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Assembly advances bill to let California join interstate reciprocity for online higher education after stakeholder debate
Summary
SB 790 authorizes the governor to enter interstate compacts for state authorization reciprocity in postsecondary online education; supporters said joining a compact would ease administrative burdens and protect students, while some private and for‑profit institutions asked for clarifying amendments before endorsing the bill.
Senator Cabaldon presented SB 790 to the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on Oct. 26, 2025, asking the committee to allow the governor to enter into an interstate compact that would permit California to join national state authorization reciprocity for postsecondary online education.
The author said California currently requires out‑of‑state online providers to register with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education but has not joined the national reciprocity agreement (NC‑SARA). He argued that the current framework imposes…
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