this connection, the Legislature finds, pursuant to § 19130 of the Government Code, that this is a new state function.

(c) (1) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with § 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to § 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed January 1, 2017.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 32. (SB 1247) Effective January 1, 2015. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)