Postsecondary education: omnibus bill.

(1) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to establish and maintain community service classes and classes for adults in civic, vocational, literacy, health, homemaking, technical, and general education. This bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to establish and maintain community service classes and classes for adults in family and consumer sciences instead of homemaking. (2) Existing law establishes uniform residency requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of tuition and fees to be paid by students of public postsecondary education institutions. Existing law entitles a student to resident classification for the purpose of determining tuition and fees if the student is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in the state on active duty, except as specified. Existing law defines "Armed Forces of the United States" for these purposes to include the California Army National Guard. The bill would revise the definition of "Armed Forces of the United States" for those purposes to include the California National Guard instead of the California Army National Guard. To the extent the bill would require community college districts to exempt more students from nonresident tuition by expanding the definition of Armed Forces of the United States to expressly include all members of the California National Guard, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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.