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CA SB 670

enacted

Adult Education Program: immigrant integration.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 670 pass?

Yes. CA SB 670 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 779, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 670 about?

Existing law establishes the Adult Education Program under the administration ​of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of ​Public Instruction. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director of the State Board of Education, to divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult education consortium in each of those regions. Existing law requires, on or before February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the program, the chancellor and the Superintendent to report to the Director of Finance, the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration, the state board, and the Legislature about the use of specified funds and outcomes for adults statewide and in each adult education region, including, among other things, any recommendations related to delivery of education, immigrant integration, and workforce services for adults. Existing law requires, consistent with that reporting requirement, the chancellor and the Superintendent, with input from the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration and adult education program providers, to identify common measures for meeting the needs of immigrant and refugee adults seeking integration, as specified. This bill would define immigrant integration for purposes of the program.

Who sponsors CA SB 670?

Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 670, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law establishes the Adult Education Program under the administration ​of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of ​Public Instruction. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director of the State Board of Education, to divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult education consortium in each of those regions. Existing law requires, on or before February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the program, the chancellor and the Superintendent to report to the Director of Finance, the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration, the state board, and the Legislature about the use of specified funds and outcomes for adults statewide and in each adult education region, including, among other things, any recommendations related to delivery of education, immigrant integration, and workforce services for adults. Existing law requires, consistent with that reporting requirement, the chancellor and the Superintendent, with input from the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration and adult education program providers, to identify common measures for meeting the needs of immigrant and refugee adults seeking integration, as specified. This bill would define immigrant integration for purposes of the program.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 779, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cervantesauthor
  • Pachecocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 23.

  7. 2025-04-10

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  8. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 866.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  9. 2025-04-25

    Set for hearing May 5.

  10. 2025-05-05

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2

  11. 2025-05-06

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  12. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1359.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  13. 2025-06-03

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  14. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  16. 2025-07-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  17. 2025-08-20

    Coauthors revised.

  18. 2025-08-20

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-08-21

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  20. 2025-09-08

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2986.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  21. 2025-09-08

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    committee-passage

  22. 2025-09-16

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

    executive-receipt

  23. 2025-10-13

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  24. 2025-10-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 779, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 09/10/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-10Compare
  • 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
  • SB670Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-23 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-02 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Stern: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Reyes: other
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]

    2025-06-24 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • DeMaio: other
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-16 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Garcia: yes
  • Do pass.

    2025-08-20 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Fong: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
  • SB 670 Cervantes Senate Third Reading By Pacheco

    2025-09-08 · pass · 78-0

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

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