California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2436: Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and repeal Section 68083 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to amend and repeal Section 68083 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes. The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law establishes uniform residency requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of tuition and fees to be paid by students of public postsecondary education institutions. Existing law, until July 1, 2032, entitles a Team USA student athlete, as defined, who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to resident classification for the purpose of determining tuition and fees. After July 1, 2032, existing law entitles an amateur student athlete in training at the United States Olympic Training Center in the City of Chula Vista to resident classification for that same purpose. These provisions apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable. This …
Sponsors
- Mike Fong (D, AD49) · primary sponsor
- John Harabedian (D, AD41)
- Tina McKinnor (D, AD61)
- Kate Sanchez (R, AD71)
- Nick Schultz (D, AD44)
- Solache, José Luis (D, AD62)
- Zbur, Rick Chavez (D, AD51)
- Juan Alanis (R, AD22)
- Pilar Schiavo (D, AD40)
- Lena Gonzalez (D, SD33)
- Laura Richardson (D, SD35)
- Susan Rubio (D, SD22)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 353, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5592.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : Ordered to special consent calendar.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- : In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Votes
- Special Consent AB2436 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 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 2436 Fong Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (May 14, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2436?
- AB2436 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
- What does AB2436 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend and repeal Section 68083 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes…
- What is the status of AB2436?
- Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 353, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2436?
- Mike Fong (D, AD49), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB2436?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2436
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