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AB 1769

Student transfer: tribal colleges.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Heather Hadwick and 3 co-sponsors

AB 1769 creates formal, coordinated transfer pathways from California tribal colleges to CSU, CCC, and UC, including articulation, concurrent enrollment, and targeted support tools

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Bill Summary · AB 1769

Summary of AB 1769 (2025-2026) – Student transfer: tribal colleges (California)

Purpose and intent

  • AB 1769 aims to strengthen and streamline transfer pathways for students attending California tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to the three public segments of higher education: California State University (CSU), California Community Colleges (CCC), and the University of California (UC).
  • The bill formalizes a mandate for the segments to develop and implement transfer agreement and articulation programs to support and enhance transfer from TCUs to public postsecondary institutions, with the goal of reducing coursework duplication and improving degree and certificate outcomes for Native American students.

Key provisions and changes

  • Establishes new Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 66728) within the Education Code to govern TCU transfer pathways.
  • Definitions:
    • “Public postsecondary educational institution” = CSU, CCC, or UC campus.
    • “TCU” = California tribal colleges/universities (examples include California Indian Nations College, California Tribal College, Kumeyaay Community College) operated by a California tribal government.
  • Responsibilities of segments:
    • CSU Board of Trustees and CCC Board of Governors shall, and UC Regents are requested to, develop and implement transfer agreement and articulation programs to support and enhance transfer of TCU students to public institutions.
  • Required program components (must include all of the following):
    • Enrollment and resource planning
    • Intersegmental faculty curricular efforts
    • Coordinated counseling
    • Financial aid and transfer services
    • Specific efforts to improve diversity
    • Early outreach activities
    • Concurrent enrollment (where feasible)
    • Support centers
  • Concurrent enrollment:
    • CSU and CCC shall develop and implement, to the extent capacity allows, concurrent enrollment programs enabling TCU students to take courses at public postsecondary institutions to facilitate potential transfer.
  • Assessment of transfer tools:
    • CSU and CCC shall, and UC is requested to, assess tools, systems, or curricula that facilitate transfer for TCU students.
    • Specific tools/systems to be considered include:
    • California Articulation Number (CAN) system
    • Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum (IMPAC)
    • General Education Transfer Curriculum (GETC)
    • Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer (ASSIST)

Who is affected

  • Public postsecondary education institutions in California (CSU, CCC, UC) will implement and coordinate transfer programs with TCUs.
  • California tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and their students will benefit from clearer, more supportive transfer pathways and enhanced articulation to four-year institutions.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • The bill is introduced in February 2026 and allocates the standard legislative process (referred to Higher Education, amendments, committee approvals, potential consent calendar processing).
  • Schedule per the action history:
    • Referred to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education.
    • Underwent amendments and approved by the committee with a recommendation to move to the Appropriations or consent calendar path.
    • Read a second time and amended as of April 16, 2026.
  • Fiscal effect: Noted as “No” for new appropriation at the digest level, but a Fiscal Committee includes consideration of potential costs; implementation and program development may have ongoing personnel, counseling, and curriculum development costs.

Practical impact and strategic goals

  • Aligns transfer policies with Native American students’ needs, aiming to:
    • Improve degree attainment and job readiness for TCU students.
    • Create consistent, predictable transfer routes and credit transferability.
    • Enhance collaboration across CSU, CCC, and UC to minimize duplicated coursework.
    • Expand outreach and support services targeted at TCUs.

Overall, AB 1769 seeks to institutionalize and fund targeted transfer pathways from California tribal colleges to the state’s public higher education system, with an emphasis on articulation, concurrent enrollment where feasible, and the use of established transfer-assistance tools.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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