CaliforniaCSU and community colleges with priority registration must prioritize GI Bill users from 2028–29
Starting in 2028–29, CSU and community college campuses with priority registration must prioritize GI Bill users and certain fee-waiver students; UC is asked to follow.
What it does
Starting in 2028–29, CSU and community college campuses with priority registration must prioritize GI Bill users and students receiving the specified military-related fee waiver. UC campuses are asked to do the same.
California must repay local agencies and school districts for covered costs if a state commission finds this law requires those costs.
Argument forStarting in 2028–29, GI Bill users and the specified fee-waiver students could have more class choices when covered CSU and community college campuses give them registration priority.
Argument againstAt covered CSU and community college campuses, other students might have fewer class choices when priority students register before them starting in 2028–29.
More detail
CSU and community college districts must give covered students priority when they sign up for classes. Only campuses with priority registration systems are covered. Eligible students use a federal GI Bill benefit or receive the specified waiver of college tuition or required fees. University of California campuses are asked to grant the same priority. The CSU and community college requirement, and the request to UC, begin with the 2028–29 academic year.
If a state commission finds state-required costs, California must repay affected local agencies and school districts. This covers costs the law requires local agencies and school districts to bear. The Commission on State Mandates must find that this law creates state-required costs. Repayment follows the existing state process.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 28Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 730, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 20In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded Special Consent AB2203 Tangipa By Grove. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 20Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5591.).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 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 22
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A.Minor
- May 14In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2203 Tangipa Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5055.)Passed Assembly
- May 7Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- May 6From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and M. & V.A.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced
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