California § 66010. (Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 425, Sec. 3.)

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§ 66010. — (Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 425, Sec. 3.)

California § 66010.

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Code EDCEducation Code - EDC

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Title 3.DIVISION 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 40.PART 40. DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. General Provisions

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Definitions

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Cal. Education Code - EDC Code § 66010. (2026).

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(a)Public higher education consists of (1) the California Community Colleges, (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.

(b)

(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), as used in this part, “independent institutions of higher education” are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

(2)For purposes of any code or statute, a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education as of January 1, 2025, shall retain that re

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(a)
Public higher education consists of (1) the California Community Colleges, (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.
(b)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), as used in this part, “independent institutions of higher education” are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(2)
For purposes of any code or statute, a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education as of January 1, 2025, shall retain that recognition until July 1, 2029, provided that the accrediting agency continues to operate in substantially the same manner as it did on January 1, 2025.
(c)
No provision of this part is intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary
existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education.
(d)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 425, Sec. 2. (SB 744) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 3 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 425.