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Authors Cortese  
Principle Coauthors: Kalra  
Subject California State University, San Jose: legal partnership pilot program.
Relating To relating to postsecondary education.
Title An act to add and repeal Article 9.6 (commencing with Section 89285) of Chapter 2 of Part 55 of Division 8 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-09
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2025-08-29     August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-08-20     August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16     Coauthors revised.
2025-07-09     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-07-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-24     June 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-09     Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD.
2025-06-03     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 1375.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1204.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-20     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-19     May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-09     Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-01     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 941.) (April 29).
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 865.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-09     Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
2025-03-27     Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-27     Withdrawn from committee.
2025-03-26     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-03-05     Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-07-09
Amended Senate     2025-05-23
Amended Senate     2025-05-01
Amended Senate     2025-03-26
Introduced     2025-02-20
Analyses TBD
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The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the segments of postsecondary education in the state, including the University of California and the California State University, and sets forth the missions and functions of those segments. Existing law states that the University of California has exclusive jurisdiction in public higher education over, among others, instruction in the profession of law.

This bill would authorize the Trustees of the California State University to establish a legal education pilot program, consisting of the California State University, San Jose, and a law school accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California as an independent nonprofit institution, to operate for a period of 6 academic years. The bill would require the legal education pilot program to commence only if the trustees approve the program, the governing board of the law school approves the program, and the law school has been continuously accredited for a minimum of 5 years before the first cohort graduates from a joint degree program. The bill would authorize the California State University, San Jose, as part of the legal education pilot program, to partner with the nonprofit law school to jointly award a juris doctor degree and to jointly provide certificate and legal education programs at the undergraduate level. The bill would require the California State University, San Jose, and the nonprofit law school to submit certain information, including an administrative plan and enrollment projections, to the trustees and the governing board of the law school before the trustees and governing board vote to approve the pilot program. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct an interim evaluation and a final evaluation of the program, as provided.

This bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2041, and would repeal it as of January 1, 2042.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the California State University, San Jose.