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CA AB 1871

enacted

Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1871 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1871 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1871 about?

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school for the purpose of offering or expanding dual enrollment opportunities for pupils who may not already be college bound or who are underrepresented in higher education, as provided. Existing law requires the partnership agreement to outline the terms of the partnership, as specified, and to establish protocols for information sharing, joint facilities use, and parental consent for high school pupils to enroll in community college courses. Existing law requires the protocols to only require a high school pupil participating in a CCAP partnership to submit one parental consent form and principal recommendation for the duration of the pupil's participation in the CCAP partnership. This bill would revise the CCAP partnership provisions to eliminate the requirement that the protocols require principal recommendation. Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to revise the special part-time student application process to allow a pupil to complete one application for the duration of the pupil's attendance at a community college as a special part-time student participating in a CCAP partnership agreement. This bill would require a CCAP partnership agreement to also establish protocols that authorize a pupil to complete one application for the duration of the pupil's attendance at a community college as a special part-time student participating in a CCAP partnership agreement. Existing law authorizes a community college district to allow a special part-time student participating in a CCAP partnership agreement to enroll in up to a maximum of 15 units per term in courses offered at the community college campus or the participating high school campus if certain circumstances are satisfied, including that the units constitute no more than 4 community college courses per term. This bill would eliminate the 4 community college courses per term limit for a special part-time student enrolling in up to 15 units under a CCAP partnership agreement. Existing law requires, for each CCAP partnership agreement, the affected community college district and school district, county office of education, or charter school to annually report specified information to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, including the total number of community college courses, by course category and type and by schoolsite, enrolled in by CCAP partnership participants. This bill instead would require the affected community college district and school district, county office of education, or charter school to annually report the total number of high school pupils who successfully completed 12 or more units of college coursework by graduation, completed a certificate, or completed the courses required for an associate degree or an associate degree for transfer.

Who sponsors CA AB 1871?

Fong is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1871, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school for the purpose of offering or expanding dual enrollment opportunities for pupils who may not already be college bound or who are underrepresented in higher education, as provided. Existing law requires the partnership agreement to outline the terms of the partnership, as specified, and to establish protocols for information sharing, joint facilities use, and parental consent for high school pupils to enroll in community college courses. Existing law requires the protocols to only require a high school pupil participating in a CCAP partnership to submit one parental consent form and principal recommendation for the duration of the pupil's participation in the CCAP partnership. This bill would revise the CCAP partnership provisions to eliminate the requirement that the protocols require principal recommendation. Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to revise the special part-time student application process to allow a pupil to complete one application for the duration of the pupil's attendance at a community college as a special part-time student participating in a CCAP partnership agreement. This bill would require a CCAP partnership agreement to also establish protocols that authorize a pupil to complete one application for the duration of the pupil's attendance at a community college as a special part-time student participating in a CCAP partnership agreement. Existing law authorizes a community college district to allow a special part-time student participating in a CCAP partnership agreement to enroll in up to a maximum of 15 units per term in courses offered at the community college campus or the participating high school campus if certain circumstances are satisfied, including that the units constitute no more than 4 community college courses per term. This bill would eliminate the 4 community college courses per term limit for a special part-time student enrolling in up to 15 units under a CCAP partnership agreement. Existing law requires, for each CCAP partnership agreement, the affected community college district and school district, county office of education, or charter school to annually report specified information to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, including the total number of community college courses, by course category and type and by schoolsite, enrolled in by CCAP partnership participants. This bill instead would require the affected community college district and school district, county office of education, or charter school to annually report the total number of high school pupils who successfully completed 12 or more units of college coursework by graduation, completed a certificate, or completed the courses required for an associate degree or an associate degree for transfer.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Fongauthor
  • Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Muratsuchicoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-14

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-31

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

  5. 2026-08-31

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

  7. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7004.).

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  9. 2026-08-30

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-28

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

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

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  13. 2026-08-13

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

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  14. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  15. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  17. 2026-05-21

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

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  18. 2026-05-21

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5200.)

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  19. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  21. 2026-04-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  22. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-03-18

    Coauthors revised.

  24. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 17). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  25. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.

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  26. 2026-02-13

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  27. 2026-02-12

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/12/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-12Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/28/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-28Compare
  • 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB1871Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Bonta: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

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

  • AB 1871 Fong Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-21 · pass · 74-0

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

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

    2026-06-17 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0

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

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