Bill > AB714

This bill modifies the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 by specifically targeting institutions that provide commercial driving license training. Currently, the law exempts educational institutions that do not award degrees and charge $2,500 or less from regulatory oversight by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. This bill eliminates that exemption for any institution offering training or curriculum for Class A, B, or C commercial driving licenses. The bill's context is framed by the high-traffic nature of California's highways and significant truck accident rates, with the National Safety Council reporting 421 fatal truck accidents in California in 2022, the second-highest number in the country. By removing the exemption for commercial driving license programs, the bill aims to ensure that such educational institutions are subject to the same regulatory oversight and student protections as other private postsecondary educational institutions, potentially improving the quality and accountability of commercial driving training programs.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Education

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB714