AB 9 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

University of California: California State University: transfer students.

Summary
The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California under the administration of the Regents of the University of California as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. A provision of the act requires each of the 3 segments of public postsecondary education to have as a fundamental policy the maintenance of a healthy and expanded student transfer system. 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, before September 1, 2026, to establish specific goals for the adequate representation of community college transfer students in each discipline, program, or major at the system level, and where feasible, at each campus, and would require the California State University to report on its internet website various ratios of community college transfer students to other undergraduates in its system, as provided. The bill would request the University of California, before September 1, 2026, to establish a formal process for identifying the specific disciplines, programs, or majors where capacity increases for community college transfer students at individual campuses would be most valuable and would request the University of California to prioritize those areas for future capacity increases.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Sharon Quirk-Silva
Sharon Quirk-Silva
DDemocratic
CA
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