Bill > AB1045

This bill would authorize California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses to voluntarily provide financial incentives to nonprofit organizations to support service learning programs for undergraduate students. Specifically, the bill defines key terms like "service learning" as an educational approach that combines community service with academic instruction and reflection, and "financial incentives" as including stipends to supervise students during their service learning placements. The bill clarifies that participating campuses may (not must) allocate funds from existing resources or secure additional funding like private donations or grants to support these incentives. Nonprofit organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and partner with a participating institution to implement service learning opportunities. The bill modifies language from the Donahoe Higher Education Act, changing mandatory language to permissive language, which gives CSU and UC campuses more flexibility in implementing these service learning partnership programs.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1045