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CA AB 2660

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Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2660 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2660 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 633, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2660 about?

The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of California's public segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. The California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California are the 3 public segments of postsecondary education in the state. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California act, by appropriate resolution, to make them applicable. This bill would establish the Cal-Bridge Program as a fully intersegmental partnership program between the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to create a pathway that promotes the advancement of California's diverse undergraduate public postsecondary student population who major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to pursue STEM doctors of philosophy (PhDs) and become members of California's professorate or leaders in California's technology industry. The bill would specify the goals of the Cal-Bridge Program, including, among others, preparing students to apply to PhD programs in STEM disciplines, as specified. The bill would include 5 Cal-Bridge subprograms to provide resources, research opportunities, and financial support to qualifying public postsecondary undergraduate, PhD, and postdoctoral STEM scholars. The bill would also establish the ENLACE Program as an operationally independent program that works in collaboration with the Cal-Bridge Program to create pathways that prepare California's high school and college students for all levels of postsecondary STEM education and the state's STEM workforce, as specified. The bill would require the ENLACE Program to consist of the ENLACE High School and Undergraduate Program to provide support to qualifying students in high school and undergraduate studies across all STEM disciplines at public postsecondary educational institutions, as specified. The bill would authorize funding appropriated for purposes of the Cal-Bridge Program or the ENLACE Program to be used for specified activities. The bill would require the Cal-Bridge Program to submit an annual programmatic progress report to the office of the President of the University of California that includes data on implementation of the Cal-Bridge Program's activities and the allocation of funding for those activities, as specified. The bill would apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make it applicable.

Who sponsors CA AB 2660?

Alvarez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2660, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of California's public segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. The California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California are the 3 public segments of postsecondary education in the state. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California act, by appropriate resolution, to make them applicable. This bill would establish the Cal-Bridge Program as a fully intersegmental partnership program between the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to create a pathway that promotes the advancement of California's diverse undergraduate public postsecondary student population who major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to pursue STEM doctors of philosophy (PhDs) and become members of California's professorate or leaders in California's technology industry. The bill would specify the goals of the Cal-Bridge Program, including, among others, preparing students to apply to PhD programs in STEM disciplines, as specified. The bill would include 5 Cal-Bridge subprograms to provide resources, research opportunities, and financial support to qualifying public postsecondary undergraduate, PhD, and postdoctoral STEM scholars. The bill would also establish the ENLACE Program as an operationally independent program that works in collaboration with the Cal-Bridge Program to create pathways that prepare California's high school and college students for all levels of postsecondary STEM education and the state's STEM workforce, as specified. The bill would require the ENLACE Program to consist of the ENLACE High School and Undergraduate Program to provide support to qualifying students in high school and undergraduate studies across all STEM disciplines at public postsecondary educational institutions, as specified. The bill would authorize funding appropriated for purposes of the Cal-Bridge Program or the ENLACE Program to be used for specified activities. The bill would require the Cal-Bridge Program to submit an annual programmatic progress report to the office of the President of the University of California that includes data on implementation of the Cal-Bridge Program's activities and the allocation of funding for those activities, as specified. The bill would apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make it applicable.

Introduced
2026-04-23
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 633, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Alvarezauthor
  • Bontacoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Pellerincoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor
  • Allencoauthor
  • Graysoncoauthor
  • Wahabcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 633, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-27

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-20

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-20

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  6. 2026-08-20

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6330.).

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  7. 2026-08-19

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  9. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5557.).

  10. 2026-08-13

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

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. 2026-06-24

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

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  14. 2026-06-17

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

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  15. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  16. 2026-05-27

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

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  17. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  18. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5340.)

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  19. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-14

    Coauthors revised.

  21. 2026-05-14

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

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  22. 2026-05-06

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

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  23. 2026-04-28

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-04-27

    Read second time and amended.

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  25. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).

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  26. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  27. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.

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  28. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  29. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 04/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-27Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-24Compare
  • 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • AB2660Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]

    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 as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-22 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Bonta: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Castillo: 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 2660 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 78-0

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    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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