California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2466: Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia.
Status: Chaptered, September 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 88821 and 88825 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. community colleges Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state…
From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 88821 and 88825 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. community colleges Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes the Strong Workforce Program to provide funding to career technical education regional consortia made up of community college districts and local educational agencies, as specified. Existing law authorizes a community college district to use the funds apportioned directly to the community college district to provide direct support to students, employers, or both, for paid work-based learning to increase employability and employment, as provided. Existing law requires the chancellor’s office to revise, no later than June 30, 2026, policies, regulations, and guidance necessary to provide students, employers, or both, with paid work-based learning opportunities, as provided. This bill would extend the deadline for the chancellor’s office to revise the policies, regulations, and guidance described above by one year. The bill would additionally authorize funds apportioned directly to regional consortia to be used to provide direct support to students, employers, or both, for paid work-based learning to increase employability and employment, as specified, and would make conforming changes. MAJORITY NO YES …
Sponsors
- Mike Fong (D, AD49) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 402, Statutes of 2026.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5592.).
- : In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : 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 AB2466 Fong (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, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 10, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2466 Fong Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 14, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 6, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2466?
- AB2466 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia.
- What does AB2466 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 88821 and 88825 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. community colleges Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia. Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state…
- What is the status of AB2466?
- Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. (September 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2466?
- Mike Fong (D, AD49).
- Where is the official record for AB2466?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2466
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