AB 3255 Summary

• Commission on Teacher Credentialing authorized to share educator data with California State University Office of Chancellor and State Department of Education for evaluating teacher preparation programs, subject to state and federal privacy laws.

• Homeless and foster student liaisons granted priority registration for enrollment at California State University, California Community Colleges, and University of California campuses that maintain priority enrollment systems.

• Armed Forces members stationed in California (regardless of active duty status) entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes; defines "Armed Forces of the United States" to include reserve components and state military organizations.

• "Access costs" under Cal Grant Program expanded to include technology costs; advisory panel membership revised to remove California Postsecondary Education Commission representative and add second campus financial aid officer.

• Community college district nonresident tuition deadline moved from February 1 to March 1 annually; Chancellor of California Community Colleges reporting deadline for career development and college preparation courses moved from July 1 to November 1 annually.

• California State University remediation policy reporting requirement changed from Early Start Program evaluation (due January 1, 2019) to broader assessment of Executive Order 1110 impacts on freshman remediation needs, persistence, and graduation rates (due December 1, 2021).