CA AB2458

Expand student parent internet web pages at California community colleges and state universities to include information on federal and state tax credits (Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Young Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit), state and federal financial aid programs, and the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program.

Require California Community Colleges and California State University chancellors to develop policies by July 31, 2025 for estimating and adjusting cost of attendance for student parents, including actual costs for food, housing, transportation, and childcare based on USDA food plans, state childcare reimbursement ceilings, fair market rent, and transportation data.

Mandate that all community college and state university campuses implement the cost of attendance adjustment policy and establish data fields to identify and track student parents by the start of the 2026-27 academic year.

Require campuses to update net price calculators by the start of the 2026-27 academic year to include baseline student parent cost estimates disaggregated by age and number of dependent children.

Establish procedures for reimbursement to local agencies and school districts if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes state-mandated costs.