Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Vetoed
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill would let the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges approve four new bachelor's programs at Southwestern Community College – forensic studies, allied health education and leadership, interaction design, and teaching English to speakers of other languages. It requires the district to submit labor‑market data, partnership plans, and accreditation evidence, and mandates state evaluations of the programs through 2035. The Governor vetoed the measure, so it did not become law.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 1. Page 3830.) · Jan 26, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Education Committee Hearing
  Education · Jul 1, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jan 22, 2026
• Higher Education Committee Hearing
  Higher Education · Jan 13, 2026

History

1. May 22, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
2. May 6, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.
3. Jan 27, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
4. Jan 26, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 1. Page 3830.)
5. Jan 22, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
6. Jan 22, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
7. Jan 22, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
8. Jan 22, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
9. Jan 14, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. Jan 14, 2026Coauthors revised.
11. Jan 6, 2026Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
12. Jan 5, 2026Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

The 12 most recent of 15 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• David Alvarez (D) · sponsor
• Alvarez
• Boerner
• Jeff Gonzalez
• Padilla

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