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Rules Committee advances Ricardo Delafuente; senators press California Community Colleges on fraud, housing and workforce planning
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee voted to send Ricardo Delafuente’s nomination for the California Community Colleges Board to the full Senate after a discussion that centered on enrollment, fraud affecting financial aid and admissions, campus housing projects and workforce training coordination.
The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday voted to send Ricardo Delafuente’s nomination to the California Community Colleges Board to the full Senate for confirmation after members questioned him about enrollment trends, a surge in enrollment-related fraud and the implementation of campus housing and workforce programs.
Delafuente, introduced to the committee as a governor’s appointee, told senators that increasing completion rates was a priority and that the system was working to address several operational challenges. "The secret to a long life is gratitude. Daily gratitude and service," Delafuente said during his opening remarks, before answering policy questions from the dais.
The discussion focused on three persistent issues for the community colleges: recovering enrollment to…
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