AB 1446: Community colleges: job market study.

Current Status:

Failed

(2026-02-02: Died at Desk.)

Introduced

In Committee

Awaiting First Chamber Vote

Passed First Chamber

In Committee

Awaiting Second Chamber Vote

Passed Second Chamber

Enacted

What does this bill do?

The bill makes minor wording updates to the law that affects community college districts, which must do and publish job market studies before starting vocational or occupational training programs. It keeps the existing rules about using state labor data and deciding whether programs are run by the district or by contract with approved private postsecondary institutions.

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Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to provide instruction at the campuses they operate and maintain. Existing law requires the governing board of a community college district, before establishing a vocational or occupational training program, to conduct a job market study of the labor market area, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in the latter provision.

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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 78015 of the Education Code is amended to read:78015.

(a)(1)The governing board of a community college district, prior to before establishing a vocational or occupational training program, shall conduct a job market study of the labor market area, as those terms are defined in Section 52301.5, in which it proposes to establish the program. The study shall use the State-Local Cooperative Labor Market Information Program established in Section 10533 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, or if this program is not available in the labor market area, other available sources of labor market information. The study shall include a California Occupational Information System supply analysis of existing vocational and occupational education or training programs for adults maintained by high schools, community colleges, and private postsecondary schools educational institutions in the area to ensure that the anticipated employment demand for students in the proposed programs justifies the establishment of the proposed courses of instruction.

(2)The governing board of the community college district shall make copies of each job market study available to the public.

(b)Subsequent to After completing the study required by this section and prior to before establishing the program, the governing board of the community college district shall determine whether or not the study justifies the proposed vocational education program.

(c)If the governing board of the community college district determines that the job market study justifies the initiation of the proposed program, it shall determine, by resolution, whether the program shall be offered through the districts own facilities or through a contract with an approved private postsecondary school educational institution pursuant to Section 8092.

Date	Status
Feb 2, 2026	Died at Desk.
Feb 24, 2025	Read first time.
Feb 22, 2025	From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
Feb 21, 2025	Introduced. To print.

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Introduced (2/21/2025)