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    SB-271
    Education

    Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children: childcare services, resources, and programs.

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    CA
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    2025-2026 Regular Session
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    Key Takeaways

    • Expands basic needs to include childcare services and direct support.
    • Requires Basic Needs Coordinator and Center at CSU and UC by July 1, 2025.
    • Centers coordinate with financial aid and connect students to CalFresh, CalEITC, YCTC, and WIC.
    • Requires updating the needs guide to include SNAP Locator by 9/1/2025.

    Summary

    Senator Reyes frames a proposal to fold childcare services squarely into the public postsecondary basic needs framework, directing California State University, University of California, and California Community Colleges campuses to establish Basic Needs Centers and designate a dedicated Basic Needs Coordinator who serves as the single point of contact for students facing basic needs insecurity. The measure expands the scope of “basic needs services and resources” to explicitly include childcare information and connections, with the possibility of direct financial or service support, and requires that all available financial aid—including supplemental awards for students with dependent children—be coordinated through these efforts. It also directs campus financial aid offices to provide information on childcare offerings, referrals to the campus Basic Needs Center, and details on supplemental awards for students with dependent children.

    The bill sets concrete implementation timelines and on-campus mechanisms. Campuses must establish the Basic Needs Coordinator by July 1, 2025 and create a Basic Needs Center by the same date, with the Center intended as a one-stop location or, where not fully possible, designated points of contact for the remainder of on-campus services. Each Center must help students enroll in CalFresh, CalEITC, YCTC, WIC, and other relevant programs, coordinate with the campus financial aid office, and connect students to available aid to secure all eligible resources. If a campus already houses a center serving parenting students, the bill authorizes directing students to that center when appropriate. A required document listing on- and off-campus services must be provided to students and updated periodically, with a Sept. 1, 2025 deadline to add the SNAP Retail Locator, and a Feb. 1, 2025 deadline to streamline applications and launch targeted outreach to students with basic needs insecurity. The bill also requires a student basic needs tab on each campus website, with regular updates, and mandates annual data reports disaggregated by service category on the scope and outcomes of basic needs services, including CalFresh uptake and data-sharing considerations with county programs.

    In addition to coordinated basic needs supports, the bill intensifies links between childcare providers and aid offices. It adds a new requirement that financial aid offices at the California Community Colleges and California State University campuses provide information on the campus childcare development center and offerings, refer students to the Basic Needs Center, and relay information on supplemental awards for students with dependent children. It also requires child development centers and preschools established by the CCCs and CSUs to refer parenting students seeking childcare to the campus Basic Needs Center and the campus financial aid office, and to provide information on related supplemental awards. A related provision creates a mechanism for cross-agency data and reporting, including annual summaries to the Governor and Legislature, with phased reporting beginning in 2023 and extending through 2030, and contemplates data sharing with the state Department of Social Services where applicable. The measure further contemplates a potential reallocation of funds in later fiscal years to support staff-assisted food pantry services for classified employees, reflecting an interrelated set of supports beyond students’ immediate needs, while clarifying that the bill imposes a state-mandated local program and may require reimbursement if mandated costs are determined.

    Key Dates

    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Unfinished Business SB271 Reyes Concurrence
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Unfinished Business SB271 Reyes Concurrence
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    SB 271 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Fong
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Assembly Higher Education Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Higher Education Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Special Consent SB271 Reyes
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass as amended
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Placed on suspense file
    Senate Education Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Education Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Introduced
    Senate Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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    Introduced By

    Eloise Reyes
    Eloise ReyesD
    California State Senator
    70% progression
    Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (9/13/2025)

    Latest Voting History

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    September 13, 2025
    PASS
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    370340PASS

    Key Takeaways

    • Expands basic needs to include childcare services and direct support.
    • Requires Basic Needs Coordinator and Center at CSU and UC by July 1, 2025.
    • Centers coordinate with financial aid and connect students to CalFresh, CalEITC, YCTC, and WIC.
    • Requires updating the needs guide to include SNAP Locator by 9/1/2025.

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    Act Now!

    Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

    Introduced By

    Eloise Reyes
    Eloise ReyesD
    California State Senator

    Summary

    Senator Reyes frames a proposal to fold childcare services squarely into the public postsecondary basic needs framework, directing California State University, University of California, and California Community Colleges campuses to establish Basic Needs Centers and designate a dedicated Basic Needs Coordinator who serves as the single point of contact for students facing basic needs insecurity. The measure expands the scope of “basic needs services and resources” to explicitly include childcare information and connections, with the possibility of direct financial or service support, and requires that all available financial aid—including supplemental awards for students with dependent children—be coordinated through these efforts. It also directs campus financial aid offices to provide information on childcare offerings, referrals to the campus Basic Needs Center, and details on supplemental awards for students with dependent children.

    The bill sets concrete implementation timelines and on-campus mechanisms. Campuses must establish the Basic Needs Coordinator by July 1, 2025 and create a Basic Needs Center by the same date, with the Center intended as a one-stop location or, where not fully possible, designated points of contact for the remainder of on-campus services. Each Center must help students enroll in CalFresh, CalEITC, YCTC, WIC, and other relevant programs, coordinate with the campus financial aid office, and connect students to available aid to secure all eligible resources. If a campus already houses a center serving parenting students, the bill authorizes directing students to that center when appropriate. A required document listing on- and off-campus services must be provided to students and updated periodically, with a Sept. 1, 2025 deadline to add the SNAP Retail Locator, and a Feb. 1, 2025 deadline to streamline applications and launch targeted outreach to students with basic needs insecurity. The bill also requires a student basic needs tab on each campus website, with regular updates, and mandates annual data reports disaggregated by service category on the scope and outcomes of basic needs services, including CalFresh uptake and data-sharing considerations with county programs.

    In addition to coordinated basic needs supports, the bill intensifies links between childcare providers and aid offices. It adds a new requirement that financial aid offices at the California Community Colleges and California State University campuses provide information on the campus childcare development center and offerings, refer students to the Basic Needs Center, and relay information on supplemental awards for students with dependent children. It also requires child development centers and preschools established by the CCCs and CSUs to refer parenting students seeking childcare to the campus Basic Needs Center and the campus financial aid office, and to provide information on related supplemental awards. A related provision creates a mechanism for cross-agency data and reporting, including annual summaries to the Governor and Legislature, with phased reporting beginning in 2023 and extending through 2030, and contemplates data sharing with the state Department of Social Services where applicable. The measure further contemplates a potential reallocation of funds in later fiscal years to support staff-assisted food pantry services for classified employees, reflecting an interrelated set of supports beyond students’ immediate needs, while clarifying that the bill imposes a state-mandated local program and may require reimbursement if mandated costs are determined.

    70% progression
    Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (9/13/2025)

    Key Dates

    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Unfinished Business SB271 Reyes Concurrence
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Unfinished Business SB271 Reyes Concurrence
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    SB 271 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Fong
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Assembly Higher Education Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Higher Education Hearing
    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Special Consent SB271 Reyes
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Do pass as amended
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Appropriations Hearing
    Placed on suspense file
    Senate Education Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Education Hearing
    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
    Introduced
    Senate Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    September 13, 2025
    PASS
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    370340PASS

    Contacts

    Profile
    Eloise ReyesD
    Senator
    Bill Author
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    0 of 1 row(s) selected.
    Page 1 of 1
    Select All Legislators
    Profile
    Eloise ReyesD
    Senator
    Bill Author