CSU and community college officials supported the measure saying it help save millions of dollars by making the transfer process more efficient. Currently, many two-year college students take more classes than they need to transfer to one of CSU's 23 campuses.
Jack Scott, chancellor of the 2.75 million-student community college system, said about 55,000 more community-college students per year will be able to transfer to the 23-campus Cal State system because of the new law.