California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 68 — Public postsecondary education: exemption from nonresident tuition.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 496, Statutes of 2017.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law exempts a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if the student meets certain requirements, including high school attendance in California for 3 or more years or attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to 3 or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of 3 or more years of attendance at California elementary and secondary schools. This bill would instead exempt a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, from nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if the student has a total of 3 or more years of attendance, or attainment of equivalent credits earned while in California, California high schools, California adult schools, campuses of the California Community Colleges, or a combination of those schools, as specified, or the student completes 3 or more years of full-time high school coursework, and a total of 3 or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of California elementary and secondary schools. The bill would also require that the student graduate from a California high school or attain the equivalent, attain an associate degree from a campus of the California Community Colleges, or fulfill minimum transfer requirements established for the University of California or the California State University for students transferring from campuses of the California Community Colleges. The bill would request the Regents of the University of California to enact exemptions from requirements to pay nonresident tuition for its students that are equivalent to those applicable to students of the California Community Colleges and the California State University pursuant to this bill. Because the bill would impose new duties on community college districts with respect to determining eligibility for exemptions from paying nonresident tuition, the bill would constitute a state-mandated local program. (2) 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. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code proposed by SB 244 to be operative only if this bill and SB 244 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 496, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2923.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 19. Page 3260.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (September 1).

  12. July 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 1386.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Published May 26 at 10 a.m.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1177.) (May 25).

  20. Set for hearing May 25.

  21. April 17 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. Set for hearing April 17.

  23. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 443.) (March 22).

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  26. Set for hearing March 22.

  27. March 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  28. Set for hearing March 15.

  29. Referred to Com. on ED.

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bocanegra · Cosponsor
  • Lara · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Bocanegra

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB68 Lara et al. Concurrence

Passed 29 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241001
Democratic 5000
Total 291001
% of votes cast 73%25%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Not Voting
Wilk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 68 Lara Senate Third Reading By BOCANEGRA

Passed 54 Yea · 19 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391405
Democratic 15000
Republican 0501
Total 541906
% of votes cast 68%24%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mathis — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Harper — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8401
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 11501
% of votes cast 65%29%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Fong — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7200
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 10201
% of votes cast 77%15%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 31 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26900
Democratic 5000
Total 31900
% of votes cast 78%23%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 68 do?
(1) Existing law exempts a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if the student meets certain requirements, including high school attendance in California for 3 or more years or attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to 3 or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of 3 or more years of attendance at California elementary and secondary schools. This bill would instead exempt a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, from nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if the student has a total of 3 or more years of attendance, or attainment of equivalent credits earned while in California, California high schools, California adult schools, campuses of the California Community Colleges, or a combination of those schools, as specified, or the student completes 3 or more years of full-time high school coursework, and a total of 3 or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of California elementary and secondary schools. The bill would also require that the student graduate from a California high school or attain the equivalent, attain an associate degree from a campus of the California Community Colleges, or fulfill minimum transfer requirements established for the University of California or the California State University for students transferring from campuses of the California Community Colleges. The bill would request the Regents of the University of California to enact exemptions from requirements to pay nonresident tuition for its students that are equivalent to those applicable to students of the California Community Colleges and the California State University pursuant to this bill. Because the bill would impose new duties on community college districts with respect to determining eligibility for exemptions from paying nonresident tuition, the bill would constitute a state-mandated local program. (2) 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. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code proposed by SB 244 to be operative only if this bill and SB 244 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors SB 68?
SB 68 is sponsored by Bocanegra and Lara.
What is the current status of SB 68?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2017. Enacted.
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