Existing law establishes the California Promise, which requires at least 20 campuses of the California State University to establish a California Promise program by which the campus enters into a pledge with a qualifying transfer student to support the student in earning a baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years of the student's first year of enrollment to the campus, as provided. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2026.
This bill would rename the California Promise program the Finish in Four and Through in Two program, as provided. The bill would require each campus participating in the Finish in Four and Through in Two program to take specified actions to promote the program. The bill would require the Trustees of the California State University, on or before July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, until January 1, 2034, to submit a report to the Legislature that includes specified program participation information. The bill would delete an obsolete reporting requirement. The bill would delete the January 1, 2026, program repeal date, thereby extending the program indefinitely.

Statutes affected:
AB1205: 67430 EDC, 67432 EDC, 67433 EDC, 67434 EDC, 67435 EDC
02/16/23 - Introduced: 1737 WAT
03/23/23 - Amended Assembly: 1737 WAT
08/28/24 - Amended Senate: 67430 EDC, 67430 EDC, 67432 EDC, 67432 EDC, 67433 EDC, 67433 EDC, 67434 EDC, 67434 EDC, 67435 EDC, 67435 EDC
09/05/24 - Enrolled: 67430 EDC, 67432 EDC, 67433 EDC, 67434 EDC, 67435 EDC
09/27/24 - Chaptered: 67430 EDC, 67432 EDC, 67433 EDC, 67434 EDC, 67435 EDC
AB 1205: 1737 WAT