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Sen. Cabaldon-led bill to expand community college bachelor'degree options advances from Senate Education
Summary
SB 960 would let community colleges propose baccalaureate programs based on local workforce need and local CSU impaction rather than a statewide ban; the Education Committee passed the bill as amended (cap reduced in committee amendments) to the Appropriations Committee after robust debate with CSU and faculty opposition.
Senator Cabaldon presented SB 960 as an effort to create a statewide framework for community-college baccalaureate programs that focuses on students who are place-bound and on local workforce demands rather than a broad statewide ban based on CSU program offerings.
"What SB 960 says...it's about the person," the senator said, arguing the bill allows community colleges to propose bachelor's programs in regions where students…
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