Private postsecondary education: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.
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 an institution from its application if any of a list of specific criteria are met. Existing law requires an out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution to comply with specified requirements, including providing the bureau evidence of the institution's accreditation. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2021. If the operation of the act is extended by another measure, existing law, effective July 1, 2022, requires additional duties by an out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution.
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AB 70
California AB 70 (20192020)
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Private postsecondary education: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.
California AB 70 (20192020) — Private postsecondary education: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.
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 an institution from its application if any of a list of specific criteria are met. Existing law requires an out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution to comply with specified requirements, including providing the bureau evidence of the institution's accreditation. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2021. If the operation of the act is extended by another measure, existing law, effective July 1, 2022, requires additional duties by an out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 70 Berman Assembly Third Reading — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 70 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB70 Berman et al. By Hill — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Amendments (Committee's) — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–3 (fail) · upper
[First] hearing set for [08-10-2020]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Berman — primary (person)
Bauer-Kahan — author (person)
Chiu — author (person)
Choi — coauthor (person)
Eggman — author (person)
Gloria — coauthor (person)
McCarty — author (person)
Medina — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-12-03 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-12-04 From printer. May be heard in committee January 3.
2020-01-06 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2020-01-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-01-07 Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2020-01-15 Coauthors revised.
2020-01-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-01-23 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-01-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (January 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-01-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-01-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3889.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-01-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2020-06-23 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2020-08-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction
2020-08-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-08-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-19 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-08-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 20). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4404.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-28 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2020-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5350.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2020-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 153, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b54dbd9c-00b6-46c5-b02d-163a43c0ed56. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).