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| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 837Introduced by Senator ReyesFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 66010 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 837, as introduced, Reyes. Postsecondary education: segments.Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in the state. The missions and functions of these segments are set forth in the Donahoe Higher Education Act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in a provision that, for purposes of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, designates the segments of public postsecondary education as the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California, as specified, and defines independent institutions of higher education for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66010 of the Education Code is amended to read:66010. (a) Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges, Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.(b) As used in this part, independent institutions of higher education are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(c) No provision of this This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. | |
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| 3 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 837Introduced by Senator ReyesFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 66010 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 837, as introduced, Reyes. Postsecondary education: segments.Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in the state. The missions and functions of these segments are set forth in the Donahoe Higher Education Act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in a provision that, for purposes of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, designates the segments of public postsecondary education as the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California, as specified, and defines independent institutions of higher education for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO | |
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| 9 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 15 | 15 | Introduced by Senator ReyesFebruary 21, 2025 | |
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| 17 | 17 | Introduced by Senator Reyes | |
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| 20 | + | An act to amend Section 66010 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. | |
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| 22 | 22 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 24 | 24 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 26 | + | SB 837, as introduced, Reyes. Postsecondary education: segments. | |
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| 28 | - | Existing law requires each campus of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, each independent institution of higher education, and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to provide students with the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet as developed by the United States Department of Education to inform students or individuals who have been offered admission about financial aid award packages, as specified.Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. Existing law authorizes the commission to, among other things, expend funds for purposes of disseminating information about all institutional, state, and federal student aid programs to potential applicants, and requires that distribution of information to primarily focus on potential applicants with the greatest financial need. Existing law requires the commission, in the event that the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet developed by the United States Department of Education is no longer available, to develop, in consultation with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, a similar form that the above-described postsecondary educational institutions would be required to use instead. Existing law requires the form to provide students and their families with information including, but not limited to, grant and scholarship opportunities and net costs associated with attendance at an institution.Existing law, the Community College Student Financial Aid Outreach Program, requires the commission, in consultation with the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop and administer the program for the purpose of providing financial aid training to high school and community college counselors and advisers who work with students planning to attend or attending a community college, as specified. Existing law requires the training to also address the specific needs of community college students intending to transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, foster youth and former foster youth, homeless youth and former homeless youth, and students with disabilities.This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2027, to develop guidance for school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and public libraries on how to use online technology platforms to assist low-income pupils, foster youth, and undocumented families in accessing student financial aid. The bill would require the guidance to include information on how to use online technology platforms that do certain things, including, among other things, providing clear, accurate, and comprehensive information about the cost of colleges and universities and the availability of financial aid that is specifically tailored to the students unique educational and financial circumstances. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2027, to offer a training program for school counselors and administrators and community-based organizations on the guidance, and to implement a multilingual media campaign targeting underserved communities to raise awareness of available online technology platforms relating to the guidance.Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in the state. The missions and functions of these segments are set forth in the Donahoe Higher Education Act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in a provision that, for purposes of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, designates the segments of public postsecondary education as the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California, as specified, and defines independent institutions of higher education for these purposes. | |
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| 30 | - | Existing law requires each campus of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, each independent institution of higher education, and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to provide students with the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet as developed by the United States Department of Education to inform students or individuals who have been offered admission about financial aid award packages, as specified. | |
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| 32 | - | Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. Existing law authorizes the commission to, among other things, expend funds for purposes of disseminating information about all institutional, state, and federal student aid programs to potential applicants, and requires that distribution of information to primarily focus on potential applicants with the greatest financial need. Existing law requires the commission, in the event that the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet developed by the United States Department of Education is no longer available, to develop, in consultation with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, a similar form that the above-described postsecondary educational institutions would be required to use instead. Existing law requires the form to provide students and their families with information including, but not limited to, grant and scholarship opportunities and net costs associated with attendance at an institution. | |
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| 34 | - | Existing law, the Community College Student Financial Aid Outreach Program, requires the commission, in consultation with the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop and administer the program for the purpose of providing financial aid training to high school and community college counselors and advisers who work with students planning to attend or attending a community college, as specified. Existing law requires the training to also address the specific needs of community college students intending to transfer to a four-year institution of higher education, foster youth and former foster youth, homeless youth and former homeless youth, and students with disabilities. | |
