Public postsecondary education: College Access for All Fund.

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify how much funding will be available in the College Access for All Fund.

College Access for All Fund

This law creates the College Access for All Fund in the state's treasury to help make college more affordable at UC and CSU by reducing tuition or helping pay back loans.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new fund called the College Access for All Fund in the State Treasury.
Uses this fund to give money to UC and CSU to lower costs for undergraduate students, either through tuition reductions or loan repayment programs.

Who It Names or Affects

Students attending UC and CSU
The University of California and California State University

Terms To Know

undergraduate attendance: Going to college for the first time, usually before getting a bachelor's degree.
tuition reductions: Lowering how much students have to pay to go to school.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact details of how UC and CSU will use the fund are not decided yet.
It is unclear how much money will be in the College Access for All Fund.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31 California Legislative Information
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-25 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 885, as amended, Solache.
Public postsecondary education:
Debt Free College at the UC and the CSU
College Access for All
Fund.
The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as 2 of the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state.
This bill would establish the
Debt Free College at the UC and the CSU
College Access for All
Fund in the State Treasury and would require all moneys in the fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the University of California and the California State University for purposes of lowering the cost of
undergraduate attendance, either through tuition reductions or loan repayment programs, or a combination of tuition reductions and loan repayment programs.

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