Amended in Assembly August 15, 2013

Amended in Senate May 28, 2013

Amended in Senate May 1, 2013

Senate Bill No. 290

Introduced by Senators Knight and Walters

(Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Correa, Fuller, begin insert Huff, end insert and Wolk)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members begin delete Bonilla and Beth Gaines end delete begin insert Bonilla, Brown, Fox, Beth Gaines, Grove, Melendez, Muratsuchi, Salas, and Yamada end insert )

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 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.

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Existing law provides that the statutory provisions relating to student residency requirements for public postsecondary education apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make these provisions applicable.

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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, or as an undergraduate at a campus of the California State University begin delete or the University of California end delete , 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.

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The bill would request the regents to enact regulations and procedures that exempt from nonresident tuition students of that university who meet the requirements applicable to students of the California Community Colleges and the California State University under the bill.

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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 68075.5 of the Education Code is
amended to read:

68075.5.  

(a) Except as provided for in subdivisions (b) and
(c), a student begin insert of the California Community Colleges or the
California State University 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 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 student
enrolled, or intending to enroll, at a campus of the California
Community Colleges, or as an undergraduate at a campus of the
California State University begin delete or the University of California end delete , 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
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 exemption provided in paragraph (1) shall be
used by the student 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.

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begin insert The Legislature requests the Regents of the University
of California to enact, pursuant to Section 68134 of the Education
Code, a resolution that exempts from nonresident tuition students
of that university who meet the requirements applicable to students
of the California Community Colleges and the California State
University under Section 68075.5 of the Education Code. end insert