Number |
Author |
CSU Position |
Overview |
SSU Effects |
Current Situation |
AB 25 |
McCarty D |
Tracking |
Student financial aid: Middle Class Scholarship Program. |
Expands protection for middle-class scholarship recipients from changes in income lowering award levels. Likely little cost to SSU. |
Senate Rules |
AB 252 |
Holden D |
Oppose |
The College Athlete Protection Act. |
Some costs if a degree completion fund is needed at SSU, but a good donor opportunity. |
Senate Rules |
AB 255 |
Alanis R |
Tracking |
Public postsecondary education: priority registration for first responders. |
Some benefits if SSU can recruit first responders that want to pursue degrees or degree completion |
Senate Education |
AB 299 |
Holden D |
Pending |
Hazing: educational institutions: civil liability. |
Costly if hazing happens and creates litigation that is successful; extends campus into the liable parties |
Senate Rules |
AB 322 |
Mathis R |
Pending |
Veteran and California National Guard Supplemental Orientation Act of 2023. |
Costs would be covered by the state, and could help more students choose SSU |
Senate Rules |
AB 447 |
Arambula D |
Tracking |
Public postsecondary education: students with disabilities: inclusive college pilot programs. |
More costs, but good from some of our students that face challenges by expanding inclusion |
Senate Education |
AB 461 |
Ramos D |
Tracking |
Student safety: fentanyl test strips. |
Additional costs of these strips available at Student Health Center |
Senate Education |
AB 504 |
Reyes D |
Pending |
State and local public employees: labor relations: disputes. |
Little cost for SSU, simple grants the Public Employment Relations Board the ability to hear disputes on public employee labor relations issues. |
Senate Rules |
AB 506 |
Fong, Mike D |
Pending |
California State University: graduation requirement: ethnic studies. |
Unsure how this is different than current Title V regs, but would require at least one 3-unit course for Ethnic Studies |
Senate Rules |
AB 569 |
Garcia D |
Pending |
Veterans: cybersecurity apprenticeship program. |
Would force a new program to be developed by 2025, but it may be centralized and fully online (CalState Online) |
Senate Rules |
AB 603 |
Cervantes D |
Tracking |
Public postsecondary education: diversity: report. |
More staff and administrative time to provide report on diversity |
Senate Rules |
AB 607 |
Kalra D |
Pending |
Public postsecondary education: course materials. |
Increase in display costs and staff time to meet compliance of website and physical posting |
Senate Rules |
AB 624 |
Grayson D |
Pending |
Postsecondary education: disabled student services: assessments. |
CSU system would be required to pay for diagnostic assessments for DSS students; UC campuses could choose, but the state needs to provide the funds either way. Increase staff time on compliance. |
Senate Education |
AB 656 |
McCarty D |
BOT Sponsored |
California State University: doctoral programs. |
Could support our health sciences proposal with doctoral-level programs on campus for regional workforce. |
Senate Rules |
AB 659 |
Aguiar-Curry D |
Tracking |
Cancer Prevention Act. |
Requires more immunization records (Hep B and HPV if 26 and over), adds to paperwork before admission, including grad students. Increased staff time for sure. |
Senate Rules |
AB 746 |
Sanchez R |
Tracking |
Learning-Aligned Employment Program: eligibility and priority. |
Changes eligibility requirements for under-represented students and asks for prioritization for under-represented students to access learning to employment programs versus the program only being for under-represented students. Should expand availability. |
Senate Education |
AB 789 |
Wilson D |
Pending |
Student financial aid: Cal Grants: satisfactory academic progress. |
Likely means fewer students are retained in the short-term or more advising staff time needed, unknown final standards. |
Senate Education |
AB 793 |
Bonta D |
Pending |
Reverse Demand: communication devices and government entities |
Make police job harder if police cannot use electronic devices to identify someone or a location. |
Assembly Third Reading |
AB 840 |
Addis D |
BOT Sponsored |
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: California State University campuses. |
Could provide new revenue sources (specifically wine and beer advertising) on campus/offset is alcohol advertising to students |
