Transcript Highlights:

• Patel, please help illuminate. It can be, because there's really, as Dr.
• Patel, please help illuminate.
• Patel has some questions. It's more I'm just trying to piece it all together.
• Patel.
• Patel. Just a quick clarifying question: what grade levels are we doing the screening?

Summary: The committee heard a series of budget proposals focused on education finance, with repeated questions about whether the state’s investments are coordinated, targeted to the highest-need students, and likely to produce measurable results. On the first item, the administration proposed $1 million for a study of California’s curriculum framework, standards, and instructional materials process, plus $250,000 for supplemental ELA/ELD guidance. CDE and Finance said the study would examine how other states organize standards, frameworks, and adoptions, while the chair and members questioned why California has gone so long without updating some standards, what the study would actually accomplish, and whether the proposal was too vague to justify the cost. The issue was held open. The committee then took up a proposed $25 million statewide literacy network within the system of support. CCEE and CDE said the network would coordinate multiple existing literacy leads, create a clearinghouse of evidence-based resources, and improve coherence across the state’s many literacy initiatives. Members pressed on how a one-time, five-year allocation could support a long-term system, how the work would reach distressed and rural districts, and whether the proposal would translate into classroom change rather than just another layer of coordination. The issue was also held open. Next, the committee reviewed a $500 million proposal to expand literacy coaches and reading specialists and to create a math coaches program. CDE described the existing literacy coach cohorts as producing positive reports from participating LEAs, while the LAO recommended modifications, especially for the math coach portion, including limiting eligibility to elementary schools, setting minimum grant amounts, directing funds to eligible school sites, and making eligibility automatic rather than application-based. Members focused on whether coaches were actually being placed at the schools with the greatest need and whether the state has a coherent long-term strategy for literacy and math investments. The committee also heard a $40 million proposal for training and implementation of K-2 reading difficulty screeners, which the LAO said was reasonable but could be reduced because $25 million had already been provided for training; CDE said the new funds were needed for full implementation, procurement, and sustainability. Finally, the committee heard a $10 million proposal for a developmentally appropriate TK multilingual learner screener, with CDE explaining why the preschool language-identification process is different from K-12 EL assessment and the chair asking staff to explore whether a single, more consistent approach could be developed. The meeting concluded with a presentation on universal school meals and kitchen infrastructure, including a $31.5 million backfill, an $84.1 million increase for projected meal growth, a COLA adjustment, and $150 million for kitchen upgrades and training to support freshly prepared meals.

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel. Thank you, Chair. I have a series of questions on enrollment.
• Patel? No? So, yeah, just the chair referenced how old I am.
• Patel. Hi. Thank you for your presentation. I have a more technical question.
• Patel, I have just a couple of comments.
• Patel. I have just a couple of comments.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance met to review CSU and State Library budget issues, enrollment trends, the Capital Fellows program, and a Title IX update. Chair David Alvarez opened by stressing that CSU faces serious financial pressure, including a systemwide deficit and proposed cuts that he and several members said were too large and likely to harm access, course offerings, and student services. Public comment focused heavily on the Braille Institute Library, with patrons, staff, veterans, and advocates urging restoration of funding and warning that the proposed cut would severely affect blind and visually impaired Californians across Southern California. Several CSU faculty, staff, and union representatives also opposed the proposed reductions and warned of larger class sizes, fewer sections, and layoffs. On the CSU core operations item, the Department of Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to reduce ongoing General Fund support by about $375 million and defer a 5% base increase, while the LAO said CSU core funding would be roughly flat once tuition and targeted augmentations were considered, but warned that rising costs and prior shortfalls would still force campuses to cut spending. CSU’s Chancellor’s Office said the proposed cut would deepen existing problems, citing prior-year budget gaps, job losses, reduced course sections, and student-service reductions. Members pressed Finance and the LAO on whether cuts could be made more surgically, especially at the Chancellor’s Office or in institutional support rather than in instruction, and the LAO said the Legislature has flexibility to target cuts more specifically. CSU also described ongoing consolidation efforts, including shared services among campuses and the planned Cal Maritime/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo integration, while cautioning that savings are not yet fully known. The committee then discussed CSU enrollment. The LAO recommended holding enrollment targets flat because the budget does not add new funding, while CSU reported strong recent growth, including more California residents, record first-year enrollment, and expanded direct admissions and transfer pathways. Members questioned why some campuses with high demand turn away many applicants while others continue to lose enrollment, and CSU said it is shifting resources from campuses with sustained declines to those with demand, using a 10% below-target threshold. The committee also discussed whether enrollment declines mirror local population trends, how to improve marketing and program alignment, and whether lessons from Cal Poly Humboldt’s conversion could inform other campuses such as Sonoma State. The Capital Fellows item drew a Finance proposal for a salary increase and an LAO counterproposal for a smaller raise plus future COLA language; the committee kept the item open. Finally, CSU reported progress on Title IX compliance, saying it has completed most State Auditor recommendations, expanded civil rights staffing, and increased training, prevention, and case-management efforts, though members asked how proposed budget cuts might affect those services.

