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CA AB637

Bill

Status

Passed

10/13/2017

Primary Sponsor

Jose Medina

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a cross-enrollment program allowing California Community College students enrolled at their home college to enroll in online-only courses offered by other community colleges without formal admission or additional tuition and fees (for residents).

  • Requires participating students to have a minimum 2.0 GPA, pay current fees and tuition at their home college, and have no outstanding balances before enrolling in online courses at teaching colleges.

  • Mandates the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges create an online system allowing eligible students to learn about available courses, enroll simultaneously at multiple colleges, and electronically transfer enrollment data.

  • Permits nonresident and international students to enroll in online courses but requires them to pay nonresident tuition at the teaching college in accordance with existing fee structures.

  • Allows a community college district to accept another district's residency classification determination for students cross-enrolling in courses through the Online Education Initiative Consortium's online course exchange.

Legislative Description

Community colleges: cross-enrollment in online education.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 743, Statutes of 2017.

10/13/2017

Committee Referrals

Higher Education8/21/2017
Appropriations6/21/2017
Education5/18/2017
Rules5/4/2017
Appropriations4/19/2017
Higher Education3/2/2017

Full Bill Text

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