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AB-530 • 2026

California State University: fiscal transparency.

California State University: fiscal transparency.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hart
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about implementation costs or consequences for non-compliance.

California State University: Making Spending Information Clear

This law requires the California State University to post detailed spending information online for public review and feedback.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the California State University to publish on its website details about expenditures of state funds exceeding $10,000 in a searchable format.
  • Includes an option for users to provide input regarding the usefulness of the posted financial information.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The California State University
  • People who use the internet to view and comment on the university's spending

Terms To Know

fiscal transparency
Making financial information clear and easy for people to understand.
expenditure
Money spent by an organization or government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify consequences if the university fails to comply with these requirements.
  • It is unclear what the implementation costs will be for the California State University.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Held under submission.

  4. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

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

  5. 2025-03-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  7. 2025-02-12 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  8. 2025-02-11 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 530, as introduced, Hart.
California State University: fiscal transparency.
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 trustees to control and expend all money appropriated for the support and maintenance of the university.
This bill, the California State University Transparency Act of 2025, would require the California State University, on or before July 1, 2027, to include on its internet website certain information about each expenditure of state funds, as defined, by the California State University for expenditures that exceed $10,000, in a format that allows the public to search and aggregate that information, and to also include on its internet website, among other things, the capability for a user to give input to the California
State University regarding the utility of the information and to give recommendations to the California State University for improvements to the manner in which the information is provided on the internet website.

Current Bill Text

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