Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 242.
The governing boards and district governing boards may waive nonresident tuition in whole or in part pursuant to Sections 68123, 76140, 89705, and 89707.
Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions
California Education Code — §§ 68130-68134
Sections (6)
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 584, Sec. 1. (AB 1540) Effective January 1, 2024.
Notwithstanding any other law:
(a)A student, other than a person excluded from the term “immigrant,” for purposes of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101), pursuant to paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if the student meets all of the following requirements:
(1)Satisfaction of the requirements of either subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B):
(A)A total attendance of, or attainment of
credits earned while in California equivalent to, three or more years of full-time attendance or attainment of credits at any of the following:
(i)California high schools.
(ii) California high schools established by the State Board of Education.
(iii) California adult schools established by any of the following entities:
(I) A county office of education.
(II) A unified school district or high school district.
(III) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(iv) Campuses of the California Community Colleges.
(v)A combination of those schools set forth in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive.
(B) Three or more years of full-time high school coursework in California, and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of California elementary and secondary schools.
(C) (i) Full-time attendance at a campus of the California Community Colleges counted towards the requirements of this paragraph shall comprise either a minimum of 12 units of credit per semester or quarter equivalent per year or a minimum of 420 class hours per year or semester or quarter equivalent per year in noncredit
courses authorized pursuant to Section 84757.
(ii) Full-time attendance at a California adult school counted towards the requirements of this paragraph shall be a minimum of 420 class hours of attendance for each school year in classes or courses authorized pursuant to Section 41976 or Sections 2053 to 2054.2, inclusive, of the Penal Code.
(2)Satisfaction of any of the following:
(A)Graduation from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent thereof.
(B)Attainment of an associate degree from a campus of the California Community Colleges.
(C)Fulfillment of the minimum transfer
requirements
established for the University of California or the California State University for students transferring from a campus of the California Community Colleges.
(3)Registration as an entering student at, or current enrollment at, an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 2001–02 academic year.
(4)(A) In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, the filing of an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the student has filed an application to legalize the student’s immigration status, or will file an application as soon as the student is eligible to do so.
(B)(i) The California State University and California Community Colleges shall, and the University of California and independent institutions of higher education are requested to, accept an affidavit provided to the Student Aid Commission as part of the student’s financial aid application for purposes of meeting the requirement in subparagraph (A).
(ii) An institution that receives an affidavit from the Student Aid Commission pursuant to clause (i) shall share the affidavit with any departments within the institution that require such an affidavit to ensure that students are not required to submit multiple affidavits.
(iii) The institution of higher education shall not require a student to file a separate affidavit. This shall not preclude the institution of higher education from verifying the information provided on the affidavit, as the institution deems necessary.
(iv) Notwithstanding clause (i), the institution of higher education may provide an
affidavit for students who do not apply for state financial aid to submit for the purposes of complying with subparagraph (A).
(b)A student who is exempt from nonresident tuition under this section may be reported by a community college district as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes.
(c)The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall prescribe rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.
(d)Student information obtained in the implementation of this section is confidential.
(e)For purposes of this section, “independent institutions of higher
education” has the same meaning as in Section 66010.
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 53, Sec. 6. (SB 77) Effective July 1, 2019.
If a state court finds that Section 66021.6, 66021.7, 66021.9, or 68130.5, or any similar provision adopted by the Regents of the University of California, is unlawful, the court may order, as equitable relief, that the administering entity that is the subject of the lawsuit terminate any waiver awarded under that statute or provision, but no money damages, tuition refund or waiver, or other retroactive relief, may be awarded. In any action in which the court finds that Section 66021.6, 66021.7, 66021.9, or 68130.5, or 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.
Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.
The governing boards and district governing boards may enter into agreements with appropriate agencies and institutions of higher education in other states and foreign countries providing for the exchange of students in higher educational institutions in this state and other states or countries pursuant to Sections 68124, 76140, and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 66800) of Part 40 of this division.
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 1996.
If an action is brought against a governing board as the result of the application of this chapter, that governing board shall inform the governing boards of the other institutions regarding the litigation. If an action is brought against a district governing board as a result of the application of this chapter, that district governing board shall inform the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, who shall inform the Regents of the University of California, and the Trustees of the California State University, regarding the pending litigation.
Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.
No provision of this part shall be applicable to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make such provision applicable.