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CA SB960

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Cabaldon

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Modifies restrictions on California Community College baccalaureate degree programs, allowing colleges to offer degrees in fields that overlap with California State University programs if the CSU program has been impacted (oversubscribed) for 3 consecutive years prior to approval

  • Maintains the prohibition on community colleges offering baccalaureate degrees that duplicate University of California programs

  • Applies the overlap restriction only to CSU campuses whose local admission area includes or overlaps with the community college district's territory, rather than the entire CSU system

  • Continues existing requirements for community colleges to document unmet workforce needs, consult with CSU and UC, and maintain separate enrollment records for upper and lower division students

  • Preserves the current fee structure capping community college baccalaureate fees at CSU levels, with an additional $84 per unit charge for upper division coursework

Legislative Description

Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.

Last Action

Referred to Com. on ED.

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/11/2026
Rules2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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