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AB-1062 Public postsecondary education: California State University: tuition.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 03/09/2023 09:00 PM
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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 09, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1062

Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago

February 15, 2023

An act relating to postsecondary education. An act to add Section 89700.2 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1062, as amended, Santiago. Postsecondary education: cost of attendance: free-of-charge. Public postsecondary education: California State University: tuition.
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education located throughout the state. Existing law authorizes the trustees to require the payment of fees, rents, deposits, and charges for services, facilities, or materials provided by the trustees. Existing law establishes the California Promise, which requires at least 20 individual campuses of the California State University to establish a California Promise program through which each campus enters into a pledge with a student who satisfies specified criteria to support the student in earning a baccalaureate degree in limited time.
This bill would prohibit the charging of tuition or mandatory systemwide fees for enrollment at a campus of the California State University for any academic year, for up to 2 academic years, to a California Community College resident transfer student who has completed an associate degree for transfer and demonstrates financial need, as provided. The bill would require the Chancellor of the California State University to distribute funding to each California State University campus to offset the costs of waiving tuition and mandatory systemwide fees to transfer students pursuant to the bill, as specified. The bill would be implemented only upon the appropriation of funds for its purposes.

Existing law establishes the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in this state.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to make the total cost of postsecondary education attendance in the state free-of-charge for students.

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 89700.2 is added to the Education Code, to read:

89700.2.
 (a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Federal methodology” means the methodology set forth in federal law or regulation for determining the expected family contribution of students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.
(2) “Institutional financial aid” means financial aid that is paid for by the California State University from its funds and the recipient of which is selected by the California State University.
(b) The California State University shall not charge tuition or mandatory systemwide fees for enrollment at a campus of the university for any academic year, for up to two academic years, to a California Community College transfer student who has completed an associate degree for transfer and demonstrates financial need in accordance with the federal methodology.
(c) (1) The chancellor shall distribute funding appropriated for purposes of this section to each California State University campus to offset the costs of waiving tuition and mandatory systemwide fees pursuant to subdivision (b). It is the intent of the Legislature that sufficient funding be allocated to each participating campus to offset the cost of all tuition and mandatory systemwide fee waivers granted pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2) The chancellor shall first allocate funding appropriated for purposes of this section to each California State University campus to offset the costs of waiving tuition and mandatory systemwide fees for each student whose expected family contribution, as determined by the federal methodology, is 0 percent. Any remaining funding shall be allocated to each California State University campus to offset the costs of waiving tuition and mandatory systemwide fees for each student whose expected family contribution, as determined by the federal methodology, is less than 50 percent.
(d) (1) The California State University shall waive tuition and mandatory systemwide fees pursuant to this section in a manner that supplements, does not supplant, and maximizes, student access to institutional and need-based financial aid. Students who qualify to have their tuition and mandatory systemwide fees waived under this section, have financial need, and have all or a portion of their tuition and mandatory systemwide fees waived by other financial aid programs shall receive a grant in the amount of tuition and fees that would have otherwise been waived pursuant to subdivision (b) to help cover their nontuition college costs.
(2) The California State University shall ensure that qualifying students, as a condition of having tuition and mandatory fees waived pursuant to this section, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, application for a state university grant, or California Dream Act application.
(e) The Legislature finds and declares, within the meaning of subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code, that undocumented persons who complete and submit the California Dream Act application and meet the requirements of subdivision (b) shall be eligible to have their tuition and mandatory systemwide fees waived under this section.
(f) This section shall be implemented only upon the appropriation of funds for its purposes.

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to make the total cost of postsecondary education attendance in the state free-of-charge for students.