Transcript Highlights:

• Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Macedo, McNerney, Muratsuchi, Quirk-Silva, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patel
• request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Burner, Calderon, and Patel
• request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Burner, Calderon, and Patel
• Assembly Member Patel, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory. Thank you, Mr.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Patel.

Summary: The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. Members then made a series of guest introductions recognizing Vaisakhi celebrations, nonprofit leaders from San Joaquin County, immigrant and refugee advocate Liu Yang, students from Somerdale Elementary School, Trustee Sylvia Leong, and a Leadership Torrance delegation. The chamber also took up several procedural motions, including a successful motion to withdraw SB 100 from Budget Committee and send it to the second reading file, and unanimous consent to re-refer several Assembly bills to different committees. On the floor, members considered a number of bills and resolutions. AB 238 on wildfire relief, providing up to a year of mortgage forbearance for fire-impacted homeowners, passed with urgency. AB 373 on client-directed representation for non-minor dependents in foster care passed unanimously, as did AB 287 requiring accessible parking for curbside voting at vote centers. AB 628, requiring new residential leases to include a working refrigerator and stove, passed 49-8. ACR 15 designating April 15 as California Propane Day was adopted by voice vote after adding 55 co-authors. AB 483, requiring disclosure and limiting fees for early termination in fixed-term installment contracts, passed 43-11. AB 234, an urgency bill allowing the Assembly Speaker and Senate Pro Tem or their designees to sit on the Fair Plan governing committee, passed 60-0. The Assembly also heard several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including for Gustavo Camacho Lopez, retired firefighter William Brett Potter, and Rob Ashley. The day concluded with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session schedule, followed by adjournment until April 10, 2025, at 9 a.m. A later vote change noted Assembly Member McKinnor changed her vote on AB 483 from aye to not voting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Assembly Member Patel, you are recognized for your very important guest introductions.
• That's ACR 140 by Assembly Member Patel. The clerk will read.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 140 by Assembly Member Patel relative to Women in STEM Day.
• Assembly Member Patel, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Patel.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That is AB 279 by Assembly Member Patel.
• We’re moving on to file item number 46, AB 356 by Assembly Member Patel.
• member Patel and others and applicant to health care member Patel you are recognized thank you mr. speaker
• Item 147, AB 237 by Assembly Member Patel, the clerk will read.
• Assembly Bill 237 by Assembly Member Patel and others, relating to crimes.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's SB 19 by Senator Rubio, presented by Assembly Member Patel.
• Assembly Member Patel, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Patel. Debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Patel. Debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.
• Assembly Member Patel, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel, you are recognized on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Assembly of 1959 by Assemblymember Patel and Accolating the Juveniles. Ms.
• Patel, you are recognized on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Patel.
• Assembly Bill 2008 by Assembly Member Patel, relating to reporting. Ms.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the absence of a quorum, then proceeded with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker pro tempore then moved through the daily file, repeatedly urging members to be on time and at their desks as the House of Origin deadline approached. Procedural actions included dispensing with the journal, deferring some items, and moving AB 1667 to the inactive file. The bulk of the session was devoted to floor consideration of many bills, most of which passed with little or no opposition. Measures approved included bills on artificial intelligence provenance information (AB 2713), community college trustee compensation (AB 2528), transit camera enforcement and privacy (AB 1837), excess proceeds claims in taxation (AB 2705), HOA technical cleanup (AB 1892), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), child care planning in local general plans (AB 1914), greenhouse energy code flexibility (AB 2200), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), housing cleanup and density bonus measures (including AB 2390, AB 2480, AB 1567, AB 1751, and others), spay/neuter access (AB 2010), workforce housing financing tools (AB 2110), supportive housing and homelessness-related changes (AB 2146), mental health and health plan notification measures (AB 1598, AB 2613), student aid and education bills (AB 1534, AB 1636, AB 1669, AB 1728, AB 1784, AB 1871), public safety and criminal justice bills (AB 1546, AB 1572, AB 1872, AB 1877, AB 1932), and several health and social services measures (AB 1602, AB 1628, AB 1680, AB 1825, AB 1845, AB 1906, AB 1907, AB 1925). Most bills were described as support measures, often with bipartisan backing and no opposition, and passed by wide margins. A few bills drew more discussion, especially AB 1751, a housing/townhome bill that sparked extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, stakeholder engagement, and whether the measure could depress pay for construction trades; despite concerns and an opposition speech, it ultimately passed 44-0. AB 1793, which would allow symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of the penny’s phaseout, also drew light debate and passed 47-1. AB 1932, an urgency measure expanding community-based crisis response, passed with one no vote on both the urgency and the bill. Several urgency or 54-vote bills, including AB 1534 and AB 1932, required later roll calls or calls to be lifted, but all measures described in the transcript were ultimately approved.

