(1) Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009, provides, among other things, for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act exempts specified institutions, including institutions accredited by certain federally recognized accrediting agencies and institutions accredited by a regional accrediting agency, from its provisions, and is repealed on January 1, 2015.
(1) Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009, provides, among other things, for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act exempts specified institutions, including institutions accredited by certain federally recognized accrediting agencies and institutions accredited by a regional accrediting agency, from its provisions, and is repealed on January 1, 2015.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 71 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By BLUMENFIELD — 54–25 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB71 Committee on B. & F.R. (Leno) Concurrence — 28–11 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB71 Committee on B. & F.R. — 24–9 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-01-10 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-01-10 (Corrected May 9).
2013-01-11 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 10.
2013-01-24 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-05-08 Withdrawn from committee.
2013-05-08 Ordered to second reading.
2013-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 891.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-13 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-24 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2013-06-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-20 Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 2100.)
2013-06-20 Ordered to third reading.
2013-06-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 25. Page 2103.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-06-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-06-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1485.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-06-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-06-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-06-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 28, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c1bc796-83d4-4245-a6aa-0cdd9148d49a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).