California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 343 — Public postsecondary education: holders of certain special immigrant visas.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 491, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and the University of California as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law exempts specified students from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges, as specified. This bill would express legislative findings and declarations relating to persons provided with special immigrant visa status due to their displacement because of wars taking place in their home countries. The bill would exempt students who have been granted special immigrant visas pursuant to a specified federal statute, or are refugees admitted to the United States under a specified federal statute, and who, upon entering the United States, settled in California, from paying nonresident tuition at the California Community Colleges. The bill would also authorize a community college district to report a student, who is exempt from nonresident tuition under this bill and who is enrolled as a student of that district, as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes. To the extent that this bill would place additional requirements on community college districts to exempt those students from nonresident tuition, the bill would impose 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 491, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 5. Page 3104.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2514.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 1525.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 3).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

  23. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  24. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • McCarty · Primary
  • Nazarian · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • McCarty

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher
  • Nazarian

Not signed on (119)

119 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

AB 343 MCCARTY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 67 Yea · 5 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49504
Democratic 14001
Republican 4002
Total 67507
% of votes cast 85%6%0%9%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB343 McCarty et al. By Pan

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33002
Democratic 5000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
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

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
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — 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
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 343 MCCARTY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 65 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 460011
Democratic 15001
Republican 4003
Total 650015
% of votes cast 81%0%0%19%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7004
Democratic 5000
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

immigration education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 343 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and the University of California as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law exempts specified students from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges, as specified. This bill would express legislative findings and declarations relating to persons provided with special immigrant visa status due to their displacement because of wars taking place in their home countries. The bill would exempt students who have been granted special immigrant visas pursuant to a specified federal statute, or are refugees admitted to the United States under a specified federal statute, and who, upon entering the United States, settled in California, from paying nonresident tuition at the California Community Colleges. The bill would also authorize a community college district to report a student, who is exempt from nonresident tuition under this bill and who is enrolled as a student of that district, as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes. To the extent that this bill would place additional requirements on community college districts to exempt those students from nonresident tuition, the bill would impose 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.
Who sponsors AB 343?
AB 343 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher, McCarty, and Nazarian.
What is the current status of AB 343?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 343?
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