Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1307


Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty

February 27, 2015


An act to amendbegin delete Section 66011 ofend deletebegin insert Sections 66028.2, 66028.4, and 66028.5 of, and to add Section 66028.7 to,end insert the Education Code, relating tobegin insert publicend insert postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1307, as amended, McCarty. begin deletePostsecondary education. end deletebegin insertWorking Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act.end insert

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The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of the segments of the higher education system in the state. The public segments include the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, and the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University. The provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable. Under existing law, the regents have all the powers necessary or convenient for the administration of the university, including the power to set mandatory systemwide fees.

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Existing law establishes the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, which suggests policies relating to mandatory systemwide student fees charged and student financial aid for resident students at the University of California and the California State University.

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This bill would instead make these policy suggestions requirements, subject to a resolution of the regents as to the University of California. The bill would, except as provided, prohibit a fee increase for a California resident student from the fees established for the 2014-15 academic year at the California State University and, as a condition of the receipt of state funding in the annual Budget Act, the University of California. The bill would change an inaccurate cross-reference in a provision of the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act.

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Existing law declares the policy of the Legislature that all resident applicants to California institutions of public higher education, who are determined to be qualified by law or by admission standards established by the respective governing boards, should be admitted to a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.

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This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 66028.2 of the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert is amended
2to read:end insert

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66028.2.  

The followingbegin delete state policiesend deletebegin insert requirementsend insert apply to
4student financial aid for resident students, and mandatory
5systemwide fees charged at the University of California and the
6California State University:

7(a) As any changes in mandatory systemwide fees and financial
8aid resources are considered, the impact on studentsbegin delete shouldend deletebegin insert shallend insert
9 be explained to students, including, but not limited to, changes to
10the minimum work or loan burden for all students, if applicable,
11institutional financial aid awards, and the average student loan
12debt for undergraduate students.

13(b) Studentsbegin delete shouldend deletebegin insert shallend insert be consulted before increases on
14mandatory systemwide fees are proposed, so that students can
15provide input and ask questions regarding the need for any
16increases in mandatory systemwide fees.

17(c) Adequate advance noticebegin delete shouldend deletebegin insert shallend insert be provided to students
18regarding any future mandatory systemwide fees, thereby allowing
P3    1the students and their families greater time to prepare for the
2mandatory systemwide fees to be assessed.

3(d) In order to ensure that access is not precluded for any eligible
4student, and particularly for financially needy students, all current
5and prospective studentsbegin delete shouldend deletebegin insert shallend insert be provided with timely
6information concerning student financial aid, including the
7processes associated with applying for and obtaining student
8financial assistance.

9(e) In order for the general public to maintain confidence in the
10state’s public colleges and universities,begin delete every effort should be
11made toend delete
begin insert the state’s public colleges and universities shallend insert ensure
12begin delete increasedend delete transparency in the uses of mandatory systemwide fee
13revenue and the rationale for implementing mandatory systemwide
14fee increases.

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begin insertSEC. 2.end insert  

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begin insertSection 66028.4 of the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
16read:end insert

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66028.4.  

(a) On or before April 2, 2013, the regents and the
18trustees each shall develop a list of factors that shall be taken into
19consideration when developing recommendations to adjust
20mandatory systemwide fees consistent with the policies set forth
21in this article. The factors shall include, at a minimum, the level
22of state support, total cost of attendance, impact on various
23categories of students, including historically underrepresented
24students and low- to middle-income students, as well as efforts to
25mitigate the impacts.

26(b) The factors, and any subsequent amendments to those
27factors, shall be developed in consultation with the appropriate
28statewide student body associations and shall be formally adopted
29by the regents or the trustees in an open and public meeting.

30(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any
31increase in mandatory systemwide fees from the requirements of
32Sectionbegin delete 66028.4.end deletebegin insert 66028.3.end insert

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begin insertSEC. 3.end insert  

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begin insertSection 66028.5 of the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
34read:end insert

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66028.5.  

(a) The regents and the trusteesbegin delete are urged toend deletebegin insert shallend insert
36 maintain their commitment to institutional financial aid program
37funding by ensuring that at least 33 percent of the revenues of an
38increase to existing mandatory systemwide fees charged to resident
39students is set aside by the regents or the trustees, as applicable,
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2meeting the total cost of education.

3(b) The regents and trustees shall report their compliance with
4this section in their respective annual reports on institutional
5financial aid pursuant to Section 66021.1.

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begin insertSEC. 4.end insert  

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begin insertSection 66028.7 is added to the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert, to
7read:end insert

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begin insert66028.7.end insert  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the trustees shall
9not charge more than five thousand four hundred seventy-two
10dollars ($5,472) in systemwide tuition and fees, except as
11authorized in the annual Budget Act, to a California resident
12student of the California State University.

13(b) Notwithstanding Section 67400, as a condition of the receipt
14of state funding in the annual Budget Act, the regents shall not
15charge more than twelve thousand one hundred ninety-two dollars
16($12,192) in systemwide tuition and fees, except as authorized in
17the annual Budget Act, to a California resident student of the
18University of California.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 66011 of the Education Code is amended
20to read:

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66011.  

(a) It is the policy of the Legislature that all resident
22applicants to California institutions of public higher education,
23who are determined to be qualified by law or by admission
24standards established by the respective governing boards, should
25be admitted to either (1) a district of the California Community
26Colleges, in accordance with Section 76000, (2) the California
27State University, or (3) the University of California.

28(b) As used in this part, “governing boards” means the local
29boards of trustees and the Board of Governors of the California
30Community Colleges, the Trustees of the California State
31University, and the Regents of the University of California.

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