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California 20252026

AB 2523

Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Publicpostsecondaryeducation, biographyandcontactinformation, governingbodies
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the 25-member Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges under the administration of the 17-member Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the University of California under the administration of the 26-member Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, generally requires, with specified exceptions for authorized closed sessions, that the meetings of state bodies be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend. The act also requires internet notice of meetings of state bodies and written notice to parties requesting written notice, and generally requires that the agenda for meetings provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the body on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. Existing law requires meetings of the Board of Governors to be open and public, and subjects meetings of the Trustees and Regents to the act, except as provided. This bill would require the California State University and the California Community Colleges, and request the University of California, to post on their respective governing body's internet website the name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address of each member of the governing body, as specified, for conducting official business as a member of the governing body, and a short biography of each member. The bill would also encourage each member of those governing bodies to consider public and stakeholder input provided to the member before voting on a matter at an open meeting of the governing body, as specified.

Sponsors

  • Fong (primary), author

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

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  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5495.).

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. Referred to Com. on ED.

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  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 2523.)

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  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).

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  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. Read second time and amended.

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  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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  17. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  19. Read first time. To print.

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