ARTICLE 3. General Provisions [66011 - 66027.9]
( Heading of Article 3 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1198, Sec. 5. )
(a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature that all resident applicants to California institutions of public higher education, who are determined to be qualified by law or by admission standards established by the respective governing boards, should be admitted to either (1) a district of the California Community Colleges, in accordance with Section 76000, (2) the California State University, or (3) the University of California.
(b) As used in this part, “governing boards” means the local boards of trustees and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Regents of the University of California.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 209.)
It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that the fixed master plan approach in the development of public postsecondary education be replaced by a continuous planning process which includes:
(a) A legislative study of California postsecondary education at 10-year intervals to reevaluate the planning process and provide guidelines regarding goals, societal needs and general missions of public higher education and its components.
(b) Continuous planning by a state commission including a five-year plan which is to be updated annually.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
Each segment of public higher education shall strive for excellence in its sphere, as assigned in this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
The provisions of this part shall supersede the provisions of any other law which conflict with the provisions of this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
(a) In order to help prospective students and their families more accurately calculate the cost of attendance, each campus of the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, post all of the following on its internet website, on or before February 1, 2020, and on or before February 1 each year thereafter:
(1) (A) Information about the market cost of one- and two-bedroom apartments and of one-person bedrooms in private houses in the areas surrounding that campus where its students commonly reside.
(B) In reporting this information, the campus shall exercise due diligence, and shall consult bona fide and reliable sources of
current information about local housing market costs, including, but not necessarily limited to, information received from students of that campus, local newspapers and bulletin boards, and internet websites on which notices regarding local rental vacancies are posted. The information posted pursuant to this section shall be posted in the same location on the campus internet website where the housing cost estimates for off-campus students are posted.
(2) Separate estimates of other cost-of-living categories, on the same internet web page, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The estimated cost of living at home or in a permanent residence, such as with a parent.
(B) The estimated cost of food.
(C) The estimated cost of
transportation.
(D) The estimated cost of books and supplies.
(E) The estimated cost of miscellaneous expenses.
(F) The estimated cost of tuition.
(G) The estimated cost of mandatory student fees.
(H) A description of the data sources and methods used to calculate its estimates for each cost of living category.
(3) A statement emphasizing both of the following:
(A) All cost estimates reflect estimated costs for a typical student, but actual costs can vary considerably for individual students.
(B) The university strongly encourages prospective students and their families to consider how their own costs might differ from those given in the estimates, including by seeking out cost of attendance estimates from other sources and by considering whether they will face other costs that are not listed in the estimate categories or how their veteran status might affect costs.
(b) Each campus of the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, post the information described in subdivision (a) on the same internet web pages where it is required to post cost estimates of institutional housing and meal plans pursuant to Section 69503.6.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 91. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
(a) The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, publicly provide labor market outcome information relating to the graduates of their undergraduate programs. The California State University and the University of California may publicly provide labor market outcome information relating to the graduates of their graduate programs. This information shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, salary data, and the percentage distribution of graduates, classified by industry.
(b) The information required by this section shall be provided using data including, but not necessarily limited to, information provided by the Employment Development Department
pursuant to Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code and the segments’ own databases. The information shall be presented in accordance with all of the following requirements:
(1) The data shall be presented in terms of easily understood labor market measures, such as median annual wage.
(2) The data shall be aggregated to the systemwide level and by particular areas of study.
(3) Labor market outcome data for each category shall, at a minimum, provide data relating to graduates one or two years, and five years, after their graduation. The Legislature encourages the California State University and the University of California to additionally provide labor market outcome data for periods longer than five years after graduation.
(4) In the
collection and publication of data pursuant to this section, the segments shall adhere to all pertinent state and federal privacy laws.
(c) The information required by this section shall be made publicly available through publication on the Internet Web sites of the respective segments, and shall be updated no later than June 1 of each year.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 394, Sec. 2. (SB 1022) Effective January 1, 2015.)
(a) For purposes of this section, “GI Bill educational benefits” means any educational benefit administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to Title 38 of the United States Code that is designed to help eligible veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States or other eligible persons with a relationship to a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States to cover the costs associated with enrollment as a student.
(b) Commencing with the 2023–24 academic year, and annually thereafter for each academic year, the California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, electronically transmit to the
Department of Veterans Affairs, all of the following personal information regarding each student whose tuition or fees, or both, are paid, or intended to be paid, using GI Bill educational benefits, if the student has provided informed, written consent to the disclosure pursuant to subdivision (d):
(1) True, full name.
(2) Email address.
(3) Mailing address.
(4) Mobile telephone number.
(c) For purposes of subdivision (b), both of the following apply:
(1) The first data transfer shall include all students using or intending to use GI Bill educational benefits for the 2023–24 academic year.
(2) Each annual data transfer after the first data transfer shall include only new students not identified in the prior data transfer who are using or intending to use GI Bill educational benefits for the academic year.
(d) (1) On or before June 1, 2023, the office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, develop and post on its internet
website a template for informed, written consent to be used by campus financial aid offices that permits a student, when applying for financial aid, to opt in to having the student’s personal information shared with the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to this section.
(2) The informed, written consent shall be developed and administered in compliance with federal and state laws relating to individual privacy, including the requirements of the federal Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-280, as amended) and applicable regulations, as these provisions may from time to time be amended.
(e) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to this section shall be used only for purposes in furtherance of providing benefits and support services for veterans and shall not be used or disclosed for any other purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 174, Sec. 1. (AB 1633) Effective January 1, 2023.)
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the role of independent, regionally accredited postsecondary education in California postsecondary education. Statewide planning, policy coordination, and review of postsecondary education shall include attention to the contributions of the independent institutions in meeting the state’s goals of access, quality, educational equity, economic development, and student aid.
(b) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a need of providing students with economic and academic freedom of choice in selecting a college or university they wish to attend. The Legislature further finds that an important means of meeting this need is through offering financial assistance to students who wish to attend public or independent colleges and universities and who have demonstrated financial need.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1198, Sec. 6.)
(a) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, require each campus that provides campus-owned, campus-operated, or campus-affiliated student housing to post on its external and internal internet websites, at least twice each academic year, all of the following information:
(1) The number of enrolled students, and how many of those students are veterans.
(2) Existing campus housing stock, including, but not limited to, the number of available beds on campus.
(3) (A) The number of students on the campus housing waiting list, and how many of those students are veterans.
(B) The number of students that have removed themselves from the waiting list since the last
report, and how many of those students are veterans.
(4) If available, the number of students who request campus-owned, campus-operated, or campus-affiliated student housing, and how many of those students are veterans.
(5) If available, the number of incoming freshmen, transfer students, and international students requiring campus-owned, campus-operated, or campus-affiliated student housing, and how many of those students are veterans.
(b) Data collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be collected by the department or center on campus that is tasked with providing on-campus and off-campus housing assistance to students.
(c) (1) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, submit an annual report with the information described in subdivision (a) to the Legislature, with the first report being due on or before October 15, 2023.
(2) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to,
submit one report that compiles all of the campus data collected pursuant to subdivision (a).
(3) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) For purposes of this section, “veteran” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 980 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 921, Sec. 1. (AB 2567) Effective January 1, 2025.)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Institutional accreditation documents” means the institution’s institutional accreditation visiting team reports and the institutional accreditation agency action letters following an accreditation agency’s action relating to an initial accreditation, reaffirmation, comprehensive review, special visit, or any sanction or adverse action taken against an affiliated institution.
(2) “Segment of postsecondary education” means the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, the independent institutions of
higher education, as defined in Section 66010, or the private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858.
(b) All campuses or other units of any segment of postsecondary education that receive public funding through state or federal financial aid programs, are institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, and offer education and training programs to California students shall make final institutional accreditation documents available to the public, once those documents have been made final through an action of the accrediting agency, via display in a prominent location on the institution’s Internet Web site, with a link to these documents on the institutional Internet Web site homepage.
(c) A campus or other unit of any segment of postsecondary education whose documents are not currently
available to the public shall make all institutional accreditation documents finalized by the accrediting agency based on reviews that take place after July 1, 2015, available to the public pursuant to subdivision (b).
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 388, Sec. 1. (AB 2247) Effective January 1, 2015.)
It is the intent of the Governor and the Legislature, in cooperation with the Trustees of the California State University, to do both of the following:
(a) Place a major priority on resolving the serious problem of impacted and overcrowded classes, not only with respect to the California State University, but throughout public postsecondary education.
(b) Ensure that needy students receive financial aid sufficient to cover the cost of fee increases for each academic year.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 31. Effective October 12, 2001.)
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The 1986 Report on Lower Division Education at the University of California stated that “lower division (education) is something of a neglected child...” and suggested steps for improving the quality of teaching and academic support services.
(b) In 1991, the “Universitywide Task Force on Faculty Rewards Report” resulted in the adoption of policies to provide a greater emphasis on teaching. Policy revisions included broadening the range of evidence used in evaluation of teaching, peer review of teaching, and promotion policies that recognize great distinction in teaching as well as scholarship.
(c) In 1992, the University of California issued a number of “Presidential Initiatives to Protect and Improve Undergraduate Education.”
(d) The Legislature, in the Supplemental Report of the 1992 Budget Act, declared its intent that University of California faculty alter the distribution of their workload by:
(1) Increasing the number of courses and sections offered that are required for normal progress toward a baccalaureate degree.
(2) Increasing the number of freshman and sophomore seminars.
(3) Increasing opportunities for undergraduate research.
(4) Reducing the size of classes when desirable.
These measures were expected to result in an increase in the average teaching load of one additional course every one to three years.
(e) The report entitled “Initiatives to Improve Undergraduate Education,” prepared by the University of California in response to the 1992 Budget Act, is a commendable effort.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 776, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that quality classroom instruction be continually improved and that courses required for normal progress to a baccalaureate degree be provided in sufficient numbers.
(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature that where necessary the average teaching responsibilities of tenured and tenure track faculty be sufficiently increased to meet the goals described in this section.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 776, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
(a) In order to maintain and strengthen the high quality of international education in California, the Legislature encourages all public and private institutions of higher education to further develop, as their resources permit, programs that support learning about other cultures, global issues, and the exchange of Californians and international students and scholars.
(b) For California students and scholars, institutions are encouraged, as resources permit, to accomplish all of the following:
(1) Develop courses of study in as many fields as possible to increase students’ understanding of global issues and cultural differences.
(2) Offer courses in languages other than English to train students to communicate effectively in other cultures and to enhance their understanding of other nations’ values.
(3) Provide opportunities for students in all majors to participate in study abroad programs to enrich their academic training, perspectives, and personal development.
(4) Provide opportunities for domestic and international students to interact effectively and routinely share their views, perceptions, and experiences in educational settings.
(5) Develop innovative public educational forums and venues to explore global issues and showcase world cultures.
(c) For international students and scholars, institutions are encouraged, as resources permit, to accomplish all of the following:
(1) Encourage the presence of qualified students from other countries with sufficient geographic diversity to inspire an appreciation for differences among cultures and a deeper understanding of the values and perspectives of other people.
(2) Facilitate faculty exchange and collaborative partnership programs with institutions in other countries.
(3) Initiate collaborative research undertakings to address issues of global significance.
(4) Recruit and retain the world’s best and brightest faculty to educate California’s students as globally competent citizens.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 458, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
(a) The University of California is requested to annually notify the governing board of each high school of both of the following:
(1) The number of graduates who enrolled in the university in the previous year and the number of graduates who were required to take the entry level writing requirement.
(2) The comparable numbers of all California high school graduates who enrolled in the university.
(b) The University
of California is requested to provide an annual summary of the information specified in subdivision (a) to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 386, Sec. 3. (AB 1182) Effective January 1, 2010.)
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the California State University (CSU) assess and report the general education written communication and mathematics and quantitative reasoning placement levels of all first-time freshmen. On or before April 1 of each year, the CSU shall submit to the Legislature a report by each campus in the system that includes all of the following information:
(1) The total number of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen.
