AB2881
Background and Policy Context
With the recent passage (Sept 30, 2022) of California Assembly Bill #2881, California State Universities (CSUs) and California Community Colleges (CCCs) will need to provide Priority Registration (for student parents) by no later than July 1, 2023 and create a webpage no later than February 1, 2023 that shares relevant and up-to-date information about resources for this student population. Additional specifications of the new law can be found here and in the subsection (excerpt) below.
Our team members have been reviewing websites across the CSU, CCCs, and University of California (UCs) and have curated the following set of resources for leaders in the areas of student affairs and academic affairs.
The resources provided here serve as guidance materials to assist respective campuses in meeting the requirements in the new law. Any screenshots and links shared on this website will include a date stamp as we recognized that campus teams will begin to and will continue to update the webpages and respective resources for student parents over time. As a result, the information presented here on this website serves as a snapshot in time as campus leaders and team members work to meet the mandates of the new law, and grow their resources in support of multigenerational outcomes for student parents and their child(ren).
To learn more about what the passage of AB2881 means, the Pregnant Scholar has created a timely resource here (Nov 2022).
Policy Memo-Sept 26 2023 on AB2881
Policy memo for Marc Berman's team. LINK for 3 page memo.
Memo includes campuses that are meeting AB2881 in full, in partial ways, and not in full compliance with the new law. The information is accurate as of Sept 26, 2023 as all websites are living documents of each respective campuses.
Email Dr. Tina Cheuk, tcheuk@calpoly.edu with updates and changes you would like to make for your campus.
This work is funded by Center for California Studies at Sacramento State.
Tools from The Pregnant Scholar
Check out this Toolkit (5-page word doc) developed by The Pregnant Scholar team. It's organized into three sections: 1. Resources required by law; 2. Additional support services (reflective of many of the services listed in the Pregnant and Parenting Students Belonging and Thriving Framework); and 3. Additional assistance (communications tools and institutional policy supports / models).
SEC. 6. Section 66027.81 of Education Code
[Bolded annotations are added by the Student Parent Joy team for emphasis. Source for the full document is linked here.]
66027.81. Each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do all of the following:
(a) By no later than February 1, 2023, host on its internet website a student parent internet web page that is clearly visible and easily accessible from a drop-down menu on the internet home page of the campus’s internet website and include the information described in subdivision (b) conspicuously on both the internet website of the campus via the student parent internet web page, and on the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution.
(b) (1) The student parent internet web page shall contain information that clearly lists all on- and off-campus student parent services and resources that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The description of the service or resource.
(B) The location where the service or resource is provided.
(C) The point of contact for the service or resource, including a name, telephone number, and email address.
(D) Any eligibility restrictions on accessing the service or resource.
(2) Of the services and resources provided on the student parent internet web page pursuant to paragraph (1), the student parent internet web page shall include, but is not limited to, information on the following on- and off-campus student parent services and resources:
(A) Priority registration for a student parent established pursuant to Section 66025.81.
(B) The CalFresh Program.
(C) The California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC).
(D) The Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC).
(E) The California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
(c) Provide the student parent internet web page link to students as a part of campus orientations.
(d) Provide to faculty the student parent internet web page link and encourage faculty to include the student parent internet web page link in their syllabi.
(e) To ensure that the student parent internet web page remains useful to student parents, the student parent internet web page shall be reviewed and updated no later than the first day of every fall and spring semester or no later than the first day of every fall and spring quarter.