CA SB 638
enactedCalifornia Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 638 pass?
Yes. CA SB 638 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-07. Latest recorded action (2025-10-07): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 457, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA SB 638 about?
Existing law establishes the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, administered as a competitive grant program 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 requires an applicant to demonstrate that it, or its career technical education program, as applicable, meets certain minimum eligibility standards. This bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would revise and recast those minimum eligibility standards, as specified, including standards related to (A) collaborating with labor and business entities, (B) ensuring career programs and career pathways are aligned with workforce needs and labor market demand, (C) providing opportunities for certain pupil populations, and (D) reporting information for purposes of program evaluation, as provided. The bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would also require successful applicants to demonstrate a holistic approach to providing career technical education and career pathways, as provided. In developing the request for grant applications and considering grant applications under the program, existing law requires the State Department of Education to consult with the executive director of the State Board of Education and entities having career technical education expertise, including the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. This bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would require the department to consult with the California Education Interagency Council instead of the chancellor for those purposes. When determining proposed grant recipients, existing law requires positive consideration to be given to specified characteristics in an applicant, including that the applicant is located in an area with a high unemployment rate. This bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would require positive consideration to also be given to an applicant located in an area with a high poverty rate. The bill would define high unemployment rate and high poverty rate. Existing law establishes the Government Operations Agency, which consists of several state entities, including, but not limited to, the State Personnel Board, the Department of General Services, and the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would require the California Education Interagency Council established in the Government Operations Agency to perform, in an advisory capacity, certain duties, as specified, including, among others, developing recommendations regarding career technical education, college and career pathways, and workforce development recognizing segmental plans and other pertinent plans, and providing advice and recommending tools designed to support students across their educational careers, as specified. The bill would require the Office of the California Education Interagency Council to support the California Education Interagency Council, as specified, including by, among other things, developing and maintaining an internet website that provides access to the California Education Interagency Council's agendas, reports, work products, and resources. Certain sections of this bill would become operative only if AB 1098 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is enacted.
Who sponsors CA SB 638?
Padilla is the primary sponsor of CA SB 638, joined by 13 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, administered as a competitive grant program 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 requires an applicant to demonstrate that it, or its career technical education program, as applicable, meets certain minimum eligibility standards. This bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would revise and recast those minimum eligibility standards, as specified, including standards related to (A) collaborating with labor and business entities, (B) ensuring career programs and career pathways are aligned with workforce needs and labor market demand, (C) providing opportunities for certain pupil populations, and (D) reporting information for purposes of program evaluation, as provided. The bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would also require successful applicants to demonstrate a holistic approach to providing career technical education and career pathways, as provided. In developing the request for grant applications and considering grant applications under the program, existing law requires the State Department of Education to consult with the executive director of the State Board of Education and entities having career technical education expertise, including the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. This bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would require the department to consult with the California Education Interagency Council instead of the chancellor for those purposes. When determining proposed grant recipients, existing law requires positive consideration to be given to specified characteristics in an applicant, including that the applicant is located in an area with a high unemployment rate. This bill, commencing June 1, 2026, would require positive consideration to also be given to an applicant located in an area with a high poverty rate. The bill would define high unemployment rate and high poverty rate. Existing law establishes the Government Operations Agency, which consists of several state entities, including, but not limited to, the State Personnel Board, the Department of General Services, and the Office of Administrative Law. This bill would require the California Education Interagency Council established in the Government Operations Agency to perform, in an advisory capacity, certain duties, as specified, including, among others, developing recommendations regarding career technical education, college and career pathways, and workforce development recognizing segmental plans and other pertinent plans, and providing advice and recommending tools designed to support students across their educational careers, as specified. The bill would require the Office of the California Education Interagency Council to support the California Education Interagency Council, as specified, including by, among other things, developing and maintaining an internet website that provides access to the California Education Interagency Council's agendas, reports, work products, and resources. Certain sections of this bill would become operative only if AB 1098 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is enacted.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Latest action
- 2025-10-07 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 457, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Padillaauthor
- Fongauthor
- Archuletaprincipal coauthor
- Arreguínprincipal coauthor
- Beckerprincipal coauthor
- Corteseprincipal coauthor
- Graysonprincipal coauthor
- Hurtadoprincipal coauthor
- McGuireprincipal coauthor
- Pérezprincipal coauthor
- Rubioprincipal coauthor
- Smallwood-Cuevasprincipal coauthor
- Weber Piersonprincipal coauthor
- Muratsuchicoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-20
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-03-05
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2025-03-26
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2025-04-02
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-04-09
Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-22
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-04-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 961.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1207.) (May 23).
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2025-05-23
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-06-04
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 3. Page 1500.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-06-05
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-16
Referred to Coms. on ED., HIGHER ED. , and L. & E.
referral-committee
2025-07-03
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
2025-07-03
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).
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2025-07-07
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
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2025-07-09
July 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-08-20
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).
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2025-09-02
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-05
Read third time and amended.
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2025-09-05
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2025-09-05
Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-12
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 6. Page 3425.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2025-09-13
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3035.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2025-09-13
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-23
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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2025-10-07
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-10-07
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 457, Statutes of 2025.
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Versions
- 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
- 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
- 04/22/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-22Compare
- 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
- 07/07/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-07Compare
- 09/05/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-05Compare
- 09/18/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-18Compare
- 10/07/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-07Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-30 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cortese: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Choi: yes
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
Do pass as amended
2025-05-23 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
- Seyarto: other
3rd Reading SB638 Padilla et al.
2025-06-04 · pass · 30-3
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Limón: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Grove: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Jones: no
- Niello: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Reyes: other
- Valladares: other
- Strickland: other
- Seyarto: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Choi: other
- Dahle: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education]
2025-07-02 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Addis: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Hoover: other
- Castillo: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-17 · pass · 6-3
Member-level votes (10)
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Haney: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- DeMaio: no
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass.
2025-08-29 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Solache: yes
- Sanchez: no
- Ta: no
- Tangipa: no
- Dixon: no
SB 638 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Fong
2025-09-13 · pass · 72-6
Member-level votes (80)
- Ahrens: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Soria: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Chen: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Dixon: no
- Hadwick: no
- Sanchez: no
- Ellis: no
- Davies: no
- DeMaio: no
- Castillo: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
Unfinished Business SB638 Padilla et al. Concurrence
2025-09-13 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Jones: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Limón: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Allen: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Niello: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Gonzalez: other
- Valladares: other
- Choi: other
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