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Rules committee advances Ricardo Delafuente to full Senate after hearing on enrollment, fraud and housing for community colleges
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee voted to move Ricardo Delafuente's nomination for the California Community Colleges Board to the full Senate after a confirmation hearing that focused on enrollment trends, alleged fraud in student applications and the status of state-funded student housing projects.
Ricardo Delafuente, the governor's nominee to the California Community Colleges Board, was advanced to the full Senate by the Senate Rules Committee on May 21 after a confirmation hearing that centered on enrollment, fraud in applications and state investments in student housing.
The committee hearing matter-of-factly covered Delafuente's background and several operational issues facing the 116-campus California Community Colleges system, which Delafuente noted serves about 2,000,000 students. Delafuente described two priorities he said would guide his work: "lifelong learning" and "service," and thanked family and mentors who supported his nomination.
Committee members pressed Delafuente on enrollment and on allegations of widespread fraud in the college application and financial-aid process. Senator…
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