CA AB 2572

in committee

California State University: joint degrees.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2572 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 2572 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-20): Referred to Com. on ED.

What is CA AB 2572 about?

Existing law sets forth the missions and functions of California's public and independent segments of higher education, and details the ways in which their respective institutions are to be differentiated. Existing law specifies that the California State University (CSU) shall offer undergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's degree in the liberal arts and sciences and professional education. Existing law authorizes the CSU to award undergraduate and graduate degrees jointly with international institutions of higher education. Existing law vests the University of California (UC) with the sole authority in public higher education to award doctoral degrees in all fields of learning, except that the CSU may award doctoral degrees jointly (1) with the UC in selected fields, (2) with independent institutions of higher education if the proposed doctoral program is approved by the California Postsecondary Education Commission, and (3) with international institutions of higher education if, among other things, the doctoral degrees are for professional or applied doctoral degrees that do not duplicate UC doctoral degrees, and the CSU complies with a specified review and approval process, as provided. This bill would authorize the CSU to award doctoral degrees jointly with one or more independent institutions of higher education without approval by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. The bill would also authorize the CSU to award undergraduate and graduate degrees jointly with one or more independent institutions of higher education. The bill would authorize the CSU to jointly award doctoral degrees with accredited international institutions of higher education without (1) limiting it to professional or applied doctoral degrees that do not duplicate UC doctoral degrees, and (2) complying with the specified review and approval process.

Who sponsors CA AB 2572?

Fong is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2572, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-16
Latest action: 2026-05-20 — Referred to Com. on ED.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on ED.
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2026-05-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 2572.)
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2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
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2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
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2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
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2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Versions

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03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-07 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tangipa: yes
- Patel: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Boerner: yes
- DeMaio: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
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 2572 Fong Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-07 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Fong: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Davies: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Haney: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Solache: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gallagher: other
- Irwin: other
- Hoover: other
- Wicks: other
- Chen: other
- Bonta: other
- Hart: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Arambula: other
- Wallis: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Flora: other
- Papan: other

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