(2) The number and proportion of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen who fall into each of the university’s four levels of placement for general education written communication and mathematics and
quantitative reasoning. For purposes of this paragraph, the university shall disaggregate this number into the following two general education categories:
(A) Written communication.
(B) Mathematics and quantitative reasoning.
(3) The number and proportion of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen in each level who meet the general education requirement for each category identified in paragraph (2) as follows:
(A) Before the fall term of the academic year.
(B) At the end of the fall term of the academic year.
(C) At the end of the spring term of the academic year.
(D) At the end of the fall term of the second academic year.
(4) (A) An analysis of the university’s three factors that go into the multiple measures assessment of placement of freshmen into a specified level, and how predictive each of those factors is for student success indicators.
(B) For purposes of this section:
(i) The university’s three factors that go into the multiple measures assessment of the placement of freshmen are: (I) course taking, (II) grade point average, and (III) test taking.
(ii) “Student success indicators” are all of the following: (I) persistence into the fall term of the second academic year at the CSU, (II) the number of units completed at the
CSU in the first academic year, and (III) grade point average at the CSU in the first academic year.
(5) An analysis of any equity gaps by income, race, or ethnicity within and across the university’s four levels of placement for general education written communication and mathematics and quantitative reasoning, and the university’s plan to address any such gaps.
(b) The report required by this section shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 564, Sec. 1. (AB 914) Effective January 1, 2022.)
It is the intent of the Legislature that opportunities for participation in intercollegiate athletic programs in the community colleges, in the campuses of the California State University, and in the campuses of the University of California be provided on as equal a basis as is practicable to male and female students.
The costs of providing these equal opportunities may vary according to the type of sports contained within the respective men’s and women’s athletic programs. Therefore it is also the intent of the Legislature that additional sources of revenue should be determined to provide additional funds for these equal opportunity programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 46.)
(a) (1) Any student, including a person without lawful immigration status, or a person who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5, may serve in any capacity in student government at the California State University or the California Community Colleges and receive any grant, scholarship, fee waiver, or reimbursement for expenses incurred connected with that service to the full extent consistent with federal law.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 1020 of the Government Code, any student attending a campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or an independent institution of
higher education, as defined in Section 66010, who qualifies for exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 may serve on any board or commission established pursuant to this title that includes members who are students.
(b) The University of California is requested to comply with this section.
(c) The Legislature finds and declares this section is a state law within the meaning of subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 182, Sec. 2. (AB 1887) Effective August 24, 2018.)
If a state court finds that Section 66016.3, 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 66016.3, 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.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 619, Sec. 2. (AB 844) Effective January 1, 2012.)
The respective governing boards of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California shall adopt appropriate procedures and designate appropriate persons to take disciplinary action against any student, member of the faculty, member of the support staff, or member of the administration of the community college, state college, or state university who, after a prompt hearing by a campus body, has been found to have willfully disrupted the orderly operation of the campus. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, where an immediate suspension is required in order to protect lives or property and to ensure the maintenance of order, interim suspension pending a hearing; provided that a reasonable opportunity be afforded the suspended person for a hearing within 10 days. The disciplinary action may include, but need not be limited to, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion. Sections 89538 to 89540, inclusive, shall be applicable to any state university or college employee dismissed pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 210.)
(a) A public postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education, or employee or student thereof, that confines dogs or cats for the purposes set forth in Section 1650 of the Health and Safety Code, if the institution assesses the health of an animal and determines, after the completion of any testing or research, that the animal is suitable for adoption, the animal’s destruction is not
required, and the animal is no longer needed, and if the institution’s existing procedures for adopting the animal do not result in an adoption, shall offer the dogs or cats to an animal adoption organization or animal rescue organization for adoption prior to euthanizing those animals. A public postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education that is required to offer dogs or cats to an animal adoption organization or animal rescue organization under this section may enter into an agreement with an animal adoption organization or animal rescue organization for the implementation of this section.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Animal adoption
organization” or “animal rescue organization” means a not-for-profit entity that is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code established for purposes of rescuing animals in need and finding permanent, adoptive homes for those animals and that maintain records pursuant to Section 32003 of the Food and Agriculture Code.
(2) “Independent institution of higher education” means a nonpublic educational institution as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66010.
(3) “Public postsecondary educational institution” means any campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges.
(c) This section does not apply to animals within the meaning of Section 17006 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 551, Sec. 1. (AB 147) Effective January 1, 2016.)
Each institution of public higher education shall require that all applications for any type of financial aid for students shall disclose all taxable income and all nontaxable income.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to stop the practice of legacy and donor admissions and protect students as they pursue their higher education.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Donor preference in admissions” means considering an applicant’s relation to a donor of, or a donation to, the independent institution of higher education as a factor in the admissions process, including asking an applicant to indicate their family’s donor status and including that information among the documents that the independent institution of higher education uses to consider an applicant for admission.
(2) “Independent institution of higher education” means a nonpublic higher education institution that grants undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, that is formed as a nonprofit corporation in this state, that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, and that receives, or benefits from, state-funded student financial assistance or that enrolls students who receive state-funded student financial assistance.
(3) (A) “Legacy preference in admissions” means considering an applicant’s relation to an alumni of the independent institution of higher education as a factor in the admissions process, including asking an applicant to indicate where their relatives attended college and including that information among the documents that the independent institution of higher education uses to consider an applicant for admission.
(B) “Legacy preference in admissions” does not include collecting data on an applicant’s relation to an alumni or donors for purposes other than admissions decisions.
(c) Commencing September 1, 2025, an independent institution of higher education shall not provide a legacy preference or donor preference in admissions to an applicant as part of the regular or early action admissions process.
(d) On or before June 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, an independent institution of higher education shall report to the Legislature and the Department of Justice, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, either of the following:
(1) The independent institution of higher education was in compliance with subdivision (c) for all enrolled students for that
academic year.
(2) (A) The independent institution of higher education was in violation of subdivision (c) for that same academic year.
(B) (i) An independent institution of higher education that reports that it was in violation of subdivision (c), regardless of the number of violations, shall include in its report both of the following for that academic year:
(I) The legacy status, donor status, race, county of residence, income brackets, and athletic status of newly enrolled students at the independent institution of higher education.
(II) The admission rate of students who are provided a legacy preference or donor preference in admissions, as compared to the admission rate of students who are not provided a
legacy preference or donor preference in admissions.
(ii) Data in the report submitted pursuant to clause (i) shall only be publicly provided in the aggregate and in a manner that prevents the identification of any individual.
(e) The Department of Justice shall post the names of the independent institutions of higher education that violate subdivision (c) on its internet website by the next fiscal year after receiving reports pursuant to subdivision (d).
(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 1006, Sec. 1. (AB 1780) Effective January 1, 2025.)
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) The recent college admissions scandal highlights the need for fair and transparent admissions processes, and concern for what is referred to as “back door” admissions for legacy and donor-related applicants who collectively do not reflect the diversity of the state.
(2) Research has shown that legacy and donor admissions give an unfair advantage to wealthier students who benefit from having parents or other individuals in their lives who went to college.
(3) It is the intent of the
Legislature to enact legislation to bring more fairness and transparency to college admissions in the state, especially at institutions of higher education that enroll students who receive state-funded financial aid.
(b) On or before June 30, 2020, and on or before June 30 of each year from 2021 to 2024, inclusive, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the appropriate governing bodies of each independent institution of higher education that is a “qualifying institution,” as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 69432.7, shall report to the appropriate
budget subcommittees and policy committees of the Legislature whether
their respective institutions provide any manner of preferential treatment in admission to applicants on the basis of their relationships to donors or alumni of the institution.
(c) Each institution that provides preferential treatment as described in subdivision (b) shall include in its report pursuant to subdivision (b) all of the following for the academic year commencing in the previous calendar year pertaining to applicants described in subdivision (b):
(1) The number of applicants who did not meet the institution’s admission standards that apply to all applicants, but who
were offered admission.
(2) The number of applicants reported pursuant to paragraph (1) who accepted admission to the institution.
(3) The number of applicants reported pursuant to paragraph (2) who enrolled at the institution.
(4) The number of applicants who met the institution’s admission standards that apply to all applicants and who were offered admission.
(5) The number of applicants reported pursuant to paragraph (4) who accepted admission to the institution.
(6) The number of applicants reported pursuant to paragraph (5) who enrolled at the institution.
(d) Information reported by the California State University and the University of California pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) shall be disaggregated by each campus of these segments.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 67400, this section shall apply to the University of California.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 514, Sec. 1. (AB 697) Effective January 1, 2020.)
(a) As used in this section, “college and university” includes all institutions of public higher education and all independent institutions of higher education.
(b) The Office of Privacy Protection in the Department of Consumer Affairs shall establish a task force to conduct a review of the use by all colleges and universities of social security numbers in order to recommend practices to minimize the collection, use, storage, and retention of social security numbers in relation to academic and operational needs and applicable legal requirements.
(c) The task force shall be known as the “College and University Social Security Number Task Force.” The Office of Privacy Protection shall determine the composition of the task force, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Two representatives from each of the three institutions of public higher education.
(2) Two representatives of the California Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
(3) Two representatives each from two organizations devoted to the protection of personal privacy.
(4) One representative from a national organization devoted to the management of information technology in higher education.
(5) One representative from the business community with expertise in technological solutions to privacy concerns.
(6) One representative each from the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
(d) The task force shall seek input, as deemed necessary and appropriate, from all of the following:
(1) Representatives of organizations with expertise in technical policy and practices of Internet disclosure, privacy policy relevant to Internet disclosure, and fostering public integrity and accountability.
(2) The constituencies of the college and university communities, including students, staff, and faculty.
(e) The task force shall review and make recommendations to minimize the collection, use, storage, and retention of social security numbers by California colleges and universities and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) A survey of best practices at colleges and universities and the costs of implementing those best practices.
(2) The necessary use and protection of social security numbers for all of the following:
(A) Research purposes.
(B) Academic purposes, including, but not limited to, academic research, admission, financial aid, and other related operational uses.
(C) Operational uses by academic medical centers, including, but not limited to, patient identification, tracking, and care.
(D) Business purposes, including, but not limited to, the provision of employee benefits, tax purposes, loan programs, and other requirements imposed by current state and federal statutes and regulations.
(E) Another operational need of the college or university.
(3) Current personal privacy protections provided to students, applicants, staff, and faculty of colleges and universities.
(4) Existing state and federal legal requirements, including regulatory requirements, mandating the use of social security numbers at colleges and universities.
(5) The possible use of personal identifiers or other substitutes for social security numbers that protect personal information and meet the operational needs of colleges and universities.
(6) The cost of funding any recommendations presented by the task force, including those that are of minimal cost and can be implemented immediately and those that require additional funding or time to implement.
(f) The task force shall commence meetings no later than May 1, 2008.
(g) (1) On or before July 1, 2010, the task force shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Office of Privacy Protection, and to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
(2) The final report shall also include a list of the existing uses of social security numbers common among colleges and universities for routine operations and compliance with state and federal laws.
(3) The findings and recommendations of the task force shall be informational only and shall not be binding on any college or university.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 2009.)
(a) Each state university and college, when determining eligibility for any state university or college educational opportunity program, and each governing board of a community college district, when determining eligibility for any community college educational opportunity program, shall consider nontaxable income.
(b) The Regents of the University of California are requested to provide that nontaxable income be considered in all determinations of eligibility for any educational opportunity programs at the University of California.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to disseminate information to foster care agencies regarding admissions requirements and financial aid.
(b) The Legislature requests the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are homeless youth or foster youth into four-year public institutions of higher education.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 571, Sec. 1. (AB 1228) Effective January 1, 2016.)
(a) The Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, work with their respective colleges and universities to confer an honorary degree upon each person, living or deceased, who was forced to leave his or her studies at the public postsecondary educational institution in which that person was enrolled as a result of the issuance of federal Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which caused the evacuation, relocation, and incarceration of individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
(b) In cases where an honorary degree is conferred upon a person who is deceased, the person’s surviving next of kin, or
another representative chosen by the person’s surviving next of kin, may accept the honorary degree on the deceased person’s behalf.
