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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Grove</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="COAUTHOR_OPPOSITE">(Coauthor: Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez)</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 66025.8 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.</ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California as the 3 segments of public institutions of higher education in the state. Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, to grant priority registration for enrollment to a member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a resident of California and who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Guard, as specified, for any academic term attended at one of these institutions for 4 academic years after leaving state or federal active duty for use within 15 years of leaving state or federal active duty.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill
would, commencing July 1, 2027, remove the above-described 15-year limitation. To the extent the bill would add additional duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
<html:p>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.</html:p>
<html:p>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.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 66025.8 of the
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(a)
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The California State University and each community college district shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to any member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, and who is a resident of California, who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Guard, for any academic term attended at one of these institutions for four academic years after the member has left state or federal active duty, which the member shall use within 15 years of leaving state or federal active duty.
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(b)
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A former member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State Guard who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration for enrollment pursuant to this section.
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(c)
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The priority registration for enrollment provided pursuant to this section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and certificate programs offered by the institution after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the institution the student attends.
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(d)
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Students who receive priority registration for enrollment pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 78212.
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(e)
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(1)
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For the purposes of this section, “Armed Forces of the United States”
means the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, Naval Militia, Navy, Space Force, and the reserve components of each of those forces, including the California National Guard.
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(2)
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As used in this section, “member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States” includes, but is not limited to, any student who is called to active military duty compelling that student to take an academic leave of absence.
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(f)
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This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.
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Section 66025.8 is added to the
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, to read:
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(a)
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The California State University and each community college district shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to any member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, and who is a resident of California, who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Guard, for any academic term attended at one of these institutions for four academic years after the member has left state or federal active duty.
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(b)
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A former member of the Armed Forces of the
United States or the State Guard who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration for enrollment pursuant to this section.
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(c)
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The priority registration for enrollment provided pursuant to this section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and certificate programs offered by the institution after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the institution the student attends.
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(d)
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Students who receive priority registration for enrollment pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 78212.
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(e)
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(1)
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For purposes of this section, “Armed Forces of the United States” means the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, Naval Militia, Navy, Space Force, and
the reserve components of each of those forces, including the California National Guard.
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(2)
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As used in this section, “member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States” includes, but is not limited to, any student who is called to active military duty compelling that student to take an academic leave of absence.
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(f)
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This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027.
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<html:p>If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.</html:p>
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