Senate Governmental Organization |
AB 1082 |
Kalra D |
Pending |
Authority to remove vehicles. |
Small effect on SSU, unless a student car is towed and there is some fallout |
Senate Rules |
AB 1123 |
Addis D |
Oppose |
California State University: employees: paid parental leave of absence. |
Probably some effects on productivity for staff, little change for faculty (same language as vetoed bill from 2022 bill cycle) |
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement |
AB 1138 |
Weber D |
Pending |
Postsecondary education: sexual assault and sexual violence prevention: transportation services. |
Would help students in crisis on campus, if and when there was an issue, unknown what agency ultimately pays for these services |
Senate Education |
AB 1311 |
Soria D |
Pending |
Public postsecondary education: allied health programs: assessment. |
Establish a Hospitals First Revolving Fund that can help struggling (primarily rural) hospitals, likely little cost to SSU but perhaps some gains for healthcare programs. |
Senate Rules |
AB 1524 |
Lowenthal D |
Pending |
Postsecondary education: on-campus access to drug testing devices. |
Some costs for student affairs and health services |
Senate Rules |
SB 11 |
Menjivar D |
Oppose unless amended |
California State University: mental health counseling. |
Could mean an additional staff person or 2 at SSU as growth takes place. |
Assembly Higher Education |
SB 28 |
Glazer D |
Support |
Education finance: school facilities: Public Preschool, K–12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2024. |
Large number of additional compliance hurdles and limits if bond financing is used, additional staff time and cost |
Assembly Higher Education |
SB 58 |
Weiner D |
Pending |
Controlled substances: decriminalization of certain hallucinogenic substances |
Adds psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ibogaine, and mescaline to list similar to cannabis in terms of decriminalization (not full legal); Chief Oweis and other CSU Police Chiefs very concerned. |
Senate Third Reading |
SB 234 |
Portantino D |
Tracking |
Opioid antagonists: schools, college campuses, stadiums, concert venues, and amusement parks. |
Extends Narcan requirement such that minimum of two staff at any and all events on campus know where Narcan is available. |
Assembly Desk |
SB 307 |
Ashby D |
Tracking |
Middle Class Scholarship Program: community colleges: current and former foster youth. |
Provides more information to foster youth about scholarship programs, should help some of our students that are former foster youth. |
Assembly Higher Education |
SB 447 |
Atkins D |
Support |
GO-Biz. |
Little change for SSU, expand scope and funding for GoBiz, the statewide economic development agency. |
Assembly Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy |
SB 633 |
Gonzalez D |
Support |
California DREAM Loan Program: DREAM grants. |
Could help our DREAMers and future students that are DACA, potential fundraising opp |
Assembly Higher Education |
SB 640 |
Portantino D |
Pending |
California State University: food service contracts and hotel development projects. |
Cost of negotiations if a labor "peace" agreement is not currently in place, costs of new service 24/7 by 2026 |
Assembly Desk |
SB 661 |
Bradford D |
Pending |
Student Athlete Bill of Rights. |
For SSU, only applies if media rights are signed. |
Assembly Higher Education |
SB 791 |
McGuire D |
Pending |
Postsecondary education: academic and administrative employees: disclosure of sexual harassment. |
Likely more background check burden for new hires and unknown if this violates federal employment law. |
Assembly Higher Education |
SB 808 |
Dodd D |
Pending |
California State University: terms of employment: settlements and retreat rights. |
May or may not be good, depends on how final bill is written with respect to administrators and their ability to retreat |
Assembly Higher Education |
SB 829 |
Wilk D |
Pending |
Ticketing |
Basically keeps Ticketmaster (or similar primary ticket provider) businesses from exclusive agreements |
Senate 3rd Reading |
SB 856 |
Glazer D |
Pending |
California State University students: California Promise: Finish in Four and Through in Two. |
Good for recruiting needs to be managed, especially if SSU struggles to recruit new freshman and transfers |
Assembly Higher Education |