(c) Independent colleges and universities, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66010, are urged to comply with the terms of this section.
(d) This section shall be implemented in a cost-effective manner by incorporating, to the extent practicable, any ceremony for the purpose of conferring honorary degrees with a previously scheduled commencement or graduation activity.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 213, Sec. 2. (AB 37) Effective January 1, 2010.)
(a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Student Aid Commission, including any auxiliary organization established pursuant to Section 69522, shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, do all of the following:
(1) (A) Provide for live video and audio transmission of all meetings, which are open to the public pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code), through a technology that is accessible to as large a segment of the public as possible, including, but not necessarily limited to, the use of either of the following technologies:
(i) Cable, satellite, or any other type of transmission that can be accessed through a television.
(ii) Web cast, in which case notice of meetings that are open to the public and links to the Web cast shall be easily accessible via each entity’s Internet Web site.
(B) If the meeting described in subparagraph (A) is conducted from more than one location at the same time, through a teleconference or a similar technology, the live video transmission shall be provided from at least one of the
locations and the live audio transmission shall be provided from all locations.
(2) Provide public notice before the meeting regarding which location or locations the live video transmission will be provided from pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) Archive and post the video and audio transmissions recorded pursuant to paragraph (1) on the entity’s Internet Web site for at least 12 months and within 48 hours following the initial transmission.
(b) It is not a violation of this section if technical failures prevent an entity from providing a live video or audio transmission, or archiving or posting the video and audio transmission, so long as the entity exercised reasonable diligence in making a live video or audio transmission
available and archiving and posting the video and audio transmission.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 580, Sec. 1. (AB 1723) Effective January 1, 2013.)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the Budget Act for each fiscal year provide sufficient funding for financial aid for students with demonstrated financial need at the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges to offset increases in student charges at those institutions. The Legislature intends that funds for increased student financial aid be provided from sources other than student fees.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 211.)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Institutional financial aid” means all institutional grant aid, including institutional student need-based and merit-based aid.
(2) “Students” means California residents who are undergraduate students at the University of California or the California State University.
(b) The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, report annually to the Legislature on their respective institutional financial aid programs. The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to,
provide reports on or before March 31 of each year.
(c) The reports shall include all of the following:
(1) A description of the goals, terms, and policies of each of the university’s institutional aid programs, including eligibility criteria, allocation of financial aid awards, fee waivers, and other relevant information.
(2) A description and explanation of any changes the university has made to any of these policies since the prior year, and any changes the university intends to make for the next academic year.
(3) The total amount the university expended on institutional aid for students, for the two prior academic years, the current year, and a projection for the next year, and the average and 90th percentile undergraduate institutional aid award
amount provided per recipient for the prior two academic years and the current academic year.
(4) By parental income level or expected family contribution deciles, both of the following information for the prior academic year:
(A) Net price, which is the balance of the total cost of attendance minus all grant aid.
(B) The percentage of students receiving institutional aid and the average dollar amount of that institutional aid.
(5) For the prior academic year, the current academic year, and the budget year, an analysis identifying the estimated number of undergraduates with financial need; their aggregate cost of attendance and aggregate expected federal parent contribution; the aggregate amount of financial aid, including federal gift aid, state gift
aid, institutional need-based aid, institutional merit-based aid, other institutional gift aid, and private gift aid, received by these students; the aggregate remaining amount to be met by work, borrowing, or other means; and an explanation of the estimated change in aggregate student need in the budget year resulting from changes in the cost of attendance, and other factors, including any fee increases proposed by the university in its fall budget proposal. The explanation shall include an estimate of the extent to which cost increases will be offset by federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs. The explanation shall also include an explanation of how year-to-year non-tuition cost increases were calculated.
(6) The typical financial aid package for a typical dependent undergraduate student with a parent income of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), forty thousand dollars ($40,000), sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), eighty
thousand dollars ($80,000), and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(7) An aggregate summary of financial aid awarded to students, including scholarships, grants, waivers, loans, and workstudy awards from federal, state, institutional, and private sources for the prior academic year.
(8) Indicators of the effectiveness of the university’s aid programs in achieving the university’s stated goals related to financial aid.
(9) Information on students who submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Dream Act Application, but do not receive a Cal Grant or institutional financial aid for the prior academic year. This information shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, expected family contribution deciles, and dependency status.
(10) The
California State University shall include information on the number of students who are eligible for a grant pursuant to the State University Grant Program but do not receive it or receive a partial award for the prior academic year. This information shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and campus of attendance.
(11) The University of California is requested to include information on the average undergraduate student financial self-help level. This information shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and campus of attendance.
(d) To the extent the university provides the information requested in subdivision (c) in reports to its governing board or in other university publications, those reports or publications may be submitted to the Legislature to satisfy this request.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 77. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
Consistent with the state’s historic commitment to provide educational opportunity by ensuring both student access to and selection of an institution of higher education for students with financial need, the long-term policy of the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program established pursuant to Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) of Part 42 shall be as follows:
(a) Commencing with the 2001–02 academic year and every year thereafter, an applicant for a Cal Grant A or B award shall receive an award that is not in excess of the financial need amount determined by the Student Aid Commission pursuant to Section 69432.9 if the applicant complies with all of the following requirements:
(1) Demonstrates financial need under the criteria adopted pursuant to Section 69432.9.
(2) Attains a grade point average, as defined in Section 69432.7, meeting the requirements of Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) of Part 42.
(3) Complies with each of the eligibility criteria applicable to the type of Cal Grant award for which the applicant is applying.
(b) (1) (A) The maximum Cal Grant A award for a student attending the University of California or the California State University shall equal the mandatory systemwide fees in the segment attended by the student, plus the access award specified in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
69465, or the access award specified in Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470.
(B) The maximum Cal Grant B award for a student who is attending the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges when not enrolled in upper division coursework as described in paragraph (2), shall equal the mandatory systemwide fees in the segment attended by the student, except for community college students who receive waivers from the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, plus the access award calculated as specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) or, if the student meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69465, Article 9 (commencing with Section
69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42, or if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470, Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42, except that in the first year of enrollment in a qualifying institution, the maximum award shall be only for the amount of the access award.
(2) (A) The maximum Cal Grant A award for a community college student enrolled in upper division coursework of a baccalaureate degree program, described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 78040) of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7, shall equal the per unit fees charged for the upper division coursework for the academic term, plus the access award specified in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student
meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69465, or the access award specified in Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470.
(B) The maximum Cal Grant B award for a community college student enrolled in upper division coursework of a baccalaureate degree program, described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 78040) of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7, shall equal the per unit fees charged for the upper division coursework for the academic term, plus the access award calculated as specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) or, if the student meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to
subdivision (b) of Section 69465, Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42, or if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470, Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42.
(c) The maximum Cal Grant awards for students attending nonpublic institutions shall be as follows:
(1) The maximum Cal Grant A award shall equal the tuition award level established in the Budget Act of 2000, or the amount as adjusted in subsequent annual budget acts.
(2) The maximum Cal Grant B award shall equal the amount of the tuition award as established in the
Budget Act of 2000, or the amount as adjusted in subsequent annual budget acts, plus the amount of the access costs specified in Section 69435, except that, in the first year of enrollment in a qualifying institution, the maximum award shall be only for the amount of the access award.
(d) Commencing with the 2000–01 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, the Cal Grant C award shall be used only for occupational or technical training.
(e) Commencing with the 2000–01 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, the Cal Grant T award shall be used only for one academic year of full-time attendance in a program of professional preparation that has been approved by the
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
(f) An institution of higher education in this state that participates in the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program shall not reduce its level of per capita need-based institutional financial aid to undergraduate students, excluding loans, below the total level awarded in the 2000–01 academic year.
(g) The implementation of the policy set forth in this section shall maintain a balance between the state’s policy goals of ensuring student access to and selection of an institution of higher education for students with financial need and academic merit.
(h) It is the policy of the State of California that the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program supplement the federal Pell Grant program.
(i) An award under the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program shall not guarantee admission to an institution of higher education or admission to a specific campus or program.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 144, Sec. 13. (AB 132) Effective July 27, 2021.)
Consistent with the state’s historic commitment to provide educational opportunity by ensuring both student access to and selection of an institution of higher education for students with financial need, the long-term policy of the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program established pursuant to Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) of Part 42 shall be as follows:
(a) Commencing with the 2001–02 academic year and every year thereafter, an applicant for a Cal Grant A or B award shall receive an award that is not in excess of the financial need amount determined by the Student Aid Commission pursuant to Section 69432.9 if the applicant complies with all of the following requirements:
(1) Demonstrates
financial need under the criteria adopted pursuant to Section 69432.9.
(2) Attains a grade point average, as defined in Section 69432.7, meeting the requirements of Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) of Part 42.
(3) Complies with each of the eligibility criteria applicable to the type of Cal Grant award for which the applicant is applying.
(b) (1) (A) The maximum Cal Grant A award for a student attending the University of California or the California State University shall equal the mandatory systemwide fees in the segment attended by the student, plus the access award specified in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69465, or the access award specified
in Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470.
(B) The maximum Cal Grant B award for a student who is attending the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges when not enrolled in upper division coursework as described in paragraph (2), shall equal the mandatory systemwide fees in the segment attended by the student, except for community college students who receive waivers from the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, plus the access award calculated as specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) or, if the student meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69465, Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42, or if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470,
Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42, except that in the first year of enrollment in a qualifying institution, the maximum award shall be only for the amount of the access award.
(2) (A) The maximum Cal Grant A award for a community college student enrolled in upper division coursework of a baccalaureate degree program, described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 78040) of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7, shall equal the per unit fees charged for the upper division coursework for the academic term, plus the access award specified in Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69465, or the access award specified in Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 if the student meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470.
(B) The maximum Cal Grant B award for a community college student enrolled in upper division coursework of a baccalaureate degree program, described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 78040) of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7, shall equal the per unit fees charged for the upper division coursework for the academic term, plus the access award calculated as specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) or, if the student meets the qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69465, Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42, or if the student meets qualifying criteria pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69470, Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42.
(c) The maximum Cal Grant awards for students attending nonpublic institutions shall be as follows:
(1) The maximum Cal Grant A award shall equal the tuition award level established in the Budget Act of 2000, or the amount as adjusted in subsequent annual budget acts.
(2) The maximum Cal Grant B award shall equal the amount of the tuition award as established in the Budget Act of 2000, or the amount as adjusted in subsequent annual budget acts, plus the amount of the access costs specified in Section 69435, except that, in the first year of enrollment in a qualifying institution, the maximum award shall be only for the amount of the access award.
(d) Commencing with the 2000–01 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, the Cal Grant C award shall be used only for occupational or technical training.
(e) Commencing with the 2000–01 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, the Cal Grant T
award shall be used only for one academic year of full-time attendance in a program of professional preparation that has been approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
(f) An institution of higher education in this state that participates in the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program shall not reduce its level of per capita need-based institutional financial aid to undergraduate students, excluding loans, below the total level awarded in the 2000–01 academic year.
(g) The implementation of the policy set forth in this section shall maintain a balance between the state’s policy goals of ensuring student access to and selection of an institution of higher education for students with financial need and academic merit.
(h) It is the policy of the State of California that the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program supplement the federal Pell Grant program.
(i) An award under the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program shall not guarantee admission to an institution of higher education or admission to a specific campus or program.
(j) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2025, is repealed, only if General Fund moneys over the multiyear forecasts beginning in the 2024–25 fiscal year are available to support ongoing augmentations and actions, and if funding for the Cal Grant Reform Act, established pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 69405) of Part 42 of this division is
included in the annual Budget Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 7. (AB 183) Effective June 30, 2022. Conditionally operative as prescribed by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 65. Conditionally inoperative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. Conditionally repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
(a) Notwithstanding Section 67400, by January 1, 2020, and permanently thereafter, each campus of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, and each independent institution of higher education as defined in Section 66010, shall provide students with the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet as developed by the United States Department of Education to inform students or individuals who have been offered admission about financial aid award packages. An institution subject to this section shall provide the completed Financial Aid Shopping Sheet when it provides in print or electronically a financial aid award package to an individual who is offered admission to the institution.
