CaliforniaPublic postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.
What it does
Existing law authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, to authorize the establishment of community college district baccalaureate degree programs, as provided. Existing law requires a community college district to identify and document unmet workforce needs in the subject area of the baccalaureate degree to be offered and offer a baccalaureate degree at a campus in a subject area with unmet workforce needs in the local community or region of the district. Existing law prohibits a community college district baccalaureate degree program from offering a baccalaureate degree program or program curricula already offered by the California State University or the University of California.
More detail
Beginning January 1, 2028, this bill would specify that a community college district identify and document unmet current or projected future workforce needs and offer a baccalaureate degree at a campus in a subject area with unmet current or projected workforce needs. The bill would instead prohibit a community college district from offering a baccalaureate degree program or program curricula already offered by the University of California, or a campus of the California State University whose local service area includes, or overlaps with, the territory of the community college district, except as provided. The bill would require a community college district's eligibility to offer a baccalaureate degree program to be determined based on a tiered framework using the community college district's rate of students who earned an award or transferred, as specified. Before submitting an application for a baccalaureate degree program, the bill would encourage a community college district to obtain a determination of unmet current or projected future workforce need for a specific baccalaureate degree program from the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, as provided.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 78042 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2694 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2694 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 2694 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 18Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 320, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 18Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 5.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded SB 960 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Alvarez. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB960 Cabaldon Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 31In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 31Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 1. Page 6990.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 27Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 27Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 24Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 0. Page 6413.)
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 25Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 23).Major
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.Minor
- May 19In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 18Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4312.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4259.) (May 14).Minor
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- May 4May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Set for hearing May 4.
- Apr 22Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 21From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3898.) (April 15).Major
- Apr 15
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 15.
- Feb 11Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Feb 4From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
- Feb 3Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced