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CA AB 861

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Community colleges: students: public transportation: Los Angeles Community College District.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("LA Metro") with specified powers and duties relative to transportation planning, programming, and operations in the County of Los Angeles. This bill would (1) require the Los Angeles Community College District to annually enter into a memorandum of understanding with LA Metro for purposes of providing GoPass TAP cards to participating students enrolled at a campus of the community college district, as specified, and (2) establish a student ambassador program within LA Metro where students assist with security, rider assistance, and facility upkeep on LA Metro rail and bus lines serving campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District. The bill would require the Los Angeles Community College District to submit an annual report to the Department of Finance and the budget committees of the Assembly and Senate that includes specified information about the transit pass program and the student ambassador program. By imposing additional duties on the Los Angeles Community College District and LA Metro, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Los Angeles Community College District and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-04-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-02 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Solacheauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  3. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and TRANS.

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  4. 2025-04-08

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  5. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 22).

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  6. 2025-04-24

    Read second time and amended.

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  7. 2025-04-28

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  8. 2026-01-31

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

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  9. 2026-02-02

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]

    2025-04-22 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Patel: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB861

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