CA SB148

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

Middle Class Scholarship Program awards will not require recalculation if a federal, state, or institutional need-based scholarship under $300 is identified after the initial award determination; participating institutions must sign participation agreements with the Student Aid Commission

Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program recipients may now use funds for professional development and technical assistance to develop open educational resources, and the Chancellor's office may allocate unallocated funds after June 30, 2025 for statewide open educational resources infrastructure

$49,734,000 is appropriated from the Public School System Stabilization Account to the State School Fund for community college district support through the Student Centered Funding Formula

Beginning in 2026-27, the Chancellor of California Community Colleges cannot reserve more than 3.5% of MESA program funds for administrative costs, with reserved funds limited to statewide coordination and enhancement activities