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| 36 | - | This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2027, to develop guidance for school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and public libraries on how to use online technology platforms to assist low-income pupils, foster youth, and undocumented families in accessing student financial aid. The bill would require the guidance to include information on how to use online technology platforms that do certain things, including, among other things, providing clear, accurate, and comprehensive information about the cost of colleges and universities and the availability of financial aid that is specifically tailored to the students unique educational and financial circumstances. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2027, to offer a training program for school counselors and administrators and community-based organizations on the guidance, and to implement a multilingual media campaign targeting underserved communities to raise awareness of available online technology platforms relating to the guidance. | |
| 28 | + | Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in the state. The missions and functions of these segments are set forth in the Donahoe Higher Education Act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in a provision that, for purposes of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, designates the segments of public postsecondary education as the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California, as specified, and defines independent institutions of higher education for these purposes. | |
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| 38 | 30 | Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in the state. The missions and functions of these segments are set forth in the Donahoe Higher Education Act. | |
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| 42 | 32 | This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in a provision that, for purposes of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, designates the segments of public postsecondary education as the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California, as specified, and defines independent institutions of higher education for these purposes. | |
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| 50 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section | |
| 38 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66010 of the Education Code is amended to read:66010. (a) Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges, Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.(b) As used in this part, independent institutions of higher education are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(c) No provision of this This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. | |
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| 52 | 40 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 54 | 42 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 56 | - | SECTION 1. Section | |
| 44 | + | SECTION 1. Section 66010 of the Education Code is amended to read:66010. (a) Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges, Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.(b) As used in this part, independent institutions of higher education are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(c) No provision of this This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. | |
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| 46 | + | SECTION 1. Section 66010 of the Education Code is amended to read: | |
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| 50 | + | 66010. (a) Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges, Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.(b) As used in this part, independent institutions of higher education are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(c) No provision of this This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. | |
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| 52 | + | 66010. (a) Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges, Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.(b) As used in this part, independent institutions of higher education are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(c) No provision of this This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. | |
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| 54 | + | 66010. (a) Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges, Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.(b) As used in this part, independent institutions of higher education are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(c) No provision of this This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. | |
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| 70 | - | 69514.7. (a) On or before July 1, 2027, the commission shall develop guidance for local educational agencies and public libraries on how to use online technology platforms to assist low-income pupils, foster youth, and undocumented families in accessing student financial aid. The guidance shall include, but not be limited to, information on how to use online technology platforms that do all of the following: | |
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| 72 | - | (1) Provide clear, accurate, and comprehensive information about the cost of colleges and universities and the availability of financial aid that is specifically tailored to the students unique educational and financial circumstances. | |
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| 74 | - | (2) Highlight colleges and universities that meet 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need for qualifying students. | |
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| 76 | - | (3) Compare costs for living on-campus versus off-campus and grants versus loans. | |
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| 78 | - | (4) Include specific tools for foster youth and undocumented students to ensure equitable access, with a required display of specific results for foster youth and students eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. | |
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| 80 | - | (5) Provide information in multiple languages and include financial counseling, videos, and guidance resources to faculty, parents, and students. | |
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| 82 | - | (6) Track their progress toward meeting the minimum course requirements for admission to the California State University and the University of California. | |
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| 84 | - | (7) Include direct links to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the CSS Profile, and the California Dream Act application. | |
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| 86 | - | (b) On or before July 1, 2027, the commission shall do both of the following: | |
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| 88 | - | (1) Offer a training program for school counselors and administrators and community-based organizations on the guidance developed pursuant to subdivision (a). | |
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| 90 | - | (2) Implement a multilingual media campaign targeting underserved communities to raise awareness of available online technology platforms relating to the guidance developed pursuant to subdivision (a). | |
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| 92 | - | (c) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school. | |
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| 98 | - | (a)Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California. | |
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| 58 | + | 66010. (a) Public higher education consists of all of the following: (1) the California Community Colleges, Colleges; (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, thereof; and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California. | |
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| 102 | 60 | (b) As used in this part, independent institutions of higher education are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. | |
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| 106 | - | (c)This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. | |
| 62 | + | (c) No provision of this This part is not intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education. |