Plain English Breakdown
The source material confirms the bill passed both chambers but does not confirm final enrollment status, gubernatorial signature, or an effective date.
Setting Goals for Community College Transfer Students in Public Universities
This law requires the California State University to set goals and report data on community college transfer students, while asking the University of California to identify where adding more space for these students would be most helpful.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the California State University to create specific goals by September 1, 2026, for having enough community college transfer students in every major at the system level and, if possible, at each campus.
- Mandates that the California State University publish ratios of community college transfers compared to other undergraduates on its website.
- Requests the University of California to create a process by September 1, 2026, for finding which majors need more space for transfer students.
- Asks the University of California to focus future increases in student capacity on those identified areas.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California State University system and its individual campuses
- The University of California system and its individual campuses
- Community college students who transfer to these public universities
Terms To Know
- Capacity increases
- Adding more space or spots for students in specific classes, programs, or majors.
- Discipline, program, or major
- The specific subject area a student studies to earn their degree.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill uses the word 'request' for University of California actions, which may not be as strong as a legal requirement.
- The official text does not state when this law officially takes effect or if it has been signed by the governor.