Bill Text: CA AB1969 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Regulations: filing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-07-03 - From committee without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [AB1969 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB1969-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1969	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Beth Gaines and Norby

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

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


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1969, 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 who is a member or former member
of the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined, or the State
Military Reserve, except former members who 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 members and former members 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 who is a member of the Armed Forces of the
United States or the State Military Reserve or former member of the
Armed Forces of the United States or the State Military Reserve who
has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other
than honorable 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. A former member
of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State Military
Reserve who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct
discharge shall not be exempt from paying nonresident tuition
pursuant to this section.
   (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.