(b) In implementing this section, the
institutions of higher education identified in this section may seek guidance as needed from the United States Department of Education.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 78. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
It is the intent of the Legislature to support student financial aid programs for eligible students enrolled in teacher credential and graduate degree programs, including an emphasis on increasing the number of graduate students from currently and historically underrepresented groups who are preparing to become future elementary and secondary teachers or postsecondary faculty members.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1699, Sec. 2.)
Notwithstanding any other law, payments made, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11402.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to a student or applicant for enrollment shall not be considered when the California State University or a campus of the California Community Colleges determines eligibility for a waiver of fees, or any other financial aid, for a minor who is living in a dormitory or other designated housing of the institution he or she attends, as described in Section 11402.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 710, Sec. 1. (AB 766) Effective January 1, 2018.)
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided for in subdivision (b), the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to, establish procedures and forms that enable persons who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5, or who meet equivalent requirements adopted by the regents, to apply for, and participate in, all student aid programs administered by these segments to the full extent permitted by federal law. The Legislature finds and declares that this section is a state law within the meaning of Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(b) The number of financial aid awards received by California resident students from financial aid programs administered by the segments shall not be diminished as a result of the application of subdivision (a). The University of California is requested to comply with this subdivision.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 604, Sec. 1. (AB 131) Effective January 1, 2012. Section operative January 1, 2013, by its own provisions.)
Notwithstanding any other law, on and after January 1, 2012, a student attending the California State University, the California Community Colleges, or the University of California who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5 shall be eligible to receive a scholarship that is derived from nonstate funds received, for the purpose of scholarships, by the segment at which he or she is a student. The Legislature finds and declares that this section is a state law within the meaning of subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 93, Sec. 3. (AB 130) Effective January 1, 2012.)
(a) Commencing with the 2020–21 academic year, the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, designate a Dreamer Resource Liaison on each of their respective campuses, as specified in subdivision (b), to assist students meeting the requirements set forth in Section 68130.5 by streamlining access to all available financial aid and academic opportunities for those students.
(b) (1) Each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure that it has a staff person designated as a Dreamer Resource Liaison who is knowledgeable in available financial aid, social services, state-funded immigration legal services,
internships, externships, and academic opportunities for all students meeting the requirements set forth in Section 68130.5, including undocumented students. The Legislature encourages each of these campuses to place this designated staff person in the campus’ extended opportunity programs and services office or financial aid office.
(2) Each campus of the California State University shall ensure that it has a staff person designated as a Dreamer Resource Liaison who is knowledgeable in available financial aid, social services, state-funded immigration legal services, internships, externships, and academic opportunities for all students meeting the requirements set forth in Section 68130.5, including undocumented students. The Legislature encourages each of these campuses to place this designated staff person in the campus’ educational opportunity programs office or financial aid office.
(3) The University of California is encouraged to designate a Dreamer Resource Liaison on each of its campuses. That staff person should be knowledgeable in available financial aid, social services, state-funded immigration legal services, internships, externships, and academic opportunities for all students meeting the requirements set forth in Section 68130.5, including undocumented students. The Legislature encourages each of these campuses to place this designated staff person in the campus’ educational opportunity programs office or financial aid office.
(c) (1) The California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California are encouraged to establish Dream Resource Centers on each of their respective campuses.
(2) Dream Resource Centers may offer support services, including, but not necessarily limited to, state and institutional financial aid assistance, academic counseling, peer support services, psychological counseling, referral for social services, and state-funded immigration legal services.
(d) (1) This section shall not be construed as encouraging the construction of a new or separate space for Dream Resource Centers.
(2) Dream Resource Centers may be housed within existing student service or academic centers.
(3) The space in which the Dreamer Resource Liaison is located may be deemed a Dream Resource Center.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code and any other law requiring approval by a state officer of gifts, bequests, devises, or donations, the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the Regents of the University of California may seek and accept on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or donation whenever the gift and the terms and conditions thereof will aid in the creation and operation of Dream Resource Centers for their respective systems.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 788, Sec. 2. (AB 1645) Effective January 1, 2020.)
(a) The University of California may provide a scholarship as established by the university or a campus of the university, derived from nonstate funds received for that purpose, to any of its enrolled students who meet the eligibility requirements for that scholarship.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that this section is a state law within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until June 30, 2027,
and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 50, Sec. 3. (SB 117) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of June 30, 2027, by its own provisions.)
(a) (1) The governing board of every community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the Board of Directors of the College of the Law, San Francisco shall adopt regulations providing for the withholding of institutional services from students or former students who have been notified in writing at the student’s or former student’s last known address that they are in default on a loan or loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
(2) For purposes of this section, “default” means the failure of a borrower to make an installment payment when due, or to meet other terms of the promissory note under circumstances in which the guarantee agency finds it
reasonable to conclude that the borrower no longer intends to honor the obligation to repay, provided that this failure persists for 180 days for a loan repayable in monthly installments, or 240 days for a loan repayable in less frequent installments.
(b) (1) The regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall provide that the services withheld may be provided during a period when the facts are in dispute or when the student or former student demonstrates to either the governing board of the community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, or the Board of Directors of the College of the Law, San Francisco, as appropriate, or to the Student Aid Commission, or both the commission and the appropriate entity or its designee, that reasonable progress has been made to repay the loan or that a reasonable justification exists for the delay as determined
by the institution. The regulations shall specify the services to be withheld from the student and may include, but are not limited to, either or both of the following:
(A) The provision of grades.
(B) The provision of diplomas.
(2) The adopted regulations shall not include the withholding of registration privileges or transcripts.
(c) This section shall not impose any requirement upon the University of California or the College of the Law, San Francisco unless the Regents of the University of California or the Board of Directors of the College of the Law, San Francisco, respectively, by resolution, make this section applicable.
(d) Guarantors, or those who act as their agents or act under
their control, who provide information to postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to this section, shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the governing board of every community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the Board of Directors of the College of the Law, San Francisco from action resulting from compliance with this section when the action arises as a result of incorrect, misleading, or untimely information provided to the postsecondary educational institution by the guarantors, their agents, or those acting under the control of the guarantors.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. (SB 886) Effective January 1, 2024.)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Admission by exception” means the process by which a campus admits applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements for admission to the segment, or guaranteed admission to a campus of the segment, but who demonstrate high potential for success and leadership in an academic or special talent program at the campus.
(2) “Campus” means a campus of the California State University or the University of California.
(3) “Senior campus administrator” shall not include any staff associated with campus development, external affairs, fundraising, donor relations, alumni relations, or alumni outreach.
(4) “Special talent program” refers to a campus’ program that requires additional admissions review to determine the qualification of an applicant for admission into that program. Special talent program includes, but is not necessarily limited to, a campus’ athletic or fine arts program.
(b) A campus shall not admit a student by admission by exception unless the student’s admission by exception has been approved, before the student’s enrollment, by a minimum of three senior
campus administrators.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a campus may admit, by admission by exception, a California resident who is receiving an institution-based scholarship to attend the campus or an applicant who is accepted by an educational opportunity program for admission to the campus.
(d) A campus that admits a student by admission by exception shall comply with both of the following:
(1) Document its employees who were involved in the evaluation of the student’s application for admission.
(2) Establish a policy that applies articulated standards to the campus’ admissions by exception decisions. The standards shall include minimum procedural
requirements and shall include an explanation for choosing the standards that supports their application as fair and appropriate.
(e) A campus that admits a student by admission by exception into an athletics program shall establish a policy requiring the student to participate in the program for a minimum of one academic year.
(f) (1) Upon request, a campus shall report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, any information that is required to be established or documented pursuant to this section.
(2) The campus shall submit information to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) to the extent permitted by state and federal privacy laws, including, but not limited
to, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g).
(g) This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit the University of California from adopting policies that impose additional restrictions on or requirements for admission by exception.
(h) This section shall become operative commencing with admissions for the 2021–22 academic year.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 47, Sec. 1. (AB 251) Effective January 1, 2022.)
Each segment of public higher education shall establish, and update as necessary, a written policy concerning students who are called to active military service. The policy shall do all of the following:
(a) Ensure that those students do not lose academic credits or degree status.
(b) Provide for a refund of fees paid by the student for the term in which he or she was called to active military service.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 30.5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Basic needs services and resources” includes, but is not limited to, housing, food, clothing, feminine hygiene, diapers, technology, childcare, and mental health services and resources.
(2) “Coordinator” means a basic needs coordinator established pursuant to this section.
(b) Each campus of the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do all of the following:
(1) On or before July 1, 2025,
establish the position of the Basic Needs Coordinator, and designate a staff person as the Basic Needs Coordinator to serve as the single point of contact for students experiencing basic needs insecurity related to basic needs services and resources. The coordinator shall act as a broker in identifying, supporting, and linking students to on- and off-campus housing, food, mental health, and other basic needs services and resources. To ensure the effectiveness and impact of this position, the coordinator shall be a dedicated position solely focused on addressing the basic needs of students and meet qualifications such as experience providing services to high-need and diverse populations. The coordinator shall oversee and coordinate with other staff tasked with addressing students’ basic needs, shall inform students of on- and off-campus basic needs services and resources and how to access them, and
shall develop on- and off-campus partnerships to provide basic needs services and resources to their students.
(2) (A) On or before July 1, 2025, establish a Basic Needs Center, which means a central location on campus where basic needs services, resources, and staff are made available to students. The Basic Needs Center is intended to be a one-stop, single location and point of contact for students to more easily access and gain awareness of basic needs services and resources. The campus shall make a reasonable effort to locate all on-campus basic needs services and resources at the Basic Needs Center. If the campus cannot reasonably locate all basic needs services or resources at the Basic Needs Center, the campus shall provide students with the location and contact information, including name, telephone
number, and email address, for all basic needs services and resources not located in the Basic Needs Center. The coordinator shall be housed in the Basic Needs Center.
(B) Each Basic Needs Center shall do all of the following:
(i) Help ensure that students have the information they need to enroll in CalFresh, the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), the Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC), the California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and other relevant government benefits programs. This clause does not require
campus Basic Needs Centers to provide tax advising or preparation services.
(ii) Coordinate with their campus financial aid department or financial aid office. This clause does not require nor encourage the Basic Needs Center to be combined or colocated with the financial aid department or financial aid office.
(iii) Connect students to the financial aid department or financial aid office as appropriate to ensure that students are receiving all available financial aid.
(iv) Coordinate with their local homelessness response system to refer students to community resources available to address homelessness in addition to services and resources provided by the campus.
(C) Basic Needs Centers may provide support to students who can be reasonably expected to enroll in the upcoming term and to provide support to students during summer and winter breaks who were previously enrolled or are enrolled for the upcoming fall or spring term.
(D) Campuses shall endeavor, to the extent feasible, to use a portion of any funds made available for basic needs support for providing funds directly to students to address urgent needs. To the extent that a Basic Needs Center is already in place, that center
may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section. If the existing Basic Needs Center fulfills only part of the requirements of this section, basic needs services and resources shall be expanded as needed to satisfy all the requirements of this section.
(3) (A) On or before February 1, 2025, develop a document that shall be provided to students at the Basic Needs Center, once
established pursuant to paragraph (2), in either electronic format or paper form, and that shall be made available to students online, that clearly lists on- and off-campus basic needs services and resources that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(i) The description of the service or resource.
(ii) The location of where the service or resource is provided.
(iii) The point of contact for the service or resource, including a name, telephone number, and email address.
(iv) Any eligibility restrictions on accessing the service or resource.
(v) The United States Department of
Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service’s “SNAP Retail Locator” internet website link, which contains a map with locations that are authorized retail food stores under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and accept the use of electronic benefits transfer cards issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10065) of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(B) Provide the document to students as a part of campus orientations in either electronic format or paper form.
