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SB 241

Authors

Cervantes

Subject

Community colleges: personnel: qualifications.

Relating To

relating to community colleges.

Title

An act to amend Section 87359.2 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-01

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-10-01		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 214, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-17		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-10		Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2826.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-08		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 2976.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-08		In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-06-27		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-06-26		Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-06-25		From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2025-05-12		Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2025-04-01		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 604.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-04-01		In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-03-27		Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-03-26		From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 565.) (March 26).
2025-03-11		Set for hearing March 26.
2025-02-14		Referred to Com. on ED.
2025-02-03		From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.
2025-01-30		Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-01
Enrolled		2025-09-12
Amended Assembly		2025-06-26
Introduced		2025-01-30

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