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SB-1160 Public postsecondary education: exemption from nonresident tuition.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 68130.6 is added to the Education Code, to read:

68130.6.
 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 68130.5, a nonimmigrant student shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if the student meets all of the requirements in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 68130.5.
(b) A student who is exempt from nonresident tuition under this section may be reported by a community college district as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes.
(c) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall prescribe rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.
(d) Student information obtained in the implementation of this section is confidential.
(e) As used in this section, “nonimmigrant student” means a student who is one of the following:
(1) The dependent of a E, H, or L visa holder.
(2) A F-1 visa holder who is 21 years of age or older and a former dependent of a E, H, or L visa holder.

SEC. 2.

 Section 68130.7 of the Education Code is amended to read:

68130.7.
 If a state court finds that Section 66021.6, 66021.7, 66021.9, or  68130.5, or 68130.6, or  any similar provision adopted by the Regents of the University of California, is unlawful, the court may order, as equitable relief, that the administering entity that is the subject of the lawsuit terminate any waiver awarded under that statute or provision, but no money damages, tuition refund or waiver, or other retroactive relief, may be awarded. In any action in which the court finds that Section 66021.6, 66021.7, 66021.9, or  68130.5, or 68130.6, or  any similar provision adopted by the Regents of the University of California, is unlawful, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California are immune from the imposition of any award of money damages, tuition refund or waiver, or other retroactive relief.
SEC. 3.
 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.