CA AB148

Community college campuses must provide classified employees access to food pantry services through Basic Needs Centers for 2026-27 and 2027-28 fiscal years, with funding redirected from the Classified Community College Employee Summer Assistance Program

Middle Class Scholarship Program awards under $300 identified after initial determination will no longer require recalculation, and participating institutions must sign participation agreements with the Student Aid Commission

Appropriates $49,734,000 from the Public School System Stabilization Account for community college district support through the Student Centered Funding Formula

Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program expanded to allow funds for professional development on open educational resources materials, and the chancellor's office may allocate unallocated funds for statewide open educational resources infrastructure

MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement) programs capped at 3.5% administrative overhead beginning 2026-27, with $20 million appropriated for emergency financial assistance grants to California Dream Act application filers attending community colleges