Community colleges: San Mateo County Community College District.
Summary
Existing law, until July 1, 2028, authorizes the San Mateo County Community College District to adopt a policy that uses local unrestricted general funds to provide fee waivers to students with the greatest financial need when other fee waivers are not provided to those students, as specified. Existing law authorizes the San Mateo County Community College District to use local unrestricted general funds, in addition to funding received under the California College Promise, to provide assistance to students for the total cost of attendance, as defined, only for students who reside within the boundary of the community college district. This bill would delete the repeal date, thereby extending the San Mateo County Community College District's authority to adopt the above-described policy indefinitely. The bill would also repeal an obsolete reporting requirement. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Mateo County Community College District.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed Jun 29, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly Jun 18, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Mar 26, 2026
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 29, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 0. Page 5762.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9).
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3699.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3599.) (March 18).
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Becker
DDemocratic
Co
Diane Papan
DDemocratic
Co
Marc Berman
DDemocratic
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