(C) Provide to faculty the online link to the electronic format of the document, the location of the Basic Needs Center, once established pursuant to paragraph (2), and the contact information for the coordinator, once designated pursuant to paragraph (1), and encourage
faculty to include the online link to the electronic format of the document, the location of the Basic Needs Center, and the contact information for the coordinator in their syllabi.
(D) To ensure that the document remains useful to students, the document shall be reviewed, updated, and made available online on both the internet website of the campus via the student basic needs tab and the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution, as specified in paragraph (6), no later than the first day of every fall semester or fall quarter.
(4) On or before February 1, 2025, streamline the application and intake process for on-campus basic needs services and resources to minimize duplication and eliminate barriers to access. If
an application is required, develop and use a single application for students to receive on-campus basic needs services and resources.
(5) On or before February 1, 2025, develop and implement a plan to identify and provide outreach to students, including nontraditional students, who have basic needs insecurity related to housing, food, and mental health. Once the coordinator is designated pursuant to paragraph (1) and the Basic Needs Center is established pursuant to paragraph (2), the outreach shall include information about the coordinator and the Basic Needs Center.
(6) On or before February 1, 2025, provide a student basic needs tab that is clearly visible and easily accessible from a drop-down menu on the home page of the campus’ internet website and include the
information described in paragraph (3) conspicuously on both the internet website of the campus via the student basic needs tab and the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution. Once the coordinator is designated pursuant to paragraph (1) and the Basic Needs Center is established pursuant to paragraph (2), information about the coordinator and Basic Needs Center shall also be included on both the internet website of the campus via the student basic needs tab and the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution.
(c) (1) Each campus of the California State University shall report to the office of the Chancellor of the California State University, and each campus of the University of California is requested to report to
the office of the President of the University of California, information that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The description and number of basic needs services and resources, broken down by category.
(B) The number of students served by the basic needs services and resources.
(C) Any existing and available data regarding the socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds of these students.
(D) Challenges and best practices in the implementation of the basic
needs services and resources.
(E) Whether students who used the basic needs services and resources remained enrolled or graduated from that campus.
(F) The number of students who first started receiving CalFresh benefits in the previous year and the total number of students in the previous year who received CalFresh benefits, as provided by the State Department of Social Services.
(G) Whether the campus has a data sharing agreement with the relevant county operating the CalFresh program for the purpose of identifying new, continuing, and returning students who are potentially eligible for CalFresh benefits, or efforts underway to enact such an agreement.
(2) The data and information reported under this subdivision shall be disaggregated by each basic needs service and resource, where applicable.
(3) Campuses are encouraged to collaborate with the State Department of Social Services to obtain the data identified in paragraph (1), as applicable.
(d) (1) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, develop and submit to the Governor and the Legislature, on or before March
1 of each year from 2026 to 2030, inclusive, a report based on the data and information reported by campuses pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c) and information on the use of funds made available from the Budget Act of 2022 to implement this section.
(2) A legislative report that includes the information required to be reported in this subdivision and submitted in any of the years 2026 to 2030, inclusive, shall fulfill the reporting requirement pursuant to this subdivision to reduce duplicative efforts.
(e) This section does not preclude the California State University and the University of California from having additional basic needs staff who assist the Basic Needs Coordinator in completing the requirements of subdivision (b).
(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. (AB 2033) Effective January 1, 2025.)
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Basic needs services and resources” includes, but is not limited to, housing, food, clothing, feminine hygiene, diapers, technology, childcare, and mental health services and resources.
(2) “Coordinator” means a basic needs coordinator established pursuant to this section.
(b) Each campus of the California Community Colleges shall do all of the following:
(1) No later than July 1, 2022, establish the position of the Basic Needs Coordinator, and designate a staff person
as the Basic Needs Coordinator to serve as the single point of contact for students experiencing basic needs insecurity related to basic needs services and resources. The coordinator shall act as a broker in identifying, supporting, and linking students to on- and off-campus housing, food, mental health, and other basic needs services and resources. To ensure the effectiveness and impact of this position, the coordinator shall be a dedicated position solely focused on addressing the basic needs of students and meet qualifications such as experience providing services to high-need and diverse populations. The coordinator shall oversee and coordinate with other staff tasked with addressing students’ basic needs, shall inform students of on- and off-campus basic needs services and resources and how to access them, and shall develop on- and off-campus partnerships to provide basic needs services
and resources to their students.
(2) (A) No later than July 1, 2022, establish a Basic Needs Center, which means a central location on campus where basic needs services, resources, and staff are made available to students. The Basic Needs Center is intended to be a one-stop, single location and point of contact for students to more easily access and gain awareness of basic needs services and resources. The campus shall make a reasonable effort to locate all on-campus basic needs services and resources at the Basic Needs Center. If the campus cannot reasonably locate all basic needs services or resources at the Basic Needs Center, the campus shall provide students with the location and contact information, including name, telephone number, and email address, for all basic needs services and resources not located in the
Basic Needs Center. The coordinator shall be housed in the Basic Needs Center.
(B) Each Basic Needs Center shall help ensure that students have the information they need to enroll in CalFresh, the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), the Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC), the California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and other relevant government benefits programs. Each Basic Needs Center shall coordinate with their campus financial aid department or financial aid office. This section does not require nor encourage the Basic Needs Center to be combined or colocated with the financial
aid department or financial aid office. The funding made available by the Budget Act of 2021 to implement this section, or any subsequent Budget Act or statute to implement this section, shall not be used to combine or colocate the Basic Needs Center with the financial aid department or financial aid office and shall not be used for the administration of student financial aid programs, including staffing. Each Basic Needs Center shall connect students to the financial aid department or financial aid office as appropriate to ensure that students are receiving all available financial aid. Each Basic Needs Center shall coordinate with their local homelessness response system to refer students to community resources available to address homelessness in addition to services and resources provided by the campus. Basic Needs Centers may provide support to students who can be reasonably expected to enroll
in the upcoming term and to provide support to students during summer and winter breaks who were previously enrolled or are enrolled for the upcoming fall or spring term.
(C) Campuses shall endeavor, to the extent feasible, to use a portion of any funds made available for basic needs support for providing funds directly to students to address urgent needs. To the extent that a Basic Needs Center is already in place, that center may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section. If the existing Basic Needs Center fulfills only part of the requirements of this section, basic needs services and resources shall be expanded as needed to satisfy all the requirements of this section.
(3) (A) No later than February 1, 2022, develop a document that shall be provided to
students at the Basic Needs Center, once established pursuant to paragraph (2), in either electronic format or paper form, and that shall be made available to students online, that clearly lists on- and off-campus basic needs services and resources that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(i) The description of the service or resource.
(ii) The location of where the service or resource is provided.
(iii) The point of contact for the service or resource, including a name, telephone number, and email address.
(iv) Any eligibility restrictions on accessing the service or resource.
(B) On
or before September 1, 2025, update the document developed pursuant to subparagraph (A) to include in the list of
on- and off-campus basic needs services and resources the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service’s “SNAP Retail Locator” internet website link, which contains a map with locations that are authorized retail food stores under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and
accept the use of electronic benefits transfer cards issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10065) of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(C) Provide the document to students as a part of campus orientations in either electronic format or paper form.
(D) Provide to faculty the online link to the electronic format of the document, the location of the Basic Needs Center, once established pursuant to paragraph (2), and the contact information for the coordinator, once designated pursuant to paragraph (1), and encourage faculty to include the online link to the electronic format of the document, the location of the Basic Needs Center, and the contact information for the coordinator in their syllabi.
(E) To ensure that the document remains useful to students, the document shall be reviewed, updated, and made available online on both the internet website of the campus via the student basic needs tab and the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution, as specified in paragraph (6), no later than the first day of every fall and spring semester or no later than the first day of every fall and spring quarter.
(4) No later than February 1, 2022, streamline the application and intake process for on-campus basic needs services and resources to minimize duplication and eliminate barriers to access. If an application is required, develop and use a single application for students to receive on-campus basic needs services and resources.
(5) No later than February 1, 2022, develop and implement a plan to identify and provide outreach to students, including nontraditional students, who have basic needs insecurity related to housing, food, and mental health. Once the coordinator is designated pursuant to paragraph (1) and the Basic Needs Center is established pursuant to paragraph (2), the outreach shall include information about the coordinator and the Basic Needs Center.
(6) No later than February 1, 2022, provide a student basic needs tab that is clearly visible and easily accessible from a drop-down menu on the home page of the campus’ internet website and include the information described in paragraph (3) conspicuously on both the internet website of the campus via the student basic needs tab and the internet
website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution. Once the coordinator is designated pursuant to paragraph (1) and the Basic Needs Center is established pursuant to paragraph (2), information about the coordinator and Basic Needs Center shall also be included on both the internet website of the campus via the student basic needs tab and the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution.
(c) (1) Each campus of the California Community Colleges shall report to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges information that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The description and number of basic needs services and resources,
broken down by category.
(B) The number of students served by the basic needs services and resources.
(C) Any existing and available data regarding the socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds of these students.
(D) Challenges and best practices in the implementation of the basic needs services and resources.
(E) Whether students who used the basic needs services and resources remained enrolled or graduated from
that campus.
(F) The number of students who first started receiving CalFresh benefits in the previous year and the total number of students in the previous year who received CalFresh benefits, as provided by the State Department of Social Services.
(G) Whether the campus has a data sharing agreement with the relevant county operating the CalFresh program for the purpose of identifying new, continuing, and returning students who are potentially eligible for CalFresh benefits, or efforts underway to enact such an agreement.
(2) The data and information reported under this subdivision shall be disaggregated by each basic needs service and resource, where applicable.
(3) Campuses are encouraged to collaborate with the State Department of Social Services to obtain the data identified in paragraph (1), as applicable.
(d) (1) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall develop and submit to the Governor and the Legislature every year beginning on or before May 1, 2023, a report based on the data and information reported by campuses pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c) and information on the use of funds
made available from the Budget Act of 2022 to implement this section.
(2) A legislative report that includes the information required to be reported in this subdivision and submitted in any of the years required by paragraph (1) shall fulfill the reporting requirement pursuant to this subdivision to reduce duplicative efforts.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 913, Sec. 2. (AB 2033) Effective January 1, 2025.)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “CalFresh program” means the program established pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) “FAFSA” means the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(3) “Independent institution of higher education” has the same meaning as defined in Section 66010.
(4) “Private postsecondary educational institution” has the same meaning as defined in Section 94858.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to clarify educational policies for purposes of addressing student hunger on campus by ensuring low-income students have equitable access to nutritious and sufficient food sources by improving access for low-income students to the CalFresh program.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to codify the United States Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter GEN-22-02 issued on January 20, 2022, to ensure that California institutions of higher education are increasing awareness of available benefits for students to use to reduce hunger on campus and to ensure continued enrollment.
(d) For purposes of Section 273.5(a) of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a student shall be determined to be attending at least one-half time any semester or term in which the student enrolls in at least one-half of the number of
credits needed each semester or term to graduate within four years of enrollment as a first-time freshmen or within two years of enrollment as a transfer student, unless prohibited by federal law.
(e) (1) Each campus of the California State University and each community college district shall use FAFSA data to identify students who meet the income qualifications for the CalFresh program.
(2) (A) Each campus of the California State University and each community college district shall send an email to the campus-based email account associated with a student identified pursuant to paragraph (1) informing the student that they may qualify for the CalFresh program if the student can also meet one of the exemptions for the CalFresh
student eligibility rules provided for in Section 273.5(b) of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(B) The email described in subparagraph (A) shall encourage the student to contact the local county welfare agency to apply for the CalFresh program and include the contact information for the local county welfare agency and the designated campus staff who can assist the student in applying for the CalFresh program.
(f) (1) Each campus of the University of California, each independent institution of higher education, and each private postsecondary educational institution is encouraged to use FAFSA data to identify students who meet the income qualifications for the CalFresh program.
