BILL NUMBER: SB 290	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY    Senator   Knight 
 Senators   Knight   and Walters 
   (  Coauthor:   Senator  
Anderson   Coauthors:   Senators  
Anderson,   Correa,   Fuller,   and Wolk
 )
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Bonilla   and Beth Gaines   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2013

   An act to amend Section 68075.5 of the Education Code, relating to
postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 290, as amended, 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
  law exempts a   community college 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 im  
mediately prior to being discharged from paying nonresident tuition
for up to one year if he or she files an affidavit with the community
college stating that he or she intends to establish residency in
California as soon as possible, if that student uses this exemption
within 2 years of being discharged  . 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   make this one-year exemption from
payment of nonresident tuition applicable to a student enrolled, or
intending to enroll, at a campus of the California Community
Colleges, California State University, or University of California
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 or she files an affidavit with the
institution at which he or she is enrolled or intends to enroll,
stating that he or she intends to establish residency in California
as soon as possible, and uses this exemption within 2 years of being
discharged  .  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   no  .



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

   SECTION 1.    Section 68075.5 of the  
Education Code   is am   ended to read: 
   68075.5.  (a) Except as provided for in subdivisions (b) and (c),
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 shall be exempt from paying
nonresident tuition for the length of time he or she lives in this
state after being discharged up to the minimum time necessary to
become a resident.
   (b) (1) Except as provided for in subdivision (c), a 
community college  student  enrolled, or intending to
enroll, at a campus of the California Community Colleges, California
State   University, or University of California  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 shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition for
up to one year if he or she files an affidavit with the 
community college   institution at which he or she is
enrolled or intends to enroll,  stating that he or she intends
to establish residency in California as soon as possible.
   (2) The  one year     one-year 
exemption provided in paragraph (1) shall be used  while
  by  the student  lives in this state and
 within two years of being discharged.
   (c) A former member of the Armed Forces of the United States who
received a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge shall not be
eligible for an exemption pursuant to this section. 
  SECTION 1.    Section 68075.5 of the Education
Code is amended to read:
   68075.5.  (a) A student who was a member of the Armed Forces of
the United States discharged within the immediately prior two years
shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition.
   (b) A former member of the Armed Forces of the United States who
received a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge shall not be
eligible for an exemption pursuant to this section. 

  SEC. 2.    If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.