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Introduced
02/20/2026
02/20/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act to amend Sections 66010.4 and 66046 of, to amend and renumber Section 66046.3 of, to add Sections 66046.3 and 66046.4 to, and to repeal and add Sections 66046.1 and 66046.2 of, the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.
AI Summary
This bill significantly expands the California State University's (CSU) authority to offer doctoral degrees, allowing it to award any type of doctoral degree statewide, not just professional or applied ones, and to do so jointly with independent institutions without needing prior approval from the California Postsecondary Education Commission. It removes the University of California's (UC) office's ability to object to proposed CSU doctoral programs based on duplication and eliminates the previous limit on the total number of doctoral programs a CSU campus could offer. The bill also revises the information CSU campuses must submit for new doctoral programs, focusing on demonstrated demand and regional needs rather than solely on avoiding duplication with UC programs, and mandates a report by the Legislative Analyst's Office on the impact of these expanded doctoral offerings.
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. (on 02/21/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2693 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2693#99INT |
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