Public postsecondary education: student residency requirements.

(1) 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 who was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in this state on active duty for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged from the Armed Forces to resident classification for the length of time he or she lives in this state after being discharged up to the minimum time necessary to become a resident. This bill would additionally entitle a student who was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States to resident classification, regardless of whether the student was stationed in this state on active duty or the length of time for which the student was stationed in this state on active duty, if the student meets specified eligibility requirements. To the extent that the bill would require community college districts to revise their procedures for calculating enrollment fees for students, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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 these statutory provisions.