Cerritos Community College District: data sharing.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Solache
Last action: 2026-06-09
Official status: In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify the exact details of how data sharing will occur beyond September 30, 2027.

Cerritos Community College Data Sharing

AB-1636 allows the Cerritos Community College District to share student data with partner schools and districts for specific educational purposes, starting in September 2027.

What This Bill Does

Allows the governing board of the Cerritos Community College District to enter into a data-sharing agreement with school districts or charter schools that are part of the California College Promise or College and Career Access Pathways Program.
Requires these agreements to be used only for creating student records needed for course enrollment at community colleges.
Requires the Chancellor's office to develop a method for compiling and transmitting personally identifiable student information by September 30, 2027.
Needs informed consent from students before sharing their personal data.
Requires the Cerritos Community College District to report on how well this program works by January 1, 2031.

Who It Names or Affects

The Cerritos Community College District
School districts and charter schools that partner with Cerritos under specific programs.
Students whose data will be shared for educational purposes.

Terms To Know

California College Promise: A program that provides funding to community colleges to waive fees for certain first-time students.
College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Program: Allows schools to offer dual enrollment opportunities to help more students prepare for college.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill only applies until January 1, 2032.
It requires the development of a method by the Chancellor's office before data sharing can begin.
Details about how student consent will be collected and used are not fully explained.

Bill History

2026-06-09 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-08 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on ED.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-21 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5190.)
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.
2026-01-27 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
2026-01-26 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1636, as amended, Solache.
Cerritos Community College District: data sharing.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to provide instruction to students at community college campuses. One of these districts is the Cerritos Community College District.
Existing law establishes the California College Promise, under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to provide funding, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to each community college meeting prescribed requirements. Existing law authorizes a community college to use that funding to waive some or all of the fees for 2 academic years for certain first-time students
at the college.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school for the purpose of offering or expanding dual enrollment opportunities for pupils who may not already be college bound or who are underrepresented in higher education, as provided.
This bill, until January 1, 2032, would authorize,
beginning on September 30, 2027,
upon implementation of a method to be developed by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for compiling and transmitting personally identifiable student information to the chancellor’s office for
this purpose,
the governing board of the Cerritos Community College District to enter into a data-sharing agreement with the governing board of a school district, county office of education, or charter school that partners with the district under the California College Promise or the College and Career Access Pathways Program to exchange personally identifiable student information for the limited and express purpose of creating a community college student record for course enrollment at the California Community Colleges.
The bill would require the personally identifiable student information to be exchanged under the agreement to be compiled and transmitted by the district to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges under a method developed by the chancellor’s office, as provided.
The bill would require the chancellor’s office to, on or before September 1, 2027, in
collaboration with the State Department of Education, as needed, develop a form that will be used to collect informed consent from participating students, as provided. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2031, the district, in collaboration with the chancellor’s office, to submit a report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the bill, as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Cerritos Community College District.

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