Bill > SB640

This bill establishes several significant changes to public postsecondary education in California. First, it creates the CSU Direct Admission Program, which allows high school students from participating local educational agencies to be automatically deemed eligible for enrollment in a California State University (CSU) campus based on their academic performance, specifically their completion of A-G courses and grade point average by the end of 11th grade. The program involves the California College Guidance Initiative sending direct admission letters to eligible students, notifying them of their guaranteed admission and enrollment procedures. The bill also extends the existing dual admissions program for first-time freshman applicants until the 2035-36 academic year, modifying the transfer requirements to allow students three academic years (instead of two) to complete an associate degree for transfer or another established transfer pathway. Additionally, the bill requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish an intersegmental curriculum workgroup to create at least five new transfer model curricula in fields with high social mobility potential, with the goal of creating new associate degrees for transfer that guarantee student admission to similar CSU baccalaureate degree programs. The bill includes provisions for reimbursing local agencies for any state-mandated costs associated with implementing these new requirements, ensuring that school districts are not financially burdened by the new regulations.

Budget and Finance, Education

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