BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 13| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 13 Author: Chávez (R), et al. Amended: 9/6/13 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 5-2, 7/3/13 AYES: Wyland, Block, Correa, Hueso, Huff NOES: Liu, Hancock NO VOTE RECORDED: Monning, Torres SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 8/30/13 AYES: De León, Walters, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/28/13 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : Nonresident tuition exemption: veterans SOURCE : Author DIGEST : The bill authorizes the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), and the University of California (UC) to exempt from paying nonresident tuition a student or prospective student of their respective segments who is a former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, who has been discharged from active duty, and who is using, or is intending to use, "GI Bill" education benefits, as specified. Senate Floor Amendments of 9/6/13 authorizes the CCC, CSU, and UC to exempt from paying nonresident tuition, a student who is a former member of the Armed Forces of the United States CONTINUED AB 13 Page 2 irrespective of where they reside or were stationed, and who has been discharged from active duty, and who is using, or intends to use "GI Bill" education benefits while enrolled as a student of that segment, as specified. ANALYSIS : Existing law: 1.Requires a student who was a member of the Armed Forces stationed in California on active duty for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition for the length of time he/she lives in the state, up to the minimum time necessary to become a resident. In addition, current law provides, for purposes of CCC fees, a former member of the Armed Forces can utilize the one-year nonresident fee exemption within two years of being discharged provided the former member of the Armed Forces has filed an affidavit with the CCC stating his/her intention to establish residency in California as soon as possible. 2.Establishes uniform residency requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of fees to be paid by students at UC, CSU, and CCC, and establishes various exceptions to these residency requirements, including the following: A. A member of the Armed Forces who is stationed in the state on active duty, except a member assigned for educational purposes. B. A member of the Armed Forces who is transferred to another state but continuously enrolled at a college in California. C. A student who is a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces stationed in this state on active duty. D. A student dependent of a member of the Armed Forces may keep his/her resident classification until he/she has resided in the state for the minimum time necessary to become a resident in the event the member of the Armed Forces upon whom they are dependent is transferred outside of the state or retires as an active member of the Armed Forces. CONTINUED AB 13 Page 3 This bill: 1.Authorizes the CCC, CSU, and UC to exempt from paying nonresident tuition a student or prospective student of their respective segments who is a former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, who has been discharged from active duty, and who is using, or is intending to use, "GI Bill" education benefits, as specified. 2.Makes a one-year exemption from payment of nonresident tuition at a campus of the CCC, or as an undergraduate at a campus of the CSU, or as an undergraduate at a campus of the UC, who was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in this state on active duty for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged if he/she files an affidavit with the institution at which he/she is enrolled, or intends to enroll, stating that he/she intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible, and uses this exemption within two years of being discharged. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: Yes According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the cost of this bill's nonresident tuition exemption for all veterans discharged or released within the immediately prior year will depend upon the number of veterans that choose to utilize the new exemption each year. This bill is likely to result in significant revenue losses to the CSU, the UC, and the CCC. UC: Annual revenue loss of approximately $1 million for undergraduate student exemptions. CSU: Annual revenue loss of nearly $2 million for undergraduate student exemptions. CCC: Annual revenue loss likely in excess of $2 million. Mandate: Likely minor reimbursable mandate on community college districts to change verification policies and procedures in compliance with this bill. SUPPORT : (Verified 9/9/13) CONTINUED AB 13 Page 4 AFSCME American Legion-Department of California AMVETS-Department of California California Association of County Veterans Service Officers California Catholic Conference, Inc. California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office California School Employees Association, AFL-CIO California State Commanders Veterans Council Chaffey College Coast Community College District Student Council (Coastline Community College, Golden West College, Orange Coast College) College of the Canyons Community College League of California Department of Defense Department of the Navy Faculty Association of California Community Colleges Kern Community College District Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors North Orange County Community College District Office of Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States Price Pump Company, Robert W. Piazza Rancho Santiago Community College District San Diego Community College District San Diego Mesa College Student Veterans Organization South Orange County Community College District Student Veterans of America United Ways of California Veterans Democratic Club of Sacramento County VFW - Department of California Vietnam Veterans of America - California State Council ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/28/13 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, CONTINUED AB 13 Page 5 Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez NO VOTE RECORDED: Allen, Holden, Vacancy PQ:nl 9/9/13 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED