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CA AB 1829

enacted

Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1829 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1829 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1829 about?

Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals using federal, state, and county funds. Existing law establishes the CalWORKs Recipients Education Program (program) in the California Community Colleges under which community college districts are required to provide educational services and special services to recipients of aid under CalWORKs who are attending a community college, to the extent funding is provided in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires special services for CalWORKs recipients to assist CalWORKs recipient students and those students transitioning off of CalWORKs in achieving long-term self-sufficiency through coordinated student services offered at a community college. Existing law authorizes those special services to include workstudy. Existing law prohibits program payments to an employer for workstudy from exceeding 75% of the wage for the workstudy positions and requires an employer to pay at least 25% of the wage for the workstudy positions. This bill would add direct aid designed to meet basic needs and services, as described, as a special service for which program funds may be used. The bill would also require special services for CalWORKs recipients to assist CalWORKs recipient students and those students transitioning off of CalWORKs in achieving economic mobility through coordinated student services offered at a community college. The bill would authorize programs to waive the requirement that an employer pay at least 25% of the wage for workstudy positions if the number of on-campus and off-campus workstudy positions will not decrease. By expanding program services, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.

Who sponsors CA AB 1829?

Fong is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1829, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals using federal, state, and county funds. Existing law establishes the CalWORKs Recipients Education Program (program) in the California Community Colleges under which community college districts are required to provide educational services and special services to recipients of aid under CalWORKs who are attending a community college, to the extent funding is provided in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires special services for CalWORKs recipients to assist CalWORKs recipient students and those students transitioning off of CalWORKs in achieving long-term self-sufficiency through coordinated student services offered at a community college. Existing law authorizes those special services to include workstudy. Existing law prohibits program payments to an employer for workstudy from exceeding 75% of the wage for the workstudy positions and requires an employer to pay at least 25% of the wage for the workstudy positions. This bill would add direct aid designed to meet basic needs and services, as described, as a special service for which program funds may be used. The bill would also require special services for CalWORKs recipients to assist CalWORKs recipient students and those students transitioning off of CalWORKs in achieving economic mobility through coordinated student services offered at a community college. The bill would authorize programs to waive the requirement that an employer pay at least 25% of the wage for workstudy positions if the number of on-campus and off-campus workstudy positions will not decrease. By expanding program services, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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
2026-03-18
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Fongauthor
  • Bryancoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-28

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

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  4. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1.).

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  6. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6406.).

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  7. 2026-08-20

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-20

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

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  9. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5590.).

  10. 2026-08-18

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2026-06-22

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  14. 2026-06-08

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-06-04

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 3).

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  16. 2026-05-20

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  17. 2026-05-12

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

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  18. 2026-05-11

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 4990.)

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  19. 2026-04-30

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-04-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).

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  21. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-04-07

    Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  23. 2026-04-06

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

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  24. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  25. 2026-03-19

    Read second time and amended.

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  26. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (March 17).

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  27. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and HUM. S.

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  28. 2026-02-12

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  29. 2026-02-11

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/11/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-11Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
  • 06/08/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-08Compare
  • 08/26/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-26Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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  • AB1829Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 8-1

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

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

    2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Solache: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 14-0

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

  • AB 1829 Fong Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-11 · pass · 71-1

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Solache: other
    • Lowenthal: other
    • Flora: other
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Soria: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Arambula: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-03 · pass · 7-0

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