Pupil instruction: California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science: eligibility: funding: tuition and application fee.

Existing law establishes the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science to provide academic development to enable pupils, including pupils who are not California residents, with demonstrated academic excellence in mathematics and science who meet one of 3 specified enrollment criteria to receive intensive educational enrichment in these subjects and to provide an opportunity for pupils who wish to study mathematics or science or to pursue careers that require a high degree of skills in and knowledge of mathematics and science. Existing law requests the Regents of the University of California to operate the summer school. Existing law states the Legislature's intent that the Regents of the University of California adopt policies that will enable pupils who are not California residents, including residents of other countries, to be admitted to the summer school. This bill would limit the eligibility criteria to certain pupils from a California school and would delete provisions related to the admission of pupils who are not California residents to the summer school. Existing law, until January 1, 2023, requests the regents to develop and implement a statewide application procedure for the summer school, as specified, and requires that the cost of the application process be at least partially offset by charging each applicant a fee not to exceed $30. Existing law, until January 1, 2023, also requests the regents to set a tuition fee within a range that corresponds to actual program costs, up to but not exceeding $2,810 per session in 2012 and to increase this fee by an amount of up to 5% each year thereafter. This bill instead would set the application fee at $40 in 2023, and authorize this fee to be increased by an amount of up to 5% each year thereafter. The bill would request the regents to set a tuition fee for the summer school within a range that corresponds to actual program costs, up to but not exceeding $4,770 per session in 2023, and to increase this fee by an amount of up to 5% each year thereafter. The bill would extend these provisions until January 1, 2028.