BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 947 (Brownley)
As Introduced February 26, 2009
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 7-2 APPROPRIATIONS 11-5
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|Ayes:|Portantino, Block, Fong, |Ayes:|De Leon, Ammiano, Charles |
| |Galgiani, Huber, Ma, | |Calderon, Krekorian, |
| |Ruskin | |Fuentes, Monning, |
| | | |John A. Perez, Price, |
| | | |Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Torlakson |
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|Nays:|Conway, Cook |Nays:|Nielsen, Duvall, Harkey, |
| | | |Miller, Audra Strickland |
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SUMMARY : Allows California Community College (CCC) districts to
charge nonresident students who are United States (U.S.)
citizens capital outlay fees as specified in existing law.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown additional revenue to those CCC
districts that elect to charge a capital outlay fee to
nonresident students who are U.S. citizens. (According to the
CCC Chancellor's Office, 35 of the 108 CCC districts charge a
capital outlay fee to foreign nonresident students. The average
fee amount is $8 per unit, ranging from $5 per unit to $50 per
unit.)
COMMENTS : In 1991, existing law was enacted to allow CCC
districts to charge nonresident foreign students for capital
outlay fees, as follows:
1)The amount shall not exceed the amount that was spent by the
CCC district for capital outlay in the preceding fiscal year
divided by the total full-time equivalent students of the CCC
district in the preceding year.
2)The fee shall not exceed 50% of the nonresident tuition fee.
3)Exempts from paying the fee any student who can demonstrate
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economic hardship, as defined by the governing board of the
CCC district, or persecution in the country in which the
student is a citizen.
4)Requires revenue from the fee to be used for capital outlay,
maintenance, and equipment.
Resident students theoretically support capital improvements
through their taxes, and current law allows CCC districts to
charge foreign students nonresident fees for capital outlay;
however, nonresident students who are U.S. citizens do not pay
capital outlay fees, even though they use the facilities in the
same way as resident and foreign students. CCC districts are
not required to charge a nonresident capital outlay fee; this
decision would be made by the local CCC governing board.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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