California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB892: Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard.
Status: Chaptered, August 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 66025.8 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California as the 3 segments of public institutions of higher education in the state…
From the chaptered text, August 27, 2026:
An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 66025.8 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California as the 3 segments of public institutions of higher education in the state. Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, to grant priority registration for enrollment to a member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a resident of California and who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Guard, as specified, for any academic term attended at one of these institutions for 4 academic years after leaving state or federal active duty for use within 15 years of leaving state or federal active duty. This bill would, commencing July 1, 2027, remove the above-described provision limiting priority registration to 4 academic years after leaving state or federal active duty for use within 15 years of leaving state or federal active duty. To the extent the bill would add …