(2) (A) Each campus of the University of California, each independent institution of
higher education, and each private postsecondary educational institution is encouraged to send an email to the campus-based email account associated with a student identified pursuant to paragraph (1) informing the student that they may qualify for the CalFresh program if the student can also meet one of the exemptions for the CalFresh student eligibility rules provided for in Section 273.5(b) of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the email described in subparagraph (A) encourage the student to contact the local county welfare agency to apply for the CalFresh program and include the contact information for the local county welfare agency and the designated campus staff who can assist the student in applying for the CalFresh program.
(g) For purposes of Section 483(a)(3)(E) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by Section 1090(a)(3)(E) of Title 20 of the United States Code, FAFSA data shall be used in accordance with federal law and for purposes of this section shall only be used to inform students of their potential CalFresh program eligibility.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 934, Sec. 1. (AB 2810) Effective January 1, 2023.)
(a) The Wellness Vending Machine Pilot Program is hereby established. The California State University and the California Community Colleges shall administer the pilot program at their segments of public postsecondary education.
(b) (1) The California State University shall select five campuses, that are deemed most appropriate, to participate in the pilot program. Each participating campus shall establish at the main campus, a satellite campus, or both, at least one wellness vending machine that dispenses wellness products, including, but not limited to, condoms, dental dams, menstrual cups, lubrication, tampons, menstrual pads, pregnancy tests, and
nonprescription
drugs, including discounted emergency contraception.
(2) Each participating campus shall do both of the following:
(A) To the extent possible, place wellness vending machines in central locations on campus that will enable students to have access 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(B) Select and implement at least one of the following methods, or other chosen method, to notify students of the presence of the wellness vending machine:
(i) Pamphlets.
(ii) Posters.
(iii) Flyers.
(iv) Social media.
(v) Creating or updating internet websites.
(vi) Hosting a grand opening event.
(vii) Outreach to campus clubs and organizations.
(viii) During an orientation session.
(3) On or after July 1, 2025, and on or after each July 1, the California State University shall submit a report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, on the pilot project at its participating campuses. Information reported pursuant to this paragraph shall be disaggregated by
campus, and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The location of the wellness vending machine.
(B) Which times of the day and days of the week the wellness vending machine is stocked, functioning, and accessible to students.
(C) The total cost to acquire and maintain the wellness vending machine.
(D) Which method or methods were used to notify students of the presence of the wellness vending machine as required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2).
(E) The types of products offered through the wellness vending machine.
(F) Whether the price for each type of product was offered at a discounted rate as compared to the average retail price.
(G) The total sales volume, disaggregated by type of product.
(H) The name of each entity or organization, if any, the campus or segment partnered with to offer products through the wellness vending machine.
(I) The source or sources of funding used to finance the wellness vending machine.
(c) (1) The California Community Colleges shall select five community colleges, that are deemed most appropriate, to participate in the pilot program. Participation of community colleges shall be voluntary. Each
participating community college shall establish at the main campus, a satellite campus, or both, at least one wellness vending machine that dispenses wellness products, including, but not limited to, condoms, dental dams, menstrual cups, lubrication, tampons, menstrual pads, pregnancy tests, and nonprescription drugs, including discounted emergency contraception.
(2) Each participating community college shall do both of the following:
(A) To the extent possible, place wellness vending machines in central locations on campus that will enable students to have access 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(B) Select and implement at least one of the following methods, or other chosen method, to notify students of the
presence of the wellness vending machine:
(i) Pamphlets.
(ii) Posters.
(iii) Flyers.
(iv) Social media.
(v) Creating or updating internet websites.
(vi) Hosting a grand opening event.
(vii) Outreach to campus clubs and organizations.
(viii) During an orientation session.
(3) On or after July 1, 2025, and on or after each July 1 thereafter, the
California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, on the pilot project at its participating community colleges. Information reported pursuant to this paragraph shall be disaggregated by community
college, and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The location of the wellness vending machine.
(B) Which times of the day and days of the week the wellness vending machine is stocked, functioning, and accessible to students.
(C) The total cost to acquire and maintain the wellness vending machine.
(D) Which method or methods were used to notify students of the presence of the wellness vending machine as required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2).
(E) The types of products offered through the wellness vending machine.
(F) Whether the price for each type of product was offered at a discounted rate as compared to the average retail price.
(G) The total sales volume, disaggregated by type of product.
(H) The name of each entity or organization, if any, the campus or segment partnered with to offer products through the wellness vending machine.
(I) The source or sources of funding used to finance the wellness vending machine.
(d) (1) The University of California is requested to select any number of campuses, that are deemed most appropriate, to participate in the pilot program. Each participating campus is requested to establish at
the main campus, a satellite campus, or both, at least one wellness vending machine that dispenses wellness products, including, but not limited to, condoms, dental dams, menstrual cups, lubrication, tampons, menstrual pads, pregnancy tests, and nonprescription drugs, including discounted emergency contraception.
(2) Each participating campus is requested to do both of the following:
(A) To the extent possible, place wellness vending machines in central locations on campus that will enable students to have access 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(B) Select and implement at least one of the following methods, or other chosen method, to notify students of the presence of the wellness vending machine:
(i) Pamphlets.
(ii) Posters.
(iii) Flyers.
(iv) Social media.
(v) Creating or updating internet websites.
(vi) Hosting a grand opening event.
(vii) Outreach to campus clubs and organizations.
(viii) During an orientation session.
(3) On or after July 1, 2025, and on or after each July 1 thereafter, the University of California is requested to submit a report
to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, on the pilot project at its participating campuses. Information reported pursuant to this paragraph shall be disaggregated by
campus, and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The location of the wellness vending machine.
(B) Which times of the day and days of the week the wellness vending machine is stocked, functioning, and accessible to students.
(C) The total cost to acquire and maintain the wellness vending machine.
(D) Which method or methods were used to notify students of the presence of the wellness vending machine as required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2).
(E) The types of products offered through the wellness vending machine.
(F) Whether the price for each type of product was offered at a discounted rate as compared to the average retail price.
(G) The total sales volume, disaggregated by type of product.
(H) The name of each entity or organization, if any, the campus or segment partnered with to offer products through the wellness vending machine.
(I) The source or sources of funding used to finance the wellness vending machine.
(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 933, Sec. 1. (AB 2482) Effective January 1, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2029, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
The Legislature hereby affirms its commitment to the continuing quality and development of graduate and professional programs of the University of California, the California State University, and the independent institutions of higher education in this state.
It is the intent of the Legislature that each governing board of an institution of higher education periodically review the quality of the graduate and professional programs operated by the institution, and the need to add, discontinue, or enhance graduate and professional programs, including programs leading to the joint doctorate degree.
It is further the intent of the Legislature that the development of joint doctoral programs operated by the California State University and the University of California or one or more accredited independent institutions of higher education be established and expedited.
All graduate and professional programs, including joint doctoral programs, are expected to undergo careful evaluation and be approved only when it has been demonstrated that these programs meet the needs of students and the state.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1198, Sec. 8.)
(a) This section shall apply to all segments of postsecondary education in this state.
(b) Except for purposes of an application for a professional degree or law enforcement basic training courses and programs, a postsecondary educational institution shall not inquire about a prospective student’s criminal history on an initial application form or at any time during the admissions process before the institution’s final decision relative to the prospective student’s application for admission.
(c) A postsecondary educational institution shall make any necessary changes to its application form to comply
with subdivision (b) by the fall term of the 2021–22 academic year.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 4. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.)
(a) Systemwide fees charged to resident undergraduate students at the University of California and the California State University shall be reduced for the 1998–99 fiscal year by 5 percent below the level charged during the 1997–98 fiscal year, and the systemwide fees charged to those students for the 1999–2000 fiscal year shall be reduced by 5 percent below the level charged during the 1998–99 fiscal year. Systemwide education and registration fees charged to resident graduate students at the University of California and the California State University for the 1999–2000 fiscal year shall be reduced by 5 percent below the level charged those resident students for the 1997–98 fiscal year. This subdivision does not apply to resident students pursuing a course of study leading to a professional degree who are subject to a supplemental fee pursuant to the policy of the University of California.
(b) No provision of this section shall apply to the University of California except to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make that provision applicable.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 72, Sec. 1. Effective July 6, 1999.)
(a) Notwithstanding Section 76300, a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges shall not charge any mandatory systemwide tuition or fees, including enrollment fees, registration fees, differential fees, or incidental fees, to any of the following:
(1) A dependent eligible to receive assistance under Article 2 (commencing with Section 890) of Chapter 4 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(2) (A) Any child of any veteran of the United States military who has a service-connected disability, has been killed in service, or has died of a service-connected disability, where the annual income of the child,
including the value of any support received from a parent, does not exceed the state poverty level as defined in subdivision (d).
(B) Notwithstanding Section 893 of the Military and Veterans Code, the Department of Veterans Affairs may determine the eligibility for fee waivers for a child described in subparagraph (A).
(3) A dependent, or a surviving spouse who has not remarried, of any member of the California National Guard who, in the line of duty, and while in the active service of the state, was killed, died of a disability resulting from an event that occurred while in the active service of the state, or is permanently disabled as a result of an event that occurred while in the active service of the state. For the purposes of this paragraph, “active service of the state” refers to a member of the California National Guard activated pursuant to Section 146 of the Military and
Veterans Code.
(4) (A) An undergraduate student who is a recipient of a Medal of Honor, commonly known as a Congressional Medal of Honor, or an undergraduate student who is a child of a recipient of a Medal of Honor and who is no more than 27 years old, if both of the following requirements are met:
(i) The undergraduate student’s annual income, including the value of any support received from a parent, does not exceed the state poverty level as defined in subdivision (d).
(ii) The recipient of the Medal of Honor who is or was the parent of the undergraduate student is, or at the time of the recipient’s death was, a California resident as determined pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 68000) of Part 41.
(B) The
Department of Veterans Affairs shall determine the eligibility of any applicant for a fee waiver under this paragraph.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 76300, a campus of the University of California or the California State University shall not charge any mandatory systemwide tuition or fees, including enrollment fees, registration fees, differential fees, or incidental fees, to a current or former foster youth, if the current or former foster youth meets all of the following conditions:
(A) Is 25 years of age or younger.
(B) Has been in foster care for at least 12 consecutive months after reaching 10 years of age.
(C) Meets any of the following:
(i) Is under a current
foster care placement order by the juvenile court.
(ii) Was under a foster care placement order by the juvenile court upon reaching 18 years of age.
(iii) Was adopted, or entered guardianship, from foster care.
(D) Completes and submits the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
(E) Maintains a minimum grade point average and meets other conditions necessary for the student to be in good standing at the public postsecondary educational institution that the current or former foster youth attends, as determined by the appropriate public postsecondary segment.
(F) Meets the financial need requirements established for Cal Grant A awards under Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section
69430) of Part 42.
(2) A student shall not have the student’s mandatory systemwide tuition or fees waived pursuant to this subdivision in excess of the equivalent of attendance in a four-year undergraduate program.
(3) The amount of a student’s tuition or fee waiver pursuant to this subdivision shall be reduced by any state or federal financial aid, including scholarships or grants, received by the student for the academic year or semester, or the equivalent, in which the student receives the tuition or fee waiver pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) A person who is eligible for a waiver of tuition or fees under this section may receive a waiver for each academic year during which the person applies for that waiver, but an eligible person may not receive a waiver of tuition or fees for a prior academic year.
(d) As used in this section, the “state poverty level” means annual household income that is less than the amount calculated for a single person with no dependents pursuant to Section 18501 of the Revenue and Tax Code.
(e) The waiver of tuition or fees under this section shall apply only to a person who is determined to be a resident of California pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 68000) of Part 41.
(f) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a dependent of a veteran within the meaning of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 890 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the University of California except to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution,
make a provision applicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 695, Sec. 1. (AB 1745) Effective January 1, 2024.)
