California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB960: Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.
Status: Chaptered, September 18, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 78040 and 78042 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. Existing law authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, to authorize the establishment of community college district baccalaureate degree programs, as provided…
From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:
An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 78040 and 78042 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. Existing law authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, to authorize the establishment of community college district baccalaureate degree programs, as provided. Existing law requires a community college district to identify and document unmet workforce needs in the subject area of the baccalaureate degree to be offered and offer a baccalaureate degree at a campus in a subject area with unmet workforce needs in the local community or region of the district. Existing law prohibits a community college district baccalaureate degree program from offering a baccalaureate degree program or program curricula already offered by the California State University or the University of California. Beginning January 1, 2028, this bill would specify that a community college district identify and document unmet current or projected future workforce needs and offer a baccalaureate degree at a campus in a subject area with unmet current or projected workforce needs. The bill would instead prohibit a community college district from offering a baccalaureate degree program or program curricula already offered by the University of California, or a campus …