AB 595

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly Jan 24, 2022
  • Senate
  • Governor

Public postsecondary education: University of California and California State University: student eligibility policy.

Abstract

Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, and the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as the 2 segments of public postsecondary education in the state generally authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of the segments of postsecondary education in this state. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by appropriate resolution, to make those provisions applicable. A provision of the act expresses the intent of the Legislature that, in determining the standards and criteria for undergraduate and graduate admissions to the University of California and the California State University, the governing bodies of the segments develop processes that, among other things, strive to be fair and are easily understandable. This bill would require the trustees, and request the regents, before adopting a change in undergraduate student eligibility policy that adds new eligibility requirements, as described, that impact students across its segment, to engage in public discussions with and coordinate with other educational segments that will be impacted by the policy to understand the impacts of the policy in order to try to align preparation and their respective student eligibility policies. The bill would also require the trustees, and request the regents, to commission an independent study by a third-party research organization to assess the impact of the change in student eligibility policy on the eligibility rates of the graduates of public secondary schools who are members of underrepresented student groups, and specifically examine the impact on eligibility and admission rates of all high school graduates, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, income, and region. The bill would also require, or request, as applicable, if either the trustees or the regents approve a change in student eligibility policy that adds new eligibility requirements that impact students across its segment, that an implementation committee, that meets publicly and with members selected as designated, be convened to develop a multiyear plan for that segment to work with the public elementary and secondary school system, the California Community Colleges, and the governing body of the other segment to implement the change, and would require in those circumstances the implementation committee to provide annual progress reports to the Governor, the Legislature, and the governing bodies of the two segments, as specified.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Aug 11, 2022

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Jun 20, 2022

Senate

In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
suspense file.

Jun 08, 2022

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 06, 2022

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 1).

May 04, 2022

Senate

Referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Jan 25, 2022

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Jan 24, 2022

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Assembly

Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 48. Noes 16. Page 3365.)

Assembly

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 3370.).

Jan 20, 2022

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 20).

Apr 14, 2021

Assembly

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Mar 24, 2021

Assembly

Coauthors revised.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 16, 2021

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HIGHER ED.

Mar 15, 2021

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

Feb 18, 2021

Assembly

Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HIGHER ED.

Feb 12, 2021

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

Feb 11, 2021

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB595 HTML
02/11/21 - Introduced PDF
03/15/21 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/08/22 - Amended Senate PDF
06/14/22 - Amended Senate PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/23/21- Assembly Higher Education PDF
01/18/22- Assembly Appropriations PDF
01/24/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
05/27/22- Senate Education PDF
06/17/22- Senate Appropriations PDF

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