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CA SB550

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dave Cortese

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the California State University Trustees to establish a 6-year legal education pilot program between CSU San Jose and a state-accredited independent nonprofit law school

  • Allows CSU San Jose to partner with the nonprofit law school to jointly award a juris doctor degree and provide certificate and legal education programs at the undergraduate level

  • Requires the law school to maintain continuous accreditation for at least 5 years before the first cohort graduates, and caps student fees at standard CSU graduate professional program rates

  • Mandates the Legislative Analyst's Office to conduct an interim evaluation after 3 years and a final evaluation after the pilot concludes, covering costs, completion rates, workforce impact, and student outcomes

  • The program becomes inoperative on July 1, 2041, and is repealed January 1, 2042

Legislative Description

California State University, San Jose: legal partnership pilot program.

Last Action

August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

8/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/16/2025
Judiciary7/9/2025
Higher Education6/9/2025
Appropriations4/30/2025
Judiciary4/23/2025
Education4/2/2025
Rules3/27/2025
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement3/5/2025
Rules2/20/2025

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