Legislative Actions

California's community colleges are encouraged to take action on the following bills (to be updated) during the 2023-24 California legislative cycle. For questions about any of the bills or suggested actions, contact Andrew Martinez, Director of Government Relations, at amartinez@ccleague.org.

SB 895 (Roth)

SB 895 – Support

SB 895 by Senator Richard Roth would address California’s healthcare workforce needs by authorizing 15 community college districts to award Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees. Participating districts must be in underserved nursing areas and have a nationally accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program. Class sizes cannot exceed 25% of the current ADN class or 35 students, whichever is greater.

Letter of Support – Assembly Higher Education Committee

  • Please submit a letter of support for SB 895 through the California Legislature Position Letter Portal to the attention of the Assembly Higher Education Committee: https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/ 
  • Please also send a copy of your letter to Nune Garipian at nune@ccleague.org
  • Letters from organizations must be on letterhead and include a signature. Click here for the template letter.
  • For the SB 895 Fact Sheet, please click here.
  • The bill will be heard by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on July 2nd at 1:30PM
  • Support letters are due by 5PM on Wednesday, June 26th.

 

 

AB 1818 (Jackson)

AB 1818 – Oppose

AB 1818 by Assemblymember Jackson opens college parking lots for homeless students to sleep in. While we acknowledge the author's well-meaning intentions, we are concerned that this bill masks the deeper issue of insufficient housing and financial aid for California’s community college students.

Concerns with AB 1818

  • Unfortunately, AB 1818 ignores comprehensive policy suggestions from the Real College California Basic Needs Report conducted by the League’s Affordability, Food & Housing Access Taskforce and offers a short-term remedy without addressing the root issue.
  • We believe resources would be better utilized towards advancing and expanding student housing initiatives and financial aid services, such as implementation of Cal Grant reform and the expansion of housing grants.
  • There is currently no law prohibiting community college districts from opening parking lots to homeless students. As locally controlled institutions, we believe this should remain a local decision.
  • According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, implementing this measure would result in ongoing costs of $600,000 per campus.
  • Unfortunately, AB 1818 does not fix the real housing and affordability challenges our students face.

Letter of Opposition – Senate Education Committee

  • The coalition opposition letter is available here.
  • The bill will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, June 19th, at 9AM.

AB 247 (Muratsuchi)

AB 247 – Support

AB 247 by Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi would place before the voters of California a K-14 school bond of $14 billion for the construction and modernization of Transitional Kindergarten through community colleges and public education facilities.

While AB 247 is in the Senate Appropriations Committee's possession, it is critically important that policymakers hear directly from their community colleges.

Please submit a letter of support of AB 247 through the California Legislature Position Letter Portal to the attention of the Senate Appropriations Committee: https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/

Please also send a copy of your letter to the Governor's Office at leg.unit@gov.ca.gov

Letters from organizations must be on letterhead and include a signature. Click here for the template letter.

Letters must be submitted by FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2024

 

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