Postsecondary education: tuition increases: Consumer Price Index.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined, as the segments of postsecondary education in the state. Existing law establishes the College of the Law, San Francisco, under the governance of the Board of Directors of the College of the Law, San Francisco, within the University of California. This bill would, commencing with the 2029–30 academic year, prohibit the California Community Colleges, the California State University, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions from increasing their tuition by an amount greater than the percentage increase in the United States Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year, as determined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the College of the Law, San Francisco and the University of California, the bill would impose that same prohibition, but as a condition for receiving state funds for student financial assistance.