BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    




          Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary

AB 1197 (Firebaugh)

Hearing Date:  8/16/99                      Amended:  
8/16/99       
Consultant:  Bob Franzoia      Policy Vote: Ed  8-5
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BILL SUMMARY: 

AB 1197 would require that a person, including an alien  
precluded from establishing California residency because of  
federal law, who meets certain eligibility requirements, be  
exempted from paying nonresident tuition at the California  
Community Colleges or the California State University.  The  
bill would request the Regents of the University of  
California to also exempt these persons from paying  
nonresident tuition.

                         Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
  
Major Provisions                     1999-00          2000-01   2001-02             
  Fund  

Tuition exemption  Unknown major costs                 General       

STAFF COMMENTS:  

This bill meets the criteria to be placed on the Suspense  
file.

To be exempt from nonresidential tuition requirements, a  
person must meet the following:
1)Graduation from a California high school.
2)Continuation of his or her education at a CSU or CCC  
  within one year of high school graduation or on or before  
  January 1, 2001.
3)Filing of a petition or application for lawful  
  immigration status.

Currently, nonresident tuition at CSU is $8,118 for two  
semesters.  Resident tuition is $2,856 for two semesters  
beginning Fall, 1999.  Nonresident tuition at CCCs is  
$3,500.  Resident tuition is $12.00 per unit.











It is unknown at this time how many students would be  
affected by this bill but it appears that between 750 and  
1,500 students may enroll in CSU under the provisions of  
the bill.  For the purposes of estimating some fiscal  
impact, 1,125 students paying resident tuition would  
generate $3,213,000 annually.  The same number of students  
paying nonresident tuition would generate $9,132,750 or a  
difference of $5,919,750.  However, it is highly unlikely  
the same number of students would enroll if they were  
required to pay the nonresident tuition.