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel, you'd be eliminating a superintendent and an extra board.
• Patel. Yes. First, I want to share my thoughts with the Department of Finance.
• Patel.
• Patel is a former elected school board member in her community.
• Quick shout out to members Patel and Hadwick for acknowledging the A quick shout out to members Patel

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on Education Finance heard testimony on several major January budget proposals, with members repeatedly focusing on funding sufficiency, accountability for one-time dollars, and the effects of declining enrollment. Public commenters and advocates urged more support for special education, stable LCFF funding, equity-based distribution of discretionary funds, and additional help for small and rural schools. The chair emphasized that budget decisions should be tied not just to available dollars, but to student outcomes and the realities districts face as enrollment falls. On LCFF and necessary small schools, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposed 2.41% COLA, a roughly $2.2 billion increase for districts and charters, and a $30.7 million ongoing augmentation to raise necessary small schools funding by 20%. The LAO supported funding the COLA and said the small schools proposal had merit, but noted the 20% increase was not tied to a specific cost study and could create a sharp funding cliff near eligibility thresholds. Members and witnesses discussed how declining enrollment and attendance losses can erase COLA gains, especially in rural districts, and the issue was held open for further work. For special education, Finance proposed $509 million ongoing Proposition 98 General Fund to raise the statewide base rate to $999 per ADA, which would fully equalize SELPA base rates, while the LAO said the same target could likely be reached with less funding under current assumptions. CDE strongly supported equalization as an equity issue and said lower-funded SELPAs rely heavily on local general funds. Members also raised possible uses for any remaining funds, including inclusive practices support, alternative diploma pathways, and the extraordinary cost pool, while asking for more data on identification trends and program impacts. The committee also reviewed the Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant, with Finance proposing to restore the remaining $757.3 million as the final payment and the LAO recommending approval. Testimony noted districts have used the funds largely for academic instruction, tutoring, supplemental learning, and related supports, but members asked for clearer accountability and more information on outcomes. Finally, Finance proposed $2.8 billion for the student support and professional development discretionary block grant, which the LAO said can help districts address local cost pressures but should be better targeted to state priorities such as fiscal liabilities and one-time costs. The committee then began its facilities discussion, where OPSC said Proposition 2 bond funds are being spent at about $1.5 billion per year and would likely be exhausted around 2029-30, with new small school district program regulations and application timelines expected to move forward after board approval.

