Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he has signed Senate Bill 640, a bill authored by Senator Christopher Cabaldon, which will provide automatic admission to the California State University system to high school graduates who meet CSU eligibility requirements, without an application.

SB 640 takes effect beginning with the 2026–27 academic year.

“SB 640 reimagines the path from high school to college,” said Cabaldon in a news release. “It makes higher education the natural next step, not an intimidating maze of forms and fees. Every eligible student deserves that life-changing moment of opening an acceptance letter.”

The bill is modeled after West Sacramento’s Home Run initiative, a local program launched by Cabaldon during his tenure as mayor, which guarantees tuition-free ad

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