BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
1936 (Chávez) - As Introduced February 12, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY:
This bill provides that if a member of the U.S. Armed Forces
stationed in California, whose dependent or spouse has been
admitted to a public postsecondary institution, and the service
member is thereafter transferred on military orders out of
state, the student dependent shall not lose resident
classification, and thus pay in-state tuition, as long as he or
she is continuously enrolled.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
Likely minor fiscal impact. To the extent that, absent this
bill, some students would otherwise have to pay higher,
nonresident tuition, this bill could result in a revenue loss to
the University of California (UC) or the California State
University. However, given the rather unique circumstance to
which this bill applies, the amount of any revenue loss would be
very minor.
COMMENTS:
1)Background. Under current law, to qualify for an exemption
from nonresident tuition as a dependent child of a member of
the military, the service member must be stationed in
California on active duty as of the Residence Determination
Date. Last year, the dependent of a service member was granted
a nonresident tuition exemption by UC in April, based on the
service member being stationed in California at that time and
having orders to deploy out of state in January 2016. The
deployment occurred earlier, however, and because the service
member was not stationed in California on the Residence
Determination Date of September 24, 2105, the dependent was
determined ineligible for in-state tuition. UC subsequently
determined that an exception was appropriate in this case and
reversed its decision.
2)Purpose. According to the author, this bill specifies the
point at which in-state tuition is granted to a nonresident
dependent to be at the time of admission or attendance rather
than just attendance. According to the author, applying a
dependent's in-state residence classification at the time of
admittance rather than just attendance will eliminate the
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issues that often arise when a member of the Armed Forces is
deployed before their dependent attends an institution.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081