SB 290, as introduced, Knight. Nonresident tuition exemption: veterans.
Existing law establishes the segments of the public postsecondary education system in the state, including the University of California administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
Existing law, with certain limitations, exempts a student 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 from paying nonresident tuition, as specified. Existing law prohibits a former member of the Armed Forces who received a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge from receiving this exemption.
This bill would exempt all students who were members of the Armed Forces of the United States discharged within the immediately prior 2 years from paying nonresident tuition, except former members of the Armed Forces who received a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge. To the extent the bill would require community college districts to exempt more students from nonresident tuition, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 68075.5 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:
(a) Except as provided for in subdivisions (b) and
4(c), a student who was a member of the Armed Forces of the United
5States stationed in this state on active duty for more than one year
6immediately prior to being discharged shall be exempt from paying
7nonresident tuition for the length of time he or she lives in this
8state after being discharged up to the minimum time necessary to
9become a resident.
10(b) (1) Except as provided for in subdivision (c), a community
11college student who was a member of the Armed Forces of the
12United States stationed in this state on active duty for more than
13one year immediately prior to being discharged shall be exempt
14from paying nonresident tuition for up to one year if he or she files
15an affidavit with the community college stating that he or she
16intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible.
17(2) The one year exemption provided in paragraph (1) shall be
18used while the student lives in this state and within two years of
19being discharged.
(a) A student who was a member of the Armed Forces
21of the United States discharged within the immediately prior two
22years shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition.
23(c)
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24begin insert(b)end insert A former member of the Armed Forces of the United States
25who received a dishonorable or bad conduct
discharge shall not
26be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this section.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines
28that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement
P3 1to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
2pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
34 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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