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Authors Cabaldon  
Coauthors: Fong  
Subject Postsecondary education: interstate reciprocity agreements for distance education: out-of-state postsecondary educational institutions.
Relating To relating to postsecondary education.
Title An act to amend Sections 94801.5, 94850.5, and 94897 of, and to add Chapter 11.1 (commencing with Section 66910) to Part 40 of Division 5 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.
2025-07-09     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-08     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 8).
2025-06-26     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-06-25     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 24).
2025-06-09     Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and B. & P.
2025-06-03     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1398.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1214.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time. Ordered to third 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.
2025-05-06     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-05     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 962.) (April 30).
2025-04-23     Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-21     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 809.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-04-10     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-03-18     Set for hearing April 21.
2025-03-12     Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and ED.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-07-09
Amended Assembly     2025-06-26
Amended Senate     2025-05-06
Amended Senate     2025-04-10
Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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(1) Existing federal law requires a postsecondary educational institution that offers distance education to students located in a state in which the postsecondary educational institution is not physically located to meet any of that state’s requirements for it to offer distance education in that state. Existing federal law authorizes a state to participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement to comply with this requirement.

This bill would authorize the Governor, on or before January 1, 2028, to enter into one or more interstate reciprocity agreements for distance education through a compact on behalf of the state upon issuing certain written findings and after certain committees of the Legislature hold a joint hearing on the agreement, as provided. This bill would require the Governor to designate a state agency, department, or office for the implementation of an interstate reciprocity agreement for distance education if the Governor enters into such an agreement, as provided. The bill would authorize postsecondary educational institutions to apply to the designated entity for approval to operate under an interstate reciprocity agreement, as specified.

(2) The California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 provides, among other things, for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution to register with the bureau, pay a fee, and comply with additional delineated requirements. Existing law provides exemptions from the act for, among others, accredited, degree-granting, nonprofit, higher education institutions and degree-granting public higher education institutions.

If the Governor enters into an interstate reciprocity agreement, this bill would subject any accredited, degree-granting, nonprofit, higher education institutions and degree-granting public higher education institutions to the act unless the entity is approved pursuant to an interstate reciprocity agreement.