SB 438 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

School attendance: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

Summary
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district or a county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school, as provided. Existing law provides that the minimum schoolday in any high school is 240 minutes, except as provided, including that a day of attendance for a pupil enrolled in grades 11 and 12 at an early college high school or middle college high school is 180 minutes of attendance if the pupil is also enrolled in a community college, classes of the California State University, or classes of the University of California, as specified. This bill would additionally reduce the 240-minute minimum schoolday to instead be 180 minutes of attendance for a pupil enrolled under a CCAP partnership if the pupil is also enrolled in a community college, as specified.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
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Committee
3
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Christopher Cabaldon
DDemocratic
CA
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