---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pupil instruction: financial aid application."
description: "Existing law requires the governing body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to confirm that a grade 12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act, as provided. Under existing law, a local educational agency that determines that a pupil is unable to complete these requirements is required to (1) exempt the pupil or, if applicable, the pupil's parent or legal guardian, from completing and submitting a FAFSA, a form for purposes of the California Dream Act, or an opt-out form, and (2) complete and submit an opt-out form on the pupil's behalf."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 2165"
citation: "California AB 2165 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pupil instruction", "financial aid application"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reyes"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8eafc2c-98ae-449f-858e-91d2a33f34be"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165"
source_hash: "c6d3dff0daa8f3e6cbaca36d28fbc1efd1486eb9d9b6d3de552ec2a58501dc11"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2165 (20232024) — Pupil instruction: financial aid application.

Existing law requires the governing body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to confirm that a grade 12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act, as provided. Under existing law, a local educational agency that determines that a pupil is unable to complete these requirements is required to (1) exempt the pupil or, if applicable, the pupil's parent or legal guardian, from completing and submitting a FAFSA, a form for purposes of the California Dream Act, or an opt-out form, and (2) complete and submit an opt-out form on the pupil's behalf.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/06/24 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165&version=20230AB216599INT)
2. **03/18/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165&version=20230AB216598AMD)
3. **04/15/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165&version=20230AB216597AMD)
4. **08/15/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165&version=20230AB216596AMD)
5. **09/27/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165&version=20230AB216594CHP)
6. **AB2165** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165)
7. **09/05/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2165&version=20230AB216595ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent AB2165 Reyes By Caballero — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2165 Reyes Assembly Third Reading — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2165 Reyes Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reyes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-06** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
- **2024-03-18** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-03** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2024-04-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-15** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-04-16** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-05-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5427.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2024-05-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2024-05-29** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-07-01** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2024-08-15** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-08-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-08-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-08-26** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2024-08-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2024-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2024-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2024-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 702, Statutes of 2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8eafc2c-98ae-449f-858e-91d2a33f34be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).