SB 148: Higher education budget trailer bill.

The bill aims to improve post-secondary education in California by making various changes to existing laws. It requires community colleges to provide classified employees with access to food pantry services and report data related to that access. The bill also expands the Middle Class Scholarship Program, allowing students to receive more generous awards, and increases funding for the Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program to support open educational resources. Additionally, the bill modifies the payment schedule for community college districts and authorizes the transfer of funds from the Public School System Stabilization Account to support community college districts. It also prohibits the chancellor from reserving excessive funds for administrative costs related to the Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement (MESA) program and authorizes the allocation of reserved funds for…