Public postsecondary education: reenrollment.
Summary
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 2 of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. A provision of the Donahoe Higher Education Act expresses the intent of the Legislature that specified categories of applicants be prioritized in a specified order for the purpose of enrollment planning and admission priority practice at the undergraduate resident student level for the California State University and the University of California, including applicants who have been previously enrolled at the campus to which they are applying, as specified. The act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by appropriate resolution, make it applicable. This bill would require the California State University, and request the University of California, to require each campus in their respective systems to grant students the right to reenroll in their baccalaureate degree program after withdrawing or stopping out, if the student was in good academic standing with the university.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Aug 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Aug 2022
Signed into Law
Sep 2022
Introduced Feb 7, 2022
Signed Sep 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Aug 17, 2022 · Assembly May 5, 2022
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Aug 17, 2022
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican9
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Sep 15, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Aug 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4871.).
upper
Jun 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
6-16-2022 hearing rescheduled by committee to 6-15-2022
upper
May 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 4577.)
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 27).
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Choi
RRepublican
Co
Devon Mathis
RRepublican
Co
Luz Rivas
DDemocratic
Co
Phillip Chen
RRepublican
Co
Tom Lackey
RRepublican
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