BILL NUMBER: AB 1663	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2012

   An act to amend Section 8669 of the Education Code, relating to
pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1663, as introduced, Dickinson. Pupil instruction: California
State Summer School for Mathematics and Science.
   Existing law establishes the California State Summer School for
Mathematics and Science to provide academic development to enable
pupils with demonstrated academic excellence in mathematics and
science to receive intensive educational enrichment in these subjects
and an opportunity for pupils who wish to study mathematics or
science or to pursue careers that require a high degree of skills in
and knowledge of mathematics and science. Existing law requests the
Regents of the University of California to operate the summer school.

   Existing law requests the regents to set a tuition fee for the
summer school within a range that corresponds to actual program
costs, up to but not exceeding $1,000 in the year 2000, and to
increase this fee by an amount of up to 5% each year thereafter.
   This bill would instead request the regents to increase the
tuition fee for the summer school by an amount of up to 10% each
year. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive revisions in
this provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 8669 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   8669.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that at least 50
percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the actual costs of the
California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science for each
fiscal year would be financed by state funds beginning in the
1999-2000 fiscal year. The balance of the operating costs would be
financed with fees and private support.
   (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the Regents of the
University of California  shall   are requested
to  set a tuition fee within a range that corresponds to actual
program costs, up to but not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000)
per session in the year 2000, and may increase this fee by an amount
up to  5   10  percent each year
thereafter. It is the intent of the Legislature that the University
of California award full or partial scholarships on the basis of need
and that pupils who are unable to pay all or part of the fee may
petition the University of California for a fee reduction or waiver
to ensure that a qualified applicant is not denied admission solely
because of his or her inability to pay part or all of the fee. Any
public announcement regarding the summer school program should
include notification that need-based scholarships are available, and
information regarding the procedure for applying for a scholarship
award.
   (c) For pupils who are not California residents, it is the intent
of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California
set a tuition fee that is not less than the total actual costs to the
summer school of services per pupil.
   (d) The foundation authorized to be established pursuant to
subdivision  (f)   (d)  of Section 8664 may
raise funds from the private sector that may be used by the summer
school for general program operating costs, scholarships, program
augmentation, public relations, recruitment activity, or special
projects. Private support may include, but not necessarily be limited
to, direct grants to the summer school from private corporations or
foundations, individual contributions, in-kind contributions, or
fundraising benefits conducted by any entity. 
   (e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2008.