California AB1829: Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 79204 and 79205 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services. Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals using federal, state, and county funds…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 79204 and 79205 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services. Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals using federal, state, and county funds. Existing law establishes the CalWORKs Recipients Education Program (program) in the California Community Colleges under which community college districts are required to provide educational services and special services to recipients of aid under CalWORKs who are attending a community college, to the extent funding is provided in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires special services for CalWORKs recipients to assist CalWORKs recipient students and those students transitioning off of CalWORKs in achieving long-term self-sufficiency through coordinated student services offered at a community college. Existing law authorizes those special services to include workstudy. Existing law prohibits program payments to an employer for workstudy from exceeding 75% of the wage for the workstudy positions and requires an employer to pay at least 25% of the wage for the workstudy positions. This bill would add direct aid designed to meet basic needs and services, as described, as a special service for which program funds may be used. The bill would …

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Sponsors

• Mike Fong (D, AD49) · primary sponsor
• Isaac Bryan (D, AD55)
• Pilar Schiavo (D, AD40)

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 28, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
4. August 24, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6406.).
5. August 24, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1.).
6. August 24, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
7. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5590.).
8. August 20, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
10. August 18, 2026: Ordered to special consent calendar.

Votes

• AB 1829 Fong Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 24, 2026): 77 yea, 1 nay, passed
• Special Consent AB1829 Fong et al. (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (June 22, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1829 Fong Assembly Third Reading (May 11, 2026): 71 yea, 1 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1829?

AB1829 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.

What does AB1829 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 79204 and 79205 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services. Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals using federal, state, and county funds…

What is the status of AB1829?

Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1829?

Mike Fong (D, AD49), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1829?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1829