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AB-2053 • 2026

Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Coast Community College District.

Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Coast Community College District.

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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
Ta
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The last action of the bill indicates it failed passage, but there's no information on whether reconsideration was successful or not.

Cybersecurity Degree Program at Coastline College

The bill allows Coastline College, part of the Coast Community College District, to offer a cybersecurity baccalaureate degree program and requires evaluations by the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Chancellor of California Community Colleges to authorize Coastline College to start a workforce-aligned cybersecurity baccalaureate degree program.
  • Requires an interim evaluation of the program by July 1, 2030.
  • Requires a final evaluation of the program by July 1, 2034.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Coastline College
  • Students interested in cybersecurity at Coastline College

Terms To Know

Baccalaureate degree
A bachelor's degree, usually requiring four years of study.
Legislative Analyst’s Office
An office that provides nonpartisan analysis and advice to the California Legislature.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only applies to Coastline College in the Coast Community College District.
  • It does not specify how much funding will be provided for this program.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  2. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  3. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  4. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2053, as introduced, Ta.
Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Coast Community College District.
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 at the campuses they operate. Existing law authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, to authorize the establishment of community college district baccalaureate degree programs, as provided.
This bill would authorize the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to authorize the Coast Community College District to offer a workforce-aligned cybersecurity baccalaureate degree program at Coastline
College, as provided. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to, on or before July 1, 2030, conduct and present to the Legislature and the Governor an interim evaluation of the baccalaureate degree program that is offered pursuant to that authorization and, on or before July 1, 2034, a final evaluation of that degree program, as provided. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2035.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Coast Community College District.

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