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CA AB559

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2018

Primary Sponsor

Miguel Santiago

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to ensure electronic fee waiver applications are available at each community college by January 1, 2019.

  • Maintains the existing $46 per unit per semester enrollment fee charged by community college district governing boards.

  • Preserves existing fee waiver eligibility for students meeting minimum academic and progress standards, financial need criteria, and other specified requirements including TANF recipients, homeless youth, and dependents of deceased service members.

  • Removes a sunset provision referencing the Budget Act of 2011 that previously limited when the enrollment fee section became operative.

  • Designates this as a state-mandated local program, with reimbursement to be made pursuant to established state mandate procedures if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes costs on local agencies.

Legislative Description

Community colleges: enrollment fee waiver.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/1/2018

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/19/2017
Higher Education3/20/2017

Full Bill Text

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