California State University: audits.
Summary
Existing law establishes the California State University and its various campuses under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University. Existing law requires the trustees to establish an internal audit staff with prescribed duties, including auditing, reviewing, cost and systems analysis, analyzing, and recommending operating procedures for the university. Existing law also requires the university's internal audit staff to perform audits, at least once every 5 years, of the activities of the university, as provided. This bill would require an external financial audit of each campus of the California State University to be conducted at least once every 3 years. The bill would also require all audits of the California State University or any of its campuses, including audits conducted by the university's internal audit staff, to be available to the public.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Last action Feb 2, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions of AB 326. The differences are entirely in presentation and formatting: the bill text was reformatted from a plain-text legislative document into a web page layout with navigation elements, search boxes, and site links. The actual statutory language requiring external financial audits of CSU campuses every three years and public availability of all audits remains identical.
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The bill text was reformatted from a plain-text legislative document into a web page layout with added navigation elements (home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login, search boxes, and other site links). No changes to the statutory language were made.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Gipson
DDemocratic
Co
Sabrina Cervantes
DDemocratic
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