Community colleges: nonresident tuition fees: English as a second language courses.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law also authorizes the establishment of community college districts, and further authorizes the operation, by these districts, of community college campuses that offer instructional services throughout the state. Existing law authorizes community college districts to admit nonresident students, and requires community college districts to charge a tuition fee to nonresident students, with specified exceptions. This bill would add an exception to the requirement for payment of nonresident tuition for the tuition fee for credit English as a second language courses for specified nonresident students enrolled in those courses. To the extent that this provision would impose new duties on community college districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 76140 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1998 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1998 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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.