BILL NUMBER: AB 2758	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gipson

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to add Section 68130.6 to the Education Code, relating to
public postsecondary education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2758, as introduced, Gipson. Public postsecondary education:
exemption from nonresident tuition.
   Existing law exempts a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien,
as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at the California State
University and the California Community Colleges if the student meets
certain requirements. Existing law authorizes the governing board of
a school district to allow pupils whom the district has determined
would benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational work to attend
community college as special part-time or full-time students, subject
to parental permission. Existing law authorizes the governing board
of a community college district to enter into a College and Career
Access Pathways partnership with the governing board of a school
district with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high
school to community college for career technical education or
preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or
helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness.
   This bill additionally would exempt a student, other than a
nonimmigrant alien, as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at
the California State University and the California Community Colleges
if that student is currently a California high school student
enrolled in a concurrent enrollment or dual enrollment program.
Because the bill would require community college districts to
determine whether students qualify for exemption from nonresident
tuition, it would constitute 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 68130.6 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   68130.6.  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, who is currently a California high
school student enrolled in a concurrent enrollment or dual enrollment
program shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the
California State University and the California Community Colleges.
  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.