BILL NUMBER: AB 2250	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Beth Gaines and Norby

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Section 68074.5 to the Education Code, relating to
public postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2250, as introduced, Beth Gaines. Public postsecondary
education: nonresident tuition: military members.
   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 establishes uniform student residency
requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of fees to be
paid by students at these segments of public postsecondary education.

   This bill would require a student, or a spouse of a student, who
is an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States, as
defined, or the State Military Reserve who has served at least 2
years, or who is a former member Armed Forces of the United States or
the State Military Reserve who served for at least 2 years and
received a specified discharge, to be exempt from paying nonresident
tuition at the California State University and the California
Community Colleges, and would request those students to be exempt
from paying nonresident tuition at the University of California. By
requiring community college districts to exempt these students from
paying nonresident tuition, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 68074.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   68074.5.  (a) A student, or spouse of a student, who is an active
member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State Military
Reserve who has served for at least two years, or a former member of
the Armed Forces of the United States or the State Military Reserve
who served for at least two years and received an honorable discharge
or a general discharge, shall be exempt from paying nonresident
tuition at the California State University and the California
Community Colleges, and is requested to be exempt from paying
nonresident tuition at the University of California.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "Armed Forces of the United
States" means the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps,
National Guard, Naval Militia, Navy, and the reserve components of
each of those forces, including the California National Guard.
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.