California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2523: Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Sections 66602.9 and 71035 to, and to add Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92673) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to add Sections 66602.9 and 71035 to, and to add Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92673) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information. Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the 25-member Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges under the administration of the 17-member Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the University of California under the administration of the 26-member Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, generally requires, with specified exceptions for authorized closed sessions, that the meetings of state bodies be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend. The act also requires internet notice of meetings of state bodies and written notice to parties requesting written notice, and generally requires that the agenda for meetings provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the body on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. Existing law requires meetings of the Board of Governors to be open …
Sponsors
- Mike Fong (D, AD49) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- : In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5495.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
- : From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- : Referred to Com. on ED.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2523 Fong By Gonzalez (August 17, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 17, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2523 Fong Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (May 21, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 13, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (April 21, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2523?
- AB2523 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.
- What does AB2523 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Sections 66602.9 and 71035 to, and to add Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92673) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. public postsecondary education Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information…
- What is the status of AB2523?
- Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2523?
- Mike Fong (D, AD49).
- Where is the official record for AB2523?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2523
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