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel: Thank you, Ms.
• Patel; that is an excellent question.
• Patel, would you like to?
• Patel. It's a great pleasure to be here with you.
• Patel and members.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That is HR 47 by Assemblymember Patel. The clerk will.
• Read House Resolution 47 by Assemblymember Patel relative to the 4th of July.
• Assemblymember Patel, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Thank you, Assemblymember Patel.
• Thank you, Assemblymember Patel. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are joined by members Fong [ID: member_983], Patel [ID: member_20215], and Hedwig.
• Patel.
• Thank you, Miss Patel.
• Patel. I have a few questions. First of all, just a little preamble.
• Patel. Seven across the state. Most of them are small.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel: Aye. Patterson: Aye. Rogers: Aye. Sanchez: Aye. Schiavo: Aye. Sharp-Collins: Aye.
• Patel, aye. Patterson, aye. Sanchez, aye. Schiavo, aye. Consent is still out.
• Patel: Aye. That bill’s out. Thank you. Item number two, AB 1629. We can move on to the next.
• Patel: Aye. That bill’s out. Thank you. Item number two, AB 1629. We can move on to the next.
• Patel: Aye. Sharp-Collins: That’s still out. We’ll move on to item number four.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel. Here. Sharp Collins. Tong Pop. Here. Thank you, colleagues. We have quorum.
• Patel.
• Patel. Any further questions or comments? Assembly Member Gonzales. This is to one of the authors.
• Patel? Aye. Rodriguez? Gibson? Tangipa? Aye. That measure has seven ayes, and it's out.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's this bill, you know, I know Assembly Member Patel has a bill.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Patel.
• File item 16, AB 225, Patel. Due pass to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
• File item 17, AB 2555, Patel. Do pass to Senate Appropriations.
• File item 17, AB 2555, Patel. Do pass to Senate Appropriations.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel. Yes, good morning, and thank you for being here.
• Patel here. Wallace here.
• Do Miss Patel, please. Thank you for this presentation.
• Patel.
• Patel, you'd like to ask questions? Yeah, I'll start with a comment.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s new Career Education Master Plan and related budget items. Labor Secretary Knox described the plan as an effort to reduce fragmentation across K-12, community colleges, workforce boards, and other systems by improving statewide and regional coordination, data sharing, skills-based hiring, career pathways, and wraparound supports such as child care, housing, food, and transportation. Members asked how success would be measured, how the plan would serve disconnected youth and adults, and whether the proposed data integration would rely on Cradle to Career; the secretary said it would. The Department of Finance said it was available to answer questions on the education side. The committee then reviewed existing CTE funding and oversight. The LAO, CDE, and Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office described the major ongoing programs, including CTIG, Perkins, K-12 Strong Workforce, and Community College Strong Workforce, and noted that many programs overlap in purpose and administration. Members repeatedly raised concerns about duplication, annual applications and reporting burdens, lack of clear outcome metrics, and whether funding incentives should be better aligned to regional collaboration. CDE and the Chancellor’s Office said they support alignment and dual enrollment, and Finance and CDE said LCFF/local match dollars are part of the funding structure. The committee also discussed child care as a barrier to participation and the need for better tracking of enrollment, completion, and job outcomes. On the consolidated application proposal, Finance proposed a study directing CDE to examine whether three long-standing CTE grant programs—Specialized Secondary Programs, CTIG, and California Partnership Academies—could be streamlined into a single application and reporting process. The LAO supported reducing administrative burden but noted that the largest programs, CTIG and K-12 Strong Workforce, were excluded from the proposal even though districts most often cite them as burdensome. CDE said it did not oppose the study but warned that statutory differences may limit consolidation. Members said the proposal should better address regional coordination, multi-year funding stability, and outcome measures rather than only simplifying paperwork. Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a $5 million ongoing California Education Interagency Council. GovOps said the council would provide a neutral venue for statewide coordination across education and workforce systems. The LAO opposed the proposal, arguing that existing bodies already provide coordination, the proposal does not change agency incentives, and the council would lack authority to implement decisions. Members expressed mixed views, with some supporting a coordinating body and others questioning whether it would differ from past efforts. No votes were taken during the portions summarized here, and the committee indicated it would hold some items open for further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel.
• Patel. Thank you. We'll go on with Dr. Patel.
• Patel.
• Patel.
• Patel?

