AB 2104 (Soria, D-Merced)

AB 2104, similar to Sen. Roth’s SB 895, would have required the chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program at 10 community college districts in order to offer a bachelor of science in nursing degree. In identifying eligible community college districts, the chancellor’s office would have been required to prioritize community college districts in broadly recognized underserved nursing areas, as well as community college districts with persistent poverty. The pilot program would have ended Jan. 1, 2031. The bill also would have required the Legislative Analyst’s Office, by Jan. 1, 2030, to evaluate the program’s effectiveness and whether it should be continued or expanded.