BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2000 (Gomez)
As Amended June 18, 2014
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |68-2 |(May 28, 2014) |SENATE: |27-6 |(August 21, |
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Original Committee Reference: HIGHER ED.
SUMMARY : Allows a student an alternative pathway to meet
specified educational attendance requirements in order to
qualify for resident fees and tuition at the University of
California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and
California Community Colleges (CCC).
The Senate amendments allow the student to meet the specified
education attendance requirements by satisfying one of the
following:
1)High school attendance in California for three or more years
(existing law); or,
2)Attainment of credits earned in California from a California
high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time
high school coursework and a total of three or more years of
attendance in California elementary schools, California
secondary schools, or a combination of those schools.
EXISTING LAW qualifies students that meet all of the following
outlined requirements for lower "resident" fee/tuition payments
at the CCC, CSU, and UC:
1)Is a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the
meaning of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of
Title 8 of the United States Code;
2)Attended high school in California for three or more years;
3)Graduated from a California high school or attainment of
equivalency;
4)Registered as an entering student at, or enrolled at, an
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accredited institution of higher education in California not
earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 2001-02
academic year; and
5)In the case of a person without lawful immigration status,
files an affidavit with the institution of higher education
stating that the student has filed an application to legalize
his or her immigration status, or will file an application as
soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, unknown, but potentially significant loss of tuition
at the UC, CSU, and CCC to the extent that the students who
would be newly eligible for in-state tuition would have
otherwise attended those segments and paid out-of-state tuition;
and, potentially significant state costs to increase the number
of students who could be eligible for CalGrants and CCC Board of
Governors (BOG) fee waivers.
COMMENTS : As outlined above, students who attend high school in
California for three years, graduate, and meet certain other
criteria may qualify for in-state fees/tuition (AB 540
(Firebaugh), Chapter 814, Statutes of 2001). According to the
author, however, existing law does not consider individuals who
finish high school early, and would otherwise be eligible for
these benefits.
The author notes that in California, high school students can
participate in accelerated learning programs in order to
graduate early. Students that accelerate their learning (e.g.,
through concurrent community college enrollment to obtain high
school credits) and graduate ahead of completing the three-year
high school attendance requirement have been denied AB 540
status.
The author indicates that this bill will ensure that students
are not forced to forego or delay their life goals due to the
strict three year attendance requirement in existing law by
allowing a student who graduates from a California high school
early to qualify under AB 540.
Analysis Prepared by : Laura Metune / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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