More Californians may soon go to community college for free under a bill introduced by a Los Angeles Assemblymember, which passed in the California Assembly in May and will be heard in the state Senate next week.
Assembly Bill 2266, known as the “Free Community College for All” program, was introduced by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) earlier this year.
If passed, the bill will expand California’s fee waiver eligibility from first-time students to include returning students—those who have taken a break for two or more semesters—in the California College Promise program….