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AB-2229 • 2026

The California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of Noncontinuous Students Program.

The California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of Noncontinuous Students Program.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pellerin
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
In committee: Held under submission.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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The California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of Noncontinuous Students Program.

AB 2229, as amended, Pellerin.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 2229, as amended, Pellerin.
  • The California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of Nontraditional Noncontinuous Students Program.
  • Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state.
  • Existing law requires the California State University to require each campus in its system to grant students the right to reenroll in their baccalaureate degree program after withdrawing or stopping out, if the student was in good academic standing with the university.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-04-29 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  5. 2026-03-26 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  6. 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.

  7. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  8. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  9. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2229, as amended, Pellerin.
The California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of
Nontraditional
Noncontinuous
Students Program.
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requires the California State University to require each campus in its system to grant students the right to reenroll in their baccalaureate degree program after withdrawing or stopping out, if the student was in good academic standing with the university.
This bill would establish the California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of
Nontraditional
Noncontinuous
Students Program to increase the reenrollment rates of California
State University students who have withdrawn from a campus before the conferral of a baccalaureate degree. The bill would require the Chancellor of the California State University to adopt a policy prioritizing enrollment funding for California State University campuses that meet enrollment figures and engage in outreach to reenroll former California State University students. The bill would require, on or before July 1, 2027, the trustees to adopt a policy related to evaluating transcripts of
nontraditional
noncontinuous
students who wish to reenroll in the California State University, as specified. The bill would require each campus to designate, on or before July 1, 2027, a
nontraditional
noncontinuous
student advisor, and, commencing July 1, 2027, provide priority registration to
nontraditional
noncontinuous
students returning to complete a degree. The bill would require, on or before September 1, 2028, the trustees to maintain an internet-accessible data dashboard that includes, among other things, the number of
nontraditional
noncontinuous
students who have reenrolled at a campus.

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