CaliforniaPublic postsecondary education: waiver of tuition and fees: California Military Department GI Bill Award Program: extended education courses.
What it does
Existing law establishes the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. The Donahoe Higher Education Act prohibits the campuses of those segments from charging mandatory systemwide tuition or fees to specified students who apply for a waiver, including a child of any veteran of the United States military who has a service-connected disability, has been killed in service, or has died of a service-connected disability, an undergraduate student who is a recipient of a Medal of Honor, or an undergraduate student who is a child of a recipient of a Medal of Honor and who is no more than 27 years of age, if certain requirements are satisfied.
More detail
This bill would additionally prohibit the campuses of the University of California and California State University from charging tuition or fees for specified students who enroll in an extended education course if certain requirements are satisfied and the extended education course is being used to meet the requirements of an undergraduate degree program. The bill would apply to the campuses of the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make it apply.
Existing law establishes various student financial aid programs under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, including the California Military Department GI Bill Award Program. Existing law requires a qualifying member of the California National Guard, the State Guard, or the Naval Militia that receives an award under the program to, among other things, agree to use the award to obtain a certificate, degree, or diploma that the person does not hold at the time they apply for the award. Existing law authorizes the award to be used to obtain one baccalaureate, graduate, or doctoral degree or a certificate, degree, or diploma that leads to a baccalaureate, graduate, or doctoral degree.
This bill would authorize the award to also be used for an extended education course at a campus of the University of California or the California State University if the extended education course is being used to meet the requirements of an undergraduate degree program.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Feb 2Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.Latest
- 2025
- May 23May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- May 12May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 2Set for hearing May 12.
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 918.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 28
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 28Set for hearing April 28.
- Mar 19From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 419.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Set for hearing March 19.
- Jan 29Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A.Minor
- Jan 9From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 8.
- Jan 8Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced