SB 619: Public postsecondary education.

This bill aims to amend the education code to improve postsecondary education in California. It requires students who earn an associate degree for transfer to be eligible for transfer into a California State University baccalaureate program when they complete the California General Education Transfer Curriculum, established in 2025. Currently, students can be eligible for transfer if they complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements. The bill would make these requirements the same, with the California General Education Transfer Curriculum becoming the only pathway used to determine academic eligibility for transfer into California State University and the University of California. Additionally, the bill would rename the Foster Care Education Program to the Foster and Kinship Care Educa…