(a) By March 31, 2019, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall establish an initiative to expand the use of course credit at the California Community Colleges for students with prior learning. The initiative shall identify best practices for the use of course credit for students with prior learning, locate and collect available resources, and provide professional development in connection with the identified best practices. The initiative shall identify the best practices for purposes of establishing
potential pilot programs and shall provide recommendations for internal systemwide policy changes to expand the use of course credit at the California Community Colleges for students with prior learning.
(b) (1) By January 1, 2020, the chancellor shall submit a report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, on the initiative described in subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, activities established by the initiative. The report shall include recommendations for legislative policy changes necessary to implement the best practices identified by the initiative.
(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 530, Sec. 1. (AB 1786) Effective January 1, 2019.)
(a) (1) (A) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in collaboration with the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges, shall do both of the following:
(i) By September 1, 2019, develop a consistent policy to award military personnel and veterans who have an official Joint Services Transcript containing courses that have been evaluated by the American Council on Education with full descriptions and credit recommendations, course credit for California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, California State University General Education Breadth, or local community college general education
requirements, as appropriate for the student’s needs, in a course with subject matter similar to that of the student’s military education, training, and service.
(ii) Periodically review and adjust the policy developed pursuant to this subparagraph to align it with policies of other public postsecondary educational institutions.
(B) By December 31, 2020, each community college district shall have a policy consistent with the policy developed by the chancellor pursuant to subparagraph (A) to assess Joint Services Transcripts for awarding course credit.
(2) Each community college campus shall post on its internet website the most recent policy adopted pursuant to this subdivision.
(b) (1) (A) The Office of the Chancellor of the California State University, in collaboration with the Academic Senate of the California State University, shall, and the University of California is requested to, do both of the following:
(i) By September 1, 2022, develop a consistent policy to award military personnel and veterans who have an official Joint Services Transcript containing courses that have been evaluated by the American Council on Education with full descriptions and credit recommendations,
course credit for the California State University or the University of California, as appropriate for the student’s needs, in a course taught on the campus where the student matriculates, with subject matter similar, or equivalent, subject to academic and faculty review, to that of the student’s military education, training, and service.
(ii) Periodically review and adjust the policy developed pursuant to this subparagraph to align it with the policies of other public postsecondary educational institutions.
(B) By December 31, 2023, each campus of the California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, have in effect a policy consistent
with the policy developed pursuant to subparagraph (A) to assess Joint Services Transcripts for awarding course credit.
(2) Each campus of the California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, post on its internet website the most recent policy adopted pursuant to this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. (AB 1002) Effective January 1, 2022.)
(a) The California State University and each community college district shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to any member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, and who is a resident of California, who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Guard, for any academic term attended at one of these institutions for four academic years after the member has left state or federal active duty, which the member shall use within 15 years
of leaving state or federal active duty.
(b) A former member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State Guard who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration for enrollment pursuant to this section.
(c) The priority registration for enrollment provided pursuant to this section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and certificate programs offered by the institution after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the institution the student attends.
(d) Students who receive priority registration for enrollment pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 78212.
(e) (1) For the purposes of this section, “Armed Forces of the United States” means the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, Naval Militia, Navy, Space Force, and the reserve components of each of those forces, including the California National Guard.
(2) As used in this section, “member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States” includes, but is not necessarily limited to, any student who is called to active military duty compelling that student to take an academic leave of absence.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 379, Sec. 5. (AB 1715) Effective January 1, 2023.)
(a) (1) By no later than July 1, 2023, the California State University and each community college district shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to a student parent.
(2) In implementing this subdivision, each campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University,
and the University of California is encouraged to use information from any or a combination of the following to help determine a student parent’s eligibility for the priority registration established pursuant to this subdivision:
(A) The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
(B) The California Dream Act Application (CADAA).
(C) The application to receive a fee waiver pursuant to Section 76300.
(D) Any campus form or documentation that identifies student parents.
(b) For purposes of this section, “student parent” means a
student who has a child or children under 18 years of age who will receive more than half of their support from that student.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 935, Sec. 3. (AB 2881) Effective January 1, 2023.)
(a) Commencing with the 2025–26 academic year, the California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to a first responder.
(b) (1) The priority registration for enrollment provided pursuant to this section shall apply to enrollment for all baccalaureate degree and certificate programs offered by the institution after the employment of the student as a first responder has been verified by the institution the student attends.
(2) A student requesting priority registration pursuant to this section shall provide the institution with documentation that shows proof of employment as a first responder upon an initial request for priority registration and annually upon the start of each subsequent academic year if priority registration is requested.
(c) For purposes of this section, “first responder” means an employee of
the state or a local public agency who provides emergency response services, including any of the following:
(1) A peace officer.
(2) A firefighter who is a member of a fire department of cities, counties, cities and counties, districts, or other public or municipal corporations or political subdivisions, whether the members are volunteer, partly paid, or fully paid, excepting those whose principal duties are clerical, such as stenographers, telephone operators, and other workers not engaged in fire suppression or rescue operations or the protection or preservation of life or property.
(3) A paramedic.
(4) An emergency medical technician.
(5) A public safety dispatcher or public safety telecommunicator whose primary responsibility is to receive, process, transmit, or dispatch emergency and nonemergency calls for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, and other public safety services by telephone, radio, or other communication device, and includes an individual who promotes from this position and supervises individuals who perform these functions.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 643, Sec. 1. (AB 255) Effective January 1, 2024.)
(a) The California State University and each community college district shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to a foster youth, former foster youth, homeless youth, or former homeless youth.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Foster youth and former foster youth” means a person in California whose dependency was established or continued by a court of competent jurisdiction, including a tribal court, on or after the youth’s
13th birthday and who is no older than 25 years of age at the commencement of the academic year.
(2) “Homeless youth and former homeless youth” means a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a former homeless youth, at any time during the 24 months immediately preceding the receipt of the youth’s application for admission by a postsecondary educational institution that is a qualifying institution pursuant to Section 69432.7, as a homeless child or youth, as defined in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)), by at least one of the following:
(A) A homeless services provider, as that term is defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code.
(B) The director of a federal TRIO program or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program, or a designee of that director.
(C) A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education.
(D) A homeless and foster student liaison designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 67003.5.
(E) For American Indian students, a representative of the student’s tribe or a representative of a tribal organization that is a homeless services provider.
(c) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a homeless youth as defined in paragraph
(2) of subdivision (b) shall retain that status for a period of six years from the date of admission to the postsecondary educational institution.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. (SB 512) Effective January 1, 2022.)
Each community college district, with respect to each campus in its jurisdiction that administers a priority enrollment system, shall grant priority registration for enrollment to students in the Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services program, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 69640) of Chapter 2 of Part 42, and disabled students, within the meaning of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), who are determined to be eligible for disabled student programs and services pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 67300) and Section 84850.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 437, Sec. 2. (SB 906) Effective January 1, 2017.)
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the priority enrollment for registration required by this section is necessary to ensure that the flexibility related to educational opportunities that was adopted as part of the broader changes to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program in Chapter 47 of the Statutes of 2012 is not undermined by students who are CalWORKs recipients being unable to access necessary classes.
(b) Each community college district that administers a priority enrollment system shall grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to any student who is a CalWORKs or Tribal TANF
recipient.
(c) Students who receive priority registration for enrollment pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 78212.
(d) For purposes of this section:
(1) “CalWORKs recipient” means a recipient of aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or any successor program.
(2) “Tribal TANF recipient” means a recipient of aid pursuant to Section 10553.25 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or any successor provision.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 97, Sec. 1. (SB 164) Effective January 1, 2018.)
(a) Each public or private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program established pursuant to Section 2020 of Title 7 of the United States Code shall do all of the following:
(1) Apply to become an approved food vendor for the Restaurant Meals Program if the institution operates a qualifying food
facility on campus.
(2) Annually provide all on-campus food vendors not operated by the institution with information regarding the Restaurant Meals Program and the manner in which to apply.
(3) If an on-campus food vendor or a qualifying food facility has been approved to participate in the Restaurant Meals Program, annually inform students about the program using information provided by the State Department of Social Services.
(b) This section does not require an institution to create, operate, or maintain an EBT system on behalf of on-campus food vendors.
(c) An approved
on-campus food vendor or a qualifying food facility participating in the Restaurant Meals Program pursuant to this section, and a county in which the program is operated, shall meet the requirements of the Restaurant Meals Program. A qualifying food facility that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program pursuant to Section 18919 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall meet all of the requirements for participation in that program.
(d) For purposes of this section:
(1) “On-campus food vendors” does not include any vendor that does not sell prepared food for onsite consumption or that sells food from a mobile food facility,
as defined in Section 113831 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) “Qualifying food facility” is a facility administered by a postsecondary educational institution
that sells prepared food for onsite consumption.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 746, Sec. 1. (AB 1894) Effective January 1, 2019.)
It is the intent of the Legislature that, consistent with the requirements and intent outlined in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 78215, and to the extent that the institution meets the responsibilities outlined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 78212, any student who receives priority registration for enrollment participate in the program of services outlined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 78212.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 704, Sec. 2. (AB 595) Effective January 1, 2014.)
Unless otherwise specified, reports submitted to the Legislature by the University of California, the California State University, and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall be delivered to the Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees on education, the appropriate Senate and Assembly higher education policy committees, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the Office of the Governor, and the Department of Finance. Unless otherwise specified, these reports may be submitted in PDF format or comparable electronic format.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 349, Sec. 3. (SB 940) Effective January 1, 2012.)
(a) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall conduct an assessment, on or before January 1, 2031, evaluating the efficacy of existing programs in nursing jointly offered between campuses of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and
the University of California.
(b) The results of the assessment shall be reported, in writing, to the Legislature and the Governor on or before January 1, 2031. The assessment shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The total number of joint programs currently implemented, including information identifying the number of programs, applicants, admissions, enrollments, and degree recipients.
(2) The extent to which existing
programs fulfill identified workforce shortages, including statewide supply and demand data that considers capacity at the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and California’s independent colleges and universities.
(3) Information on the job placement of graduates.
(4) Joint nursing program costs and the funding sources that were used to finance these programs.
(5) Time-to-degree rates and completion rates for students in joint
nursing programs.
(6) Recommendations on whether and how joint, intersegmental nursing
programs can or should be extended and expanded.
(c) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 998, Sec. 19. (AB 176) Effective September 30, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions.)
(a) (1) The Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district are requested to, in collecting data relative to gender, race, ethnicity, or other demographics, from faculty, staff, or students, allow the faculty, staff, and students to identify their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression on any forms used to collect that
demographic data, as appropriate.
(2) A governing board shall not be required to update an existing form used to collect demographic data for purposes of this subdivision, but shall provide for the identification of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression on any new or updated form used for the collection of demographic data.
(b) The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges are requested to report aggregate information collected pursuant to subdivision (a), to the extent that individuals from whom that information is collected authorize that information to be released where other demographic data is traditionally aggregated and reported for informational purposes and is appropriate.
Any report developed shall be transmitted to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of, and notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of, the Government Code, no later than January 1 of each year and shall be made available to the general public on the Internet Web site of each respective institution. The information reported pursuant to this subdivision shall not include any individual identifying information.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. (AB 620) Effective January 1, 2012.)
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), on or before September 1, 2025, each campus of the California Community Colleges and each campus of the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, identify and apply for at least one general store or a store that sells food on campus to become an authorized retail food store under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and, if approved, ensure the store or stores, within a reasonable time, accept the use of electronic benefits transfer cards issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10065) of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) If a campus does not have a general store or a store that sells food on campus, subdivision (a) does not apply.
(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 913, Sec. 3. (AB 2033) Effective January 1, 2025.)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Controlled substances” includes, but is not limited to, flunitrazepam, ketamine, and gamma hydroxybutyric acid, which is also known by other names, including, but not limited to, GHB, gamma hydroxyl butyrate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, sodium oxybate, and sodium oxybutyrate.
(2) “Drug testing devices” means test strips, stickers, straws, and other devices designed to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink.
