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Senate committee advances AB 500 to require UC admissions changes be coordinated with K–12 stakeholders
Summary
The Senate Education Committee approved Assembly Bill 500, which would require the University of California’s admissions boards to consult with K–12 educators, students and the CSU before adopting changes that affect A–G or other undergraduate admissions requirements.
Assemblymember Quirk Silva presented AB 500 as a transparency and coordination measure intended to avoid last‑minute shifts in University of California undergraduate admissions that can leave students and high schools unprepared. “This bill … is very much about transparency and ensuring that students, families, and educators are not caught off guard by significant policy shifts,” the author said.
A recent joint Assembly hearing prompted the bill, the author said, because high school counselors and students plan course sequences years in advance. Angela Negley, a recent UC Irvine graduate who now works with McKinney‑Vento students, told the committee that information must reach counselors and students in time: “No one should be left behind simply because they did not have access to the right information at the right time.”
The committee adopted the measure and sent it to Senate Appropriations. Supporters emphasized the change preserves the University of California’s constitutional authority over admissions while adding a formal consultation and notice requirement.
