PRIA Logo™
CaliforniaSB 2412025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Community colleges: personnel: qualifications.

Sponsored By: Sabrina Cervantes (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Your PRIA Score

Score Hidden

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to start

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Community college staff can use AI

Community college staff may use artificial intelligence tools to help run the college and serve students. The law does not ban AI use for these tasks.

Community college instructors and staff must qualify

Community college instructors of record must meet state minimum faculty qualifications. The same rule applies to instructors, librarians, counselors, student services staff, supervisors, administrators, apprenticeship instructors, and supervisors of health. Colleges may hire people who meet alternative state-approved minimum qualifications where allowed by the rules cited.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Sabrina Cervantes

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 173 • No: 1

Senate vote • 9/10/2025

Item 25 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 40 • No: 0

House vote • 9/8/2025

Item 52 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 78 • No: 1

legislature vote • 6/24/2025

Vote in CX09

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Item 37 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 39 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/26/2025

Vote in CS44

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 214, Statutes of 2025.

    10/1/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/1/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/17/2025legislature

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2826.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    9/10/2025Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    9/8/2025Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 2976.) Ordered to the Senate.

    9/8/2025House

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    6/27/2025House

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    6/26/2025House

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24).

    6/25/2025House

  10. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

    5/12/2025House

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    4/1/2025House

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 604.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    4/1/2025Senate

  13. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    3/27/2025Senate

  14. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 565.) (March 26).

    3/26/2025Senate

  15. Set for hearing March 26.

    3/11/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Com. on ED.

    2/14/2025Senate

  17. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.

    2/3/2025Senate

  18. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    1/30/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/1/2025

    HTML

  • Enrolled

    9/12/2025

    HTML

  • Amended Assembly

    6/26/2025

    HTML

  • Introduced

    1/30/2025

    HTML

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation