AB-988 • 2026

Pupil instruction: statewide dual enrollment framework: advisory board.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Fong
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 provide details on how much funding will be given for dual enrollment programs or what happens if a school district does not follow the guidelines.

Pupil instruction: statewide dual enrollment framework: advisory board

This law establishes an advisory board and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a statewide dual enrollment framework in collaboration with the advisory board.

What This Bill Does

Establishes an advisory board for dual enrollment programs.
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to work with the advisory board to create guidelines for how dual enrollment programs should operate across California.
Involves reviewing existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment when developing the framework.
Requires the Superintendent to submit the final framework to certain legislative committees by January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

High school students who want to take college classes while in high school.
School districts and community colleges that offer dual enrollment programs.
The California Department of Education and its Superintendent.

Terms To Know

Dual Enrollment: A program where high school students can also take college classes for credit.
Superintendent of Public Instruction: The person in charge of the California Department of Education who oversees education policies and programs.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify funding details for dual enrollment programs.
Does not outline consequences if a school district does not follow the guidelines.
The effectiveness of the framework is yet to be determined as it has not been implemented.

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.
2025-05-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-05 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30).
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 988, as amended, Fong.
Pupil instruction: statewide dual enrollment framework: advisory board.
Existing law authorizes a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.
This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the dual enrollment advisory board, which the bill would establish, to develop a statewide dual enrollment framework to provide guidance for how dual enrollment programs should operate in the state to reach specified goals. The bill would require the dual enrollment
advisory board membership to be composed of specified individuals, as provided. The bill would require the Superintendent and the advisory board, in developing the framework, to do certain things, including, among others, reviewing existing laws, policies, and efforts in California and other states on dual enrollment, course choice, pupil remediation, articulation and transfer, and transition courses, and providing a guide of best practices to accomplish specified dual enrollment-related policies. The bill would require the Superintendent to, by January 1, 2027, submit the framework to certain legislative committees, as provided.

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