AB-1346 • 2026

Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: DeMaio
Last action: 2025-06-05
Official status: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance by educational institutions.

Residency Rules for Military Dependents in California Colleges

This law prevents military dependents from losing their resident status at California colleges if they need to take a break and then come back to finish their degree, even if the parent is transferred out of state or retired.

What This Bill Does

Keeps military dependents' resident classification when they reenroll in college after taking time off.
Applies this rule to both California State University and University of California campuses.

Who It Names or Affects

Dependents of members of the Armed Forces stationed in California
Students at public postsecondary educational institutions in California

Terms To Know

Resident classification: The status that determines if a student pays lower tuition and fees as a resident of the state.
Dependent: A person who relies on another for financial support, such as children or spouses.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how long students can take off before reenrolling.
It is unclear if this applies to other types of breaks from college besides military transfers or retirements.

Bill History

2025-06-05 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1665.)
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
2025-03-13 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and M. & V.A.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-22 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1346, as introduced, DeMaio.
Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments.
Existing law requires the California State University, and requests the University of California, to require each campus in their respective systems to grant students the right to reenroll in their baccalaureate degree program after withdrawing or stopping out, if the student was in good academic standing with the university.
Existing law establishes uniform student residency requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of tuition and fees to be paid by students of public postsecondary educational institutions. Existing law entitles a student to resident classification for the purpose of determining tuition and fees if the student is a member, or a natural or adopted child, stepchild, or spouse who is a dependent of a member, of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in the state on active duty, except as specified.
Existing law prohibits a student who is attending, or has been admitted to, a public postsecondary educational institution from losing their resident classification if they are continuously enrolled at that institution and a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, even if that member is (1) thereafter transferred on military orders to a place outside this state where the member continues to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States, or (2) thereafter retired as an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
This bill would extend the prohibition against losing resident classification to those same student dependents of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who are granted the right to reenroll even if the member of the Armed Forces has been transferred out of state or has retired from active duty.

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