Section 99100 Of Chapter 2. Human Corps From California Education Code >> Division 14. >> Title 3. >> Part 65. >> Chapter 2.
99100
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) California students have a long and rich tradition of
participation in community service which should be recognized,
commended, and expanded.
(2) There is a growing national consensus that student
participation in community services enhances the undergraduate
experience.
(3) Student community service is an activity of extreme
importance to the mission of the university and deserves to be
conducted both for academic credit and otherwise.
(4) The state's postsecondary educational institutions are charged
to maintain a tradition of public service as well as teaching and
research.
(5) Access to the privilege of attending the university is made
possible for many by our state's tradition of keeping fees and
tuition low.
(6) Practical learning experiences in the real world are valuable
for the development of a student's sense of self, skills, and
education.
(7) Our state faces enormous unmet human needs and social
challenges including undereducated children, increasing illiteracy
and teenage parenting, environmental contamination, homelessness,
school dropouts, and growing needs for elder care.
(8) The state's ability to face these challenges requires
policymakers to find creative and cost-effective solutions including
increased efforts for community and student public service.
(9) The Legislature and the State of California provide
substantial incentives and subsidies for its citizens to attend the
state's postsecondary education institutions, public and private,
which are among the finest in the world.
(10) Current volunteer efforts conducted by community
organizations reach only a fraction of the need. The need for public
service is great because private, state, and federal funding are
insufficient to pay for all the social services needed.
(11) Existing community service efforts have successfully
demonstrated that participation in public service is of mutual
benefit to participating students and the recipients of their
services.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article
to do all of the following:
(1) Complete the college experience by providing students an
opportunity to develop themselves and their skills in real-world
learning experiences.
(2) To help nurture a sense of human community and social
responsibility in our college students.
(3) Invite the fullest possible cooperation between postsecondary
education institutions, schools, public, private, and nonprofit
agencies, and philanthropies to plan, fund, and implement expanded
opportunities for student participation in community life through
public service in organized programs.
(4) To substantially increase college student participation in
community services, with the ultimate goal of 100 percent
participation.