(b) (1) The
California State University and each community college district shall stock drug testing devices, available and accessible, free of cost, in the health center located on each campus.
(2) (A) Notwithstanding
any other law, the California State University and each community college district shall not be liable in a civil action or be subject to criminal prosecution for a defective test or inaccurate test result, including, but not limited to, a false positive or false negative test result, from a drug testing device made available pursuant to this subdivision.
(B) The California State University and each community college district shall ensure that drug testing devices made available pursuant to this subdivision have not exceeded their expiration date or recommended period of use, according to the product label, product packaging, or as otherwise recommended by the manufacturer.
(c) The California State University and each community college district shall post a notice regarding the
requirements of subdivision (b) in a prominent and conspicuous location. This location may include, but shall not be limited to, on each campus health center’s internet website or in new student orientation materials.
(d) The Regents of the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858, are encouraged to stock drug testing devices, available and accessible, free of
cost, in the health center located on each campus.
(e) (1) If the Regents of the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858, implement subdivision (d), the campuses are further encouraged to post a notice regarding the requirements of subdivision (d) in a prominent and conspicuous location. This location may include, but shall not be limited to, on each campus health center’s internet website or in new student orientation materials.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, if the Regents of the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858, implement subdivision (d), the campuses shall not be liable in a civil action or be subject to criminal prosecution for a defective test or inaccurate test result, including, but not limited to, a false positive or false negative test result, from a drug testing device made available pursuant to subdivision (d).
(3) If the Regents of the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858, implement subdivision (d), the campuses are further encouraged to ensure that drug
testing devices made available pursuant to subdivision (d) have not exceeded their expiration date or recommended period of use, according to the product label, product packaging, or as otherwise recommended by the manufacturer.
(f) This section does not prevent a campus from providing more than one location where persons may access drug testing devices.
(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 679, Sec. 1. (AB 1524) Effective January 1, 2025.)
As a part of campus orientation, the Trustees of the California State University shall provide, and the Regents of the University of California are requested to provide, for all campuses of their respective segments, and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall provide, educational information about CalFresh (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) (Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), the Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) (Section 17052.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), the California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (Article 2 (commencing with Section 123275) of Chapter 1 of
Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code), and the student eligibility requirements for CalFresh, CalEITC, YCTC, and WIC to all incoming students.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 935, Sec. 4. (AB 2881) Effective January 1, 2023.)
(a) The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall provide information about credit by examination opportunities wherever course and class information is available.
(b) The Regents of the University of California are requested to provide information about credit by examination opportunities wherever course and class information is available.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 712, Sec. 1. (AB 1025) Effective January 1, 2014.)
(a) Each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, include on the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution notice of the following public services and programs:
(1) The CalFresh program.
(2) Resources, as determined by the institution to be most appropriate, for county or local housing services, which may also include, if determined to be appropriate for the geographic area where the institution is located, resources for legal assistance relating to
housing.
(3) Resources, as determined by the institution to be most appropriate, for county or local mental health services.
(4) The California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC).
(5) The Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC).
(6) The California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
(b) Each institution shall include, immediately adjacent to the notices specified in subdivision (a), a link to the internet web page for each noticed program or resource.
(c) Each institution may use existing resources to comply with the
requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 935, Sec. 5. (AB 2881) Effective January 1, 2023.)
(a) (1) The California State University and each community college district shall stock an adequate supply of menstrual products, available and accessible, free of cost, at no fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each campus.
(2) (A) A location’s accessibility shall be determined by considering all of, but not limited to, the following factors:
(i) Hours of operation, relative to hours that students are on campus.
(ii) Proximity to high-traffic
areas on campus.
(iii) Accessibility by students of all genders and regardless of physical ability.
(iv) Privacy, including whether accessing products would require interaction with staff or other students.
(v) Safety.
(B) Locations described in this paragraph may include student centers, libraries, wellness or health centers, pantries, and study rooms.
(b) The California State University and each community college district shall post a notice regarding the requirements of subdivision (a) in a prominent and conspicuous location in all women’s restrooms and all-gender restrooms and in at least one men’s restroom.
(c) The Regents of the University of California,
independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858, are encouraged to stock an adequate supply of menstrual products, available and accessible, free of cost, at no fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each campus.
(d) If the Regents of the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858, implement subdivision (c), the campuses are further encouraged to post a notice regarding the requirements of subdivision (c) in a prominent and conspicuous location in all women’s restrooms and all-gender restrooms and in at least one men’s restroom.
(e) This section does not prevent a campus from providing more than one location where persons may access menstrual products.
(f) For purposes of this section, “menstrual products” means menstrual pads and tampons for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 664, Sec. 4. (AB 367) Effective January 1, 2022.)
(a) (1) Each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges with a campus mental health hotline shall, and each campus of the University of California with a campus mental health hotline is requested to, have printed on either side of student identification cards the telephone number of the campus mental health hotline.
(2) Each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges without a campus mental health line shall, and each campus of the
University of California without a campus mental health hotline is requested to, have printed on either side of student identification cards the telephone number of their city’s or county’s mental health hotline.
(b) Subdivision (a) applies to a student identification card issued for the first time to a student, and to a student identification card issued to replace a damaged or lost student identification card, anytime on or after January 1, 2023.
(c) Each campus of the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and the University of California without a campus mental health hotline may establish a campus mental health hotline for students to access mental health services remotely.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 183, Sec. 1. (AB 2122) Effective January 1, 2023.)
Each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do all of the following:
(a) By no later than February 1, 2023, host on its internet website a student parent internet web page that is clearly visible and easily accessible from a drop-down menu on the internet home page of the campus’s internet website and include the information described in subdivision (b) conspicuously on both the internet website of the campus via the student parent internet web page, and on the internet website-based student account associated with a student’s attendance at the institution.
(b) (1) The student parent internet web page shall contain information that clearly lists all on- and off-campus student parent services and resources that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The description of the service or resource.
(B) The location where the service or resource is provided.
(C) The point of contact for the service or resource, including a name, telephone number, and email address.
(D) Any eligibility restrictions on accessing the service or resource.
(2) Of the services and resources
provided on the student parent internet web page pursuant to paragraph (1), the student parent internet web page shall include, but is not limited to, information on the following on- and off-campus student parent services and resources:
(A) Priority registration for a student parent established pursuant to Section 66025.81.
(B) The CalFresh Program.
(C) (i) Federal and state tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(I) The federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
(II) The California Earned Income Tax Credit.
(III) The Child Tax Credit.
(IV) The Young Child Tax Credit.
(V) The Foster Youth Tax Credit.
(VI) The federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.
(VII) The federal American Opportunity Tax Credit.
(VIII) The federal Lifetime Learning Credit.
(ii) Free tax filing services offered online through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance programs.
(D) State and federal financial aid applications and programs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) The Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(ii) The California Dream Act application.
(iii) Awards for students with dependent children established pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42.
(iv) Any other federal or state financial aid application or program available for students with dependent children.
(E) The California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
(F) The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program.
(G) Cost of attendance adjustment information, including the dependent care allowance.
(H) Resources, as determined by the institution to be most appropriate, for campus or local childcare providers.
(I) Any other financial support or income available for student parents.
(c) Provide the student parent internet web page link to students as a part of campus orientations.
(d) Provide to faculty the student parent internet web page link and encourage faculty to include the student parent internet web page link in their syllabi.
(e) To
ensure that the student parent internet web page remains useful to student parents, the student parent internet web page shall be reviewed and updated no later than the first day of every fall and spring semester or no later than the first day of every fall and spring quarter.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 962, Sec. 2. (AB 2458) Effective January 1, 2025.)
(a) For purposes of this section, “student parent” has the same meaning as defined in Section 66025.81.
(b) On or before July 31, 2025, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, develop and disseminate a policy to estimate and adjust cost of attendance information for student parents. The policy shall include student parent cost of attendance policy guidance that includes, but is not limited to, both of the following:
(1) A financial aid methodology to calculate and update a student parent’s cost of attendance that includes the actual expected costs of food, housing, transportation, and dependent childcare. This methodology shall be based on available annual cost of attendance information that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Food plans developed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(B) The State Department of Social Services’ reimbursement ceilings for subsidized childcare, disaggregated by county, age, and types of care.
(C) The actual cost of on-campus family housing, the cost of a student parent’s off-campus housing, and, if a student
parent does not have safe or adequate housing, the fair market rent, as described in Section 888.113 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, for an apartment in the metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan county where the campus is located, disaggregated by student parent family size.
(D) Transportation costs, disaggregated by student parent family size, that considers available information such as institutional survey
responses and the Student Aid Commission’s Student Expenses and Resources Survey.
(2) Model instructions for purposes of all of the following:
(A) Identifying a student parent for purposes of adjusting the student parent’s cost of attendance to include food, housing, transportation, and childcare expenses. The model instructions shall include, but are not limited to, confirmation by a financial aid officer based on information found in the student parent’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid or California Dream Act application.
(B) Updating and posting cost of attendance and dependent care allowance
information, using student-friendly language, on campus internet websites. The posted information shall include, but is not limited to, financial aid internet websites, and the student parent internet web page, as set forth in Section 66027.81.
(C) Sharing cost of attendance information in admitted student materials.
(D) Explaining the dependent care allowance to student parents.
(E) Informing student parents of affordable childcare options offered by the campus or within the local community.
(c) On or before the start of the 2026–27 academic year, each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State
University shall, and each campus of the University of
California is requested to, implement the policy developed and disseminated pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) (1) (A) On or before the start of the 2026–27 academic year, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall establish a data element in the systemwide data management information system to identify student parents.
(B) On or before the
start of the 2026–27 academic year, each campus of the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, establish a data field in the campus’s data management information system to identify student parents.
(2) On or before the start of the 2026–27 academic year, each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do all of the following:
(A) Enter student parent data in the data field
or the data element
established pursuant to paragraph (1).
(B) Report student parent data obtained pursuant to this subdivision to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the office of the Chancellor of the California State University, and the office of the President of the University of California, respectively, for
their request of the governing board established pursuant to Section 10864 to include that student parent data in the California Cradle-to-Career Data System established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 10850) of Chapter 8.5 of Part 7 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(C) Use the data field or the data element established pursuant to paragraph (1) for additional purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, granting priority course registration and
providing information about available public benefits to student parents.
(e) On or before the start of the 2026–27 academic year, each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, update the campus net price calculator to include a baseline student parent cost estimate, disaggregated by age and number of dependent children, using the methodologies and information described in this section and any available federal guidance on best practices.
(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 962, Sec. 3. (AB 2458) Effective January 1, 2025.)
(a) The Office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the Office of the President of the University of California is requested to, in collaboration with county human services agencies, conduct a survey to determine the effectiveness of the county liaison position established pursuant to Section 10006 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The survey shall address, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) The barriers and opportunities faced by county staff liaisons in responding to the requests of counselors or other relevant professional staff.
(2) The barriers and opportunities faced by counselors or other relevant professional staff in engaging with county staff liaisons.
(3) The barriers and opportunities for increased collaboration between student assistance programs enabling cross referrals between different programs including, but not limited to, CalFresh, food pantries, and homeless student assistance.
(4) Any changes in counselors’ or other relevant professional staffs’ knowledge or awareness of county programs as a result of the county liaison position.
(5) The experiences of students connected to county services through counselors or other relevant professional staff.
(6) An estimated number of college students at each institution of public higher education likely eligible for but not receiving public assistance program benefits, including CalFresh, CalWORKs, and Medi-Cal.
(7) An estimated number of college students at each institution of public higher education that enrolled in public assistance programs, including, but not limited to, CalFresh, CalWORKs, and Medi-Cal, as a result of the engagement with the county liaison position.
(b) The Office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges shall, and the Office of the President of the University of California is requested to, report the results of the survey described in subdivision (a) to the Senate Committees on Education and Human Services, the Assembly Committees on Higher Education and Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, and the State Department of Social Services on or before January 1, 2025.
(c) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 570, Sec. 2. (AB 1326) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)