California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1871: Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 76004 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. pupil instruction Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Section 76004 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. pupil instruction Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district, a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school for the purpose of offering or expanding dual enrollment opportunities for pupils who may not already be college bound or who are underrepresented in higher education, as provided. Existing law requires the partnership agreement to outline the terms of the partnership, as specified, and to establish protocols for information sharing, joint facilities use, and parental consent for high school pupils to enroll in community college courses. Existing law requires the protocols to only require a high school pupil participating in a CCAP partnership to submit one parental consent form and principal recommendation for the duration of the pupil’s participation in the CCAP partnership. This bill would revise the CCAP partnership provisions to eliminate the requirement that the protocols require principal recommendation. Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to revise the special part-time student application process to allow a pupil to complete one application for the duration of …
Sponsors
- Mike Fong (D, AD49) · primary sponsor
- Jeff Gonzalez (R, AD36)
- Heather Hadwick (R, AD01)
- Al Muratsuchi (D, AD66)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7004.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1871 Fong et al. By Pérez (August 31, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1871 Fong Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 31, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (June 29, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 17, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1871 Fong Assembly Third Reading (May 21, 2026): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1871?
- AB1871 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.
- What does AB1871 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 76004 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. pupil instruction Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships…
- What is the status of AB1871?
- Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1871?
- Mike Fong (D, AD49), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB1871?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1871
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