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View the legislative bills report here. (updated March 20, 2026)
March 27, 2026
This week, the ACCCA Board reviewed the 2026 Legislative Platform agenda, which expresses the 2026-27 State Budget priorities of the association:
- Honor the Proposition 98 Minimum Guarantee
- Fully Fund the COLA for the Student Centered Funding Formula and Categorical Programs
- Fund Enrollment Growth
- Support the Student Support Block Grant
- Restore Deferred Maintenance Funding
The platform, which guides the work of ACCCA’s advocacy in the State Budget process, can be found here. As part of that coordinated advocacy, ACCCA is signing on in support of the Chancellor’s Office budget letter, which aligns with the priorities noted above and additionally calls on the state to:
- Expand Credit for Prior Learning to Accelerate Degree Completion
- Support Investments in Technology Solutions to Let Student Data Flow
- Scale Dual Enrollment Opportunities Statewide
- Invest in AI Literacy to Prepare Students for an AI-Driven Economy
- Support Campus Microgrids for Clean Energy and Student Training
- Restore Strong Workforce Funding to Strengthen Career Education
- Expand Rebuild Los Angeles to Strengthen Regional Workforce and Economic Recovery
In positive budget news to pay for these systemwide priorities, the latest Department of Finance Finance Bulletin reports that General Fund revenues for February came in slightly above the Governor’s Budget projections, while fiscal year-to-date (YTD) revenues continue to show strong performance. February receipts exceeded projections by $154 million (1.4%), and YTD revenues are higher than expected by $7.0 billion (5.1%), largely driven by continued strength in personal income tax and corporation tax collections.
The Legislature takes its spring recess this week and will return to budget development and deliberations on April 6, 2026. The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance focuses its full hearing agenda on the California Community Colleges on April 21, 2026.
With the Legislature on recess next week, we will also be taking a spring break from the ACCCA Update, returning the week of April 6, 2026.
