CA AB1891

Authorizes community college allied health programs to use multicriteria screening measures, random selection, or a blended combination when applicants exceed program capacity, after using an approved diagnostic assessment tool.

Requires multicriteria screening processes to evaluate applicants based on academic performance, work or volunteer experience, foreign language proficiency, life experiences, and special circumstances including disabilities, low family income, first-generation status, and refugee or veteran status.

Prohibits community college districts from excluding applicants based on residency or incomplete prerequisite courses in that district, and bans policies that have the effect of excluding non-residents from allied health programs.

Requires allied health programs using multicriteria screening to report admissions policies annually to the Chancellor, including demographic data on admitted and successfully completing students.

Requires the Chancellor to submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor beginning March 1, 2026, examining participation, retention, and completion rates of students admitted through multicriteria screening, disaggregated by age, gender, ethnicity, and home language.

Repeals all provisions on January 1, 2030.