SECTIONS 92850-92851 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 92850-92851

92850. The Regents of the University of California are requested to
develop a Governor's Teacher Scholars Program, to operate,
commencing July 1, 2000, at the Berkeley and Los Angeles campuses,
and at additional University of California campuses, as deemed
appropriate by the University, in accordance with all of the
following:
(a) Prior to July 1, 2000, the university shall develop or
accomplish all of the following:
(1) A rigorous teacher preparation program that prepares teachers
to work in schools with high percentages of low income or English
language learners and that culminates in the award of a master's
degree.
(2) Begin recruiting highly talented students who wish to become
teachers.
(3) Conduct a fundraising effort to provide full scholarships to
participants in the program.
(b) When the program is fully operational, a total of 400 students
shall be selected to participate in the program. At least 100 of
these students shall be enrolled at each of the Los Angeles and
Berkeley campuses.
(c) A participant in the program shall receive a full scholarship,
funded through private donations and other sources, to cover the
costs of the participant related to the program. The amount of a
scholarship under this section shall be limited to the amount of
university fees charged to resident students and mandatory
campus-based fees.
(d) A participant in the program shall be required to comply with
the teaching requirements for participants in the Assumption Program
of Loans for Education set forth in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b)
of Section 69613.
(e) A participant who leaves classroom teaching service before his
or her four-year commitment is completed shall repay that portion of
his or her scholarship assistance that is equal to the proportion of
the four-year commitment that has not been completed.

92851. This chapter shall not apply to the University of California
unless and until the Regents of the University of California act, by
resolution, to make it applicable.