California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB308: Community colleges: audits: reports.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 84040 and 84040.6 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. community colleges Community colleges: audits: reports. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requires the board of governors to adopt criteria and standards for periodic assessment of the fiscal condition of community college districts…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 84040 and 84040.6 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. community colleges Community colleges: audits: reports. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requires the board of governors to adopt criteria and standards for periodic assessment of the fiscal condition of community college districts. In so doing, existing law requires the board of governors to develop, by regulation, appropriate procedures and actions for community college districts that fail to achieve fiscal stability or that fail to comply with the board of governors’ recommendations, and to report to the chairs of the educational policy and fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature, the Director of Finance, and the Governor, related corrective actions taken by the community college district and related actions taken against the community college district. This bill would instead require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to report the above-described information, as needed, and to additionally report the information to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. Beginning in the 2027–28 fiscal year, the bill would also require any information reported to be included with the below-described report related to community college district …