CaliforniaCalifornia colleges must plan shared numbers for public safety courses
California Community Colleges must plan a shared numbering system for public safety career courses, but can implement it only if funding is available.
What it does
By December 31, 2027, the California Community Colleges must send lawmakers a plan for shared course numbers and alignment in public safety career training.
The plan must phase in firefighting, law enforcement, and modern policing degree courses, with training courses aligned to the standards of the relevant state agencies.
The community colleges can put the system into effect only if funding is available, as determined by their Chancellor.
Argument forShared course numbers could make it easier for students and public safety agencies to compare training that follows regional and professional standards.
Argument againstColleges might wait for funding before aligning courses, so students may continue to face different course numbers across campuses.
More detail
The California Community Colleges must develop and send an implementation and funding plan to the Legislature. The plan must cover a shared numbering and alignment system for career technical education public safety courses, focused on regional, agency-compliant, and professional standards. The plan is due on or before December 31, 2027.
The planned system must phase in the named public safety courses. The phases cover firefighting courses, law enforcement education courses, and courses required for the modern policing degree program. Firefighting courses must align with state fire training curriculum, standards, and certification requirements. Law enforcement education courses must align with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training curriculum, standards, and certification requirements. The system must complement the existing common course numbering system.
The California Community Colleges may implement the system only when funding is available, as determined by the Chancellor. This funding condition applies to implementation of the public safety career course numbering system. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges determines whether funding is available.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 14Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 14Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 31Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6448.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1728 Alanis Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded Special Consent AB1728 Alanis By Reyes. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 20Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5589.).Passed Senate
- Aug 18Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 30Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24).Major
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- May 21In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1728 Alanis Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 21Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5194.)Passed Assembly
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Mar 23Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Mar 19Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 18From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 17).Major
- Mar 17
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.Minor
- Feb 6From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
- Feb 5Read first time. To print.Introduced
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