AB 2236 — Postsecondary education: articulation agreements.

Summary

Existing law requires the California Community Colleges, on or before July 1, 2027, to adopt a common course numbering system for all general education requirement courses and transfer pathway courses, and requires each community college campus, on or before July 1, 2027, to incorporate common course numbers from the adopted system into its course catalog. The Budget Act of 2021 allocated $10,000,000 to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish a workgroup to support the development of that system. That workgroup recommended, among other things, the development of a common course numbering template for each course subject to the requirement described above. This bill would require the Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, on or before July 1, 2027, to establish an agreement for implementing streamlined system-level articulation by using the common course numbering templates, rather than individual course review, as provided. If the intersegmental committee has not established an agreement on or before July 1, 2027, the bill would require the respective administrative bodies of the segments, on or before December 31, 2027, to establish an agreement for implementing streamlined system-level articulation by using the common course numbering templates, rather than individual course review, as provided. This bill would require, commencing with the fall term of the 2028–29 academic year, the streamlined system-level articulation agreement to be the only articulation agreement used for community college courses subject to the common course numbering system described above. This bill would require, on or before June 1 of each year, the respective administrative bodies of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request the University of California, to publicly post on their respective internet websites a report on the results of the streamlined systemwide articulation agreement, as provided. This bill would require each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and request each campus of the University of California, to publicly post, on or before June 1 of each year, the name and contact information of the articulation lead or individual responsible for managing the course articulation process at the campus. By imposing additional duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the administrative bodies of the California State University and the University of California, to identify a limited-term funding plan that would provide funding to the California State University and the University of California to support the intersegmental implementation of the common course numbering system, as provided. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Amended 06/30/26 - Amended Senate Current pdf June 30, 2026
• Amended 06/15/26 - Amended Senate pdf June 15, 2026
• Amended 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly pdf May 18, 2026
• Introduced 02/19/26 - Introduced pdf February 19, 2026
• AB2236 View text html

Action History

1. August 13, 2026

   In committee: Held under submission.

2. August 03, 2026

   In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

3. June 30, 2026

   Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

4. June 29, 2026

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 24).

5. June 15, 2026

   From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

6. June 03, 2026

   Referred to Com. on ED.

7. May 27, 2026

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

8. May 26, 2026

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

9. May 19, 2026

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. May 18, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

11. May 14, 2026

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

12. April 29, 2026

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

13. April 15, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. April 15, 2026

    Coauthors revised.

15. March 09, 2026

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

16. February 20, 2026

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

17. February 19, 2026

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Darshana R. Patel · Cosponsor
• Marc Berman · Primary

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