Phil Ting
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 19
Author
Existing law establishes independent institutions of higher education as one of the segments of postsecondary education in the state. Existing law, the Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A Entitlement Awards, the Cal Grant B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Expanded Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. The Cal Grant Reform Act revises and recasts the provisions establishing and governing the existing Cal Grant Program into a new Cal Grant Program. Existing law specifies that the act becomes operative only if General Fund moneys over the multiyear forecasts beginning in the 2024–25 fiscal year are available to support ongoing augmentations and actions, and if funding is provided in the annual Budget Act to implement the act. This bill would prohibit, commencing September 1, 2025, an independent institution of higher education, as defined, from providing a legacy preference or donor preference in admissions, as defined, to an applicant as part of the regular or early action admissions process. The bill would require, on or before June 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, an independent institution of higher education to report to the Legislature and the Department of Justice on whether it is in compliance or violation of these provisions, and if in violation of these provisions, to also report, for that academic year, (1) specified information about newly enrolled students and (2) the admission rate of students who are provided a legacy preference or donor preference in admissions, as compared to the admission rate of students who are not provided a legacy preference or donor preference in admissions. The bill would require the department to post the names of the independent institutions of higher education that violate the prohibition on its internet website by the next fiscal year.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1006, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 0.).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 5.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 15).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 19).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 0. Page 5389.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 16).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 3.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1780 | HTML |
| 01/03/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/11/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/08/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/18/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/11/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/25/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/27/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/15/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/23/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/15/24- Assembly Higher Education | |
| 05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/17/24- Senate Education | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/15/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/19/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/25/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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