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Merciucci, Patel: here. Sharp-Collins. Tonga? Here. Thank you, colleagues. We have quorum.
• Patel.
• Patel. Any further questions or comments? Assemblymember Gonzales. This is to one of the authors.
• Patel, aye. Rodriguez, Gibson. Tangipa, aye. Okay. Wow. Tangipa, aye. Thank you, aye.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met for a hearing with one item on the agenda, ACA 18, a constitutional amendment to expand student representation on the University of California Board of Regents. The authors, Assemblymembers Celeste Rodriguez and Anamarie Farías, said the measure would double the number of student seats on the board and ensure both an undergraduate and a graduate student voice, arguing that students are the primary stakeholders and should have more meaningful input on decisions affecting tuition, housing, basic needs, and other campus issues. The authors accepted committee amendments that cleaned up language and the appointment process for student regents and their nonvoting designates. Supporters included UC student leaders, alumni, and advocacy groups. Testimony emphasized that the UC system has far more students than the current single voting student regent can represent, that student input has helped shape policies on housing, basic needs, campus policing, and tuition, and that the UC should align with the CSU and community college systems, which already have two student voting members. No opposition testimony was presented. Committee members voiced support, with several noting the importance of student voice and representation. The committee then voted to pass ACA 18 as amended and re-refer it to the Committee on Appropriations. The roll call ultimately finished at 9-0 in favor, and the measure was reported out of committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel? Here. Rodriguez? Here. Irwin, Krell? Patel? Here. Here. Sanchez? We have quorum.
• Patel? Aye. Rodriguez? Aye. Sanchez? Aye. Zbur? Aye. Motion passes.

Summary: The Rules Committee met briefly and was called to order with a quorum present. After the roll call, the committee took up a consent agenda and a motion to approve it was made and seconded. A roll-call vote was taken on the consent agenda, and the motion passed unanimously with all members voting aye. No substantive bills or policy issues were discussed during the meeting. Following the vote, the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Flora, Gonzalez, Irwin, Krell, Patel, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Zbur. We have a quorum.
• Patel? Aye. Patel? Aye. Rodriguez. Sanchez. Sanchez.

Summary: The Rules Committee convened in the afternoon, and the secretary called the roll. Members present established a quorum. The committee then took up a consent agenda, with a motion and second made to approve it. A roll call vote was taken on the consent agenda. The recorded votes were in favor from Pacheco, Alvarado-Gil, Arreguín, Irwin, and Patel; no opposing votes were recorded in the transcript. The motion passed. After the consent agenda was approved, the Rules Committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Patel? Rodriguez? Sanchez? Here. We have a quorum. We have a consent agenda.
• Patel. Aye. Aye. Krell, aye. Patel? Aye. Sanchez? Aye. Sanchez, aye. Zbur? Motion passes.

Summary: The Rules Committee was called to order, and the secretary called the roll; a quorum was present. The committee took up a consent agenda, noting that AB 1020 (Chiavo) had been added to the referral list and would be sent to the Utilities and Energy Committee. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. The roll was called, and the motion passed unanimously by the members present. With no further business, the Rules Committee adjourned.