Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the University of California's implementation or reimbursement procedures beyond what was already mentioned.

Priority Registration for Veterans and Their Dependents

This law requires California State University campuses and community college districts to give priority registration to veterans' dependents who qualify for fee waivers or are using federal GI Bill benefits, starting in the 2028-29 academic year.

What This Bill Does

• Requires California State University campuses to prioritize registration for students who receive a fee waiver due to being a veteran's dependent with certain conditions.
• Requires community college districts to give priority registration to students using federal GI Bill benefits, starting in the 2028-29 academic year.

Who It Names or Affects

• Veterans' dependents who qualify for fee waivers at California State University and community colleges.
• Students using federal GI Bill benefits at community college districts.
• California State University campuses and community college districts that manage priority enrollment systems.

Terms To Know

GI Bill

A U.S. government program providing education and other benefits to members of the military, veterans, and their dependents.

Priority Registration

Giving certain students an earlier opportunity to sign up for classes before others.

Limits and Unknowns

• The University of California is requested but not required to give priority registration.
• Local agencies and school districts may need state reimbursement if the mandate imposes costs on them.

Official Summary Text

AB 2203, as introduced, Tangipa.
Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill.
Existing law establishes the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. The Donahoe Higher Education Act prohibits the campuses of those segments from charging mandatory systemwide tuition or fees to specified students who apply for a waiver, including a 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, an undergraduate student who is a recipient of a 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 of age, if certain requirements are satisfied.
This bill would require the California State University and each community college district, and would request the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, commencing with the 2028–29 academic year, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to (1) a student who receives a fee waiver pursuant to the above-described provisions, and (2) a student who is using any federal GI Bill benefits. By requiring students to receive priority registration at community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Current Bill Text

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