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 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 immediately 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 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,begin insert or as an undergraduateend insertbegin insert at a campus of theend insert California State Universitybegin delete,end delete orbegin insert theend insert University of Californiabegin insert,end insert
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 enrolledbegin insert,end insert 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.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
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 student
11enrolled, or intending to enroll, at a campus of the California
12Community Colleges,begin insert or as an undergraduateend insertbegin insert
at a campus of theend insert
13
California State Universitybegin delete,end delete orbegin insert the end insert University of Californiabegin insert,end insert who
14was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed
15in this state on active duty for more than one year immediately
16prior to being discharged shall be exempt from paying nonresident
17tuition for up to one year if he or she files an affidavit with the
18institution at which he or she is enrolledbegin insert,end insert or intends to enroll, stating
19that he or she intends to establish residency in California as soon
20as possible.
21(2) The one-year exemption provided in paragraph (1) shall be
22used by the student within two years of being discharged.
P3 1(c) A former member of the Armed Forces of the United States
2who received a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge shall not
3be eligible for an exemption pursuant to this section.
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