Bill > SB141

This bill aims to provide postsecondary education benefits to children of deported parents by amending existing California Education Code sections. Specifically, it seeks to exempt U.S. citizen children who reside abroad due to their parent's deportation or voluntary departure from paying nonresident tuition fees at California community colleges and state universities. To qualify for this exemption, these students must demonstrate financial need, have lived in California before moving abroad, attended a California secondary school for at least three years, and intend to establish residency in California upon enrollment. The bill also requests the University of California Regents to enact similar regulations for their students. An important provision addresses the scenario where this bill might be enacted alongside another bill (Senate Bill 150), outlining which version of the amendments will take effect. Finally, it includes a standard clause regarding potential state-mandated costs and reimbursement.