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CA AB 1590

enacted

California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: revised allocation formula.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1590 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1590 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 527, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1590 about?

Existing law establishes the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, administered by the State Department of Education, with the purpose of encouraging, maintaining, and strengthening the delivery of high-quality career technical education programs. Existing law provides, for the 2021–22 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, that $300,000,000 shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the program. Existing law requires an applicant to demonstrate a proportional dollar-for-dollar match and sets that amount for the 2021–22 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, at $2 for every $1 received from the program. Existing law prohibits an applicant from being awarded an amount higher than the amount that the allocation formula determines them to be eligible to receive under the program. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in administering the program, to perform specified duties, including, among other duties, to (1) determine, in collaboration with the executive director of the State Board of Education, and make public on a preliminary basis at least 30 days before a regularly scheduled meeting of the state board, the allocation formula, (2) distribute funding on a multiyear schedule, (3) require grant recipients to submit program reports, (4) manage the grant process, and (5) promote the success of K–12 career technical education programs, as provided. This bill would require the department, instead of the Superintendent, to perform the above-described duties. The bill would, for purposes of allocations commencing no later than the 2027–28 fiscal year and pursuant to the above-described requirements, also require the department to determine, in consultation with the executive director of the state board, a revised allocation formula that ensures that all funds appropriated for the program in any given fiscal year are fully allocated to program applicants in that fiscal year, as provided.

Who sponsors CA AB 1590?

Ransom is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1590, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, administered by the State Department of Education, with the purpose of encouraging, maintaining, and strengthening the delivery of high-quality career technical education programs. Existing law provides, for the 2021–22 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, that $300,000,000 shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the program. Existing law requires an applicant to demonstrate a proportional dollar-for-dollar match and sets that amount for the 2021–22 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, at $2 for every $1 received from the program. Existing law prohibits an applicant from being awarded an amount higher than the amount that the allocation formula determines them to be eligible to receive under the program. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in administering the program, to perform specified duties, including, among other duties, to (1) determine, in collaboration with the executive director of the State Board of Education, and make public on a preliminary basis at least 30 days before a regularly scheduled meeting of the state board, the allocation formula, (2) distribute funding on a multiyear schedule, (3) require grant recipients to submit program reports, (4) manage the grant process, and (5) promote the success of K–12 career technical education programs, as provided. This bill would require the department, instead of the Superintendent, to perform the above-described duties. The bill would, for purposes of allocations commencing no later than the 2027–28 fiscal year and pursuant to the above-described requirements, also require the department to determine, in consultation with the executive director of the state board, a revised allocation formula that ensures that all funds appropriated for the program in any given fiscal year are fully allocated to program applicants in that fiscal year, as provided.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 527, Statutes of 2026.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ransomauthor
  • Carrilloprincipal coauthor
  • Hadwickprincipal coauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Ávila Faríascoauthor
  • Bennettcoauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • Floracoauthor
  • Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Harabediancoauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Choicoauthor
  • Dahlecoauthor
  • Graysoncoauthor
  • Aguiar-Currycoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 527, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6791.).

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  6. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-25

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  9. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-06-22

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-05-27

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  15. 2026-05-14

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  16. 2026-05-14

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5053.)

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  17. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  18. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  19. 2026-03-19

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2026-03-19

    Coauthors revised.

  21. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  22. 2026-01-16

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.

  23. 2026-01-15

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/15/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-15Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • AB1590Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-18 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Patel: yes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: other

  • AB 1590 Ransom Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Arambula: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Flora: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-10 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-22 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: other

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