State senator pushes bill for San Jose State law school - San José Spotlight

State senator pushes bill for San Jose State law school - San José Spotlight

A Silicon Valley politician wants to create California State University’s first public law school and is eyeing San Jose. State Sen. Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 550 proposes establishing a law school at San Jose State University by integrating it with state-accredited, nonprofit Lincoln Law School of San Jose. If approved, it would be San Jose’s first public law school. The CSU board of trustees would also need to approve the plan. The bill has p…