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Authors Fong  
Coauthors: Bryan  
Subject Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.
Relating To relating to public postsecondary education.
Title An act to amend Sections 79204 and 79205 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.
Last Action Dt 2026-04-06
State Amended Assembly
Status In Desk Process
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Bill Actions
2026-04-06     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-23     Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-03-19     Read second time and amended.
2026-03-18     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (March 17).
2026-02-23     Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and HUM. S.
2026-02-12     From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2026-02-11     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2026-04-06
Amended Assembly     2026-03-19
Introduced     2026-02-11
Analyses TBD
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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.