Amended in Assembly March 16, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 352

Introduced by Assembly Member Beth Gaines

February 17, 2015

An act to begin delete amend Section 66201 of end delete begin insert add Section 66608 to, and to add Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 92635) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of, end insert the Education Code, relating to university admissions.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 352, as amended, Beth Gaines. University admissions: public postsecondary education.

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Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, among other things, sets forth the missions and functions of California’s public and independent segments of postsecondary education. A provision of the act expresses the intent of the Legislature that each resident of California who has the capacity and motivation to benefit from higher education should have the opportunity to enroll in an institution of higher education. This provision also expresses a commitment to provide an appropriate place in California public higher education for every student who is willing and able to benefit from attendance.

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Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as 2 of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions, and the University of California comprises 10 institutions.

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This bill would begin delete make nonsubstantive changes to this provision of the Donahoe Higher Education Act. end delete begin insert prohibit nonresidents, as defined, from constituting more than 3% of the students enrolled at any campus of the California State University in any academic year. The bill would also require the regents, as a condition for receiving state funds for support of the University of California pursuant to the annual Budget Act or another statute, to ensure that no more than 10% of the students enrolled at any campus of the University of California be nonresidents, as defined. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 66608 is added to the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert ,
to read: end insert

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begin insert 66608. end insert   

No more than 3 percent of the students enrolled at any
campus of the California State University in any academic year
shall be nonresidents as defined in Section 68018.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 92635) is added
to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the end insert begin insert Education
Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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Article begin insert 4.5. end insert   Nonresident Students

 

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As a condition for receiving state funds for support of
the University of California pursuant to the annual Budget Act or
another statute, the regents shall ensure that no more than 10
percent of the students enrolled at any campus of the University
of California shall be nonresidents as defined in Section 68018.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 66201 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

66201.  

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that each resident
of California who has the capacity and motivation to benefit from
higher education should have the opportunity to enroll in an
institution of higher education. Once enrolled, each individual
should have the opportunity to continue as long and as far as his
or her capacity and motivation, as indicated by academic
performance and commitment to educational advancement, will
lead him or her to meet academic standards and institutional
requirements.

(b) The Legislature hereby reaffirms the commitment of the
State of California to provide an appropriate place in California
public higher education for every student who is willing and able
to benefit from attendance.

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