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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2528: Community colleges: governing board member compensation.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2528 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Community colleges: governing board member compensation. Primary sponsor: José Luis Solache (D). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2026): In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state under the administration of community college district governing boards. Existing law requires the governing board of each community college district to establish, maintain, operate, and govern one or more community colleges, as provided. Existing law authorizes the compensation of governing board members that actually attend all meetings held by the governing board, not to exceed a specified amount from $120 to $1,500, inclusive, based on the number of full-time equivalent students in the community college district, as provided.

This bill would increase the authorized compensation for community college district governing board members that attend all meetings held by the governing board, not to exceed a specified amount from $600 to $4,500, inclusive, based on the number of full-time equivalent students in the community college district, as provided. The bill would require the governing board to provide public notice at least 30 days before a public meeting at which the governing board proposes to increase the compensation of the governing board members, as provided.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
José Luis SolachePrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly62

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
  2. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
  3. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  4. Referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR.
  5. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 12. Page 5176.)
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 21).
  9. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
  10. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  11. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page