CaliforniaCommunity colleges: California College Promise.
What it does
Existing law establishes the California College Promise, under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to provide funding, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to each community college meeting prescribed requirements. Existing law authorizes a community college to use that funding to waive some or all of the fees for 2 academic years for first-time community college students and returning community college students, as defined, who are enrolled in 12 or more semester units or the equivalent, or fewer for students certified as "full time" by a staff person in the disabled student services program, as specified, and who complete and submit either a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a California Dream Act application, except as provided.
More detail
This bill would instead require, for purposes of eligibility for the California College Promise, that students be enrolled in 9 or more, rather than 12 or more, semester units or the equivalent, or fewer for a student certified as eligible, based on a commitment by the student that is analogous to the 9-semester-unit or equivalent workload, by a staff person in the disabled student services program. The bill would additionally require, as a condition of receiving funding for the California College Promise, community colleges to provide a written notification to initial recipients of the California College Promise that includes specified information related to the 2 academic years of eligibility for the California College Promise.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 20In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.Latest
- Sep 20Vetoed by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 8Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 30Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 2.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB632 Arreguín et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 5924.)Minor
- Vote recorded That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5725.) Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Aug 25Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).Minor
- Aug 24In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 632 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By Ahrens. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6387.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 19Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 24Coauthors revised.
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 15Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jun 10From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.Major
- 2025
- Jun 16Referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Jun 5In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 4Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 1518.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1207.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- Apr 28April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 28.
- Apr 10Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 739.) (April 9).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Set for hearing April 9.
- Mar 5Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced